This course emphasizes communicative evaluation and analysis. The overall goal of the course is to improve student ability to understand and produce extended discourse in English, especially in reading and writing contexts. Moreover, To understand the techniques and knowledge of academic oral presentations and improve presentation skills. Academic English vocabulary, recognizing and summarizing key points, critical thinking skills, and logical argumentation based on examples and evidence will be emphasized.
【達成目標】
Students will
・acquire greater skills in reading articles in English and knowledge about a variety of current topics
・enlarge their academic vocabulary and improve their ability to understand the grammatical structure of sentences and paragraphs
・gain experience in writing opinions on current topics
・acquire skills in introducing and summarizing oral presentations
Week 1: Introduction and Assessment
Week 2: Reading the article "Organ and Tissue Donation." Learning new vocabulary.
Week 3: Summarizing the article "Organ and Tissue Donation." Discussing the contents of the article "Organ and Tissue Donation."
Week 4: Giving a short speech about organ and tissue donation.
Week 5: Learning about different research methods. Conducting survey on organ and tissue donation.
Week 6: Presenting research method and the results of conducted survey.
Week 7: Learning how to analyze the results of conducted research and practicing to present the analysis.
Week 8: Reading an article "Animals." Learning new vocabulary.
Week 9: Summarizing the article "Animals." Discussing the contents of the article "Animals."
Week 10: Giving a short speech about animal rights.
Week 11: Conducting survey on animal rights.
Week 12: Presenting the results of a survey on animal rights, along with its methodology and analysis.
Week 13: Practicing to conclude a presentation.
Week 14: Presentation preparation
Week 15: Presentation preparation
*The syllabus may vary in response to class progress and other circumstances.
Pre-learning: Study textbooks and other materials, and work on pre-learning assignments (120 minutes)
Post-class learning: Understand the lectures and explanations given in class, and work on post-class assignments (reports, presentations, quizzes, etc.) (120 minutes)