2019 Spring: 四技通識選修
2019 Spring: CALL_Guidelines for reflection paper
Guidelines for the Reflection Paper
- The paper must be typed.
- The paper should be at least 1.5 to 2 pages long (1.5 spaced).
- Writing should use formal English, correct spelling and punctuation.
- Topics may include any information covered in class or from the readings.
- Consider the followings when writing your reflection:
- Do you think the English class this semester is helpful to you?
- What have we studied/learned so far that interest you?
- What new things have you learned?
- How has your learning affected the preconceptions or misconceptions you brought with you into this class?
- How has your learning influenced your view of computer in language learning?
- Do you think what you have learned will change your behavior in the future?
- Deadline: Please submit your reflection paper to Blackboard before June 19 (Wednesday). Please also hand in a hard copy when you come to the class on Wednesday.
重要提醒: Writing a reflection helps you find what is meaningful to you and adds value to your learning. Do not simply outline or summarize the materials we have covered. I want to know what the materials mean to you.
2019Spring: CALL Group Presentation
Group Presentation
| Time: 16 to 22 minutes | Language: English | Members: 5-6 people |
| Powerpoint file: Send it to me one week before your presentation 1. ppt: cover slide, outline, content, reference, how you share your work 2. Notes are not allowed when doing the presentation. 3. Put only the main idea on the slides. |
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| Group No. | Topic | Members |
| Group 1 3/27 |
TED Talk & Language Learning (ppt) A. It’s origin B. What can we find in TED talk C. How to locate a talk D. Recommend 1 or 2 good talk — a good talk to share with your audience E. Your comments on TED talk (for language learning & content) |
商務二乙 Joyce Huang, Renee, Nancy, Milly, Hannah |
| Group 2 4/24 |
My ET A. What is My ET? B. What is speech recognition? C. Use a lesson as an example (introduce its sections and scoring system) D. Demonstrate how it works E. Your comments (Strengths & Weakness) |
Alex, John, Bebe, Lucy, Tina, Kimi |
| Group 3 5/1 |
Evaluation of an interactive CD (Studio Classroom & Studio Classroom 影音典藏系統) A. The official website B. The CD (sections) C. Demonstrate each sections D. Compare & Contrast (Strengths and weakness) E. Your comments on using interactive CD as a learning resource |
資管 Billy, Wendy, Lars, Ivy, Lily |
| Group 4 5/8 |
Language Testing (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, Bulats) Choose 2 A. Its purpose (Compare & Contrast) B. Scoring System C. Recommend some online resource to prepare for the tests D. LTTC |
會資 Annie, Amy, Toto, Eleen, Ruby, Joanne |
| Group 5
5/22 |
Game & Language Learning (computer based or apps) A. How games can help language learning (link) B. Different kinds of games (online games, app, RPG) C. Introduce two games D. Your comments on using games to learn/teach a foreign language |
財稅一甲 Lin, Lily, Joyce Chien, Shelly, Alice |
| Group 6 5/29 |
MOOCs and Open Course Ware (EdX, MIT Open Courseware) A. Their origin B. What is MOOCs B. What is Open Courseware C. Introduce two of the popular MOOCs (Edx, MIT, & Coursera) D. Use a lesson to demonstrate E. Your comments on MOOCs (Strengths & Weakness) |
Jocelyn, Vivian, Vivian, Melanie, Yvonne, Ann, Klay |
2019 Spring: CALL Internet & Vocabulary Tools 2
2019 Spring: CALL Internet & Vocabulary Tools 2
| 1 | Review |
| Share the 5 words/phrases you learned from CNN with one of your classmates. | |
| Share your experiences in using the learners’ dictionaries we discussed last week. | |
| 2. | Learners’ Dictionaries |
| A. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary | |
| B. Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary | |
| C. Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary | |
| 3. | Dictionary Labels |
| formal/informal; written/spoken; old-fashioned | |
| 4. | What is collocation? |
| 1. In English, certain words are often used together (co-occur). 2. Collocation refers to the restrictions on how words can be used together, for example which prepositions are used with particular verbs, or which verbs and nouns are used together. 3. Knowledge of collocations is vital for the competent use of a language. A grammatically correct sentence will stand out as ‘awkward’ if collocational preferences are violated. This makes collocation an interesting area for language teaching and learning.For example: make an appointment make a mistake make a decision but, do an exercise do your homework do the research |
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| 5. | Types of Collocation |
| 1. Verb + Noun V + the survey (做問卷調查) V + a study V + difficulties2. Adjective + Noun Adj + probability (很高的可能性, 機會很大) There is __________ probability that price growth will remain. Tthere is a __________ chance that President Bush will take a new direction on Iraq.3. Adverb + Verb strongly + suggest4. Adverb + Adjective totally different very different slightly different 5. Adjective + Preposition |
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| 6. | Collocation Dictionary |
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| 7. | Concordancer |
