上課時間
修課班級
課程資訊
選課分析
| Attendance | 15 | 1 point of the final grade will be deducted for each hour of class that is missed. |
| Participation | 20 | Students have to speak up and share their thoughts in class to earn their credits. |
| Quizzes and assignments | 30 | Quizzes 15%, assignments 15% |
| Midterm and final projects | 35 | Midterm project 15%, final project 20% |
Course Objectives: On completion of the course, students should be able to: 1. understand the basic elements in picture books in English; 2. tell stories skillfully in English in public; 3. better express their ideas using some popular stories and nursery rhymes; and 4. create their own picture books in English. Course Contents: quizzes, writing, group discussion, participation, presentations.
Handouts and picture books prepared by instructor
Textbook: Beall, Pamela & Susan Nipp. Wee Sing for Baby. New York: Price Stern Sloan, 2007.
References:
Wright, Andrew. Storytelling with Children. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Hamilton, Martha, Mitch Weiss & et al. Words Take Wing: Storytelling in classrooms. Taipei: East & West Publisher, 2005.
Wright, Andrew. Creating Stories with Children. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Phillips, Diane, Sarah Burwood & Helen Dunford. Projects with Young Learners. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Slattery, Mary & Jane Willis. English for Primary Teachers. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.