Freshman English: Spring 2017

Freshman English: Readings and Lab
Spring 2017
College of Science
Mondays 外教 101, class periods 3/4, 10:20am-12:10pm,
Wednesdays 新生大樓 403, class periods 1/2, 8:10-10:00am

Professor Karen Steffen Chung 史嘉琳
E-mail: karchung@ntu.edu.tw

TA: Andrea Lay 賴宜謙
Email: b03102023@ntu.edu.tw

THIS WEEK

Dictionaries and vocabulary
Important dates & holidays
Facebook
師德 CET 大師開講 and English Island articles
Format
IPA Input and dictations
Powerpoint files and software
Mini-conversations, listening, music

Spring 2017: Syllabus

    There will be 31 class meetings this semester:

     February 2017: 20, 22, 27 (Holiday; no class);
     March: 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29;
     April: 3 (Holiday; no class), 5 (Holiday; no class); 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26;
     May: 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 (Holiday; no class); 31;
     June: 5, 7. 12, 14.
     Final exam: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 新生大樓 403

WEEK ONE
2/20
1. Welcome back!
    New students will be registered and assigned a partner from the old students
    to help you with questions about the class and previously taught material.
2. You'll receive your final exams back;
    we'll go over them in class. Correct them carefully
    and hand them in on Wednesday Feb. 22.
3. Like last semester, you will hand in a paper version of your weekly notes
    every Monday in class, and will also upload a pdf file of your notes to
    the class folder on Google Drive.
4. We have finished the CET articles, however, new students will be assigned
    one or two CET articles per week to learn what we covered last semester;
    for this week please read this article and include notes on it in your weekly
    class notes:
    大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣：每天請聽「回音」十分鐘（上、下）
     in No. 69 & 70, January/February p. 8-10 & March/April 2012, p.12-14.
     Please ask for help from your old-student partner when needed!
     This semester we all will read the remaining English Island articles;
     like last semester, include notes on each assigned article in your weekly notes.
     The first article, due Wednesday 3/1 (2/27 is a holiday), is
     台灣教室裡找不到的「嘲諷課」(上).
5. We will continue our weekly vocabulary unit; Andrea will be in touch with you on this!
6. This semester we'll be watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory. We'll go over the script
    carefully, one scene at a time, then we'll perform scenes from the episode in small groups in class.
    Here is a Chrome extension called "Stream Series" that you can use to watch
    TV shows online relatively safely without ads:
    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stream-series/cdagmkghogpcneieahjlcbnfipgeafch?hl=en
    Do a search on Stream Series for The Big Bang Theory, then choose Episode 7 of Season 3;
    it's called "The Guitarist Amplification".
    The transcript is here:
    https://bigbangtrans.wordpress.com/series-3-episode-07-the-guitarist-amplification/
    Here it is as a formatted Word file. Please print it out, and bring it to each class.
    Read it up to the line: "Would you like a commemorative snow cone?"
    Look up all the words, phrases and cultural allusions you're not sure of.
    Make sure each line makes sense! If it doesn't, Google it - and if you're still not sure ask in class.
    Bring your questions to class on Wednesday 2/22.
7. Breaktime music: Simon and Garfunkel reunite to sing Sound of Silence   lyrics

2/22
1. Hand in your corrected final exams.
2. Go over first scene of The Big Bang Theory
3. Breaktime music: Simon and Garfunkel reunite to sing Sound of Silence   lyrics

WEEK TWO
2/27
Holiday; no class.

3/1
1. We'll have a quiz on vocabulary from "Not Allowed" from last semester on Monday 3/6.
2. Discuss 台灣教室裡找不到的「嘲諷課」(上).
    For new students: Discuss what you learned from:
    大師開講 — 提升聽力祕訣：每天請聽「回音」十分鐘（上、下）
    Hand in class notes; make sure you've also uploaded them to Google Drive.

