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Objectives of the Course:
| 1. |
To provide students global view of news stories in New York Times, The Washington Post, and China Post. |
| 2. |
To provide students with articles that are
carefully selected for high interest,
international cope, and varied subject
areas. |
| 3. |
To help students better understand the
articles’ main points, vocabulary and
idioms as well as their pronunciation. |
| 4. |
To improve students’ reading strategies
that can be applied to their independent
reading of a wide range of texts, from
magazines to business reports. |
Requirements & Grading Policy:
| 1. |
習題作業繳交 |
30% |
| 2. |
出席與線上討論 |
20% |
| 3. |
小組口語新聞英語報告 |
20% |
| 4. |
期末筆試 |
30% |
Organization of each unit:
| 1. |
Focus on the News
- Previewing the articles
- Getting the main ideas |
| 2. |
Understanding the News Articles
- Expanding vocabulary and expressions
- Analyzing sentences and paragraphs |
| 3. |
Listen To It
- Improving listening comprehension
- Practicing pronunciation and
intonation of the news stories. |
| 4. |
Self – Evaluation
- understanding of the main
ideas
- mastering of the vocabulary and
expressions |
Chapters to be covered:
| 1. |
Introduction: Reading Strategies and guidelines |
| 2. |
International News |
| 3. |
Business News |
| 4. |
Science and Technology News |
| 5. |
Sports News |
| 6. |
Arts and Entertainment |
Learning Activities in each unit :
| 1. |
Online Lectures—WMV files |
| 2. |
News Articles Reading and Listening– PP Files |
| 3. |
On Line Chatroom Discussion |
| 4. |
Self-Evaluation |
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