Courses
2021 Fall: 五專財金四年級 English 4
國立台北商業大學110學年度第1學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
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課程名稱: 英文 (四) |
授課教師: 賴淑麗 (Shu-li Sally Lai) |
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授課班級: 五專財金系四年級 |
學分/時數: 3/3 |
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E-mail: shulilai@gmail.com |
Time: Monday (13:30 to 17:10) |
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Class website: https:www.shulilai.idv.tw |
Room: 視7 |
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Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/yxz-nxow-mpu |
https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/6_85CF3R |
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Classroom Evaluation |
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Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 35% Midterm Exam: 20% Project: 20% TOEIC: 15% ( 為配合高教深耕計畫，本課程實施英語文能力檢測，佔學期成績15%) Participation: 10% |
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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. 對應校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養 對應通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決 |
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Group Project |
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Course Requirements |
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1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance. |
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9/20 |
Holiday (No Class) |
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9/27 |
Orientation Three Adjective (link) |
#1 Vocabulary 1 – Preview Reading One – Finish the vocabulary worksheet and submit it to Blackboard (10/2 midnight due). |
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10/4 |
Chapter 1 Reading ONe Tony the Traveler |
#2 Finish the handout “Introduction to TOEIC” and submit it to BB. (10/11 23:59 due) |
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10/11 |
Holiday (No Class) |
– Finish the exercise on page 6 and page 7 of your book: Synonyms, Word forms. Write your answers in your books. |
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10/18 |
Chapter 1 Reading ONe Tony the Traveler – Check the pop quiz on 10/4 (5 true & false questions on Zuvio) |
– Preview Reading Two – Memorize the words |
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10/25 |
Chapter 1 Reading 2 The benefits of Studying Abroad |
1. 校務系統 =>語言線上測試平台 (News) => TOEIC 模擬測驗 => 開放課程 => 單元練習 => Part 1 (Photographs) 第1 to 4 回 (每回六張圖) 2. Finish the exercises (Reading Two) |
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11/1 |
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11/8 |
Chapter 3 Reading 1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. |
Finish the exercises (p. 54 to 58) | |
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11/15 |
Chapter 3 Reading 1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. |
Be ready for the midterm exam. |
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11/22 |
Midterm Exam | 校務系統 =>語言線上測試平台 (News) => TOEIC 模擬測驗 => 開放課程 => 完整測驗 | |
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11/29 |
TOEIC 考試 (全校型測驗) |
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12/6 |
Guidelines for the group project (2) |
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12/13 |
G1 Thinking out loud (link) |
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12/20 |
G4 Try everything (link) |
Preview Chapter 3.2 A simple diagnosis |
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12/27 |
G7 The whole new world |
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1/3 |
Chapter 3 Reading 2 A simple diagnosis |
Review the vocabulary and be ready for the last quiz. |
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1/10 |
Quiz & Wrap-up |
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1/17 |
彈性補充教學 3. Go to the library and borrow books: A. TOEIC listening, TOEIC vocabulary, TOEIC grammar (find new books) |
Be ready for a quiz the first week of next semester. |
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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
Note. We’ll adjust the schedule as we go along.