    Everybody: for Monday 3/6: 台灣教室裡找不到的「嘲諷課」(下).
    For new students for Monday 3/6: CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別.
3. Practice first page and go over second page of The Big Bang Theory.
4. Breaktime music: Landslide by Fleetwood Mac   lyrics

WEEK THREE
3/6
1. Quiz on selected vocabulary words from "Not Allowed" from last semester.
    For Wednesday 3/8: Quiz on the Week three vocabulary words: Safety, Buildings, The City.
    Flashcards   MP3 file
2. Discuss 台灣教室裡找不到的「嘲諷課」(下).
    For next week: 老師，請認錯吧！
    For new students: Discuss CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ 和 /ɪ/ 的辨別.
    For next week: CET 4 (#72:)「重音」真的很重要!
    Also: CET 5 (#73) 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音
3. Format for name on homework: in upper right hand corner, left justitified.
    Iris Lin 林玉梅
    B01102000
    Freshman English Week One
    February 20, 2017

Use: Times New Roman 12 pt for text,
           Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5pt for IPA symbols
         新細明體 12pt for 中文

4. Finish going over scene 1 of The Big Bang Theory; practice page 1 in class.
5. Breaktime music: Mr. Bojangles (with prologue)   by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band     lyrics    Wikipedia
    Original version by Jerry Jeff Walker (1968)

3/8
1. Quiz on the Week three vocabulary words: Safety, Buildings, The City.
2. The Big Bang Theory: Practice and performance assignments.
3. Breaktime music: Mr. Bojangles (with prologue)   by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band     lyrics    Wikipedia
    Original version by Jerry Jeff Walker (1968)

WEEK FOUR
3/13
1. Discuss 老師，請認錯吧！; hand in notes; make sure they're also uploaded to Google Drive.
    For new students: also discuss CET 4 (#72:)「重音」真的很重要!
    Also: CET 5 (#73) 英語教學死角：複合名詞重音
    For next week: Review: 1. 同學，給我一點Feedback;
    also read: 2. Wrongology 不要懷疑，真的有犯錯學
    For new students for Monday 3/20: CET 6 (#74) 抑揚頓挫：英語的語調和斷句
2. Perform first page of The Big Bang Theory; feedback and discussion.
3. Go over and practice lines of the second page of The Big Bang Theory
4. Breaktime music: College Humor: Awkward Rap   Video with lyrics

3/15
1. Vocabulary quiz
2. Go over lines of the third page of The Big Bang Theory;
    Performance of pages two and three next Monday 3/20
3. Breaktime music: College Humor: Awkward Rap   Video with lyrics
    Go over and discuss lyrics

WEEK FIVE
3/20
1. Discuss 1. 同學，給我一點Feedback;
    and: 2. Wrongology 不要懷疑，真的有犯錯學;
    hand in notes; make sure they're also uploaded to Google Drive.
    For new students: also discuss CET 6 (#74) 抑揚頓挫：英語的語調和斷句
    For next week: 中文變好，英文也跟著好了;
    For new students for Monday 3/27: CET 7 (#75) Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停！
2. Print out and do this Pinyin Tutorial (using pen and paper)
    http://www.svcs-us.org/docs/academics/2012-2013/HanYuPinYin.pdf
    Local copy
    Due next Monday 3/27. First Pinyin quiz will be on Wednesday 3/29.
    But start NOW - Andrea will give us an introduction to Pinyin on Monday 3/27.
3. Goodreads group: NTU Freshman English.
4. UK penpals studying Chinese available for language exchanges!
    Ask Prof. Chung for information.
5. DFLL English 100-word Writing Contest: Information will be posted over Facebook.
6. Perform entire scene one of The Big Bang Theory; give feedback.
    Go over scene two.
7. This week's flashcards and audio file.
7. Breaktime music: Passenger: Let Her Go (lyrics)     lyrics

