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ADVANCED READING英檢閱讀
Fall 2011
TEST
WELCOME NOTES Welcome to school! Seize and enjoy every minute!
LECTURER Alice C. Chien, MSEd Email: [email protected] Education:
Language and Literacy in Education DivisionGraduate School of EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA
Major: TESOL
LECTURER’S WORKING EXPERIENCE Lecturer at CYCU, NTUE, TNUA, etc. Reviewer of Oxford University Press Editor of Online English Program, NTU Human Resources Assistant, Merrill
Lynch Project Assistant, Citibank English teacher at various language
schools, including Ko Jen
LECTURER’S BELIEF & NOTES A teacher’s job is not to fail students,
but to help students learning. Honesty is the best policy. Asking questions is not for objection, but
for brainstorming. Please ask for help in advance.
CLASS RULES Please be on time.
Meet on Saturdays, 1:10 ~ 2:45 p.m.Learn and work with your classmates.Seize every minute.
Use dictionaries if necessary. No cell phone in class.
SUMMARY OF THE GOALS To help students reach higher levels of
English proficiency, including listening and speaking, so that students are well-prepared to challenge TOEIC or TOEFL.
To assist students’ understanding and preparing their future career.
To enrich students’ understanding of other cultures in the world.
TEXTBOOKS Active Listening 3, Second Edition
By Steve Brown and Dorolyn Smith© Cambridge University Press 2007
Handoutsdistributed on TIP or by the lecturer.
ASSESSMENT-1 Classroom Participation & Quizzes—40%
Come to class regularly.Actively participate in communicative
activities.Collaboratively learn with the classmates.Study hard for the review quizzes.No make-up quizzes.
ASSESSMENT-2 English Proficiency Test—20%
TOEIC transcript 860~990: 100 730~855: 90 550~725: 80 470~545: 70 350~465: 60
Tests taken after November 27th, 2011 will NOT be counted to your credits.
ASSESSMENT-3 Midterm Examination—10% Final Performance—30%
Each group submits a script that will be performed in the final. (10%)
Each group performs a play regarding Christmas. (20%)
SYLLABUS-SEPTEMBER 09/10 Introduction to the course 09/17 Before You Begin 09/24 Unit 1 What do you say first?
SYLLABUS-OCTOBER 10/01 Unit 1 What do you say first? 10/08 Unit 2 Sights and sounds 10/15 Unit 2 Sights and sounds 10/22 Unit 3 Dating 10/29 Unit 3 Dating
SYLLABUS-NOVEMBER 11/05 Midterm Examination. The
script is due. 11/12 Unit 4 Communication and
culture 11/19 Unit 4 Communication and
culture 11/26 Expansion 1
SYLLABUS-DECEMBER 12/03 Unit 5 The Internet 12/10 Unit 5 The Internet 12/17 Unit 6 Superstitions 12/24 Unit 6 Superstitions 12/31 Final Performance
SYLLABUS-JANUARY 01/07 Final Performance
TO-DO LIST Volunteer as a TA Textbooks Grouping (Wharton School)
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WELCOME NOTES Welcome to School! Seize and enjoy every minute!
THINK BEFORE YOU LEAP! This is a selected course. DO NOT take this course, if you
pass a proficiency test; take TOEIC on campus on week 10;cannot come to the class more than 24
class meetings;cannot complete the assignments;choose 基礎閱讀 or 基礎聽力 .
LECTURER Alice C. Chien, MSEd ( 簡嘉玲 ) Email: [email protected] Education: Language and Literacy in Education Div. Graduate School of Education University of Pennsylvania Major: TESOL
LECTURER’S WORKING EXPERIENCE Lecture at CYCU, NTUE, etc. Reviewer of Oxford University Press Editor of Online English Program, NTU Human Resources Assistant, Merrill
Lynch Project Assistant, Citibank English teacher at various language
schools, including Ko Jen
LECTURER’S BELIEF & NOTES A teacher’s job is not to fail students,
but to help students learning. Honesty is the best policy. Asking questions is not for objection, but
for brainstorming. Please ask for help in advance.