2021 Fall: 英語證照輔導
國立台北商業大學110學年度第1學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
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課程名稱: 英語證照輔導 (English Certificate) |
授課教師: 賴淑麗 (Shu-li Sally Lai) |
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授課班級: 四技財稅二年級 |
學分/時數: 2/2 |
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E-mail: shulilai@gmail.com |
Time: Monday (10:10 to 12:00) |
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Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/gvw-huyy-ppx |
Room: 視7 |
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Classroom materials |
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Classroom Evaluation |
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Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 80% Final Exam: 20% |
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Course Objective |
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This one-semester class helps students to develop the necessary skills and sub-skills required to obtain a B2 level TOEIC score. The objectives include:
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1. If you must miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance. |
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9/20 |
Holiday (No Class) |
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9/27 |
Orientation |
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10/4 |
– TOEIC Scores and conversion table (link) – Cambridge Learners’ Dictionary (bilingual, monolingual) |
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10/11 |
Holiday (No Class) |
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10/18 |
Basic Unit 2 Photo Description (照片描述) |
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10/25 |
實戰: 照片/應答 再進階 |
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11/1 |
Unit 3 Short Answer Questions (應答問題) |
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11/8 |
實戰: 簡短對話主題類型與字彙 |
Finish the 25 Questions on p. 154. |
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11/15 |
Unit 4 Short Conversation Part 1 (簡短對話) |
Review p.57 to p.69. |
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11/22 |
實戰: 簡短對話主題類型與詞彙 (p.155) |
Finish 實戰篇 (p.155 to p.163). |
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11/29 |
Unit 5 Short Talk (1) |
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12/6 |
Unit 6 Grammar and Sentence Structure (p.95) |
Review Unit 6 Preview p.197-p.200 |
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12/13 |
實戰: 文法填空題實力再加強 (p.187) |
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12/20 |
Unit 7 閱讀測驗 (p.109) |
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12/27 |
Final Exam (Listening) |
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1/3 |
Final Exam (Reading) |
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1/10 |
Wrap-up |
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1/17 |
彈性補充教學 Listen to English on a daily basis Borrow books from the library Online news |
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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
Note. We’ll adjust the schedule as we go along.
Invited Talk: 如何成為有價值的國際人才
講者: 劉建宏
題目: 如何成為有價值的國際人才
演講日期: 2021/4/28
時間: 10:10 am to 12:00 pm
Link to the poster (pdf)
Invited Talk: 我的跨國職場斜槓人生
講師: 林詠梅
題目: 我的跨國職場斜槓人生
演講日期: 2021/4/14
時間: 10:10 am to 12:00 pm
Link to the poster (pdf)
2021 bloglist (Finance)
Blog (Finance, Spring, 2021)
2021 Spring: 二技財金一甲 English
國立台北商業大學109學年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
| Course: English | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 財金系二技英文 | 學分/時數: 2/2 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Wednesday (10:00 to 12:00) Lab 7 |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks Online materials to be announced (50 dollars) |
| Overview of the course This one-semester class will focus on developing and improving students’ academic listening and speaking skills. Students will listen and respond to a variety of topics, determine the purpose of listening, use multiple strategies to monitor their listening and comprehension, and be able to express their thoughts and opinions in English. Class activities include pre-class listening, in-class group discussion, individual sharing, teacher demonstration, and after-class assignments. 對應校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養 對應通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決 |
| Grading Policy Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 60% Project: 20% TOEIC: 10% Participation: 10% |
