| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1) Get more words and phrases needed in every talk.
2) Help yourself easily express your ideas by listening and reading some dialogue lines.
3) Preview the issues in the textbook, getting more global information that helps you generate ideas.
4) Be full of energy to deeply get involved the conversations in class. |
| 1.Foreign language skills |
| 3.Communication and presentation skills |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Feb. 20th // Class orientation / Pair or Group arrangement / Get ready to know you. |
| Week 2 |
Ch. 5 Memory: Listen to one introduction talking about his life time |
| Week 3 |
Ch. 5 How to have a longer memory: techniques for enhancing memory |
| Week 4 |
Ch. 6 The Science of Love: kinds of love |
| Week 5 |
Ch. 6 a book or movie review about LOVE |
| Week 6 |
Ch. 7 Artificial Intelligence: The Turning Point |
| Week 7 |
Ch. 7 What would you like AI to do for you? (OFF) |
| Week 8 |
Listening Test / Please watch the movie, “Eat, Pray, Love” |
| Week 9 |
Mid-term Oral Presentation: Please have an introduction of one character from the movie assigned. |
| Week 10 |
Ch. 8 Big Brother and the Surveillance Society |
| Week 11 |
Ch. 8 What is your priority, privacy, security, or Royalty |
| Week 12 |
Ch. 9 Animal Communication |
| Week 13 |
Ch. 9 If you were an animal, what would you like to be? |
| Week 14 |
Ch. 10 The evolution of Money |
| Week 15 |
Ch. 10 Do you prefer e-money or cash? |
| Week 16 |
Ch. 11 The Fountain of Youth |
| Week 17 |
Jun. 12th // Final Oral Project: You have to create an image of love or indicate LOVE by colors; then explain what and how. If not, create an AI machine; then explain its appearance and functions. |
| Week 18 |
Jun. 19th Final Oral Project: You have to create an image of love or indicate LOVE by colors; then explain what and how. If not, create an AI machine; then explain its appearance and functions. |
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| Evaluation |
Participation 20% // Oral Presentation in class 20% // Mid-term & Final Demonstration 30% // Attendance 30%
P.S. Better not be absent more than 3 times no matter what reasons could be. |
| Textbook & other References |
| Beglar, D. & Murray, N. (2017) Contemporary Topics 3—21st Century Skills for Academic Success, Pearson ISBN: 978-0-13-440079-2 |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
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| Office Hours |
| Thursday 15:10-17:00 By appointment |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| 04.Quality Education | include experience courses：N |
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