2015 Spring

2015 Spring: 四技通識選修-Project

Group Presentation (CALL)

You’ll be forming into six group. Each group will be responsible for a power point presentation base on your chosen topic.
Time: 18 to 20 minutes. You have to finish your presentation within allotted time.
Presenters: 6 to 7
Language: English only
Documents:
1. Please e-mail me your power point file one week before your presentation. Make the first slide as an introduction to your group members.
2. A class handout (One page) for each of your classmate.
3. * A hard copy of your ppt for me. Please include 6 slides on one page, double-sided.
Evaluation:
Oral Presentation Rubric
Peer Evaluation Form
Date Content Presentation Topics
3/31 Google Syntax (.ppt) by Rina, Trista, Eva, Meloday, & Amber
a. Google Syntax
b. Advanced Operators
c. Reference book: 超神!Google情報檢索術
d. Google Toolbar
Introduce the major google syntax to your classmates.
a. introduce the major google syntax
b. prepare some examples to demonstrate how to use the syntax to locate the most related information efficiently.
c. demonstrate how to download and install the goole toolbar. Go through some of its features that you think might be related to language learning.
d. prepare some hands-on exercises for your audience to practice
4/28 Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (.ppt) by Jane, Jessica, Yuki, Karen, Winni, Alice, & Bonnie Orient your classmates to Steve Job’s Talk
a. provide a background introduction to Steve Job and a summary to his talk.
b. share some of the concepts that impress you.
c. discuss how a talk on youtube could help your English learning.
5/5 Evaluation of an Interactive English Learning CD (.ppt) by Amy, Irene, Ruby, Crystal, Mandy, Tini, & Jano Orient your classmates to the main features of the CD ROM.
a. introduce the features of the CD.
b. show your audience section by section and demonstrate how it works and how a learner could use the CD to improve their languaeg skills.
c. your comments on the CD.
5/12 TED talk and English learning (ppt) by Tiffany Chen, CoCo, vivian, Ted, Stephanie, & Rumi
How To Learn a Language Through TED Talks
Orient your classmates to the TED talk website
a. briefly introduce the website.
b. how to locate a talk to listen.
c. how it can be used to improve your English.
d. examplify with a talk.
5/19 My ET (.ppt) by Jia, Tiffany Lee, Eric, Lily, Anne, Allison, & Vivian Orient your classmates to this online speech tutoring sytem.
a. briefly introduce the features.
b. guide your classmates step by step to register an account.
c. demonstrate how it works.
d. comment on the program.
6/2 MIT Open Courseware (.ppt) by Vicki, Jessie, Simon, Iris, Lucy, Ruby, & Lucy Orient your classmates to this open courseware.
a. introduce the major features and the kinds of info. readers could find from it.
b. exemplify with one or two specific courses.
c. your comments on the site. how you we use this site in our learning.

 

Some useful information
1. Presentation Skills
2. Giving an Academic Talk
3. Creating an Effective PowerPoint Presentation
4. Screen capture software
a. FastStone
b. SnagIt
5. YouTube Downloader: Software to download and convert YouTube video.

 

2015 Spring: 四技通識選修-Blog List

Students’ Bloglist (Spring, 2015)

系所
年班
ID
Chinese
English
Blog
Class TA
四技應外
四甲
TA
余家均
Gwynne
http://tagwynneyee.blogspot.com
1
四技企管
二乙
10245088
陳亭伊
Tiffany Chen
http://tiffanychencall2015.blogspot.tw
2
四技企管
二甲
10245013
廖欣瑜
Crystal
http://crystal548420.blogspot.tw
3
四技企管
二甲
10245031
詹珮欣
Irene
http://irenechan2015.blogspot.tw
4
四技企管
二甲
10245034
陳暐
Jano
http://jano1019.blogspot.tw
5
四技財金
二甲
10242015
張辛孺
Rumi
http://cm404424.blogspot.tw
6
四技財金
二甲
10242019
呂煜襄
Stephanie
http://steph60574.blogspot.tw
7
四技財金
二甲
10242025
邱庭瑩
Tini
http://tini908.blogspot.tw
8
四技財金
二甲
10242027
江若嫚
Mandy
http://mandy0310.blogspot.tw
9
四技財金
二甲
10242039
陳佳盈
Amy
http://jiayingfly.blogspot.tw
10
四技財金
二甲
10242052
林映汝
http://ruby10242052.blogspot.tw
11
四技財稅
三甲
10143008
林又全
Coco
http://ejkb45623.blogspot.tw
12
四技商務
二乙
10244072
吳郁瑩
Lucy
http://10244072.blogspot.tw
13
四技商務
二乙
10244093
呂文琪
Iris
http://chi95846learn.blogspot.tw
14
四技商務
二甲
10244006
林麗瑛
Rina
http://liyinglin777.blogspot.tw
15
四技商務
二甲
10244007
張祐綺
Yuki
http://yuki77777.blogspot.tw
16
四技商務
二甲
10244011
林于靖
Jessica
http://jessica830917.blogspot.tw
17
四技商務
二甲
10244027
彭昕婷
Bonnie
http://bonnie0616.blogspot.tw
18
四技商務
二甲
10244028
陳韋蓉
Alice
http://cosaly28.blogspot.tw
19
四技商務
二甲
10244029
鄭宇涵
Eva
http://evacheng2015.blogspot.tw
20
四技商務
二甲
10244030
王奕淳
Winni
http://winni1888.blogspot.tw
21
四技商務
二甲
10244032
馮雅
Amber
http://s55665228.blogspot.tw
22
四技商務
二甲
10244037
邸筠捷
Trista
http://dichieh0.blogspot.tw
23
四技商務
二甲
10244039
潘璿如
Melody
http://angel2695742.blogspot.tw
24
四技商務
二甲
10244042
賴宜絹
Jane
http://jane456789.blogspot.tw
25
四技商務
二甲
10244045
沈虹廷
Karen
http://karen10244045.blogspot.tw
26
四技會資
二甲
10241020
林昱伶
Anne
http://anne914824.blogspot.tw
27
四技會資
二甲
10241023
林宜雯
Vivian
http://vivian0729.blogspot.tw
28
四技會資
二甲
10241036
何靜雯
Allison
http://allisonapple.blogspot.tw
29
四技資管
四甲
10046029
陳政宣
Ted
http://tedhandsome.blogspot.tw
30
四技資管
四甲
10046049
劉庭麟
Vivian
http://oorange00.blogspot.tw
31
四技應外
二甲
10247006
李憶萱
Tiffany
http://tiffany200340.blogspot.tw
32
四技應外
二甲
10247018
李金世鑫
Eric
http://eric1117.blogspot.tw
33
四技應外
二甲
10247024
郭韋汝
Lucy
http://lucy160325.blogspot.tw
34
四技應外
二甲
10247025
高銘陽
Simon
http://simon91206.blogspot.tw
35
四技應外
二甲
10247026
陳佳欣
Jia
http://jiaccblog.blogspot.tw
36
四技應外
二甲
10247027
李蔚琪
Vicki
http://vicki40552.blogspot.tw
37
四技應外
二甲
10247031
汪羿禎
Jessie
http://jessie2015.blogspot.tw
38
四技應外
二甲
10247035
曾筱筑
Lily
http://lilyblog2015.blogspot.tw
39
四技應外
二甲
10247046
陳雅湘
Ruby
http://ruby7046blog.blogspot.tw

 

 

2015 Spring: 五專財金四年級Applied English

 

台北商業大學103年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 應用英文 Applied English 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: 2/2
Email: shulilai@gmail.com Time/Location: Monday (1:30 to 16:15) Language Lab (Lab 4)
研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw
Textbooks

  1. Reach Out (Book4) 請洽海學文化事業張美智小姐 Tel: 0937-896-223 (NT$ 502)
  2. Studio Classroom (with super CD) (NT$ 90 vs. 150) (http://www.studioclassroom.com/) Cellphone: Leo 0910-009700
  3. Outside reading materials (handouts)
Overview of the course
This is a one-year four-skill integrated course which helps students to develop and improve the reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills necessary for college-level coursework. Extra writing and reading practice will be given. This course will be implemented in the form of lecture, discussion, group activity, and presentation.
Grading Policy
Midterm: 25% Final: 15% Quizzes and Assignments: 30% Project: 20% Participation: 10%
Course Requirements

  1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please contact me in person or email me in advance.
  2. Two points (-2) will be deducted for any unexcused absence.
  3. No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed.
  4. If you cheat on a quiz or exam, you’ll receive 0 point.
  5. Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class time. Unless it’s used for dictionary look up or for information searching, please don’t use your mobile phone during class time.
  6. There will be quizzes and exams based on the materials in the textbooks and the materials presented in class. Please preview and review the class materials every week.

Project
Group Member

Date Content Tasks
3/2 Welcome back to school (ppt) The key to success, by Angela Lee Duckworth
3/9 The key to success, by Angela Lee Duckworth
3/16 The key to success, by Angela Lee Duckworth
3/23 Unit 4 Let’s go!
3/30 Unit 4 Let’s go!
4/6 Holiday
4/13 Review
4/20 Midterm
4/27 Review midterm Paper
An introduction to the group project
News on earthquake (Taiwan and Nepal)
5/4 The Family Man
5/11 Unit 5 Image and identity
5/18 Group Project 1 (2 groups) Group 1: Holland, by Sharon, Vera, Cindy, Tina, & Winnie (ppt, word, video)
Group 2: Norway, by Kenny, Ying-chu, Wilson, Joseph, & Sean (ppt, word, video)
5/25 Group Project 2 (3 groups) Group 3: New Zealand, by Amy, Daphne, Kim, Juyi, Iris, & Patty (ppt, word, video)
Group 4: South Africa, by Brian, Gary, Coldy, David, & Yahoo (ppt, word, video)
Group 5: Korea, by Wendy, Eunice, Charles, Mimi, Mini, Mico (ppt, word, video)
6/1 Group Project 3 (3 groups) Group 6: Denmark, by Lulu, Scarlet, April, Dulcie, Jenny, & Ivy (ppt, word, video)
Group 7: Switzerland, by Emily, Beryl, Wendy, Katy, & Cindy (ppt, word, video)
Group 8: Sweden, by Kyle, Pauline, Rita, Angela, & Peggy (ppt, word, video)
6/8 Email Writing
6/15 Unit 6 What a perfect world
6/22 Reflection Paper
Happy Winter Vocation

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

2015 Spring: 四技通識選修Computer Assisted Language Learning

 

國立台北商業大學103學年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 電腦輔助英文學習 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai
授課班級: 通識選修 學分/時數: 2/2
E-mail: shulilai@gmail.com Time: Tuesday (1:30 to 15:15)
Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw Room: 承曦樓 R603
Classroom Material
A variety of online materials (audio files, video clips, reading texts, freeware), to be announced.
Overview of the Course
This course aims to increase students’ understanding of computer assisted language learning. Students will get familiar with the language resources on the Internet, including websites and freeware, and learn how to use these resources to enhance their English skills. Learning strategies will be demonstrated through tasks in reading, writing, speaking, listening, and vocabulary practice. Class activities include lectures, group/class discussion, online discussion, and class presentation.
Classroom Evaluation
Assignments: 50% Midterm Exam: 20% Presentation:15% Reflection Paper: 15%
Course Requirements
Participation: Participation is crucial to the success of the class and your learning. You’ll explore websites and technologies, and apply them to your own learning. Full participation in the face-to-face class discussion and the blog are required. You’re expected to ask questions, answer questions and share information in different ways.
Group Presentation: You’ll be forming into several groups. Each group will have to prepare a powerpoint presentation base on the assigned materials and answer the questions your classmates raise if any (15-18 minutes).
Quiz:
There will be quizzes this semester. Preview and review the class materials will help you achieve satisfying grades.
Ground Rules:

  1. Be in class on time.
  2. Don’t sleep in class.
  3. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please contact me in person or email me in advance. Two points (-2) will be deducted for any unexcused absence.
  4. Late assignments will not be graded and there won’t be any make-up tests.
  5. There will be quizzes on the assignmed materials. Please preview and review the class materials every week.


