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2020 Spring: 五專財金四年甲 English 4
國立台北商業大學108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: Thursday (9:10 to 12:00 am.)/Room4 |
| 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800字彙 眾文出版社 (王小姐 02-8369-1198 ext: 24 ) NT$277 (原價 $350) 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 Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 40% Midterm Exam: 20% Final Exam: 25% 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 | TOEIC Book | Assignments |
| 3/5 | Orientation Quiz 1 (Unit 6) TOEIC Resource |
#1 Preview Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. As a group, post 1 or 2 sentences that your group do not quite understand. (Due on 3/10) |
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| 3/12 | Unit 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Quiz 2 (Unit 7) How to talk about health problems in English? |
TOEIC 168-177 | #2 Watch the video and learn how to talk about health problems in English. Look up the dictionary for any unknown words. – Review the article and finish the exercises on page 57 & 58. |
| 3/19 | Unit 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Quiz 3 (Vocabulary from Unit 3.1) |
TOEIC 178-186 | #3 Preview Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight and post your sentences on BB. (due on 3/24) |
| 3/26 | 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight | TOEIC 188-197 | #4 Preview Chapter 5.1 Types of Intelligence and post your sentences on BB. (due on 3/31) |
| 4/2 | Holiday (No Class) | TOEIC 198-208 | #5 Preview Chapter 5.2 Transforming students’ motivation to learn and post your sentences on BB. (due on 4/7) |
| 4/9 | 5.1 Types of Intelligence (p.106) 5.2 Transforming students’ motivation to learn 1. The Queen’s coronavirus address: ‘We will meet again’ 2. Coronavirus: Queen tells UK ‘we will succeed’ in fight 3. “I’ll be reborn, you will be reborn” |
TOEIC 210-217 | Finish the exercises in the four chapters. |
| 4/16 | 1. The History of Easter? 2. Andrea Bocelli gives unique, emotional performance on Easter Sunday Quiz 4 (TOEIC and Vocabulary from Unit 3.3, 5.1, 5.2) |
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| 4/23 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 4/30 | Guideline to the term project (member) News website 1. https://newsforkids.net/ 2. https://www.dogonews.com/ |
TOEIC 218-227 | #6 Preview Chapter 6.1 The one week job and post your sentence on BB. (due on 5/5) |
| 5/7 | Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks Members and news ready |
TOEIC 228-237 | Finish the exercises (Chapter 6.1). #7 Your ppt ready about next Tuesday (midnight) noon. Submit your first version to BB. |
| 5/14 | Chapter 6.3 Eight keys to employability | TOEIC 238-246 | #8 Your talkscript ready by next Tuesday (midnight). Submit your first version to BB. |
| 5/21 | Presentation 1 (G1 to G11) | TOEIC 248-257 | |
| 5/28 | Presentation 2 (G12 to 22) | TOEIC 258-264 | |
| 6/4 | TOEIC 深耕計畫 | ||
| 6/11 | Quiz 5 1. VOA Learning English 2. MIT OpenCourseWare |
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| 6/18 | Quiz 6 & wrap-up | ||
| 6/25 | Independent study | ||
| 7/2 | Independent study |
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/
2. Names (total) https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/41_kLH5mA
3. Groups (10) https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/14_SG6FRE
Questionnaire
News Project (link)
2020 Spring: 大一通識 English 2
| Course: English 2 | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 大一英文 | 學分/時數: 2/2 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Wednesday (13:30 to 15:15) |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks Longman Academic Reading Series: Reading Skills for College (2), published by Pearson Education, Inc. (2014) 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 Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 40% Midterm Exam: 20% Project: 25% 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 To be announced |
| 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 | Assignments | |
| 3/4 | Orientation TOEIC Preparation Resource |
#1 Preview Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. As a group, post 1 or 2 sentences your group does not quite understand on Blackboard. (Due on 3/9) |
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| 3/11 | Unit 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients How to talk about health problems in English? |
#2 Watch the video and learn how to talk about health problems in English. Look up the dictionary for any unknown words. – Review the article and finish the exercises on page 57 & 58. |
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| 3/18 | Unit 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Quiz 1: Vocabulary, T&F |
