This required course is intended as a general four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) integrated English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) course emphasizing English fluency in general contexts, i.e., English use for general purposes. Thereby, the course is designed to help students use their existing general knowledge about themselves and about the world along with the knowledge of the English language they have acquired to enhance their general English proficiency and enrich their personal background knowledge by using English to learn and communicate. Specifically, the course maximizes students’ opportunities to use English in a wide variety of contexts both in and outside class. Furthermore, it provides an atmosphere that will increase students’ participation and confidence in a non-threatening, whole-English learning environment and that will facilitate students’ acquisition of new knowledge and skills of the English language and new knowledge about the world.

This English course is paired with “Chinese: Language and Communication.” One hour per week will be co-taught by both the English and Chinese instructors dedicated to bilingual and multicultural learning activities and presentations on a variety of themes to develop students’ multilingual and multicultural communication skills.
本課程預期達成下列目標：
1. 增進學生英語聽力
2. 發展學生英語口說能力
3. 培養學生英文閱讀能力
4. 加強學生英文寫作能力
5. 拓展學生國際觀及文化溝通力

This required course is intended as a general four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) integrated English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) course emphasizing English fluency in general contexts, i.e., English use for general purposes. Thereby, the course is designed to help students use their existing general knowledge about themselves and about the world along with the knowledge of the English language they have acquired to Enhance their general English proficiency and enrich their personal background knowledge by using English to learn and communicate. Specifically, the course maximums students’ opportunities to use English in a wide variety of contexts both in and outside class. Furthermore, it provides an atmosphere that will increase students’ participation and confidence in a non-threatening, whole-English learning environment and that will facilitate students’ acquisition of new knowledge and skills of the English language and new knowledge about the world.

This English course is paired with “Chinese: Language and Communication.” One hour per week will be co-taught by both the English and Chinese instructors dedicated to bilingual and multicultural learning activities and presentations on a variety of themes to develop students’ multilingual and multicultural communication skills.
This course is expected to achieve the following goals:
1. Improve students' English hearing
2. Develop students' English speaking skills
3. Cultivate students' English reading ability
4. Strengthen students' English writing skills
5. Expand students' international view and cultural cooperation

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