| Group Project To be announced. |
| Requirements Participation and Attendance 1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance. 2. No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed. 3. 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. |
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| 2/24 | 1. Orientation 2. Background Questionnaire (link) 3. Creating your blog (https://www.blogger.com/) |
#1 Greetings! Create your blog and briefly introduce yourself (3/1 due) – upload a picture – briefly introduce yourself (at least 50 words) – Put your blog link here (link) – Preview the course materials next week. |
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| 3/3 | Podcast and language learning – Using podcasts to develop listening skills – 7 Reasons Why Podcasts Are Changing the Way We Learn English – A list of podcasts – 12 native English podcasts for Learning English (video) |
#2 English Learning Podcast Go online and explore some of the podcasts that interest you, and recommend one to us. (3/7 due) – Name of the podcast – Link to the podcast – What is the podcast about? – Why you recommend this podcast. |
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| 3/10 | Podcast: What have you found? Listening (Pre) Certificate (TOEIC) |
Explore one of the podcasts your classmates have recommended and give your feedback on their blog posts (at least 1). – Preview COVID: One year on (Listen and read) |
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| 3/17 | COVID: One year on | #3 COVID: One year on 1. Listen to the episode (COVID: One Year on) one more time. (add the link to your blog) 2. Look up the words and find “one” example sentence for each of the keywords. Mark the keyword in a different color. 3. Preview the article we’re going to discuss next week. |
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| 3/24 | Working for free | ||
| 3/31 | Why do we choose to text instead of talk? Teens would rather text and chat online with their friends than hang out in real life, study says Atlanta shootings: ‘It’s scary just to be an Asian American woman.’ (link) |
Review the three articles and be ready for a quiz next week. | |
| 4/7 | The food delivery revolution Quiz 1 |
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| 4/14 | Invited talk 1 (業界教師演講) 講師: 林詠梅 題目: 我的跨國職場斜槓人生 |
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| 4/21 | TED Talk and Language Learning Group members |
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| 4/28 | Invited talk 2 (業界教師演講) 講師: 劉建宏 題目: 如何成為有價值的國際人才 |
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| 5/5 | Inside the mind of a master procrastinator | #4 Your thought on the talk: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator 1. Do you procrastinate sometimes? 2. What are some of the things you procrastinate on? 3. What are strategies you can use to combat procrastination. ** Review the article and be ready for a quiz next week. ** Continue to work on your project. Keep looking/searching if you haven’t found a good talk/podcast to present. |
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| 5/12 | What makes a good life | # 5 What makes a good life 1. Listen to the talk again (add the link to your blog). 2. Six words you would like to learn from the talk. (“one” example sentence for each of the keywords. Mark the keyword in a different color. ** Be ready for another quiz next week. |
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| 5/19 | What makes a good life How to use Google Meet (link) Be ready for the group presentation next week. |
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| 5/26 | G1: Ted Natural Bodybuilding: Become the best version of yourself (link) G2: Why do we dream? (link) G3: TED -Who are you really the puzzle of personality? (link) |
Your comments (link) | |
| 6/2 | G4 TED: How to make stress your friend? (link) G5 Ted talk-Why school should start later for teens (link) G6 TED How to build your confidence and spark it in others(link) |
Your comments (link) | |
| 6/9 | G7 Podcast Jamie Oliver: How to Make Classic Carbonara(link) (handout) G8 Teach girls bravery, not perfection (link) G9 How to gain control of your free time (link) (handout) |
Your comments (link) | |
| 6/16 | TOEIC Test No need to meet on June 16. Just finish the TOEIC Test before 6/16 (12:00) |
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) 1. Coursera 2. EdX 2. MIT Open courseware |
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| 6/23 | Wrap-Up | ||
Dictionaries
1. Cambridge bilingual dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht)