#3 Preview Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight and post your sentences on BB. (due on 3/23) | |
| 3/25 | 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight | #4 Preview Chapter 5.1 Types of Intelligence and post your sentences on BB. (due on 3/30) | |
| 4/1 | Discuss the exercise (Unit 3.3) 5.1 Types of Intelligence (p.106) Multiple intelligence (video1; video 2) |
#5 Preview Chapter 5.2 Transforming students’ motivation to learn and post your sentences on BB. (due on 4/6) | |
| 4/8 | Chapter 5.2 Transforming students’ motivation to learn | ||
| 4/15 | Review and discussion Quiz 2 (Vocabulary from Chapter 3.3, 5.1, 5.2) |
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| 4/22 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 4/29 | Term Project (25%) – Members (link) Find your member and decide the news you would like to report (Tue. 5/5 midnight) – Guideline to the term project – News website 1. https://newsforkids.net/ 2. https://www.dogonews.com/ |
#6 Preview Chapter 6.1 The one week job and post your sentence on BB. (due on 5/4)
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| 5/6 | Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks Members and news ready |
#7 PPT ready and upload it to BB. (due on 5/11). Finish the exercises. |
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| 5/13 | Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks Members and news ready More discussion on the project. |
#8 Your talkscript ready on BB. | |
| 5/20 | TOEIC (深耕計畫 15%) 地點: 承曦樓 702 請自備耳機 | ||
| 5/27 | Presentation 1 (G1to G9) | ||
| 6/3 | Presentation 2 (G10 to 18) | ||
| 6/10 | 1. Discussion on the midterm exam. 2. Some online materials A. VOA Learning English B. MIT OpenCourseWare |
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| 6/17 | Quiz 3 Chapter 6.1 and 20 words from the project | ||
| 6/24 | Independent study | ||
| 7/1 | Independent study | ||
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/
2. Names (total) https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/35_MDiMbi
Questionnaire
1. News Project (link)
2020 Spring: 二技財金一年甲班 English
| Course: English 4 | 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) |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
| Textbooks Online materials to be announced. |
| 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): 45% Project: 25% TOEIC: 12% Quiz: 18% |
| 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. |
| Date | Major Textbook | Assignments | |
| 3/4 | Orientation Creating your blog (https://www.blogger.com/) |
#1 Create your blog and briefly introduce yourself (at least 50 words) Due on March 9.
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| 3/11 | Podcast and language learning How to Improve your listening skills through podcasts 7 Reasons Why Podcasts Are Changing the Way We Learn English A list of podcasts |
#2 Listen to Why do people like sad music (at least twice) and study and talkscript. 1. Post 3 new words you learn. 2. Look up the words in the dictionary. 3. Provide their definition and one good example each. due on March 15. 4. Download BBC learning Engish app and install it on your mobile phone. |
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| 3/18 | Six Minute English 1 Why do people like sad music? |
#3 Please recommend a sad song. On your blog, include: 1. Name of the song and singer 2. Embed the music video, if any; or put the link to the video 3. Briefly introduce the song or tell us why you recommend the song. (50 words, as least) Due on March 23. |
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| 3/25 | Why do people like sad music? More Discussion and sharing |
#4 Listen and read the article Working for free. 1. Post 2 new words you learn. 2. Look up the words in the dictionary. 3. Provide their definition and one good example each. 4. What’s your opinion about ” Working for free” been discussed in this episode. (50 words at least) Due on March 30. |
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| 4/1 | Six Minute English 2 Working for free |
#5 Listen and read “Is tourism harmful”. 1. Post 2 new words you learn. 2. Provide their definition and one good example each. 3. What’s your opinion? Do you think tourism is harmful? Why or why not? (50 words at least) Due on 4/6 |
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| 4/8 | Six Minute English 3 1. The Queen’s coronavirus address: ‘We will meet again’ 2. “I’ll be reborn, you will be reborn.” 3. Coronavirus: Queen tells UK ‘we will succeed’ in fight 3. Is tourism harmful? |
Self-Study 1. Review all the articles/websites we discussed so far. 2. Self-study: Are you at risk from online fraud? If you have any question, we can discuss next week. |
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| 4/15 | 1. Is tourism harmful? 2. The History of Easter? 3. Andrea Bocelli gives unique, emotional performance on Easter Sunday 4. More discussion & review |