3/22
1. Vocabulary quiz
2. Big Bang Theory performances.
3. We'll start to go over the short second scene of Big Bang Theory.
    Be ready to identify the people and define the new words mentioned on Monday!
4. Breaktime music: Passenger: Let Her Go (lyrics)     lyrics

WEEKS SIX and SEVEN
(There will be no class on Monday, April 3 or Wednesday, April 5)
3/27
1. Discuss 中文變好，英文也跟著好了;
    hand in notes; make sure they're also uploaded to Google Drive.
    For new students: also discuss CET 7 (#75) Stop at stops! —— 遇到塞音請停！
    For Monday 4/10: 看不見的文法.
    For new students for Monday 3/27: CET 8 (#76:) "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？
2. Penpal update.
3. New reading (Word format) on the topic: How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
    "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
    the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
    of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    Be ready to do some online research!
4. Andrea's Introduction to Hanyu Pinyin.
    Remember to put the tone mark over the MAIN VOWEL in each syllable;
    also remember that, unlike the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols,
    the FIRST TONE is MARKED in Pinyin with a macron, e.g. 音 yīn.
    Please ask any questions you'd like cleared up!
5. Link to flashcards and audio file.
6. We'll finish going over the short second scene of Big Bang Theory on Wednesday 3/29.
    Be ready to identify the people and define the new words mentioned!
7. Breaktime music: Jilted by the Puppini Sisters    NPR story    lyrics
    One of their models: The Andrews Sisters, from the 1940s

3/29
1. First Hanyu Pinyin quiz together with vocabulary/compound noun stress quiz.
    You will be given ten two-character ("disyllabic") Chinese phrases or compounds
    to write out in Pinyin; make SURE to put the tone mark over the MAIN VOWEL in each syllable;
    also remember that, unlike the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols,
    the FIRST TONE is MARKED in Pinyin with a macron, e.g. 音 yīn.
2. We'll finish going over the short second scene of Big Bang Theory.
    Be ready to identify the people and define the new words mentioned
3. New reading (Word format) on the topic: How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
    "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
    the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
    of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    Be ready to do some online research!
4. Book sharing: Combat-Ready Kitchen: How the U.S. Military Shapes the Way You Eat,
    by Anastacia Marx de Salcedo. London: Current, 2015.
5. Breaktime music: Jilted by the Puppini Sisters    NPR story    lyrics
    One of their models: The Andrews Sisters, from the 1940s

4/3:
(Holiday; no class)

4/5:
(Holiday; no class)

WEEK EIGHT
4/10
1. Discuss CET 8 (#76:) "-s" 和 "-ed" 詞尾怎麼唸？ and 看不見的文法.
    For next week: CET 9 (#77) 鼻音/m/、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? （上） and 誰講話最快？.
    You will need to register (it's free) on the English Island site to access this article.
    Hand in notes; make sure you have also uploaded them to Google Drive.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
     How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
    "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
    the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
    of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
3. Book sharing: Language is Our Music: The Natural Way to Multilingualism, by Yo Sakakibara.
4. Breaktime music: Everybody knows (live performance) with lyrics   by Leonard Cohen   lyrics

4/12
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz, and second Pinyin quiz.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
     How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
    "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
    the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
    of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
3. Book sharing: A Billion Voices: China's Search for a Common Language, by David Moser.
4. Breaktime music: Everybody knows (live performance) with lyrics   by Leonard Cohen   lyrics

WEEK NINE
4/17
1. Discuss CET 9 (#77) 鼻音/m/、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? （上） and 誰講話最快？.
    For next week: CET 10 (#78) 鼻音/m/、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? （下） and 哪國語言外來語最多？.
    Hand in notes; make sure you have also uploaded them to Google Drive.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
    "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
    the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
    of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
3. Breaktime music: Stop This Train   (live performance)   with lyrics   by John Mayer   lyrics
    (Suggested by Rose Lin 林玟廷)

