第一週 | Course Orientation; Encounters. | (1) Course introduction, (2) Getting to know each other. (3) Useful English learning platforms. (4) Tips for improving the Four skills of English. |
第二週 | Who are you? | Reading: It's written all over your FACE. TED: Half a million secrets Discussion: (1) Identifying the main idea and summarizing (2) Helping strangers. |
第三週 | Learning | Reading: Nothing's impossible TED: Don't eat the marshmallow! Discussion: (1) What do you think? (2) Design an experiment. |
第四週 | Presentation skills (i) | Reading & Discussion: What Are Effective Presentation Skills (and How to Improve Them) |
第五週 | Family and Friends | Reading: From Child to Adult - In One Day TED: Why we laugh Discussion: (1) Supporting Evidence (2) Reflection |
第六週 | Do Your Best | Reading: Not so fast TED: Teach girls bravery, not perfection Discussion: (1) Things you have learned to do (2) When are girls and women underrepresented and why? |
第七週 | Presentation skills (ii) | Reading & Practice: How to Structure a Knockout Presentation |
第八週 | Midterm project presentation | "The Stage is Yours!" |
第九週 | 公民週 | 公民週講座 |
第十週 | Create a show | "Let's have fun by performing a show together!" |
第十一週 | Tell me what you eat | Reading: The most Important farmers TED: The global food-waste scandal Discussion: (1) Supporting Evidence (2) What would you try to do? |
第十二週 | Buyer's Choice | Reading: Saving the Surf TED: Our campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali Discussion: (1) a speaker's authority (2) What would you do? |
第十三週 | Presentation skills (iii) | Reading and Practice: How to Organize Your Main Points When You Present in English |
第十四週 | All in a day's work | Reading: Does school prepare you for the world of work? TED: The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world Discussion: (1) Identifying tone (2) What have you done? |
第十五週 | Remote Control | Reading: Playing against computers that learn TED: How to control someone else’s arm with your brain Discussion: (1) How a message is delivered (2) How could it be used? |
第十六週 | Presentation skills (iv) | Reading and Practice: How To Start and Conclude a Presentation |
第十七週 | Final project presentation | "The Stage is Yours!" |
第十八週 | 成果展 | 期末成果展 |