english—spring 2011 course introduction. main texts wegmann, brenda, and miki knezevic. mosaic 2:...
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English—Spring 2011
Course Introduction
Main texts
Wegmann, Brenda, and Miki Knezevic. Mosaic 2: Reading.
Course websites:
http://memo.cgu.edu.tw/yu-yen/ Reading (Spring 2011)http://memo.cgu.edu.tw/yu-yen/2011R.htm
http://readfall2009.wordpress.com/
Course design
Weeks 1-5, 7-11, 13-17Weeks 1-5, 7-11, 13-17 Weekly quiz (listening and/or reading) Weekly recitations practice (group work/
“learning by heart”!) Understanding the reading texts Q &A Classroom discussion
Weeks 6, 12, 18Weeks 6, 12, 18
Mid-term exams and final exams
Weekly quiz
Listening practice and introduction to useful listening materials
Some questions based on reading assignments and/ or lectures
10-20 minutes
Weekly recitation practice From week three Students will be divided into 12 groups. Every student must read some parts of
the texts. Based on reading assignments <freely
select some paragraphs for recitation>! 4-5 minutes Learned by heart !!
Understanding the reading texts
Topics related to the assigned readingRelated and/or supplementary
materials will be posted on the website.30-40 minutes
Q &AVocabulary practiceExplain the difficult
sentences.Discuss extra questions
submitted from students.30-40 minutes
Group discussion
Review Comments and feedback10 minutes
Mid-term exams and final exams
3/31 (week six) 5/12 (week twelve) 6/23 (week eighteen)
Syllabus (weeks 1-3)1. Introduction and A Pre-test2.Listening practice: VOA
Special English/Chapter 1 “English as a Universal
Language”3 Listening practice: Breaking
News EnglishChapter 1—“Mongolians Learn to
Say ‘Progress’ in English” / Recitation Practice (1)
Weeks 4-5
4 Listening practice: BBC Learning English
Chapter 2—“Into Thin Air” /Recitation Practice (2)
5 Listening practice: ESL Podcast
Chapter 2—“Into Thin Air” and Recitation Practice (3)
Syllabus (weeks 7-11)
Chapter 4, Chapter 6Listening Materials Recitations (4) –(8)
Syllabus (week 13-17)
Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 10
Homer’s Odyssey (“Book Homer’s Odyssey (“Book Twelve”) Twelve”)
Listening practiceRecitations (9)- (12)
Grading policyMid-term Exam (I) 20%
Mid-term Exam (II) 20 %Final Exam 20 %
Recitation Practice 10%Assignments, quizzes, attendance and otattendance and othershers 30 %
Attending one of the activities held by Attending one of the activities held by Language Center, or -3 of final grades.Language Center, or -3 of final grades.
英文讀書會http://lc.cgu.edu.tw/files/11-1023-1684-1.php
英語說故事比賽http://lc.cgu.edu.tw/files/11-1023-1687-1.php
比賽時間: 比賽時間: 20112011 年年 55 月月 1717 日 日 (( 星期二星期二 )) 下午 下午 6:006:00
比賽規則: 每組報名以 1 ~ 3 人為限。 呈現方式可加入肢體語言或自備音樂、道具 ( 含直式
半開海報一張,寫上劇名及角色名單 ) 。 比賽長度以 5~6 分鐘為限。時間不足五分或超過 6
分,扣總平均成績。逾 6 分 30 秒者強制結束比賽。
First Week
Grouping (for recitations) 12 groups
A pretest
After class. . .
(1) Textbooks and handouts: Wegmann, Brenda, and Miki Knezevic.
Mosaic 2: Reading. Homer’s Odyssey (Book Twelve:
http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/homer/odyssey12.htm)
(2) dictionaries