97 學年度第 2 學期日間部通識課程授課計畫表
授課教師
Ying Ying Cheng
教師研究室/分機
1306A/5261
科目代碼
科目名稱
科目歸屬
請 選
專任 □兼任
所屬系所名稱：通識教育中心
電子信箱： tyycheng@gmail.com
學分數
90202
2
中文 新聞英文
英文 Journalistic English
□社會科學學門 ：□1.
人文與藝術學門：□1.
□自然與科技學門：□1.
□生命科學學門 ：□1.
法律與政治
華語文
發展史及概論
基因與細胞
：導論型
□2. 社會與心理 □3.
□3.
□2. 當代議題
□3.
□2. 生物個體
□3.
2. 外語文
經濟與管理
歷史
□4. 藝術
未知世界
人體
□：深化型(修課者，需具備基本專業背景知識)
本課程與通識
1. 厚實語文運用能力 □2. 深化世界公民素養
教育目標關聯
性：
□4. 提升人文藝術涵養 □5. 孕育終身學習的人生觀
請 選
□3. 拓展知識領域，強化競爭力
□6. 擴展宏觀視野，落實關懷情操
授課目標
There will be a focus on developing the skills and strategies needed to become proficient readers of English newspapers and
other periodicals. Specially students will be able to
1) Read and understand passage;
2) Identify and restate the main idea of a passage;
3) Paraphrase key ideas from a passage. 4) Make inferences about information in a passage.
授課進度與大綱 [subject to change at instructor discretion]:
週次
進度與大綱
第一週
Overview
第二週
News Leads and News
第三週
General News--Great white shark rips into fisherman’s kayak
第四週
General News--Great white shark rips into fisherman’s kayak
第五週
General News--California: Big tuition increase proposed
第六週
General News--California: Big tuition increase proposed
第七週
Science& technology--Big effort to save little butterfly
第八週
Science& technology--Big effort to save little butterfly
第九週
Midterm Examination [including Business--Ridding the world of plastic forks]
第十週
Travel--Paris: Church’s famous pipe organ produces celestial music
第十一週
Travel--Paris: Church’s famous pipe organ produces celestial music
第十二週
Sports--Saints’ Payton: Coach of the year
第十三週
Sports--Saints’ Payton: Coach of the year
第十四週
Entertainment--Movie Review: Perry tackles melodrama with a single dad
第十五週
Entertainment--Movie Review: Perry tackles melodrama with a single dad
第十六週
Entertainment--Movie Review: Perry tackles melodrama with a single dad
第十七週
Review
第十八週
Final Examination [including Food--Palate purgatory]
學生可獲得之知識、技能或進階學習之基礎
Develop the ability to read English newspaper and other periodicals.
教材（作者，書名，出版社，出版地，年份）
Textbooks: Reading the News, Guligroup, USA, 2008
References: 1. English dictionary 2. Chinese-English dictionary.
課程要求（學生於學期間應達成之學習成就、作業、考試等）
The intermediate level of English is required as the text are in English. Students are expected to participate in class and
make a meaningful contribution to the dialogue on culture. There will be in-class activity-- Please note that you must be
present to participate. There written activities, based on class objectives and reading assignments, will be collected in class
and returned the following week and portfolio as well as a midterm and a final.
成績評量方式
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
0-59 F
 In-class activity: 100 points 20%, Portfolio: 100 points 20%;
 Midterm: 150 points 30%, Final: 150 points 30
[Pls see rubrics]
備註
填表日期：
97 年 10 月23 日