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Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages
Syllabus for the 1st Semester of the 2017 Academic
Year

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ENGLISH 4A
Course Title


4-Year College of Day Division
School
System

Department

Position Titl
Instructor e

Z0913 Office (07)3426031 ext.534
Office Phone Number 1
Instructor's
Contact 76005@mail.wzu.edu.tw
Information E-mail
Mon. 10:10AM to 12:00 AM Wed. 3:10PM to 5:00PM Ap
Office Hours pointments are preferable.
Required Course
Credits 4.0 Category Elective Course

For Academic Year Year Taught1
Course
Categories
For Academic Semester Class Taught



(1400~1800)(160)

The course is topic based and designed to enhance intermediate l
evel students English listening, speaking, reading and writing
Course skills. Students will learn to communicate within the context of
Description topics relating to travel and vacations, daily routines, acciden
ts and injuries, ways of communicating, appearance, occupations,
and future plans by listening to and practicing various types of
dialogues, reading and discussing texts (1400~1800 headwords) re
lating to the themes or reading strategies, and composing paragr
aph writings (around 160 words). The genres include recount, des
cription and classification.

Course 1.
Objectives 2.
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4.160
5.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.

With respect to the topics, students will be able to
1. comprehend a variety of spoken and written forms of sele
cted text-types.
2. initiate and participate in conversations in pairs.
3. demonstrate comprehension of new texts using the acquire
d headwords.
4. compose short paragraphs, each with 160 words.
5. demonstrate control of communication using the followin
g grammar points:
a. infinitives
b. possessive pronouns
c. simple past and past continuous tenses
d. reflexive pronouns
e. comparative adjectives
f. participial phrases
g. future tense
6. communicate using the following functions:
a. giving and responding to advice
b. expressing locations
c. talking about daily routines
d. sequencing events
e. describing and responding to accidents
f. commenting on ways of communicating
g. describing appearance
h. making future plans

40% Study Portfolio, attendance, participation, quizzes,
class work, including presentations, writing assignments, CSEPT
score and self-learning at the LDCC etc.
Evaluation Midterm 30%
Criteria Final exam 30%

LDCC104

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Dr. E-learning

(LDCC)

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LDCC

LDCCDr. E-learni
ng LDCC

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LDCC

1. Students are required to attend all the classes on time and a

bide by all the classroom regulations of the college and the ins
tructor.

a. Attendance recording: 10 minutes after the class starts.

b. More than 24 hours of absence means a reduction of 10 points
of the final average score. 24 ()
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Course c. There are no make-up tests.
Requirements d. 50 points are given for late assignments (within one week)
& Policies 50
e. 0 point is given for late assignments (beyond one week) or no
t turning in assignments 0
f. 20 points of a quiz score are taken away for not bringing tex
tbooks to class every three times.
20
g. 10 points of the final average score are taken away if old te
xtbooks with answers are used.
10
2. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited. Assignment of plagiarism w

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ill be graded zero.

3. Format of assignments:
All assignments must be typed.
Times New Roman
Font: 12
Double-spacing

Times New Roman
12

4. Students are obliged to keep a Study Portfolio which includes
Course syllabus, Handouts, Quizzes, Examination papers & assignm
ents.

Please respect copyright and use ori

ginal text books.
1Touchstone 2B 2nd ed.Michael McCarthy, Jeanne M
cCarten, Helen SandifordCambridge university press
2014
ISBN
N
2Understanding and Using English Grammar 4th ed.
Betty Schrampfer AzarLongman
2009
ISBN
N
3Gullivers TravelsJonathan SwiftOxfo
Textbooks rd University Press
2008
ISBN
N
4Issues for Today: Book 3Lorraine C. Smith & Nan
cy Nici MareHeinle Cengage Learning
2011
ISBN
N
5CSEPT, Level 2Caves Books
2014
ISBN
N
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Course Content & Schedule

Instructional Approach Remar
Wee Date Units es Assignments, ks
k Tests
and Others

TouchstoneIntro& Unit individual/pair/group

7(lesson A) work
106/09/18 Understanding & Using
1 English GrammarChapter
106/09/24 14(midterm exam)
Gullivers
TravelsAuthor

TouchstoneUnit 7 individual/pair/group
106/09/25 (lesson B) work
2
106/10/01 Gullivers
TravelsChapters 1,2

TouchstoneUnit 7 individual/pair/group Writing I

(lesson C) work
Understanding & Using
106/10/02 English GrammarChapter
3
106/10/08 15(midterm exam)
Gullivers Travels
Chapters 3,Issues for
Today Chapter 1

TouchstoneUnit 7 individual/pair/group Rewriting I

106/10/09 (lesson D) work
4
106/10/15 Gullivers
TravelsChapters 5,6

TouchstoneUnit 8 individual/pair/group
(lesson A) work
Understanding & Using
English Grammar
106/10/16
5
106/10/22 Chapter 8(final exam)
Gullivers
TravelsChapters
7,8Issues for
TodayChapter 2

106/10/23 TouchstoneUnit 8 individual/pair/group Writing II

6 (lesson A) work
106/10/29

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TouchstoneUnit 8 individual/pair/group Rewriting

(lesson B) work II
106/10/30 Gullivers
7 TravelsChapter 9Issues
106/11/05 for TodayChapter3
(self-study)

106/11/06 TouchstoneUnit 8 individual/pair/group

8 (lesson B) work
106/11/12

106/11/13
9 Midterm Exam
106/11/19

106/11/20 Midterm exam individual/pair/group

10 discussionGullivers work
106/11/26 TravelsChapters 10,11

TouchstoneUnit8 individual/pair/group
(lesson C) work
Understanding & Using
106/11/27 English Grammar
11
106/12/03 Chapter 9(final exam)
Gullivers Travels
Chapter 12Issues for
Today Chapter 4

106/12/04 TouchstoneUnit 8 individual/pair/group Writing III

12 (lesson D) work
106/12/10

TouchstoneUnit 9 individual/pair/group Rewriting

(lesson A) work III
106/12/11 Understanding & Using
13 English Grammar
106/12/17 Chapter 2(final exam)
Issues for
TodayChapter 5

106/12/18 TouchstoneUnit 9 individual/pair/group

14 (lesson B) work
106/12/24

106/12/25 TouchstoneUnit 9 individual/pair/group Writing IV

15 (lesson C)Issues for work
106/12/31 Today
Chapter 6

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(self-study)

107/01/01 TouchstoneUnit 9 individual/pair/group Rewriting

16 (lesson D) work IV
107/01/07

107/01/08
17 Oral presentations group work
107/01/14
107/01/15
18 Final Examination
107/01/21

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