Learner Resources (Soon to be updated)

• Word Parts
• A List of 35 Common Prefixes in English
  (http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/comprefix07.htm)
• A List of 30 Common Word Roots in English
  (http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/wordroots.htm)
• (More to be announced!)

Grading Policy

Class participation (individual attendance included) 30%

Term project (group topic talks included) 30%

Test performance 40%
   (1) Pre-test 5% + Midterm 15% 

   (2) Post-test 5% + Final 15%

Notes:

• The POST-TEST session begins on 6/19 (9 AM) and will be closed on 6/24 (9 PM). 
  To take the test, please log on the e-learning site (http://120.107.186.81/amc_elrn/Login.aspx).
  Remember that your username and password are the same as those for the NCUE online course selection system. (請注意你的登入帳密同學校選課系統！) If you need help, feel free to contact the teacher by email or a post below.
  (若當下確定因系統問題無法登入，可另嘗試E-Touch平台，並選擇一回全民英檢中級聽力閱讀測驗，完成後請截圖成績頁面，於期限內回傳email給老師。)
  (E-Touch: http://lc.ncue.edu.tw/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=E-touch&Category=25)
• Students who have passed the English benchmark of the department will receive extra marks (but cancelled when they fail to reach 60 at each of the items above).
• 林凱、劉艾音、汪庭榆 (To be continued; 加分名單6/26前完成更新！)
• For more information about the benchmark, please check the websites below:
  (1) http://lc.ncue.edu.tw/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=Exit03&Category=26(2) http://lc.ncue.edu.tw/ezcatfiles/lc/img/img/424/100738762.pdf
• The following presents a list of students who are required to take a make-up exam online. (線上補考名單公告如下！)
• 蔡振寰、王御弘、潘永和、劉旻欣、陳奕倫、劉軒安、董育伸
  (請連線登入E-Touch, http://lc.ncue.edu.tw/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=E-touch&Category=25，不限次數完成全民英檢中級聽力暨閱讀測驗，並達到要求門檻：聽力至少50分，閱讀至少50分，在拍攝成績頁面截圖後，於6/27晚間九點前回傳至老師信箱wendychangnchu@gmail.com，並確認老師收到來信。)

Reminder: Your Portfolio (DUE on 6/26!)

On 6/12, please bring back to class YOUR FOLDER that contains the following texts.
(Please note that it is postponed until 6/26 and that no late submission will be accepted!)

• Class handouts 1-5 (New TOEIC test booklet included)
• Group outlines from topic talk 1 (extra work for extra marks included)
• Midterm testsheet

Note that your teacher will return back to you (a) the class handout 6 and (b) the group outlines from topic talk 2. 

Reminder: FINAL Preparation

Our final is coming! Please note that the final will take place on 6/26!

Also remember that the final will cover the following class materials.
(a) All the class handouts (VOA expressions included)
(b) All the Studio Classroom magazines (including the issues in March, April, and June)
(c) All the outside readings from your topic talk 2

The exam will include both listening and reading comprehension questions.
(40-50 questions in total.)
(1) Listening section: pictures, best responses, short conversations, short talks
(2) Reading section: vocabulary, sentence/text completion, reading comprehension

For more information, feel free to contact the teacher at wendychangnchu@gmail.com!

Reminder: No class on 5/8! 5/4-5/8 New TOEIC Online!

Please log on the e-learning site (http://120.107.186.81/amc_elrn/Login.aspx) and finish your New TOEIC within around 2.5 hours.
(Your username and password are the same as those for the NCUE online course selection system. 請注意你的登入帳密同學校選課系統！)

Note that the session begins on 5/4 (9 AM) and will be closed on 5/8 (4 PM) and that a new session will begin on 5/16 (9 AM) and be closed on 5/20 (9 PM)!

If you need help, feel free to contact the teacher by email or posts below.

Topics for Topic Talk 2 (Tentative)

Group meetings on 5/22! 

Be sure to bring a hard copy of your group outline (parts 1-3 only)!

Topics for Group Topic Talk 2
5/29: Groups 2 (Groups 5-7), 4 (Groups 1-2), 6 (Groups 3-4)
6/05: Groups 1 (Groups 6-7), 3 (Groups 4-5), 5 (Groups 2-3), 7 (Group 1)

~From: Studio Classroom (April 2015)

1. Incredible Israel (Group 7)
2. Symbols of Easter (Group 2)
3. Table Manners (Group 1)
4. "Sitting is the New Smoking" (Group 5)
5. Unsolved Mysteries of the World (Group 4)
6. Freestyle Football
7. The International Name Game (Group 6)
8. The Aeromobil 3.0
9. Lucy Li
10. Children's Day in Turkey
11. The Power of House Plants (Group 3)
12. The Price of Flying
13. Plan International

Classroom Change

The classroom for 3/20 Freshman English is changed to Room 13104 at the English Department (2F). (For more information, please find the chart below.)

Topic Talk 1

The following presents a list of your topics for Topic Talk 1 (Advanced to 4/10, 4/17)

• 4/10 Groups 4, 3, 7
• 4/17 Groups 5, 1, 6, 2

~ Topics from: Studio Classroom (March 2015)

• The Sugar Bush Fair (Group 4)
• Emma Watson (Group 1)
• Say It Politely (Group 7)
• Eating Habits (Group 6)
• Costa Rica (Group 2)
• Banksy and Street Art (Group 5)
• Good Decisions (Group 3)

WELCOME BACK ON BOARD!

The spring semester has begun!
Welcome back!

Reminder: Grading Policy

The following presents our grading policy as shown in the course syllabus.

• Attendance (20%)
• Class participation (quiz performance included) (10%)
• Group topic talks (30%)
• Midterm (15%) + pretest (5%)
• Final (15%) + posttest (5%)

Reminder: FINAL Preparation

Our final is coming! 
Please note that the final will take place on 1/16!

Also remember that the final will
(1) cover (a) all the word lists (topics 1-15), and (b) both November magazine (11/1-30) and December magazine (12/1-31) and
(2) include both listening and reading comprehension questions (4 question types each, similar to our pretest, though only 25 questions in total).

• Listening: picture description (2 questions), question and response (5), short conversation (3), short talk (2)
• Reading: sentence completion (6 questions), reading comprehension (2), text completion (5), Chinese-to-English translation (EXTRA 5 for a total of 10 bonus points)

For more information, please check our announcement made earlier.
(Click the link here: http://ncuefreshmanenglishfri.blogspot.tw/2014/09/course-syllabus.html)

Reminder: Outside Reading from Topic Talk 1-2

Read outside readings for our final exam! 
Be sure to read ALL the outside readings shared by the groups during their topic talks 1 and 2!

Note that the teacher will pick out 1 to 2 articles to test your reading comprehension ability in the final exam.