| Concordancer: A collection of texts, spoken and/or written, which has been designed and compiled based on a set of clearly defined criteria. (e.g. British National Corpus, BNC Spoken Corpus , Brown Corpus)Corpus users use a type of software called a “concordancer” to search for a specific word or phrase they want to find. The concordancer searches the whole database and then provides all the sentences containing that word or phrase. In this way, the user can see how it has been used by many different people, and can study its meaning, grammar, and so on.Corpora (that’s the plural of corpus) are now used by many people involved in language teaching. All of the modern learners’ dictionaries are based on corpora. People who study grammar and how best to teach it use corpora to discover new grammar principles NOT found in older grammar books. e.g. Cambridge International Corpus (Cambridge Online Dictionary).Different corpora native speaker vs. learner monolingual vs. multilingual |
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| What is a corpus: A concordancer is a kind of search engine designed for language study. If you enter a word, it looks through a large body of texts, called a corpus, and lists every single example of the word.This lets you look at a word in context, see how common it is, and see the style associated with it. Such a tool is a computer-specific tool that you may not be familiar with from learning English by more traditional ways, but it is worth spending some time experimenting with it and getting to know how to use it.In addition to showing you a clear and objective picture of language use, concordancer can help you with words that you are unsure of. You can use it to compare your usage with that of native speakers.Further reading at http://www.usingenglish.com/articles/concordancers.html |
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| 8. | Assignments: |
| Finish the the questions in the handout and hand it in next week. | |
2019 Spring: 四技通識選修_Computer Assisted Language Learning
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國立台北商業大學107年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus |
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| 科目名稱: 電腦輔助英語學習 (Computer Assisted Language Learning) | 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 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Wednesday (15:25 to 17:10) Language Lab (2) |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course webiste: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks A variety of online materials (audio files, video clips, reading texts, freeware), to be announced. |
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| 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 improve 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. 該課程無須買課本, 教材全部是線上免費資源. 每週會介紹1-2個國外線上經典的網站, 包含精進單字量, 訓練聽力, 閱讀能11力, 口說能力, 寫作能力的線上資源. 也會介紹輕鬆但好用的資源如聽歌學英語, 線上卡通, 線上遊戲, 線上英文聊天機器人網站. 如果對外國名校課程有興趣, 這門課會推薦大家熱門的開放課程入口網站(opencourseware), 引導大家註冊使用, 讓同學不用繳交昂貴的學費, 就可以在台灣透過網路免費修習國外課程. 本課程豐富有趣, 修完此課程, 同學們未來將有能力有效利用網路英語資源,吸收新知, 加強自我英文能力, 並能利用該資源解決英語相關問題,終身受用. |
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| Grading Policy Weekly Assignments: 60% Reflection Paper: 20% Group Presentation: 20% |
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Course Requirements
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| Date | Content | Activities and Tools | Assignments |
| 2/20 | 1. Orientation 2. Background Questionnaire |
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| 2/27 | 1. Background Questionnaire 2. Create your blog (link) 3. An overview of CALL:An introduction to computer assisted language learning, by Phil Hubbard (Unit1). |
– What is a blog? (link) |
Assignment 1: Greetings! Say hi and introduce yourself to us here. At least 80 words. (3/4 due) e.g. your major, your interests, your hometown, your goal, etc. ***Late assignment will NOT be graded. 2. Review the article: An overview of CALL. (Unit1) 3. Preview the article CALL and Language Skills (Unit 4) Print out the handout (pdf). |
| 3/6 | Internet & Vocabulary 1 How to use dictionaries effectively? 1. Bilingual Dictionary (A) Yahoo Kimo Online Dictionary (B) Google Translate 2. Learners’ Dictionary (A) Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary (LDOCD) (B) Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (C) Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary 3. Dictionary for native speakers (A) Dictionary.com |
Assignment 2: Learners’ Dictionary Read the article Apple needed a kick in the pants. Samsung just delivered it from CNN news (2/23/2019). (3/11 due) –Look up 5 words/phrases that are new or confusing to you. –List the words, their major definitions, and one example sentence (for each word) on your blog (using the dictionary I introduced to you this week). – Add the links of the tools to your blog. 2. Comment on at least one of your classmates’ greeting post last week. |
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| 3/13 | Internet & Vocabulary 2 Collocation (website) Linggle |
Common Collocations | Assignment 3: Collocation Exercises Finish the questions in the handout and hand it in next week. |
| 3/20 | Internet & Vocabulary 3 Collocation (from Oxford online English) More hands-on exercises Acronym Finder |
Review the article Common Collocation Preview the article How to Really Improve Your English Listening Skills and be ready for the discussion next week. |
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| 3/27 | Internet & Listening 1 (TED Talk) – How to improve your English listening skills? Some talks 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) |
