課程大綱

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課程概述

本課程旨在增進學習者使用英文做為日常生活跨文化溝通說與寫的能力。本課程期望透過聽說讀寫等四技之綜合學習，修習本課程之學生，能習得或熟悉相當或充分的日常使用到的英文字彙、片語、習慣用語、與表達用法。本課程亦期望學生能增進英文文法與句型的正確知識，奠定有效的說與寫的溝通基礎。本課程之最終目標，期望學生修完本課程，具備聽說讀寫等語文技能，能夠在說英文為主之國家、文化或環境中生活或工作，使用英文做有效溝通。

This one-semester two-credit course, entitled “Practical English,” aims to enhance learners’ abilities in using English as a means for cross-cultural communication in everyday life. Through the integrated learning of the four skills (i.e., listening, speaking, reading and writing), learners taking this course are expected to acquire or to be familiar with a considerable or adequate quantity of English words, phrases, idioms, and expressions commonly used in daily life. From this course, learners are also expected to acquire the accurate knowledge of grammar and syntax necessary for and conducive to effective daily communication in English speaking and writing. The ultimate goal of this course is to cultivate and promote learners’ linguistic skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing to such a proficiency level as to be able to use English for effective communication in order to live or work in an English-speaking nation, culture or environment.

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本課程涵蓋最常用或實用的主題，如：飲食、購物、住宿、交通、休閒與娛樂、體育、旅遊、銀行、電話、問路、社交、社群媒體、廣告等等。

This course is to be focused on the most useful or practical topics such as those related to eating, shopping, housing, transportation, recreation and entertainment, sports, traveling, banking, telephoning, asking directions, socializing, social media, advertisements, and so on.