2. Longman (https://www.ldoceonline.com)
3. Oxford (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us)
4. Yahoo Kimo (https://tw.dictionary.search.yahoo.com)
Grammar Book
1. English Grammar in use (Intermediate) (5th ed) (link)
2. English Grammar in use (intermediate) supplementary exercises with answer keys (link)
2021 Spring: 大一通識英文 English 2
國立台北商業大學109學年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
| Course: English 2 | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 大一通識英文 | 學分/時數: 3/3 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Wednesday (13:30 to 15:15)/Room7 |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks 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#407) 2. New TOEIC Test 多益一站600字彙 眾文出版社 (藍小姐 02-8369-1198 ext: 24 ) 3. Online materials and handouts. |
| Overview of the course 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. 對應校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養 對應通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決 |
| Grading Policy Midterm Exam: 20% Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 40% Project: 20% TOEIC: 10% Participation: 10% |
| Group Project |
| Requirements 1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance. 2. No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed. 3. Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class time. Unless it’s used for dictionary lookup or for information searching, please don’t use your mobile phone during class time. 4. 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. |
| Date | Major Textbook | TOEIC Book | Assignments |
| 2/24 | Back to school Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks Quiz 1 (TOEIC Book Unit 6) |
1. Visit the website and learn more about the six personality types: Holland’s six personality types 2. Be reading for Quiz 2 |
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| 3/3 | Quiz 2 (TOEIC Book Unit 7) Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks |
Preview Chapter 6.2 and look up the difficult words in the dictionary. | |
| 3/10 | Chapter 6.2 Flip flops and Facebook breaks: Millennials enter the workplace Covid vaccines: How fast is progress around the world? |
Unit 8 | Read the news one more time. Preview Chapter 6.3 and look up the difficult words in the dictionary. |
| 3/17 | Chapter 6.3 Eight keys to employability Listening Practice (link) |
1. download the Six Minute English app 2. Listen to the episode we introduced in class. |
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| 3/24 | Chapter 6.3 Eight keys to employability Quiz 3 TOEIC Unit 8 (40%) Chapter 6.2 Six keywords and T & F Question (60%) |
Unit 9 | |
| 3/31 | Chapter 8 Public Speaking Reading One: The power of public speech Barack Obama 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzEZHiI_pMQ 2. President Obama’s Best Speeches 3. https://www.businessweekly.com.tw/careers/blog/21084 |
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| 4/7 | Chapter 8 Public Speaking Reading One: The power of public speech Quiz 4 1. T/F Questions and 6 keywords from Chapter 8.2 (50%) 2. TOEIC Book Unit 9 & 10 (50%) |
Unit 10 | |
| 4/14 | Reading One: The power of public speech | ||
| 4/21 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 4/28 | Guideline for the term project Chapter 9 Peace studies |
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| 5/5 | Listening Practice (Food delivery revolution) Chapter 9.1 Social Entrepreneurship (A video) Project: Some examples |
Unit 11 | 1. Easy Test practice online. 2. Review Chapter 9.1 and work on the exercises. 3. Be ready for a quiz next week. |
| 5/12 | Chapter 9.1 Social Entrepreneurship Quiz 5 (TOEIC Vocabulary, T/F question) |
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| 5/19 | TOEIC Test (承曦樓 3.4 節/ 707深耕計畫後測) (cancelled) 1. Learn how to use Google Meet (link) 2. Chapter 9.2 A Poverty-Free World 3. Happy Snowman Song (link) |
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| 5/26 | G1: Italy G2: France Comments (link) |
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| 6/2 | G3: USA (recording) G4: Denmark (recording) Comments (link) |
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| 6/9 | G5: Germany G6: Sweden Comments (link) |
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| 6/16 | TOEIC (10%) | ||
| 6/23 | Wrap-Up 核對成績 |
Dictionaries
1. Cambridge bilingual dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht)
2. Longman (https://www.ldoceonline.com)
3. Oxford (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us)
4. Yahoo Kimo (https://tw.dictionary.search.yahoo.com)
