Instructor: Dr. Shin-Mei Kao

E-mail: skao@mail.ncku.edu.tw

Office: 26632

Office hours: 11:00-13:00, Tuesday and Thursday

Course Goals and Objectives:

The course aims to provide students accurate conversation strategies and fluent communication skills in spoken English. A secondary goal of the course is to enable students to give illustrations in group discussion and presentations in English for academic purposes. Students will learn to organize their thoughts and present them fluently.

Required Textbook:

Lansford, L, Dummett, P., and Stephenson, H. (2016). Keynote (Advanced). Cengage Learning and National Geographic Learning.

Week1 Introduction to the course

Week2 Unit 1 Necessities

Week3 Unit 1 Necessities

Week4 Unit 2 Image and identity

Week5 Unit 2 Image and identity

Week6 Unit 3 Harmony

Week7 Unit 3 Harmony

Week8 Unit Review of skills for taking oral exams

Week9 Unit Drama and story telling

Week10 Unit 4 Challenges

Week11 Unit 4 Challenges

Week12 Unit 5 Inspiration

Week13 Unit 5 Inspiration

Week14 Unit 6 Solution

Week15 Unit 6 Solution

Week16 Review of skills for taking oral exams

Week17 Drama and story telling

Week18 Final Exam

Evaluation:

Class attendance and participation 20 %

In-class activities and homework 20%

Midterm presentation 30%

Final presentation 30%

COURSE REGULATIONS:

1. Attendance: Attendance is taken at each class. You are allowed one absence without penalty. Save this day when you need it. Any absences beyond this one must be documented with a signed note from a medical doctor or therapist. Any undocumented absence after the absence will result in loss of attendance points and lower grades for class participation. (Each absence will account for a two-point loss out of your class attendance in the final grade.)
2. Lateness: If you come to class after the attendance has been taken, you will be counted late. Two lates will equal one absence. If you arrive late, you should notify me at the end of class to make sure that you have been counted late and not absent for that day.
3. In-class activities and homework include group-, pair- and individual works assigned during the class.
4. The topics for the midterm and final presentation will be given two weeks before the scheduled dates.