上課時間
修課班級
課程資訊
選課分析
| In-class: Participation | 10 | Attendance and active participation in class (if you are more than 20 minutes late, or you are sleeping in class, then you are automatically absent) |
| In-class: Quizzes | 15 | The two lowest quiz grades will be dropped |
| In-class: Orals | 15 | Two individual speeches and one prepared dialogue presentation |
| In-class: Writing | 10 | Speech scripts and in-class summary writing |
| Exam: Midterm | 25 | Please make sure you understand the FENM Pass-Pass Rule. You must pass both the in-class portion and the exam portion of the class in order to pass. |
| Exam: Final | 25 | Details about the Pass-Pass Rule can be found on the FENM website and will be discussed in class. |
Aims of Course Freshman English for Majors is a four-skills course taught exclusively to majors of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. The goal of the course is primarily to improve students’ proficiency in communicative language skills with an emphasis on speaking and writing. A functional, notional approach is taken to planning objectives to help students gain confidence in using the English in social interactions. Therefore, active participation in the class is a prerequisite for successful completion. Content A variety of activities are used throughout the year including dialogues, role-plays, pair work, small group projects and whole class discussions. The syllabus includes a general review of grammar and many class activities attempt to integrate these grammar components. Therefore, students are given the opportunity to apply the rules to real-life situations that they might encounter in an English-speaking country. Teachers encourage students to monitor their grammar usage while improving their level of fluency.
Objectives I will grade you on:
Speaking:
- Use English to participate in conversations to exchange personal information and opinions
- Present prepared public speeches on personal topics in English
- Present prepared and impromptu dialogues in English
- Read intermediate-level English language texts to identify main ideas and supporting ideas
- Identify the meanings of vocabulary in readings from the context
- Build up reading speed without sacrificing comprehension
- Use English to plan and outline prepared speeches
- Write brief summaries of intermediate-level English language texts
- Listen to and understand (and be able to respond to) your teacher and your classmates in English
- Understand main ideas and important details of videos we will watch in class and in lab
- Enjoyment while using English in and out of class
- Time management skills
- Active Skills for Reading, 2nd edition: Book 3--New copies only
- The Joy Luck Club, Oxford Bookworms Library Level 6
- Deadlock, Oxford Bookworms Library Level 5
Other required materials:
- B5 paper and a binder to hold that paper
- Your Tunghai University e-mail account (you will need this account to receive important e-mails from me)
- NT$ for photocopying