G1 TED Talk and English Learning | Assignment 4: TED Talk Listen to one TED talk of your choice and read the talk scrip. (1) Indicate the talk you listen to (Topic, Speaker’s name, Duration, Link); (2) post 3 words/phrases you learn (Look up the words in the dictionary and give one example of each); and (3) briefly share your thoughts on the talk. (4/8 due) |
| 4/3 | Holiday (No Class) | ||
| 4/10 | Internet & Listening 2 1. Randall’s Cyber Listening Lab 2. All Ears English Podcast |
AEE423, 1110, 1100 | |
| 4/17 | Internet & Listening 3 (Songs) 1. How to learn English with songs? 2. http://lyricstraining.com/ 3. SongfactsQuiz 1: on tools we have introduced. |
1. Somewhere over the rainbow 2. What a wonderful world 3. One moment in time (Dana Winner) 4. One moment in time (Whitney Houston) 5. You raise me up 6. Someone like you (Adele) 7. Don’t cry for me Argentina (live) 8. Don’t cry for me Argentina (official) 9. Disney theme songs |
Assignment 5: English song –Find an English song that interests you. –Post its lyrics, audio & video (if any) files on your blog –Briefly introduce the song (Who is the singer? His/Her names and nationality? –Three words you learned (with one example sentence each) –Why do you like the song? (50 words minimum) |
| 4/24 | Internet & Speaking 1 1. Lyrics Training 2. My English Tutor (My ET) Please download My ET 7.0 Account: your student ID Password: 12345 |
G2:My ET | Assignment 6: My ET – 1. SPT Test – 1.1 Self-Introduction – 2.1 At the immigration Counter – Try the website Lyricstraining again. |
| 5/1 | Internet and Speaking 2 – Diagonize sheet – Work on individual sound – Online Chatbot – TTX: Text to speech (https://www.naturalreaders.com/online/) |
G3: Evaluation of an Interacitve CD Live ABCStudio Classroom (official website) – 空中英語教室典藏系統 (school library website) |
Assignment 6: My ET (due on 5/8 18:00) – Unit 8.1 At a fast food place 1 – Unit 8.1 At a fast food place 2 – Unit 8.2 At a business lunch (arrival 1) due on 5/13 23:00 – Unit 8.2 At a business lunch (arrival 2) due on 5/13 23:00 Explore the websites/resources we introduced today. |
| 5/8 | Internet & Stories (Online Comics and Stories) 1. Bookbox 2. Pepper & Carrot (https://www.peppercarrot.com/) 3. Snoopy (https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts) 4. WebToon (https://www.webtoons.com/en/) recommended by Amy. |
Assignment 7: Story 1. Choose one story from Bookbox; 2. Watch/read the story twoic 3. Write down 3 words you learn, with example sentences and definition 4. Provide a short description of the story (60 to 80 words). |
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| 5/15 | Internet & Stories (Online Comics and Stories) 1. Bookbox 2. Pepper & Carrot (https://www.peppercarrot.com/) 3. Snoopy (https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts) 4. WebToon (https://www.webtoons.com/en/) recommended by Amy. |
G4: Language Testing (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC) Choose 2 | Assignment 8: Online Comics Explore the comic website Pepper & Carrot and see if you like it. – Indicate which episode you read. – Share your experience in using a comic website to learn English (free in length). |
| 5/22 | Internet & Games – Game and Language Learning(learning while having fun) – Games to learn English () – CoolEnglish – Academic Skill Builder |
G5: Game & Language Learning (Computer-based or apps)
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1. Please be aware of the spacing rules when writing in English. (Spacing with punctuation). 2. Explore some online games and see if you like them. |
| 5/29 | Internet & Academic Learning
Open Courseware |
G6: Open Courseware & MOOCS | Assignment 9: edX 1. Register for an account in edX. 2. Browse the website and find a course that interests you. 3. Watch the video (1 class meeting). 4. List the class you’ve watched (name of the class, from which school). 5. Share your experience/feelings in attending MOOCs or your comments on using MOOCs as learning resources. |
| 6/5 | Internet & News – Time for Kids – BBC – Six Minute English – Smithsonian Tween Tribune – The Learning Network – The New Yorkers – Six news resources |
Guidelines for Reflection Paper | |
| 6/12 | Review Wrap-Up |
Reflection Paper (6/19 due) on BB and prepare a hard copy to hand in. | |
| 6/19 | Reflection Paper Due | Questionnaire https://forms.gle/Q2jG7L1YEFA4gGLR9 |
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Happy Summer Vacation!
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Free Online Resource
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| Learners’ Dictionary | |
| Oxford Advanced American Dictionary (for English Learners) | Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Dictionary |
| Cambridge Advanced Learners’ Dictionary | Collins COBUILD Advanced Dictionary |
| Bilingual Dictionary | |
| Yahoo Bilingual Dictionary | Google translator |
| Corpus Tool | |
| Linggle | |
| Reading Websites | |
| Newsela is a good site to help students become stronger readers while reading current event articles. Although you have to sign up, the site is free. | |
| Dreamreader is a free website with more than 500 reading lessons. Every lesson comes with free audio, a free printable worksheet and a free multiple choice quiz. | |
| Easy reading: Here, you can read stories and articles written at three different levels A2 (elementary), B1 (intermediate) and B2 (upper-intermediate). | |
Note. We’ll adjust the schedule as we go along.