2022 Fall: 五專財金四甲 English 4

國立台北商業大學111學年度第1學期教學計劃表

A tentative syllabus

 

課程名稱: 英文 (四)

授課教師: 賴淑麗 (Shu-li Sally Lai)

授課班級: 五專財金四甲

學分/時數: 2/3

E-mail: shulilai@gmail.com

Time: Monday (13:30 to 17:10)

Class website: https://bb.ntub.edu.tw

Room: 視聽教室 Room 7

Google Meet: Link

Classroomscreen: Link

Classroom materials
1. Longman Academic Reading Series: Reading Skills for College (2), published by Pearson Education, Inc. (2014) NT 485 (原價570) 東華書局代理 (黃政瑋先生 0912-278-109; 02-2311-4027)
2. Online materials and handouts.

Classroom Evaluation

Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 50% Midterm Exam: 20% Project: 20% Participation: 10%

Course Objectives

This is a one-year four-skill integrated course that prepares students to become more effective and confident readers. While the focus will be on academic reading and vocabulary, this class will also encourage students to discuss and write about the ideas they discovered in the readings, aiming to make them better speakers and writers of English as well. Students will engage in a variety of activities, including discussion, group activities, and group presentations.

Group Project

To be announced

Course Requirements

1. If you must miss a class due to an unavoidable circumstance (e.g., sick leave, injury, or a family emergency), please notify me in advance by email.
2. There will be no late assignments or make-up tests.
3. Please turn your cell phone to silent mode during class. Please do not use your mobile phone during class unless it is for dictionary lookup or information searching.
4. There will be quizzes and exams based on the materials presented in class and in the textbooks. Please preview and review the class materials every week.

Date

Content

Activities
9/12 Orientation
Background Questionnaire		 Visit the website:
Focus Taiwan and explore some of the news that interest you (https://focustaiwan.tw/).
Preview Chapter 1.1 when you get your book.
9/19 Vocabulary Learning Questionnaire
Vocabulary test & Consent form
Reading (第五回) 防疫假/公假同學 (before 9/25)		 – Assignment 1: Read Chapter 1.1 (page 4) at least once. Look up the 10 highlighted words in the dictionary.
– Be ready for a T & F quiz next week.
9/26 Vocabulary Learning Questionnaire (link)
Chapter 1.1 Toney the traveler		 – Review the article
– Finish the exercise
10/3 Chapter 1.1 Toney the traveler
Dictionary skill (1) Introduction
https://www.tonythetraveller.com/		 – https://dictionary.cambridge.org
10/10 Holiday (No Class)
10/17 – Chapter 1.2 The benefits of studying abroad
– Dictionary skill (2) (Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) (link)
– TOEIC Converter (link)
– Certificate (link)
10/24 Chapter 1.2 The benefits of studying abroad
10/31 Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients
11/7 Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients
11/14 Midterm
11/21 – Guidelines for academic presentation (1)
– Grouping
– Discussion for midterm
11/28 – Guidelines for academic presentation (2)
– Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight
– Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2022 (link)
– Pardon a turkey (link)
12/5 – Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight
12/12 G1: I can’t breathe (link)
G2: City of Stars (link)
G3: Strawberries & Cigarettes (link)		 Self Study: Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight
Listen to the 3 songs.
12/19 G4: Speechless (link)
G5: Love yourself (link)
G6: Wake me up when the September ends (link)
12/26 G7: I believe I can fly (link)
G8: My mind & me (link)
G9: God’s plan (link)
G10: Do you hear the people sing (link)
1/2 Holiday (No Class)
1/9 Quiz
Wrap-Up
1. Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight
2. Chapter 4.1 Bloom’s Taxonomy

以上所有課程每堂課皆對應以下指標:

校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養

通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決


Note. We’ll adjust the schedule as we go along.