Screen Recorder
1. Screencast-O-Matic (free) https://screencast-o-matic.com/screen-recorder
2. PowerCam (one-month trial) https://tw.formosasoft.com/cpage/download/
Some tools
1. Random name picker! https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/
2021 Spring: 五專財稅四甲 English 4
國立台北商業大學109學年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
| Course: English 4 | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 五專財稅系 | 學分/時數: 3/3 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Tuesday (9:00 to 12:00)/Room7 |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks 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#407) 2. New TOEIC Test 多益一站600字彙 眾文出版社 (藍小姐 02-8369-1198 ext: 24 ) 3. Online materials and handouts. |
| Overview of the course 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. 對應校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養 對應通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決 |
| Grading Policy Midterm Exam: 20% Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 40% Project: 22% TOEIC: 8% Participation: 10% |
| Group Project |
| Requirements 1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance. 2. No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed. 3. Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class time. Unless it’s used for dictionary lookup or for information searching, please don’t use your mobile phone during class time. 4. 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. |
| Date | Major Textbook | TOEIC Book | Assignments |
| 2/23 | Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks | Visit the website and learn more about the six personality types: Holland’s six personality types Holland’s six personality types (Chinese) |
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| 3/2 | Quiz 1 (TOEIC Book Unit 6) Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks |
Review the article we discussed today. Preview Chapter 6.2 Flip flops and Facebook break: Millennials enter the workplace and look up difficult words in the dictionary in advance. (I’ll check your book next week) |
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| 3/9 | Quiz 2 (TOEIC Book Unit 7 & True/False Questions from Chapter 6.1) Chapter 6.2 Flip flops and Facebook breaks: Millennials enter the workplace |
Unit 8 | Finish the exercises (Chapter 6.2) |
| 3/16 | Chapter 6.3 Eight keys to employability Listening practice: What’s the key to happiness |
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| 3/23 | Chapter 6.3 Eight keys to employability Chapter 8 Public Speaking Reading Two: The best way to structure a speech Q3 1. T/F Questions and 6 keywords from Chapter 6.2 (60%) 2. TOEIC Book Unit 8 (40%) |
Unit 9 | |
| 3/30 | Chapter 8 Public Speaking Reading One: The power of public speech Barack Obama 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzEZHiI_pMQ 2. President Obama’s Best Speeches 3. https://www.businessweekly.com.tw/careers/blog/21084 |
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| 4/6 | Holiday (No Class) | Unit 10 | |
| 4/13 | Quiz 4 1. T/F Questions and 6 keywords from Chapter 8.2 (50%) 2. TOEIC Book Unit 9 & 10 (50%) Chapter 8 Public Speaking Reading One: The power of public speech Review |
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| 4/20 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 4/27 | Guideline for the term project Discuss midterm |
1. Listen to “The food delivery revolution” in Six-Minute English once before we meet next week. 2. Preview Chapter 9.1 Social Entrepreneurship |
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| 5/4 | 1. Chapter 9.1 Social Entrepreneurship 2. Listening Practice (Delivery Service) |
Unit 11 | 1. Listen to “The food delivery revolution” again and learn some of the important vocabulary (words in bold). 2. Finish the exercises (Chapter 9.1). 3. Practice your TOEIC on Easy Test System |
| 5/11 | Chapter 9.1 Social Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship (A video) Quiz 5 |
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| 5/18 | TOEIC Test (承曦樓 3.4 節/ 707深耕計畫後測) (cancelled) 1. Learn how to use Google Meet (link) 2. Chapter 9.2 A Poverty-Free World 3. Happy Snowman Song (link) |
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| 5/25 | G1 Germany G2 France |
Questions and Comments (link) | |
| 6/1 | G3 U.S.A G4 Japan G5 Switzerland |
Questions and Comments (link) | |
| 6/8 | G6 South Korea G7 Netherland G9 Sweden |
Questions and comments (link) | |
| 6/15 | TOEIC (before 6/13 midnight) | ||
| 6/22 | Wrap-Up |
Dictionaries
1. Cambridge bilingual dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht)
