1. Integrated College English
Han-yi Lin
Instructor
Foreign Language Center
National Chengchi University

2. Course Title: College English II
Instructor: Han-yi Lin

3. Aims and Objectives:
This course will help students to - gain confidence in language use - build vocabulary - develop listening skills and strategies in general - develop discussion and communicative skills - develop basic reading skills - expand critical thinking - put their ideas into written English

4. Course Description：
This communicative course is designed for intermediate learners of English. It features an innovative, topic-based syllabus which integrates practice in reading, listening, speaking and writing around engaging, meaningful tasks. Using readings coming from a variety of sources, along with abundant usage of related cultural information, the course aims to sharpen learners’ vocabulary-building, language analysis skills and learning strategies in all four skills. Listening activities give learners the opportunity to hear people using the language in a variety of different contexts, and the content of the recording often serves as useful input for task-based discussions that follow.

5. 　Then, the discussions can also serve as a springboard for additional project work and writing activities. In general, with a combination of bottom-up (based on language decoding) and top-down processing skills (based on context and background knowledge), students are allowed to develop their language ability through integrated practice in linguistic and cultural points presented in the course.

6. Timeline
Week 1: Feb. 19, 20 & 21 Orientation Week 2: Feb. 22, 27 & Mar. 01 Week 3: Mar. 05, 06 & 08 Week 4: Mar. 12, 13 & 15 Week 5: Mar. 19, 20 & 22 Week 6: Mar. 26, 27 & 29 Week 7: Apr. 02, 03 (Apr – Spring Vacation) Week 8: Apr. 09, 10 & 12

7. Timeline
　Week 9: Apr. 16, 17 & 19 Week 10: Apr. 23, 24 & 26 Week 11: Apr. 30, May 01 & 03 Week 12: May 07, 08 & 10 Week 13: May 14, 15 & 17 Week 14: May 21, 22 & 24
Week 15: May 28, 29 & 31 Exam Week 16: Jun. 04, 05 & 07 Group Project Presentation 1 Week 17: Jun. 11 & 14 Group Project Presentation 2 (Jun. 12 – Dragon Boat Festival) Week 18: Jun. 18 (Optional), 19 & 21 (Optional)

8. Requirements／Assessment
　Attendance in classes is mandatory. You are advised to take all quizzes for this course and participate in assigned activities. A combination of attendance, quiz marks/scores and class performance accounts for 45% of the final grade. All compulsory assignments must be submitted to the teacher on or before the due dates. Late assignments will be given a lower grade unless there is an acceptable explanation for their late submission.

9. In addition, you are also required to take Midterm and Final Exam which account for 25% and 30% respectively. Make-up exams may be held for the students with appropriate reasons but will have 20 full marks (20%) deducted from the mark awarded.
Course Assessment Attendance, quizzes, class performance and assignments 55% Exam 20% Final Exam (Group Presentation) 25%

10. Textbooks & References
　Required Text: Reading Explorer 4 (2011), Heinle, Cengage Learning. References: 1. Explorations 1 & Contemporary Topics Select Readings. 4. Global Outlook. 5. Teacher’s Resources.

11. Integrated College English
Organization
class
pair work
group work
inter-group
individual
self-directed
self-access
Teacher’s role
teacher
manager
organizer
adviser
designer
selector and writer
evaluator
tester/assessor
report writer
Language/material
text/speech
authentic/adapted
specially written
genres
discourse
functions
Integrated College English
learner-centered:
Introspective and
communicative
A Modified College English Methodology (methodological elements)
Jordan, R. R. (1997): English for Academic Purposes. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
A Modified College English Methodology

12. Activities Task/exercise/technique case study oral presentation report
Integrated College English
learner-centered:
Introspective and
communicative
Activities Task/exercise/technique
problem-solving
discussion
simulation
role-play
project
case study
oral presentation
report
competition/game/quiz
awareness-raising
feedback/evaluation
Information transfer
information gap
jigsaw listening/reading
reformulation
describe and draw
questionnaire
cloze
Educational aid
CALL
video/TV/radio
language laboratory
resource center
overhead projector
audio-cassette player

13. Warm-up/Introduction
build up background knowledge
reading, question-answer, discussion, listening, etc.
Learning/ Practice
give students opportunities to discover knowledge and feelings about their topics
interviews, role play, group discussion, video-watching
Put It All Together
review what students have done
class survey, video-watching
The procedure of teaching a unit
assess learning; stimulate new ideas; serve as a springboard for further discussion
quizzes, assignments, further reading, report-writing, additional notes (useful links)
Follow-up