Course Objectives
1. To learn to take advantage of sound, spelling, and grammar in an integrated manner for comprehension through engaging in dictation activities.
2. To display accurate comprehension by using the knowledge of a paragraph structure.
3. To understand and use the basic grammatical rules accurately, including nouns, prepositions, conjunctions, and verb tenses.
Rubric
| Ideal Level | Standard Level | Unacceptable Level |
| Dictation | Students are able to take advantage of sound, spelling, and grammar in an integrated manner for comprehension through engaging in dictation activities. | Students are able to take advantage of sound, spelling, and grammar in a partially integrated manner for comprehension through engaging in dictation activities. | Students are not able to take advantage of sound, spelling, and grammar in an integrated manner for comprehension through engaging in dictation activities. |
| Comprehension | Students are able to display accurate comprehension by using the knowledge of a paragraph structure. | Students are able to display comprehension with a certain amount of accuracy by using the knowledge of a paragraph structure. | Students are not able to display accurate comprehension by using the knowledge of a paragraph structure. |
| Understanding and using basic grammar | Students are able to understand and use the basic grammatical rules accurately. | Students are able to understand and use the basic grammatical rules with a certain amount of accuracy. | Students are not able to understand or use the basic grammatical rules with a minimum level of accuracy. |
Assigned Department Objectives
Teaching Method
Outline:
In addition to helping students pay attention to various contemporary world affairs such as China's 'exam hell', the issues of the gap between the rich and the poor, positive effects of playing games, AI and our life in the future, the course aims at developing dictation skills, accurate reading comprehension and enhancing grammatical accuracy as well as general vocabulary power.
Style:
Students are expected to actively engage in overall class activities. The class opens up with dictation activities; after that, they are to engage in understanding the passage by answering the questions. Also, they work on grammar exercises provided by the instructor: They check their answers in pairs and in whole class, finally.
Notice:
Over 60 points will be the criteria for obtaining credits. Otherwise, students are allowed to take a make-up test on request.
Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning
Course Plan
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Theme |
Goals |
| 1st Semester |
| 1st Quarter |
| 1st |
Lesson 1: It Takes a Village (1) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 2nd |
Lesson 1: It Takes a Village (2) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 3rd |
Lesson 2: Another Exam Hell (1) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 4th |
Lesson 2: Another Exam Hell (2) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 5th |
Lesson 3: Talk about Unfair! (1) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 6th |
Lesson 3: Talk about Unfair! (2) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 7th |
Lesson 4: Thou Shalt Not Steal (1) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 8th |
Lesson 4: Thou Shalt Not Steal (2) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 2nd Quarter |
| 9th |
Mid-term examinations |
Examining the contents learned so far
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| 10th |
Lesson 5: Zap! (1) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 11th |
Lesson 5: Zap! (2) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 12th |
Lesson 6: Mind Games (1) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 13th |
Lesson 6: Mind Games (2) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 14th |
Lesson 7: The Time Has Come (1) |
Understanding the passage used for dictation accurately. Understanding and using basic grammar.
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| 15th |
End-of term examinations |
Examining the contents learned thus far
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| 16th |
Test review |
Reflection on students' learning
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Evaluation Method and Weight (%)
| Examination | Presentation | Mutual Evaluations between students | Behavior | Portfolio | Other | Total |
| Subtotal | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Basic Proficiency | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Specialized Proficiency | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Cross Area Proficiency | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |