2016 Fall: 五專財金四甲

2016 Fall: 五專財金四年甲班 Applied English

Author: Scott Suen 2016-09-06

台北商業技術學院105年度第1學期教學計劃表 A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 應用英文 (上)	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: Thursday (9:10~12:00) 語言教室 Lab 3
研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment)	Course webiste https://www.shulilai.idv.tw
Textbooks 1. Miller, J. L., & Cohen, R. F. (2014). Longman Academic Reading Series: Reading Skills for College (3), published by Pearson Education. NT 485 (原價570) 東華書局代理 (黃政瑋先生 02-2311-4027; 0912-278-109) 2. Vocabulary in use (Intermediate). 華泰文化 NT680 (原價 860)
Overview of the course This is a one-year four-skill integrated course which prepares students to become more effective and confident readers. While the focus is on reading, this class also encourages 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. Class will be implemented in the form of lecture, discussion, group activity, and presentation.
Grading Policy Midterm: 20% Final: 15% Quizzes and Assignments: 35% Project: 25% Participation: 5%
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.

Song Project

Date	Major textbook	Vocabulary book or Activities	Assignments
9/15	Holiday (No Class)
9/22	Orientation
9/29	Chapter 1.1 The extraordinary life of Steve Jobs	Unit 1, 2, 3
10/6	Chapter 1.2 The Pixar Story	Unit 4. 5, 6
10/13	Group Discussion: Chapter 1.3 The Map of Innovation	Unit 7, 8, 9
10/20	Chapter 2.1 When does a fear become a phobia? http://lyricstraining.com/ Steve Jobs’ Commencement address on June 12, 2005 (link)	Unit 10, 11, 12
10/27	Chapter 2.2 Case studies History of Halloween http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween Steve Jobs’ Commencement address on June 12, 2005 (link)	Unit 13, 14, 15
11/3	Review and Discussion	Unit 16
11/10	Midterm
11/17	Guidelines for Group Project Lyricstraining SongFacts	Unit 17, 18, 19
11/24	Presentation Skills (1)	Unit 20, 21, 22
12/1	Presentation Skills (2) 1. Eight secrets to success (link) 2. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance (link)	Unit 23, 24, 25
12/8	Chapter 3.1 An Interview with Michael Pollan Group Presentation: G1 What’s wrong with our food system (4 minutes)	Unit 26, 27, 28
12/15	Michael Pollan on “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual” (video) Group presentation: G2, G3, G4	Unit 29, 30, 31
12/22	Group presentation: G5, G6, G7	Unit 32, 33, 34
12/29	Group presentation: G8, G9, G10	1. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance (6 minutes) 2. A 12-year-old app developer (4 minutes) 3. What’s wrong with our food system (5 minutes) 4. Photos from a storm chaser (4 minutes) 5. Don’t eat the marshmallow (6 minutes)
1/5	Chapter 3.1 An Interview with Michael Pollan Michael Pollan on “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual” (video) Wrap-Up	Final Exam: –Chapter 3.1 –Unit 23 to 34 –Presentation Strategies
1/12	Final Exam		Assignment for the Winter break Unit 35 to Unit 59
Happy Winter Vacation!

Free Online Tools
Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary	Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary	Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (for English Learners) http://oaadonline.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com (New)
Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary	http://visual.merriam-webster.com/
Yahoo Bilingual Dictionary

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

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