授課起日：20260714 授課訖日：20260819
上課時間：星期二、星期三 09:00-12:00
成績呈現方式： 百分制
1.課程概述：The Freshman English course is designed to enhance students' English by integrating
four aspects of students' receptive and productive skills. Students will engage with
appropriate learning materials and activities to improve their understanding of English
articles and express their own opinions in English. Additionally, this course aims to help
students develop self-learning skills through online discussions and assignments.
2.課程目標：By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the main ideas of the textbook articles.
2. Develop critical thinking skills by expressing their own points of view on the textbook articles.
3.課程要求：Students will be asked to interact with the instructor and other students online.
4.指定閱讀：Rogers, L., & Zemach, D. E. (2024). Skillful: Reading & writing. Level 3 (3rd ed., Digital Student’s Book with App). Macmillan Education.
5.評量方式(修課證明)
15%-Midterm
15%-Final exam
30%-Assignments (group presentations)
10%-Productive Skill Assessment (AI-assisted Writing)
10%-Online Discussions
20%-Class Participation & Attendance
6.課程大綱：
7/14: Introduction / Unit 1 Beautifully Broken
7/15: Unit 1 Biomimicry and Biometric Design
7/21:Unit 1 Critical Thinking & Writing
7/22: Unit 2 Can Machines Think?
7/28: Unit 2 Emotional Thinking
7/29: Midterm Exam and group presentation
8/4: Unit 2 Critical Thinking & Writing / Unit 3 The Top Five Causes of Wildfires
8/5: Unit 3 Is the Climate Changing Our View of Fire? / Unit 3 Critical Thinking & Writing
8/11: Unit 4 The Panama Canal: A Brief History
8/12: Unit 4 A Port in a Storm
8/18: Unit 4 Critical Thinking & Writing
8/19: Final Exam and group presentation