| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
| The primary goal of this course is to develop English communicatiove competence of first-year C-level students (non-English majors) Upon completion of their course, students are expected to acquire: (1)the ability to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words from context; (2)the ability to comprehensive main ideas in everyday conversations, short talks and articles;(3)the ability to understand English spoken in a range of academic,professional and social settings. |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Written Presentation |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Study Outcome |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
course orientation
gruop discussion |
| Week 2 |
unit one- And we’re off
make and respond to introductions |
| Week 3 |
unit one- an article on interview skills
speaking- talk about a new activity |
| Week 4 |
Freshmann English pre-test
15% |
| Week 5 |
unit two- the future of food/describing trends
speaking- explain a favorite recipe |
| Week 6 |
review unit one, unit two
warm up unit three- What’s it worth?
unit three- discuss time and money |
| Week 7 |
unit three- short stories about good and bad online shopping experiences
speaking- talk about quality of life |
| Week 8 |
unit four- Going glocal
talking about people in the media
review units for midterm |
| Week 9 |
midterm test |
| Week 10 |
video performance
role play for team project |
| Week 11 |
unit four- a news report about a local company that went global
speaking- talk about all the signs we see |
| Week 12 |
unit five- True stories
making and breaking plans |
| Week 13 |
unit five- an article about corporate apologies
speaking- discuss good storytellers |
| Week 14 |
unit six- community action
describing good deeds |
| Week 15 |
unit six- a podcast about a community art project
speaking- talk about acts of kindness |
| Week 16 |
review unit five and unit six
spaking practice activities |
| Week 17 |
online workbook orientation
workbook assignment |
| Week 18 |
final exam |
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| Evaluation |
class performance 5% (attendance, in-class activity & discussion, external reading & practice)
midterm 30% final 30%
pre-test 15% quiz 20% |
| Textbook & other References |
Evolve 4 (ISBN 978-1-108-40532-4)
Ben Goldstein and Ceri Jones
Cambridge University Press
ISBN 978-1-107-63461-9
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| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
www.cambridge.org/better learning
NCHU i-learning 3.0 |
| Office Hours |
| office hours |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| | include experience courses：N |
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