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| 4/22 | Quiz | ||
| 4/29 | TOEIC Test (Computer Lab) Time: from 9:00 to 12:00 | ||
| 5/6 | 1. News for kids (https://newsforkids.net/) 2. Dogonews (https://www.dogonews.com/) 3. BBC (https://www.bbc.com/) 4. CNN (https://edition.cnn.com/) |
#6 Find your group members and decide on a topic. Your ppt (first draft done) by next Wednesday. |
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| 5/13 | More discussion on the project Talkscript and PPT (v1) |
#7 G1 to G6, upload all your files to BB (before Tuesday noon) | |
| 5/20 | Presentation (G1 to G6) | ||
| 5/27 | Presentation 2 (G7 to G14) | ||
| 6/3 | Presentation 3 (G15 to the end) | Please explore the following four websites and be ready to talk about them next week: 1. TED Talk 2. MIT OpenCourseWare 3. edX 4. Open Yale Courses |
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| 6/10 | Some other online English learning resources 1. VOA Learning English 2. TED Talk 3. MIT OpenCourseWare 4. Open Yale Courses 5. edX |
1. Inside the mind of a master procrastinator 2. Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python |
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| 6/17 | Comments & Wrap-up Linggle Grammarly |
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| 6/24 | Independent study | ||
| 7/1 | Independent study | ||
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. Name picker https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/35_MDiMbi
Questionnaire
1. News project (link)
2020 Spring: 五專財稅四年甲班 English 4
| Course: English 4 | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 五專財稅系四年級 | 學分/時數: 3/3 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Tuesday (9:10 to 12:00 am.) |
| 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800字彙 眾文出版社 (王小姐 02-8369-1198 ext: 24 ) NT$277 (原價 $350) 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 Quizzes & Assignments (in-class & after-class): 40% Midterm Exam: 20% Term Project: 25% 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 News 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 |
| 3/3 | Orientation Quiz 1: TOEIC (Unit 6) |
#1 Preview Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. As a group, post 1 or 2 sentences your group does not quite understand on Blackboard. (Due on 3/8) |
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| 3/10 | Unit 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Quiz 2: TOEIC (Unit 7) How to talk about health problems in English? |
TOEIC 168-177 | #2 Watch the video and learn how to talk about health problems in English. Look up the dictionary for any unknown words. – Review the article and finish the exercises on page 57 & 58. |
| 3/17 | Unit 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients | TOEIC 178-186 | #3 Preview Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight and post your sentences on BB. (due on 3/22) |
| 3/24 | Unit 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight Quiz 3 TOEIC & Chapter 3.1 |
TOEIC 188-197 | #4 Preview Chapter 5.1 Types of Intelligence and post your sentences on BB. (due on 3/29) |
| 3/31 | Discuss the exercise (Unit 3.3) 5.1 Types of Intelligence (p.106) Multiple intelligence (video1; video 2) |
TOEIC 198-208 | #5 Preview Chapter 5.2 Transforming students’ motivation to learn and post your sentences on BB. (due on 4/5) Review 5.1 |
| 4/7 | 5.2 Transforming students’ motivation to learn (p.113) | TOEIC 210-217 | |
| 4/14 | Review and discussion Quiz 4 TOEIC and Vocabulary from Chapter 5.1 & 5.2 |
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| 4/21 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 4/28 | Guideline to the term project News website 1. https://newsforkids.net/ 2. https://www.dogonews.com/ |
TOEIC 218-227 | #6 Preview Chapter 6.1 The one week job and post your sentence on BB. (due on 5/3) |
| 5/5 | Chapter 6.1 The one week job: 52 jobs in 52 weeks Members and news ready Screen-recording skills Pronunciation Skills |
TOEIC 228-237 | Finish the exercises (Chapter 6.1). More practice on your project. |
| 5/12 | Be ready to share your work so far. (all the group) | TOEIC 238-246 | |
| 5/19 | Presentation 1 (G1 to G9) | TOEIC 248-257 | |
| 5/26 | Presentation 2 (G10 to G19) | TOEIC 258-264 | |
| 6/2 | TOEIC 深耕計畫 | ||
| 6/9 | Quiz 5 For Independent study: 1. VOA Learning English 2. Six Minute English |
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| 6/16 | Discussion and wrap-up | Grammarly MIT OpenCourseWare |
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| 6/23 | Independent study | ||
| 6/30 | Independent study |
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/
2. Total (https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/4_K7UFhS)
Questionnaire
1. News Project (link)
2019 Fall: Reflection paper
- The paper must be typed.
