English—Spring 2011 Course Introduction

Main texts Wegmann, Brenda, and Miki Knezevic. Mosaic 2: Reading.

Course websites:  Reading (Spring 2011) 

Course design Weeks 1-5, 7-11, Weekly quiz (listening and/or reading) Weekly recitations practice (group work/ “learning by heart”!) Understanding the reading texts Q &A Classroom discussion Weeks 6, 12, 18 Mid-term exams and final exams

Weekly quiz Listening practice and introduction to useful listening materials Some questions based on reading assignments and/ or lectures minutes

Weekly recitation practice From week three Students will be divided into 12 groups. Every student must read some parts of the texts. Based on reading assignments ! 4-5 minutes Learned by heart !!

Understanding the reading texts Topics related to the assigned reading Related and/or supplementary materials will be posted on the website minutes

Q &A Vocabulary practice Explain the difficult sentences. Discuss extra questions submitted from students minutes

Group discussion Review Comments and feedback 10 minutes

Mid-term exams and final exams 3/31 (week six) 5/12 (week twelve) 6/23 (week eighteen)

Syllabus (weeks 1-3) 1. Introduction and A Pre-test 2.Listening practice: VOA Special English/VOASpecial English Chapter 1 “English as a Universal Language” 3 Listening practice: Breaking News EnglishBreaking News English Chapter 1—“Mongolians Learn to Say ‘Progress’ in English” / Recitation Practice (1)

Weeks Listening practice: BBC Learning EnglishBBC Learning English Chapter 2—“Into Thin Air” /Recitation Practice (2) 5 Listening practice: ESL PodcastESL Podcast Chapter 2—“Into Thin Air” and Recitation Practice (3)

Syllabus (weeks 7-11) Chapter 4, Chapter 6 Listening Materials Recitations (4) –(8)

Syllabus (week 13-17) Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 10 Homer’s Odyssey (“Book Twelve”) Homer’s Odyssey (“Book Twelve”) Listening practice Recitations (9)- (12)

Grading policy Mid-term Exam (I) 20% Mid-term Exam (II) 20 % Final Exam 20 % attendance and others Recitation Practice 10% Assignments, quizzes, attendance and others 30 % Attending one of the activities held by Language Center, or -3 of final grades. Attending one of the activities held by Language Center, or -3 of final grades.

英文讀書會

英語說故事比賽 比賽時間： 2011 年 5 月 17 日 ( 星期二 ) 下午 6:00 比賽時間： 2011 年 5 月 17 日 ( 星期二 ) 下午 6:00 比賽規則： 每組報名以 1 ～ 3 人為限。 呈現方式可加入肢體語言或自備音樂、道具 ( 含直式 半開海報一張，寫上劇名及角色名單 ) 。 比賽長度以 5~6 分鐘為限。時間不足五分或超過 6 分 ，扣總平均成績。逾 6 分 30 秒者強制結束比賽。

First Week Grouping (for recitations)  12 groups A pretest

After class... (1) Textbooks and handouts: Wegmann, Brenda, and Miki Knezevic. Mosaic 2: Reading. Homer’s Odyssey (Book Twelve: ey12.htm) (2) dictionaries