Li Yinhua,New Era Interactive English (2nd edition). Tsinghua University Press.Beijing,2008. Supplementary Materials: Chen Zhongli,New Conception English,Chemical Industry Press,Beijing.2009. ll.Learning Goals and Objectives and speaking.so that they will be able to communicate effectively in their future studies and careers as well as socia interactions.This course also aims to improve the leamers'ability to study independently and enhance their general cultural awareness so as to meet the needs of China's social development and intemational exchanges. Il.Course Content and Requirements Intensive Reading Level 1 (48 credit hours) Reading:Students should be able to read English texts of the same level as the textbook passages at the speed of 50 wpm with a good comprehension of the main points,major facts and relevant details.With longer yet less difficult texts,the reading speed should be 70 wpm.They should be able to do skimming and scanning.employing simple reading skills and strategies Writing:Students should be able to complete simple writing tasks and have a command of the basic writing strategies for paragraph writing Translation:Studen ould be able to translate sentences on familiar topics from English into Chinese and vice versa.r serious mistakes in comprehension and expression Recomm dVocabulary:Students shoul that are covered in the high school English course). IV.Practical Requirements Listening and Speaking Skills Level 1(16 credit hours) Listening:Students are expected to understand everyday conversations and listening materials on general topics in English,following simple classroom instructions delivered at a slow speed..They should be able to understand the main points and major details of the listening materials.They are expected to be able to employ basic listening strategies to facilitate comprehension. Speaking:Students should be able to answer simple questions in class.use familiar and simple expressions and sentences to exchange opinions with classmates.They are expected to be able to imitate the English speakers in mediate level and retell shor passages with clear articulation,nearly V.Assignment Forms of assignments:listening assignments,oral assignments,writing assignments,and individualized assignments 1.Listening Assignments:after-class listening 2.Speaking Assignments:reading aloud,reciting.dialogues-making,interviewing.debating and presentation,etc 3.Writing Assignments:sentence-translating.sentence-making.dictating.paragraph writing,and composition writing. 4.Individualized Assignments:classic texts appreciation,movie appreciation,extracts of celebrated dictums joumals,etc Reading exercises.grammatical and vocabulary exercises are also part of the assignments. VI.Assessment Methods consist of formative asse sment and summative assessment essment consists of records of students'performance in class,online self-eaming data,unit tests istening tests,oral tests,and mid-term tests etc.It aims to keep tracks of the students'leamning process and monitor Li Yinhua, New Era Interactive English (2nd edition), Tsinghua University Press, Beijing, 2008. Supplementary Materials: Chen Zhongli, New Conception English, Chemical Industry Press, Beijing, 2009. II. Learning Goals and Objectives College English is designed to develop integrated competence of students in using English, especially in listening and speaking, so that they will be able to communicate effectively in their future studies and careers as well as social interactions. This course also aims to improve the learners’ ability to study independently and enhance their general cultural awareness so as to meet the needs of China’s social development and international exchanges. III. Course Content and Requirements Intensive Reading Level 1 ( 48 credit hours ) Reading: Students should be able to read English texts of the same level as the textbook passages at the speed of 50 wpm with a good comprehension of the main points, major facts and relevant details. With longer yet less difficult texts, the reading speed should be 70 wpm. They should be able to do skimming and scanning, employing simple reading skills and strategies Writing: Students should be able to complete simple writing tasks and have a command of the basic writing strategies for paragraph writing. Translation: Students should be able to translate sentences on familiar topics from English into Chinese and vice versa. The translation should be generally accurate, i.e. free from serious mistakes in comprehension and expression. Recommended Vocabulary: Students should acquire a total of 1,200 words and 180 phrases (including those that are covered in the high school English course). IV. Practical Requirements Listening and Speaking Skills Level 1 (16 credit hours ) Listening: Students are expected to understand everyday conversations and listening materials on general topics in English, following simple classroom instructions delivered at a slow speed,. They should be able to understand the main points and major details of the listening materials. They are expected to be able to employ basic listening strategies to facilitate comprehension. Speaking: Students should be able to answer simple questions in class, use familiar and simple expressions and sentences to exchange opinions with classmates. They are expected to be able to imitate the English speakers in conversations at intermediate level and retell short passages with clear articulation, nearly correct pronunciation and intonation. V. Assignment Forms of assignments: listening assignments, oral assignments, writing assignments, and individualized assignments 1. Listening Assignments: after-class listening 2. Speaking Assignments: reading aloud, reciting, dialogues-making, interviewing, debating and presentation, etc. 3. Writing Assignments: sentence-translating, sentence-making, dictating, paragraph writing, and composition writing. 4. Individualized Assignments: classic texts appreciation, movie appreciation, extracts of celebrated dictums, journals, etc. Reading exercises, grammatical and vocabulary exercises are also part of the assignments. VI. Assessment Methods The assessment methods consist of formative assessment and summative assessment. Formative assessment consists of records of students’ performance in class, online self-learning data, unit tests, listening tests, oral tests, and mid-term tests etc. It aims to keep tracks of the students’ learning process and monitor