- The paper should be 360 to 500 words (about 1.5 to 2 pages, 1.5 spaced).
- Writing should use formal English, correct spelling and punctuation.
- Topics may include any information covered in class, from the Six Minute English, TED Talk, your midterm project, to your blog writing, or your class activities.
- Consider the followings when writing your reflection:
- How do you like the Six Minute English website, as your language learning resource?
- How do you like TED Talk, as your language learning resource?
- Have your blogging skills improved over time? Do you think it’s a good idea to create and maintain a blog as part of the course? or you prefer to hand paper and pencil homework. Why?
- How do you like the pair work or group work in class? Did you exchange information and express your thoughts in English with your peers?
- What have we studied/learned so far that interest you?
- What new things have you learned?
- Would what you have learned change your English learning behavior in the future?
- Deadline: Please submit your reflection paper to Blackboard before 12/16 (Monday). 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.
2019 Fall: 大二通識 English(3)-Blogs
Blogs (Fall, 2019)
2019 Fall: 五專財金四年甲班 English 4
| Course: English 4 | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 五專財金系四年級 | 學分/時數: 3/3 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: Thursday (9:10 to 12:00 am.) Room 4 |
| 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800字彙 眾文出版社 (王小姐 02-8369-1198 ext: 24 ) 3. Online materials and handouts. |
| Overview of the course This is a one-year four-skill integrated course which 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 presentation. 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): 40% Midterm Exam: 20% Project: 25% 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 | TOEIC Book | Assignments |
| 9/12 | Orientation Background Questionnaire |
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| 9/19 | Chapter 1 Reading One Tony the traveller Do you like traveling? |
TOEIC Unit 1 (2-11) | 1. Finish the exercises. 2. Preview Reading Two and look up the words you do not understand in the book. Write the definition next to the words. |
| 9/26 | 1. Chapter 1 Reading One Tony the traveller 2. Tony’s website 3. The Blind Traveller trying to visit every country in the world – BBC Travel Show (Video) 4. Blind Man Travelling Solo (TED Talk) Quiz 1 |
TOEIC Unit 1 (12-21) | 1, Visit Tony’s website and know more about him. 2. Preview Reading Two and look up the words you do not understand in the book. Write the definition next to the words. |
| 10/3 | Chapter 1 Reading Two The benefits of studying abroad |
TOEIC Unit 2 (22-31) | |
| 10/10 | Holiday (No Class) | TOEIC Unit 2 (32-41) | |
| 10/17 | Quiz 2 Language Proficiency Test |
TOEIC Unit 3 (42-51) | Preview Chapter 2 Reading 1 |
| 10/24 | Chapter 2 Reading One Mangoes and Magnolias |
TOEIC Unit 3 (52-61) | |
| 10/31 | Chapter 2 Reading Two Poems about Personal Identity Quiz 3 (Vocabulary from the textbook) |
How to make a jack o lantern The history of Jack o Lantern Halloween (Chinese) Halloween (English) |
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| 11/7 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 11/14 | Guideline of the group project | TOEIC Unit 3 (62-71) | |
| 11/21 | Presentation Skills (1) | TOEIC Unit 3 (72-81) | |
| 11/28 | – Discussion on Midterm – Presentation Skills (2) – Origin of Thanksgiving – Quiz 4 |
TOEIC Unit 4 (82-91) | |
| 12/5 | 1. Eight secrets of success (Speed, body language, quality of ppt) 2. What’s wrong with our food system (speed, body language 3. A twelve-year-old app developer 4. Try something new for 30 days (speed, body language, facial expression, powerpoint slide, humor) 5. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance. |
TOEIC Unit 4 (92-101) | |
| 12/12 | G1 The way I am, by Charlie Puth G2 Speechless, by Naomi Scott G3 Audition, by Ema Stone & Ryan Gosling |
TOEIC Unit 4 (102-111) | |
| 12/19 | G4 A thousand years, by Christina Perri G5 Shallow, by Lady GaGa G6 The greatest show, by |
TOEIC Unit 5 (112-122) | |
| 12/26 | G7 Capital letters, by Hailee Steinfeld G8 Head above water, by Avril Lavigne G9 See you again, by Wiz Khalifa |
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| 1/2 | Quiz 5 Movie |
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| 1/9 | Discussion & Wrap-up | Winter Assignment Unit 6 & Unit 7 |