4/19
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz, and third Pinyin quiz.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
3. Breaktime music: Stop This Train   (live performance)   with lyrics   by John Mayer   lyrics
    (Suggested by Rose Lin 林玟廷)

WEEK TEN
4/24
1. Discuss CET 10 (#78) 鼻音/m/、/n/ 與 /ŋ/ —— No problen? （下） and 哪國語言外來語最多？.
    For next week: CET 11 (#79) 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ/、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ and 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」?
    Hand in notes; make sure you have also uploaded them to Google Drive.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
3. Breaktime music: If we try   by Don McLean     with lyrics     lyrics

4/26
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz, and fourth (hopefully the last???) Pinyin quiz.
    A score of at least 85% on the Pinyin quizzes is required for EVERYBODY to pass this course!
    Let's please try and fufill this requirement asap so we can move on and do other things!
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading - now available!
3. Breaktime music: If we try   by Don McLean     with lyrics     lyrics

WEEK ELEVEN
5/1
1. Discuss CET 11 (#79) 台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ/、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ and 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」?
    For next week: CET 12 (#80) 英語發音百樂篇（一）: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
    and review two English Island articles that we read last semester:
    到底是Yes還是No? and 看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎？
    Hand in notes; make sure you have also uploaded them to Google Drive.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading - now available! Make sure you use it!
    Please come to class well prepared – if we finish in good time we'll have time for more Big Bang Theory!
3. Have fun with the Pink Trombone: https://dood.al/pinktrombone/
4. Book sharing: 白話史記 (1-3) 聯經出版 1985 1769pp
5. Breaktime music: A very singable song that's good for practice of conditionals using "would":
   The way I Am   by Ingrid Michaelson     with lyrics     lyrics

5/3
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading - now available!
3. Breaktime music: A very singable song that's great for practice of conditionals using "would":
   The way I Am   by Ingrid Michaelson     with lyrics     lyrics

WEEK TWELVE
5/8
1. UPLOAD your "before" and "after" translations of the Frank Schaeffer article to Google Drive!
2. Discuss CET 12 (#80) 英語發音百樂篇（一）: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
    and 到底是Yes還是No? and 看「中文字幕」會影響英文聽力嗎？
    For next week: CET 13 (#81) 英語發音百樂篇（二）: Pronunciation Potluck (2)
    and review two English Island articles that we read last semester: ）
    你是中文腦還是英文腦？
    Hand in notes; make sure you have also uploaded them to Google Drive.
3. Breaktime music: Another great song for practicing "would" conditionals;
    watch the video carefully when you have time!
    If I Were a Boy    by Beyoncé     with lyrics     lyrics

5/10
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz.
2. Make sure you have uploaded to Google Drive your original translation
    of the Schaeffer passage and the corrected version.
3. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading - now available!
4. Breaktime music: Another great song for practicing "would" conditionals:
    If I Were a Boy    by Beyoncé     with lyrics     lyrics

WEEK THIRTEEN
5/15
1. Discuss CET 13 (#81) 英語發音百樂篇（二）: Pronunciation Potluck (2)
    and 你是中文腦還是英文腦？
    For next week: CET 14 (#82) 英語發音百樂篇（三）: Pronunciation Potluck (3)
    and: 希望、祝福、許願英文怎麼說？
    Hand in notes; make sure you have also uploaded your notes and translations to Google Drive.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading – now available!
3. Breaktime music: I Will     by Paul McCartney     lyrics

5/17
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    Make SURE your translations are uploaded to Google Drive!
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading - now available!
3. Breaktime music: I Will     by Paul McCartney     lyrics

WEEK FOURTEEN
5/22
1. Discuss CET 14 (#82) 英語發音百樂篇（三）: Pronunciation Potluck (3)
    and: 希望、祝福、許願英文怎麼說？
    For next week: CET 15 (#83) 英語發音百樂篇（四）: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
    and: "Goody Two Shoes" 太乖的人生有點無聊
    Hand in notes; make sure you have also uploaded your notes and translations to Google Drive.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading – now available!
3. One Small Step Can Change Your Life: with Kaizen
4. Breaktime music: At Seventeen (1976)    by Janis Ian     lyrics

5/24
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz.
2. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    Make SURE your translations are uploaded to Google Drive!
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading - now available!
3. Breaktime music: At Seventeen (1976)    by Janis Ian     lyrics

   Index of English Island articles.