2. Longman (https://www.ldoceonline.com)
3. Oxford (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us)
4. Yahoo Kimo (https://tw.dictionary.search.yahoo.com)
2021 Spring: 五專財金四甲 English 4
國立台北商業大學109學年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
| Course: English 4 | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 五專財金系 | 學分/時數: 3/3 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Monday (13:30 to 16:10)/Room2 |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks 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#407) 2. New TOEIC Test 多益一站600字彙 眾文出版社 (藍小姐 02-8369-1198 ext: 24 ) 3. Online materials and handouts. |
| Overview of the course 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. 對應校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養 對應通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決 |
| Grading Policy 1. Midterm Exam: 20% 2. Final Exam: 20% 3. Assignment & Quizzes: 40% 4. Participation: 10% 5. TOEIC: 10% |
| Group Project |
| Requirements 1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance. 2. No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed. 3. Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class time. Unless it’s used for dictionary lookup or for information searching, please don’t use your mobile phone during class time. 4. 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. |
| Date | Major Textbook | TOEIC Book | Assignments |
| 2/22 | Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks | Unit 6 & Unit 7 | 1. Be ready for the Quiz next time. 2. Preview Chapter 6.2 and post your questions on BB (due on Feb. 26) 3. Check Holland’s six personality types and be familiar with them. Holland’s six personality types |
| 3/1 | Holiday (No Class) Holland’s six personality types |
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| 3/8 | Quiz 1 (TOEIC Book Unit 6 & Unit 7) Chapter 6.2 Flip flops and Facebook breaks: Millennials enter the workplace X, Y, Z 世代 |
Unit 8 | Finish the exercises (Chapter 6.2) |
| 3/15 | Chapter 6.3 Eight keys to employability Listening practice: What’s the key to happiness |
1. Listening practice 2. Review Chapter 6.2 |
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| 3/22 | Chapter 6.3 Eight keys to employability Q2 1. T/F Questions and 6 keywords from Chapter 6.2 (60%) 2. TOEIC Book Unit 8 (40%) |
Unit 9 | |
| 3/29 | Chapter 8 Public Speaking Reading Two: The best way to structure a speech |
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| 4/5 | Holiday (No Class)
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Unit 10 | Outside Reading: Millennials in the workplace |
| 4/12 | Quiz 3 Chapter 8 Public Speaking Reading One: The power of public speech Barack Obama 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzEZHiI_pMQ 2. President Obama’s Best Speeches 3. https://www.businessweekly.com.tw/careers/blog/21084 |
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| 4/19 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 4/26 | Discuss Midterm Project 1. The BFG (1982 book): to preview 2. Roald Dahl (the story writer) 3. BFG (2016 movie) |
1. Go online and read more information about BFG. 2. Listen to “The food delivery revolution” in Six-Minute English once before we meet next week. 3. Preview Chapter 9.1 Social Entrepreneurship |
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| 5/3 | 1. Listening Practice 2. Chapter 9.1 Social Entrepreneurship |
Unit 11 | 1. Listen to “The food delivery revolution” again and learn some of the important vocabulary (words in bold). 2. Finish the exercises (Chapter 9.1). 3. Practice your TOEIC on Easy Test System |
| 5/10 | Quiz 4 (TOEIC Unit 11) Social Entrepreneurship (A video) Practice TOEIC on Easy Test System |
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| 5/17 | *** TOEIC (深根計畫後測) 全專四檢測, 請勿缺考. (因疫情在家上課, 暫停考試) 1. How to use Google Meet 2. Chapter 9.2 A Poverty-Free World |
1. Review Chapter 9.1 and finish the exercises. 2. Try this: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse |
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| 5/24 | Chapter 9.2 A Poverty-Free World Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/) Under the Sea |
1. Create a Coursera account 2. Find and enroll in the class: Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone 3. Finish Module 1 and Module 2: Six video clips |
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| 5/31 | TOEIC Test (computer & earphones, in a quiet room) | ||
| 6/7 | Final Exam | ||
| 6/14 | Holiday (No Class) | ||
| 6/21 | Wrap-up |
Dictionaries
