Course Objectives:
On completion of the course, students should be able to
1) deliver a variety of formal and informal presentations in English;
2) present ideas clearly with emphasis on effective use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills;
3) demonstrate critical thinking skills in daily life communication, both as a speaker and as a listener; and
4) express their ideas in English more confidently.
本課程的設計奠基於任務導向學習法，學生透過完成特別設計的學習任務來促進其語言習得。在這個學期中，學生將會有四項任務需要達成。
透過針對不同社會議題的文本閱讀、電影和紀錄片的觀賞，教師將會引導學生進行課堂討論及學習任務的順利完成。
Theme of this course: Critical Thinking via Task-based Activities
This course is inspired by task-based learning, an instructional approach where learners carry out tasks while at the same time promoting the acquisition of language. Throughout the semester, there are four tasks to be completed.
Reading articles, movies, and documentaries that center around different social issues will be used as a springboard for class discussion and project implementation.Course Objectives:
On completion of the course, students should be able to
1) deliver a variety of formal and informal presentations in English;
2) present ideas clearly with emphasis on effective use of verbal and nonverbal communication skills;
3) demonstrate critical thinking skills in daily life communication, both as a speaker and as a listener; and
4) express their ideas in English more confidently.
The design of this course is based on the task-based learning method, where students complete specially designed learning tasks to promote their language acquisition. During this semester, students will have four tasks to complete.
Through reading texts on different social issues and watching movies and documentaries, teachers will guide students to conduct class discussions and successfully complete learning tasks.
Theme of this course: Critical Thinking via Task-based Activities
This course is inspired by task-based learning, an instructional approach where learners carry out tasks while at the same time promoting the acquisition of language. Throughout the semester, there are four tasks to be completed.
Reading articles, movies, and documentaries that center around different social issues will be used as a springboard for class discussion and project implementation.
Sophomore English for Non-English Majors (SENM) is a required course for the majority of second-year students. It is a one-year course (1-1 credits) taken during the second year regardless of whether a student has passed or failed FENM. Students are NOT arranged by a placement exam. Students will remain in the same course section, with the same teacher, for both fall and spring semesters.
「大二英文」是多數大二學生的必修課程。學生必須於大二期間修習這門上下學期各二學分的一年課程。大一英文成績不及格不會擋修大二英文。學生一旦完成選課，必須留在原班，不得要求更動。上下學期皆然。
This course is intended as a general two-skills (listening and reading) integrated English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) course, emphasizing English in general contexts. In particular, SENM focuses on reading and listening in academic contexts. English is the medium of instruction. The main goal in listening is to provide students with opportunities to hear different English accents and voices in practical real-life conversational situations. The main goal in reading is to enhance students’ reading comprehension through maximizing their opportunities to use basic reading skills such as skimming, scanning, reading for main ideas, inferring, and guessing vocabulary from context. As an extension of FENM, SENM focuses on reading and listening, but still makes use of the four language skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
本課程著重聽與讀兩種能力之訓練，尤其偏重學術性文本，俾能對學生在校學習有所助益。學生除了課堂中聽教師以英文授課，其餘課程中提供的各種視聽教材（CD，DVD以及影片）也幫助學生聽懂各種相關議題的英文。聽力訓練的主要目標乃提供學生於實際日常生活對話情境中聆聽各種英文腔調及聲音的機會。閱讀能力訓練的主要目標在於提供大量基礎閱讀技巧的練習，以加強學生的閱讀理解能力。譬如：快速抓重點、快速尋找資訊、找主旨、做推論以及從上下文揣測字義等。「大二英文」既定位為「大一英文」之延伸，即便以閱讀與聽力之訓練為其主軸，也勢必含括英語四技：聽、說、讀、寫之相關訓練。
Sophomore English for Non-English Majors (SENM) is a required course for the majority of second-year students. It is a one-year course (1-1 credits) taken during the second year regardless of whether a student has passed or failed FENM. Students are NOT arranged by a placement exam. Students will remain in the same course section, with the same teacher, for both fall and spring semesters.
"Sophomore English" is a required course for most sophomore students. Students must take this one-year course of two credits in each semester during their sophomore year. Failure in freshman English will not prevent you from taking sophomore English. Once students complete course selection, they must remain in the original class and are not allowed to request changes. This is true for both semesters.
This course is intended as a general two-skills (listening and reading) integrated English-as-a-foreign language (EFL) course, emphasizing English in general contexts. In particular, SENM focuses on reading and listening in academic contexts. English is the medium of instruction. The main goal in listening is to provide students with opportunities to hear different English accents and voices in practical real-life conversational situations. The main goal in reading is to enhance students' reading comprehension through maximizing their opportunities to use basic reading skills such as skimming, scanning, reading for main ideas, inferring, and guessing vocabulary from context. As an extension of FENM, SENM focuses on reading and listening, but still makes use of the four language skill areas: listening, speaking, reading , and writing.
This course focuses on the training of listening and reading skills, with a particular emphasis on academic texts, so as to help students learn in school. In addition to students listening to teachers teaching in English in class, various audio-visual teaching materials (CDs, DVDs and videos) provided in other courses also help students understand English on various related topics. The main goal of listening training is to provide students with opportunities to listen to various English tones and sounds in actual daily conversation situations. The main goal of reading ability training is to provide a large number of exercises in basic reading skills to enhance students' reading comprehension abilities. For example: quickly grasp the key points, quickly find information, find the main theme, make inferences, and guess the meaning of words from the context. "Sophomore English" is positioned as an extension of "Freshman English". Even if it takes reading and listening training as its main focus, it will inevitably include related training in the four English skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
1. Endangered Languages
2. To Eat and Run: What is American Food
1. Endangered Languages
2. To Eat and Run: What is American Food
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance and ParticipationAttendance and Participation Attendance and Participation |
15 | |
| Midterm and Final ProjectsMidterm and Final Projects Midterm and Final Projects |
40 | |
| In-class Assignments and/or QuizzesIn-class Assignments and/or Quizzes In-class Assignments and/or Quizzes |
30 | |
| Outside-class Assignments and/or HomeworkOutside-class Assignments and/or Homework Outside-class Assignments and/or Homework |
15 |
