LANG 1030-44

Brief

This upper-intermediate English III reading course aims at helping freshmen consolidate and sharpen their English reading ability. Through extensive reading, students will learn to quickly capture the gist of an article and develop their vocabulary and reading skills in various disciplines. They will also learn to understand the literal and figurative meaning of a passage, discuss and analyze the writer’s purpose, and then develop their critical thinking ability. The course will be both fun and informative, with a view to cultivating students’ interest in English, so, hopefully, students are willing to make reading/studying English a life-long habit, to not only improve their English proficiency, but also broaden their perspective on life.

Description

Course keywords: 廣泛及密集閱讀訓練extensive and intensive reading practice, 提升字彙 increase vocabulary, 加強文法grammar knowledge and practice,加強口語表達 speaking practice, 小組討論與報告group discussion and presentation UNIFORM TEXTBOOK Smith, L. & Mare, N. (2017). Reading for Today 4: Concepts (4th Edition). Boston: National Geographic Learning. ISBN: 978-1-305-57999-6 CEFR Scale ■ B2+ □ B2 □ B1 □ A2+ □ A2 RECONMENDED ONLINE ENGLISH-ENGLISH DICTIONARIES 1. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online https://www.ldoceonline.com/ 2. Merriam-Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/ 3. The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ GRADING 1.Attendance and participation – 15% Attendance and active participation in class are required： a.For sick leave, please email the teacher prior to the class and submit a copy of the medication bag or receipt with correct stamp of date by accredited hospitals as a valid proof, within ONE week of the sick leave. b.For personal leave, please notify the teacher with a relevant documentary proof ONE week prior to your leave. c. Absence without valid proof will cost you 1 point from your final grade for one period of absence. d. Being late for class for more than 10 minutes will lead to 0.5 point deduction from the final grade. e. Students will get flunked for absence for more than 6 hours with no valid reasons. f. Absence from a class is no excuse for not knowing the assignment and what has been discussed in that class. It is your responsibility to ask your classmates to collect the handouts or assignments for you, if any. 2.Four Self-Learning Chapters(chapters 3,6,9 &10) (四個自學篇章) – 5% (Chapters 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, & 11 will be taught in class.) 3.Assignments – 20% Assignments must be typed and submitted on schedule. Plagiarizing is forbidden and will result in a zero grade. One-week late submission will still be accepted, but will lead to loss in grade points. 4.Quizzes – 20% If you are absent on the day when a quiz is given, you will have to take a make-up quiz the next week. Evaluation of the make-up quiz will be on a different basis. 5.Midterm exam/project – 5% 6.Uniform Final Exam – 35% The uniform final exam, accounting for 35% of the semester grade, takes place in the usual classroom and at the class usual meeting time in week 18. Ten chapters of the textbook (chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 &11) will be covered in the uniform exam. OTHER CLASS RULES 1.Cellular phones, ipads, laptops and any other electronic devices must be turned off in class and put in your bags, not on the desks. 2.All handouts/assignments should be kept till the end of the semester for later reference or final exam. COURSE SCHEDULE ＊The syllabus is subject to change when needed. Week Date Main Topic 1. 9/13 No Class (Mid-Autumn Festival) 2. 9/20 Course introduction & Orientation Getting to know each other 3. 9/27 Chapter 1 Learning through Video Games: Fact or Fiction 4. 10/4 Chapter 1 Learning through Video Games: Fact or Fiction 5. 10/11 No Class(Designated Holiday for Double Ten Day Long Weekend) 6. 10/18 Quiz 1 Chapter 2 The Birth Order Myth 7. 10/25 Chapter 2 The Birth Order Myth 8. 11/1 Chapter 2 The Birth Order Myth Quiz 2 9. 11/8 Chapter 4 Sugar: A Not-So-Sweet Story 10. 11/15 Chapter 4 Sugar: A Not-So-Sweet Story 11. 11/22 Quiz 3 Chapter 7 Stopping the Spread of Superbugs 12. 11/29 Chapter 7 Stopping the Spread of Superbugs 13. 12/6 Quiz 4 Chapter 8 It’s Time for a Conversation: Learning the Language of Dolphins 14. 12/13 Chapter 8 It’s Time for a Conversation: Learning the Language of Dolphins 15. 12/20 Quiz 5 Chapter 11 The Mystery of the Iceman 16. 12/27 Chapter 11 The Mystery of the Iceman 17. 1/3 Quiz 6 review 18. 1/10 Uniform Final Exam (原班級教室與上課時間考試)

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限大學部,一般生,頂標生

Compulsory

Elective

Cross Discipline

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