2024 Fall: 五專財金四甲 English 4

國立台北商業大學113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 16:15)
Class website: https://bb.ntub.edu.tw/ Room: 視聽教室 Room 7
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
Midterm: 20%, Quizzes and Assignments: 50%, Project: 20% Participation: 10%
Course Objective
In this one-year, four-skill integrated course, students will strengthen their language skills essential for college-level coursework. It covers skills and strategies for effective reading and writing, vocabulary building, critical thinking, and academic presentation. Students will be encouraged to discuss and write about the ideas they discover in readings to become better speakers and writers of English. Additionally, students will engage in a variety of activities, including group discussions, personal sharing, group projects, and presentations.
Group Project
To be announced
Course Requirements
Ground Rules:

  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. You may use your mobile phone during class only for dictionary lookup or information searching related to the lesson.
  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 Assignments
9/9 Orientation
Background Questionnaire
Order the book
9/16 Getting to know you
Chapter 1 Cultural Studies: The Lessons of Travel		 通過畢業門檻總分加3分 (upload the certificate/gradesheet before 12/30/2024)
金色證書: 總分加 5 分 (upload the certificate/gradesheet before 12/30/2024)		 Finish Reading 1 and the exercises
9/23 Chapter 1 Cultural Studies: The Lessons of Travel
9/30 Chapter 1 Cultural Studies: The Lessons of Travel
10/7 Introduction to TOEIC TOEIC Practice (Part 1)
10/14 Chapter 1 Cultural Studies: The Lessons of Travel TOEIC Practice (Part 2)
10/21 Chapter 3 Health Science: High Tech, Low Tech, No Tech TOEIC Practice (Part 3)
10/28 Chapter 3 Health Science: High Tech, Low Tech, No Tech TOEIC Practice (Part 4)
11/4 Midterm Exam
11/11 Discuss Midterm Exam
Presentation Skills (1)
11/18 Presentation Skills (2) TED Talk 1
11/25 Presentation Skills (3) TED Talk 2
12/2 Chapter 5 Psychology: Theories of Intelligence
12/9 Group Discussion and Individual Consulting 通過畢業門檻總分加3分 (upload the certificate/gradesheet before 12/30/2024)
金色證書: 總分加 5 分 (upload the certificate/gradesheet before 12/30/2024)
12/16 Presentation 1
12/23 Presentation 2
12/30 Presentation 3
1/6 Quiz and Wrap-Up

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

  1. 校核心能力指標: 實務技能(50%), 創意創新 (15%), 數位化 (25%)
  2. 系核心能力指標: 商管實務技能 (80%), 創意創新整合(20%)
  3. 全英語教材/9周以上外語授課
  4. SDG: 4 & 8

Note: The syllabus is subject to change based on the progress and needs of the class.