WEEK FIFTEEN
5/31
1. Vocabulary and stress quiz.
2. Discuss CET 15 (#83) 英語發音百樂篇（四）: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
    and: "Goody Two Shoes" 太乖的人生有點無聊
    For next week: CET 16 (#84) and CET 17 (#85): Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎？英語的縮讀字（上、下）
    and English Island Echo Method: 用「回音記憶」打造nativelike的語感
3. Read and translate in class: New reading (Word format) on the topic:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    Make SURE your translations are uploaded to Google Drive!
    NEW!!! Audio file for New York Times reading - now available!
4. There will be a quiz on the vocabulary in the Frank Schaeffer article on 6/3.
     A quiz on the vocabulary original assigned for Week 16 will be given next week.
5. In addition to Merriam-Webster, the Free Dictionary, and Dictionary.com,
    you can look up phrasal verbs here:
    1. Dictionary of English Phrasal Verbs
    2. TJ Taylor Language Training: Phrasal Verbs + Idioms (powered by the
        Cambridge Dictionary of English Idioms & Phrasal Verbs)
        With thanks to Andrea!
6. Article (for fun; optional): The Curious Case of "Q" by Laura Russell in Roads & Kingdoms
7. Breaktime music: (Outlaws of Love 1979)    by Roger Hodgson of Supertramp     lyrics
    From Wikipedia: Roger Hodgson composed the song from an autobiographical point of view,
    from his experience of being sent away to boarding school for ten years.
    The lyrics are a condemnation of an education system focused on categorical jargon
    as opposed to knowledge and sensitivity. The lyrics are notable for their use of consonance,
    with a repetition of the '-ical/ -able' endings of multiple adjectives.

MAKE-UP CLASS: 6/3
1. Quiz on the Frank Schaeffer article: vocabulary and prepositions/phrasal verb particles.
    A quiz on the vocabulary originally scheduled for Week 16 will be postponed one week.
2. Discussion of the Frank Schaeffer article.
3. Listen to this short radio drama several times until you understand everything;
    be ready to summarize the story in class on Monday 6/5: I Work from Home.
    If you're interested in the whole podcast, here is the source page.
4. Breaktime music: Logical Song (1979)    by Roger Hodgson of Supertramp     lyrics

WEEK SIXTEEN
6/5
1. Discuss CET 16 (#84) and CET 17 (#85): Do not 和 don’t意思一樣嗎？英語的縮讀字（上、下）
    and English Island Echo Method: 用「回音記憶」打造nativelike的語感
    For next week: CET 18 (#86) 次重音：次要的重音還是很重要！
    and English Island 從100分倒扣的競爭式社交
2. Class discussion on:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    Make SURE your translations are uploaded to Google Drive!
    pdf Word format audio file
3. Prepare items for vocabulary flashcards for Frank Schaeffer article. Add your contributions
    from the section of the Shaeffer article you translated to this Google sheet:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-IGF1Pchd52RKtikZ3fmp3scE4I6VgRBL1Fi33XhKmc/edit?usp=sharing
    Here are TA Andrea's instructions:
    每個人在自己負責的那段裡，找出新單字，填入連結的表單（英文字，中文意思，
    有必要的話放圖檔連結）我先幫每個人預留三個空格，但可以隨意增減。
    希望大家可以星期三前完成這項作業。
4. Related song (Optional): Jerry Falwell's God    by Roy Zimmerman     Listening exercise (I) (II)
5. Listen to this short radio drama several times until you understand everything;
    be ready to summarize and discuss the story in class on Wednesday 6/7: I Work from Home.
    If you're interested in the whole podcast, here is the source page
6. Course evaluation due June 15.
    Evaluate a. the class; b. yourself; and c. draw up a practical,
    DOABLE plan for how plan to continue to improve your English.
    Mail as two pdf files to: feathermountain@gmail.com
7. Breaktime music: It's a Damn Cold Night     by Avril Lavigne    lyrics