Blog List
Project 

Date Content Presentation Topics Assignments
2/24 Orientation
1. earphone with mic (to listen and to record)
2. flash (to save files)
#1. Please prepare a short introduction of yourself (about 100 words). Write it down on a pice of paper. No need to type.
2. Find a photo of yourself and bring it in to the class next week.
3/3 Set up your blog! 1. Google Blogger-> function -> language -> English
2. What is a blog?
3. How to create a blog on Google? (Part 1/ Part 2)
4. Blogger getting started guide
Preview the article:
An Overview of CALL by Dr. Phil Hubbard (Unit 1)
Internet & Writing
3/10 An Overview of CALL Leave comments on at least three of yoru classmates’ blog.
3/17 Internet & English Writing 1
Dealing with your vocabulary problems: dictionaries
#2 Dictionary Exercise
3/24 Internet & English Writing 2
Dealing with your vocabulary problems: corpus tools
1. Try out the tools I introduced today.
2. Create links of the tools on your blog.
3. Preview Google Syntax
3/31 Internet & English Writing 3
Google Syntax
Topic 1: Google Syntax by Rina, Amber, Eva, Trista, & Melody (ppt)
a. Google Syntax
b. Search Operators
c. Reference book: 超神!Google情報檢索術 (check our library for the book)
d. Google tool bar
1. Review Google Syntax
2. Review Common Collocations
3 . Preview the two articles:
Listening: A good way to learn English
How to Hear English Everywhere?
4/7 Holiday
Internet, Listening, & Speaking
4/14 Internet & Listening 1  #3 Podcast (4/19 due)
4/21 Midterm Exam
4/28 Internet & Listening 2 (Youtube) Topic 2: Youtube and Language Learning–Steve Jobs’ 2005 Commencement Speech (ppt, video, script)  # 4 Steve Jobs’ Talk (May 3 due)
5/5 Internet & Listening 3 (Multimedia) Topic 3: Evaluation of an Interactive English learning Super CD (ppt)  #5 Share one of your life stories (60 words, at least)
5/12 Internet & Listening 4 (English Talk)
http://www.ted.com
8 Secrets of Success, by Richard St. John
Topic 4: Talks on TED (ppt, video, script)  #6 Please Please Recommend a good talk to us. List the title, the link, the speaker, and why you think it’s worth listening. (80 words, at least)
5/19 Internet, Pronunciation, & Speaking 1 Topic 5: My ET (.ppt)
社群名稱: NTUB_2015Spring_CALL
 #7 MY ET: Meeting someone at the airport. (due at 2 pm, 5/26)
5/26 Internet, Pronunciation, & Speaking 2
Speaking Proficiency Test (SPT) on My ET
#8 Speaking Proficiency Test (due on 5/26(
#9 TOEIC 600  (Due on 5/31)
Internet & Reading
6/2 Internet & Reading 1 Topic 6: Topic: MIT OpenCourseware (.ppt)
What is a MOOC?
 #10 OpenCourseWare
6/9 Internet & Reading 2
6/16 How to evaluate Internet resource (http://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/evaluating-internet-content)
Wrap-up
6/23 Reflection Paper
Wish you a great summer vacation!

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

2015 Spring: 四技企管一年級Freshmen English

 

台北商業大學103年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 基礎英文 Freshmen English 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai
授課班級: 企管系四技一年級 學分/時數: 2/2
Email: shulilai@gmail.com Time/Location: Monday (10:10 to 12:00)
研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) Course webiste https://www.shulilai.idv.tw
Textbooks
1. Reach Out (Book4) 請洽海學文化事業張美智小姐 Tel: 0937-896-223 (NT$ 502)
2. Studio Classroom (with super CD) (NT$ 90 vs. 150) (http://www.studioclassroom.com/) Cellphone: Leo 0910-009700
3. Outside reading materials (handouts)
Overview of the course
This is a one-year four-skill integrated course which helps students to develop and improve the reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills necessary for college-level coursework. Extra listening and speaking practice will be given. This course will be implemented in the form of lecture, discussion, group activity, and presentation.
Grading Policy
Midterm: 25% Reflection paper: 15% Quizzes and Assignments: 30% Project: 20% Participation: 10%
Course Requirements

  • If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please contact me in person or email me in advance.
  • Two points (-2) will be deducted for any unexcused absence.
  • No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed.
  • If you cheat on a quiz or exam, you’ll receive 0 point.
  • Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class time. Unless it’s used for dictionary look up or for information searching, please don’t use your mobile phone during class time.
  • There will be quizzes and exams based on the materials in the textbooks and the materials presented in class. Please preview and review the class materials every week.

