Week |
Course Content |
Week 1 |
Course introduction
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Week 2 |
Vox—The Right Way to Kill A Fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS4AM9mPX-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8d91vdR9g
Big Think+
Umami: You never say its name, yet you taste it every day
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/umami-fifth-taste/
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Week 3 |
BBC Learning English (Lingohack)-Mind reading machine helps man walk again
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/lingohack/ep-191009
VOX-The real reason Boeing’s new plane crashed twice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2tuKiiznsY
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Week 4 |
The Economist -Are Americans trashing the English language?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WJVDDZTFY
How the Romans influenced English (history & language)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-220905
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Week 5 |
CNBC-Why do we have the penny?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfXUkcdm9o
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Week 6 |
Business Insider - Sneaky Ways H&M Gets You to Spend Money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFVuIQSNj8
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Week 7 |
The problem with fast fashion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-190902
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Week 8 |
How the Romans influenced English
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-220905
VOX - Why the US celebrates Columbus Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNqOGhDMm8k
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Week 9 |
Midterm exam |
Week 10 |
Lingohack Ultra-processed food health warning (health & diet)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/lingohack/ep-190605
VOX-The science is in: Exercise isn’t the best way to lose weight (health & diet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXTiiz99p9o
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Week 11 |
VOX- Why the Victorian mansion is a horror icon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xvNhN1PsRw
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Week 12 |
VOX-Why people think they see ghosts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFMuLqZ1zaU |
Week 13 |
VOX-The New Year’s Eve song, explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWxyxsVAsQ
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Week 14 |
BBC Takeaway English—Why do we dream?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-220822
BBC Takeaway English—Why do we dream? (science)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-220822
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Week 15 |
Cheddar-The Unseen Inefficiency of Escalator Etiquette - Cheddar Explains (social behaviour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbsoO2c7gCM
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Week 16 |
Final exam |
self-directed learning |
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia. Students are encouraged to review multimedia materials from mainstream media such as VOX, BBC, CNN, New York Times, and etc. while actively learning the most updated expressions used in the content. |