CLASS RULES Please be on time .
Meet on Wednesdays Listening 1:10~2:50 p.m. Reading 3:10~4:50 p.m.
Learn and work with your classmates.Seize every minute.
Use dictionaries if necessary. No cell phone in class.
GOALS OF THE COURSE Oral components in Sophomore English will help students
communicate in academic context. Content is derived from the reading materials covered both inside and outside of classroom. Students are expected to be able to do short presentation on topics ranged from personal issues to academic discussions.
Sophomore English casts its attention on training students’ ability in reading more advanced materials, such as textbooks or simple academic essays. The main goal is to maximize students’ opportunities to apply previously learned reading skills and cultivating critical thinking into clearly written articles.
Writing skills for surviving in academic contexts are emphasized at this year. Skills like note-taking and paraphrasing can help students in classroom lecture and comprehending reading assignments.
(from 2008-2009 Teacher Handbook, pp.13-15, Freshman and Sophomore English for Non-English majors, CYCU Language Center)
COURSE DESCRIPTION Sophomore English challenges
students to reach higher level of English learning and draws their attention on the concept that English as the tool to understand the world. Students learn to respond to issues relating to current trends or topics discussed in particular academic field.
(from 2008-2009 Teacher’s Handbook, p.13, Freshman and Sophomore English for Non-English majors, CYCU Language Center)
SUMMARY OF THE GOALS To help students reach higher levels
of English learning , including speaking and reading skills, so that students are well-prepared to challenge TOEIC or TOEFL .
To assist students’ understanding and preparing their future career.
To enrich students’ spirits of humanitarianism.
TEXTBOOKS Reading Keys
2011 Active Listening 3 Barron's TOEIC Test, with audio compact
discs, 5th EditionBy Lin Lougheed, Ed.D2010 Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
TEXTBOOKS Supplement
CNN Learning Network http://www.lib.cycu.edu.tw/English_study/
index.htmlVocabulary in Use Intermediate
By Stuart Redman 1999 Cambridge University Press
ASSESSMENT-3 Attendance—20%
Consistently and actively participate in classroom discussions.
Collaboratively learn with the classmates.曠課六次,此項成績零分。唯公假除外,而且一定要事先請假。
ASSESSMENT-1 Pleasure Reading Passport—1??0%
Online learning resources 3 points x (A - 15) hours = X points
English Corner 3 points x (B - 3) hours = Y points
Other activities 6 points x (C - 3) times = Z points
Total = (X + Y + Z) points
ASSESSMENT-2 Online Practice—10%
More than 16 times TOEIC transcript (for next
semester)???Take the test: 20 points905~990: 100860~990: 90730~855: 80470~725: 70
ASSESSMENT-4 Quizzes and assignments
No make-up quizzes.No make-up assignments.
ASSESSMENT-5 Midterm Examination—10%
No make-up exam. Final Examination—20%
No make-up exam.
SYLLABUS-SEPTEMBER 09/13 Introduction to the course 09/20 The Importance of Education 09/27 Test Preparation
SYLLABUS-OCTOBER 10/04 It Is My Type 10/11 Communicating With Others 10/18 My Career, My Dream 10/25 Writing A Cover Letter or
Personal Statement
SYLLABUS-NOVEMBER 11/01 Test Preparation 11/08 Midterm Exam 11/15 11/22 Climate Crisis 11/29 Test Preparation
SYLLABUS-DECEMBER 12/06 Introducing Myself In A Job
Interview 12/13 Test Preparation 12/20 Test Preparation 12/27 Introducing Myself In A Job
Interview
SYLLABUS-JANUARY 01/03 Review. English Learning
Passport is due. 01/10 Final Examination
TO-DO LIST Volunteer as a TA Textbooks Grouping (Wharton School)
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