Project
Members

Date Content Tasks
2/24 Welcome back to school (ppt)
3/3 The key to success, by Angela Lee Duckworth
3/10 The key to success, by Angela Lee Duckworth
3/17 Unit 4 Let’s go!
3/24 Unit 4 Let’s go!
3/31 Quiz 1
Movie (Family Man)
4/7 Grammar
4/14 Review
4/21 Midterm
4/28 Discuss Midterm
Introduction to the group project
Grouping
5/5 Unit 5 Image and Identity
News on earthquake (Taiwan & Nepal)
5/12 Unit 5 Image and Identity
5/19 Group Project 1 (2 groups) Group 1: Vienam, by Eva, Joanna, Vu, Jenny Wu, & Jenny Chu (ppt, handout, video)
Group 2: Thailand, by Selver, Cara, Aileen Valerie, & Milk (ppt, handout, video)
5/26 Group Project 2 (3 groups) Group 3: Mexico, by Sunny, Betty, Carlo, Nancy, & Chainal (ppt, handout, video)
Group 4: Malaysia, by Joker, Dung, Nash, Hank, & King (ppt, handout, video)
Group 5: Italy, by Jimmy, David, Bill, Willy, & Samuel (ppt, handout, video)
6/2 Group Project 3 (2 groups) Group 6: Germany, by Emily, Alice, Vivian, Cindy, & Eric (ppt, handout, video)
Group 7: Switzerland, by Evelyn, Jessie, Jane, Karl, & Kevin (ppt, handout, video)
6/9 Email Writing
6/16 Wrap-Up
6/23 Reflection Paper Due
Happy Winter Vocation!

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

2015 Spring: 四技商務一年級Freshmen English

 

台北商業大學103年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 基礎英文 Freshmen English 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai
授課班級: 商務系四技一年級 學分/時數: 2/2
Email: shulilai@gmail.com Time/Location: Monday (10:10 to 12:00)/視聽教視 (Lab 4)
研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) Course webiste https://www.shulilai.idv.tw
Textbooks

  1. Reach Out (Book4) 請洽海學文化事業張美智小姐 Tel: 0937-896-223 (NT$ 502)
  2. Studio Classroom (with super CD) (NT$ 90 vs. 150) (http://www.studioclassroom.com/) Cellphone: Leo 0910-009700
  3. Outside reading materials (handouts)
Overview of the course
This is a one-year four-skill integrated course which helps students to develop and improve their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills necessary for college-level coursework. Extra listening and speaking practice will be given. This course will be implemented in the form of lecture, discussion, group activity, and presentation.
Grading Policy
Midterm: 25% Reflection Paper: 15% Quizzes and Assignments: 30% Project: 20% Participation: 10%
Course Requirements

  1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please contact me in person or email me in advance.
  2. Two points (-2) will be deducted for any unexcused absence.
  3. No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed.
  4. If you cheat on a quiz or exam, you’ll receive 0 point.
  5. Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class time. Unless it’s used for dictionary look up or for information searching, please don’t use your mobile phone during class time.
  6. There will be quizzes and exams based on the materials in the textbooks and the materials presented in class. Please preview and review the class materials every week.

Project
Group Members

Date Content Tasks
3/2 Welcome back to school (ppt)
3/9 The key to success, by Angela Lee Duckworth
3/16 The key to success, by Angela Lee Duckworth
3/23 Unit 4 Let’s go!
3/30 Unit 4 Let’s go!
4/6 Holiday
4/13 Unit 4 Let’s go!
4/20 Midterm
4/27 Discuss your midterm paper
An introduction to the group project this semester.
Grouping
5/4 Unit 5 Image and identity
The Family Man
 News on earthquake (Taiwan and Nepal)
5/11 Unit 5 Image and identity
5/18 Group Project 1 (1) Group 1: Italy, by Jane, Leo, Cinny, Rosa, & Mark (ppt, handout, video)
Group 2: China, by Phantom, Brian, Mickey, Allen, Howard, & Harry (ppt, handout, video)
5/25 Group Project 2 (3) Group 3: Sweden, by Sonia, Sian, Byte, Sherry, & Vicky  (ppt, handout, video)
Group 4: by Kate, Maggie, Yi Gin, Henry, & Sussi  (ppt, handout, video)
Group 5: America, by Sherrry, Zoe, Kelly, Alicia, Tiffany, & Ruby (ppt, handout, video)
6/1 Group Project 3 (3) Group 6: Japan, by Zona, Abby, Zowie, Emma, & Yvonne (ppt, handout, video)
Group 7: German, by Sally, Cindy, Sunny, Winnie, & Phoebe  (ppt, handout, video)
Group 8: France, by Linda, Melody, Ivy, Hunter, & Loic  (ppt, handout, video)
6/8 Eamil Writing
6/15 Unit 6 A perfect world
6/22 Reflection Paper
Happy Summer Vocation!

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