Dictionaries
1.Cambridge (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)
Some tools
1. Random name picker! https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/
2. https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/46_PAPdFB
2019 Fall: 大二通識 English 3
| Course: English (三) | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 大二通識 | 學分/時數: 2/2 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: 15:25 to 17:10 (Room 7) |
| 研究室: 承曦樓 904 (by appointment) | Course website: https://www.shulilai.idv.tw |
Textbooks
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| 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 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 presentation. 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 Six Minute English Project: 20% Assignments & Quizzes (in-class & after-class): 65% TOEIC: 15% (深耕計畫&post-listening) |
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| 9/11 | Create your blog 1. sign in to blogger (with your google account; or create a new account) 2. Change the default language from Chinese to English 3. Name your title 4. Decide your blog address (URL) 5. Choose a template 6. Click create blog |
1. Create your blog and type the URL of your blog here. (link) 2. Assignment #1 My new plan this year! (at least 50 words) Due on 9/16 (Monday) |
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| 9/18 | Listening, Speaking & Writing | 1. Assignment #2 Are the speaking and listening tasks difficult for you? What are the challenges you often face when you listen and speak in English? (Due on 9/23) A. Read aloud (a short paragraph & a conversation) B. Express your thought (1 minute) C. Retell the story (4 minutes) 2. Preview the video: What is a Podcast 3. Browse the website: Six Minute English |
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Assignment #3 1. Listen to the podcast (Transport of the future) at least twice. 2. Look up the words you think are difficult and important to you. 3. List 5 words you learn. (word, definition, one example sentence each) Due on 9/30 |
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| 10/2 | Six Minute English 1 Transport of the future |
1. Hyperloop One 2. Hyperloop Transport Concept – 3D Animation |
Assignment #4 1. Your thoughts about the topic we discussed today. You can comment on the Hyperloop system (strengths, risks, realistic or not), you can also comment on the transport system here in Taiwan (the problem and your suggestion). 2. Listen to Are you hungry when you are angry. Be ready for some questions next week. |
| 10/9 | Six Minute English 2 Are you hungry when you are angry |
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Assignment #5 Listen to Can you trust a smart speaker, and answer the following three questions: (A) Do you have a smart speaker at home? (B) What is a smart speaker? (C) How does a smart speaker work? (at least 50 words) Due on 10/14 |
| 10/16 | Six Minute English 3 Can you trust a smart speaker? |
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Grouping & Topics 1. Discuss with your group members and decide on a topic. Begin to prepare for your midterm project. 2. Link to your group members. (link) Due on 10/21 (Monday) |
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Documents to hand in: 1. Your recorded video 2. Midterm Project Form (link) 3. 6 Minute English PDF handout |
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| 11/6 | Showtime (9 to 10 groups) | Link to your Six Minute English project (link) | |
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Assignment #6 1. Listen to the assigned talk at least two times. 2. Embed the talk to your blog. 3. Write down 5 keywords you learn from the talk 4. The power of passion and perseverance 5. Introduce the talk (within 3 sentences) Due on 11/18 |
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| 11/20 | TED Talk 1 The power of passion and perseverance |
Assignment #7 1. Listen to the assigned talk at least two times. Inside the mind of a master procrastinator 2. Embed the talk to your blog. 3. Write down 3 keywords you learn from the talk 4. Summarize the talk (within 5 sentences) Due on 11/25 |
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| 11/27 | TED Talk 2 Inside the mind of a master procrastinator |
Vocaroo:
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Assignment #8 1. Do you procrastinate sometimes? Why do you procrastinate? How to stop procrastinating? (at least 50 seconds) *** This time, let’s try voice blog. Post your audio recording first, and then your texts.2. Preview TED Talk 3 |
| 12/4 | TED Talk 3 What makes a good life? |
Assignment #9 1. Briefly introduce the Harvard study on happiness; 2. Are you surprised by Dr. Robert’s findings? 3. According to your opinion, what makes a good life? (at least 1 minute) *** Let’s do what you did last week. Post your audio recording first, and then your text. |
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| 12/11 | Discussion | Assignment $10 (10%) Reflection Paper |
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| 12/18 | Speaking test A. Read aloud (a short paragraph & a conversation) B. Express your thought (1 minute) C. Retell the story (4 minutes) |
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| 12/26 | Listening and Evaluation | ||
| 1/1 | Holiday (No Class) | ||
| 1/8 | Wrap-up |
Dictionaries
1. Longman (https://www.ldoceonline.com)
2. Oxford (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us)
3. Cambridge (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/zht)
4. Yahoo kimo (https://tw.dictionary.search.yahoo.com)
Some tools
1. Random name picker! https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/
2. https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/46_PAPdFB
2019 Fall: 大一通識 English 1
| Course: English (一) | 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai |
| 授課班級: 四技通識 (一) | 學分/時數: 2/2 |
| Email: shulilai@gmail.com | Time/Location: 13:30 to 15:15 (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 (黃政瑋先生 0912-278-109; 02-2311-4027#407) 2. Online materials and handouts. |
| 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 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 presentation. 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): 40% Midterm Exam: 20% Project: 25% 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 | Task | Assignments |
| 9/11 | Orientation Questionnaire |
Preview Chapter 1 | |
| 9/18 | Chapter 1 Reading One Tony the traveler Do you like traveling? |
外商英語如何說 | 1. Finish reading Tony the Traveler. |
| 9/25 | 1. Chapter 1 Reading One Tony the traveler 2. Tony’s website 3. The Blind Traveller trying to visit every country in the world – BBC Travel Show (Video) |
1. Finish the exercises on Page 5, 6, & 7. 2. Preview Reading Two |
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| 10/2 | Chapter 1 Reading Two The benefits of studying abroad |
1.Link: https://irs.zuvio.com.tw/irs/login
2. 學生透過以下帳號登入後也可看到當學期的所有課程! |
1. Finish the exercises on Page 12, 13, 14. 2. Review Reading Two |
| 10/9 | Language Proficiency Test | Preview Chapter 2 Reading 1 Mangoes and Magnolias. | |
| 10/16 | Chapter 2 Reading One Mangoes and Magnolias 1. Pumpkin season 2. Pumpkin season |
Preview Chapter 2 Reading 2 | |
| 10/23 | Chapter 2 Reading Two Quiz 1 (Vocabulary only) |
International Sloth Day Sloths |
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| 10/30 | Discussion and Review | How to make a jack o lantern The history of Jack o Lantern Halloween (Chinese) |
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| 11/6 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 11/13 | Guideline of the group project | ||
| 11/20 | Presentation Skill (1) | ||
| 11/27 | Presentation Skill (2) | ||
| 12/4 | 1. Eight secrets of success (Speed, body language, quality of ppt) 2. What’s wrong with our food system (speed, body language 3. A twelve-year-old app developer 4. Try something new for 30 days (speed, body language, facial expression, powerpoint slide, humor) 5. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance. Quiz – Handout on presentation Skills – Origin of Thanksgiving |
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| 12/11 | G1 Boy in the bubble G2 Love story |
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| 12/18 | G3 Castle on the hill G4 A whole new world |
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| 12/25 | G5 Lose Yourself G6 Last Christmas G7 Bye Bye |
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| 1/1 | Holiday (No Class) | ||
| 1/8 | Discussion Wrap-Up |
Dictionaries
1. Cambridge (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)
Some tools
1. Random name picker! https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/
2. https://www.classtools.net/random-name-picker/46_PAPdFB