6/7
1. Continue and finish class discussion on:
    How do you reach people who don't care about facts?
   "There's Only One Way the Democratic Party Can Win Back
   the White House and Congress: Toss a Lit Match into the Gas Can
   of Trump Voters' Perpetual Anger," by Frank Schaeffer of the New York Times.
    Make SURE your translations are uploaded to Google Drive!
2. Listen to this short radio drama several times until you understand everything;
    be ready to summarize and discuss the story in class on Wednesday 6/7:
    I Work from Home. If you're interested in the whole podcast, here is the source page
    Practice echoing either the Operator or Robert, and prepare for a dramatic performance
    of the radio drama on Monday 6/12. Here is the script.
    Revised version (pdf), based on the audio performance.
3. Make sure you have added items from the section of the Schaeffer article
    that you translated to our vocabulary flashcards database on this Google sheet:
    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-IGF1Pchd52RKtikZ3fmp3scE4I6VgRBL1Fi33XhKmc/edit?usp=sharing
4. Breaktime music: It's a Damn Cold Night     by Avril Lavigne    lyrics

WEEK SEVENTEEN
6/12
1. Discuss CET 18 (#86) 次重音：次要的重音還是很重要！
    and English Island 從100分倒扣的競爭式社交.
    Last English Island article: 會唱這兩首歌，就學會假設語氣.
    Another great article: A Global Approach to Teaching Phrasal Verbs, by Rita Baker.
2. Reminder: Vocabulary quiz on Wednesday 6/14.
    Also, make sure to work a bit every day on the vocabulary flashcards
    for the Schaeffer article to prepare for the final exam!
3. Summary of notes and final evaluations are due 6/15.
4. Performances of "I Work from Home".
5. Optional, for reference: Discussion on how to talk to Trump supporters:
    Reaching Out to Trump Voters: An Evening with George Lakoff & Arlie Hochschild
6. Breaktime music: Outlaws of Love    by Adam Lambert     lyrics    (suggested by Betty Tsai 蔡昕芫)
    (alternate choice: Breaktime music: Everybody Hurts (1994)    by R.E.M.   lyrics)

5/24
1. Vocabulary plus compound noun stress quiz.
2. Finish performances of "I Work from Home" and 檢討.
3. Breaktime music: Outlaws of Love    by Adam Lambert     lyrics    (suggested by Betty Tsai 蔡昕芫)
    (alternate choice: Breaktime music: Everybody Hurts (1994)    by R.E.M.   lyrics)

   Index of English Island articles.

WEEK EIGHTEEN: Final exams week
6/19
NO CLASS.

6/21
Final exam.

Important dates: Spring 2017:
Cancel-add: February 20-March 4 (online cancel: till March 5)
February 28 holiday: (no class): Monday, February 27 and Tuesday February 28
Finalization of class schedules: March 13-17
Application period for withdrawing from a course: March 6-May 19
NTU Azelea Festival begins: March 11
Tomb-Sweeping Holiday (no class on Monday April 3 and Wednesday April 5): April 3-5
Online application for second chance at exemption
from advanced English class (subject to change): March 20-24
Taiwan University marathon: March 25
Mid-semester online student course evaluations: April 10-21
Mid-terms (no midterm will be given for this class): April 17-21
End-of-semester online student course evaluations: June 2-15
Last day of class: Friday, June 16
Final exams: June 19-23
Final exam: Wednesday, June 21, 8:10-10:00am, in 新生大樓 403
Summer Vacation begins on: June 26