1. Brief Introduction to Taiwan 4 – Year Program, Tourism Track 2011/12 Syllabus Spring Semester Christopher Spalding Department of Applied Foreign Languages Cheng Shiu University

2. Course Introduction Weekly taught course which aims to develop student’s English communicative skills. Emphasis on speaking and listening at an intermediate to upper-intermediate level. Through using the English in Taiwan books, students will be expected to have converse and discuss about real-life situations related to Taiwan. By Christopher Spalding2 4 Year Program English Oral Practice

3. Course Assessment Final grades – 70% examination, – 30% class attendance, Each semester consists of two exams, a midterm and a final, either speaking or written examination. By Christopher Spalding3 4 Year Program English Oral Practice

4. Textbook English Conversation in Taiwan Michael Yeldham (2002) Crane Publishing By Christopher Spalding4 4 Year Program English Oral Practice

5. Course Outline – Unit 1, Small Talk – Unit 7, Can I help you? – Unit 8, Telling a story, Taiwan history – Unit 9, Jobs – Unit 10, Shopping for food – Unit 11, Taiwanese food, pizza, recipes – Unit 12, Describing things – Unit 14, Using and learning English Completion of the course should require 18 classes. By Christopher Spalding5 4 Year Program English Oral Practice