1. Cambridge bilingual dictionary (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht)
2. Longman (https://www.ldoceonline.com)
3. Oxford (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us)
4. Yahoo Kimo (https://tw.dictionary.search.yahoo.com)
Screen Recorder
1. Screencast-O-Matic (free) https://screencast-o-matic.com/screen-recorder
2. PowerCam (one-month trial) https://tw.formosasoft.com/cpage/download/
Some tools
1. Random name picker! https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/
2020 Fall: 大二通識 English 3
| Course: English 3 | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 四技通識英文(3) | 學分/時數: 2/2 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Wednesday (15:20 to 17:10) Room 7 |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks 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 (黃先生 0912-278-109; 02-2311-4027#407) 2. Six Minute English 3. TED Talk |
| Overview of the course This is a one-semester four-skill integrated course. While the focus of the first-year English class was on reading and vocabulary, the second year will do more speaking and listening. Students will have the opportunity to read and discuss the articles in pairs, in groups, and to share in front of the class. They will also be encouraged to write their ideas. Class activities include discussion, group activities, and group presentations. 對應校核心能力: 外語能力、專業素養 對應通識課程核心能力: 語言思辯表達、問題溝通解決 |
| Grading Policy Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 48% Group Presentation: 15% Project: 22% TOEIC: 15% ( 為配合高教深耕計畫，本課程實施英語文能力檢測，佔學期成績15%) |
| Group Project |
| Requirements 1. If you have to miss a class for an unavoidable reason (e.g., sick leave, injury, family emergency), please email me in advance. 2. No late assignments or make-up tests will be allowed. 3. Please switch your mobile phone to silent mode during class time. Unless it’s used for dictionary lookup or for information searching, please don’t use your mobile phone during class time. 4. 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. |
| Date | Major Textbook | Presenters | Assignments |
| 9/16 | Orientation Six Minute English | 1. Print out the pdf file and bring it in next week (-2 points) 2. Listen to the audio file 2 times and look up the difficult words in advance. Be ready for the discussion next week. | |
| 9/23 | Will Covid-19 change cities? | 1. Background information 2. Issue discussed 3. Some good words to learn 4. Your comments on the topic 5. Questions for your audience * Upload the ppt to BB 2 days before your presentation. * Printout one copy for me when you present in class. | 1. Listen to “The food delivery revolution” at least twice and be ready for the discussion in class. 2. Review the article we discussed today. |
| 9/30 | Topic 1: The food delivery revolution | Jacky, Sandy, Lana, Angela | |
| 10/7 | Topic 2: Could you give up fast fashion? | Joseph, Sabrina, Trista, Ginna | |
| 10/14 | Topic 3: Is it good to disagree? | Doris, Zoey, Annie, Cole | 1. How to Disagree in English Politely 2. Disagree politely 3. Phrases for expressing an opinion |
| 10/21 | Topic 4: Why does seeing someone yawn make you yawn? | Elva, Allen, Dyrus, Kelly | 1. Why Is Yawning Contagious? |
| 10/28 | Topic 5: Why take a gap year? 1, Gap Year 2. Why take a gap year? 3. Benefits of a gap year | Jill, Annie, Grace, Jimmy | 1. Should I take a gap year? (Pros & Cons) |
| 11/4 | Topic 6: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator – Wait But Why – 專訪 Wait But Why 創辦人 Tim Urban | Ian, Rae, Harry, Jenny | |
| 11/11 | – More discussion on topic 6 – Quiz on topic 6 – TED talk and Language Learning (ppt) | ||
| 11/18 | Guidelines for the group project Topic 7: What makes a good life? | Charlotte, Louis, William, Anny(Annie) | |
| 11/25 | Topic 8: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance | Wendy, Lisa, Ken Grace | |
| 12/2 | 深耕計畫 TOEIC Test 後測 承曦樓(607) 請自備耳機 Project: begin to work on your parts and practice with your members | ||
| 12/9 | Topic 9: Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (text) Pixar Award Winning 1. 2017 Oscar winner Piper by Pixar | Emily, Cindy, Sean, Ina | |
| 12/16 | Oral Presentation G1 Is punctuality important? G2 Will humans become extinct? G3 How much sleep do you really need? | ||
| 12/23 | Oral Presentation G4 Could humans live in underwater cities? G5 The 15-minute city G6 The power of crying | ||
| 12/30 | Oral Presentation G7 Street food: Why is it becoming so popular? G8 Tips for parents coping with kids at home G9 Improving your memory | ||
| 1/6 | TOEIC Fluency Test (15%) Important!!! | ||
| 1/13 | Wrap-Up | ||