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2017 Spring: 四技會資一年乙班 Freshmen English

Author: 2017-02-16

 

台北商業技術學院105年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 英文 (二) 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai
授課班級: 四技會資一年乙班 學分/時數: 2/2
Email: shulilai@gmail.com Time/Location: Wednesday (10:10~12:00) 視聽教室 (Room 2)
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

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

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Date Major textbook Vocabulary book or Activities Assignments
2/22 Orientation
3/1 Quiz 1: Vocabulary (Unit 35 to Unit 59)
Chapter 4.1 The Hippocratic Oath – A Modern Version (link)
Chinese version (link)		  Unit 60 – Unit 63
3/8 Chapter 4.2 The Invisible Enemy  Unit 64 – Unit 67
3/15 Chapter 4.2 The Invisible Enemy  Unit 68 – Unit 71
3/22 Chapter 6.1 A Biography of Vincent Van Gogh
1. An introduction to Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings
2. Vincent, by Don Mclean		  Unit 72 – Unit 74
3/29 Chapter 6.2 The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh  Unit 75 – Unit 77
4/5 No Class  Unit 78 – Unit 80
4/12 Exercises: p.71 (A & B); p.72 (A & B); p. 78 (A & B); p.80 (C); p.82 (2)
4/19 Midterm Exam
4/26 Discussion  Unit 81 – Unit 83
5/3 Chapter 8.1 More Than Man’s Best Friend
Presentation Skills 1 (handout)
1. Eight secrets to success (link)
2. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance (link)		  Unit 84 – Unit 88
5/10 My ET Unit 89 – Unit 92 Book 1A:
1.1 自我介紹
2.5 兌換錢幣
SPT (3 times)
Due on 5/15.
5/17 Group Presentation 1 & 2  Unit 93 – Unit 95 Book 1B:
8.5 At a business lunch: Making small talk
9.6 Changing a flight
10.3 At the dinner table
5/24 Group Presentation 3 & 4  Unit 96 – Unit 97
5/31 Group Presentation 5 & 6  Unit 98 – Unit 100
6/7 Chapter 8.2 Domesticating Wolves
6/14 Wrap-Up
6/21 Final Exam
Happy Summer Vacation!

2017 Spring, 2017 Spring: 四技會資一乙

2017 Spring: 四技企管一年甲班 Freshmen English

Author: 2017-02-16

台北商業技術學院105年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 英文 (二) 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai
授課班級: 四技企管一甲 學分/時數: 2/2
Email: shulilai@gmail.com Time/Location: Wednesday (13:30~15:15) 視聽教室 (Room 4)
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

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

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Date Major textbook Vocabulary book or Activities Assignments
2/22 Orientation
3/1 Quiz 1: Vocabulary (Unit 35 to Unit 59)
Chapter 4.1 The Hippocratic Oath – A Modern Version (link)
Chinese version (link)		  Unit 60 – Unit 63
3/8 Chapter 4.2 The Invisible Enemy  Unit 64 – Unit 67
3/15 Chapter 4.2 The Invisible Enemy  Unit 68 – Unit 71
3/22 Chapter 6.1 A Biography of Vincent Van Gogh
An introduction to Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings 
Vincent, by Don Mclean		  Unit 72 – Unit 74
3/29 Chapter 6.2 The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh  Unit 75 – Unit 77
4/5 No Class  Unit 78 – Unit 80
4/12 Exercises: p.71 (A & B); p.72 (A & B); p. 78 (A & B); p.80 (C); p.82 (2)
Review
4/19 Midterm Exam
4/26 Discussion  Unit 81 – Unit 83
5/3 Chapter 8.1 More Than Man’s Best Friend
Presentation 1
Presentation Skills (handout)
1. Eight secrets to success (link)
2. Grit: The power of passion and perseverance (link)		  Unit 84 – Unit 88
5/10 My ET Unit 89 – Unit 92 Book 1A
— 1.1 自我介紹
— 2.5 兌換錢幣
5/17 Group Presentation 1 & 2  Unit 93 – Unit 95 Book 1B:
— 8.5 At a business lunch: Making small talk
— 9.6 Changing a flight
— 10.3 At the dinner table
*** SPT (3 times)
5/24 Group Presentation 3 & 4  Unit 96 – Unit 97
5/31 Group Presentation 5 & 6  Unit 98 – Unit 100
6/7 Group Presentation 7
Chapter 8.2 Domesticating Wolves
6/14 Wrap-Up
6/21 Final Exam
Happy Summer Vacation!

2017 Spring, 2017 Spring: 四技企管一甲

2017 Spring: 五專財金四年甲班 Applied English

Author: 2017-02-16

台北商業技術學院105年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus
科目名稱: 應用英文與實習 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai
授課班級: 五專財金四年甲班 學分/時數: 2/3
Email: shulilai@gmail.com Time/Location: Thursday (9:10 ~12:00) 視聽教室 (Room 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

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

Login to the online course system

Date Major textbook Vocabulary book or Activities Assignments
2/23 Orientation
3/2 Quiz 1: Vocabulary (Unit 35 to Unit 59)
Chapter 4.1 The Hippocratic Oath – A Modern Version (link)
Chinese version (link)		  Unit 60 – Unit 63
3/9 Chapter 4.2 The Invisible Enemy  Unit 64 – Unit 67
3/16 Chapter 6.1 A Biography of Vincent Van Gogh
An introduction to Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings 
Vincent, by Don Mclean		  Unit 68 – Unit 71
3/23 Exercises from Chapter 6.2  Unit 72 – Unit 74
3/30 Chapter 6.2 The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh
Malik shares the Arabic language		  Unit 75 – Unit 77
4/6 Guidelines on group project
Exercises: p.71 (A & B); p.72 (A & B); p. 78 (A & B); p.80 (C); p.82 (2)		  Unit 78 – Unit 80
4/13 – Discussion
4/20 Midterm Exam
4/27 Discussion
— Group Project
— All Ears English		  Unit 81 – Unit 83
5/4 – Discussion (mid-term)
– Some samples from last year
– 6 Minute English
– TED Talk
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)		  Unit 84 – Unit 88
5/11 My ET Unit 89 – Unit 92 Book 1A:
–1.1 自我介紹
— 2.5 兌換錢幣
5/18 Group Presentation 1 & 2  Unit 93 – Unit 95 Book 1B:
— 8.5 At a business lunch: Making small talk
— 9.6 Changing a flight
— 10.3 At the dinner table
— SPT (3 times)
5/25 Group Presentation 3, 4, 5  Unit 96 – Unit 97
6/1 Group Presentation 6, 7, 8  Unit 98 – Unit 100
6/8 Group Presentation 9, 10
6/15 Wrap-Up
6/22 Final Exam
Happy Summer Vacation!

2017 Spring, 2017 Spring: 五專財金四甲

2016 Fall:四技通識選修_Guidelines for reflection paper

Author: 2016-12-20

Guidelines for the Reflection Paper

  1. Paper must be typed.
  2. Paper should be at least 1.5 to 2 pages long (1.5 spaced).
  3. Writing should use formal English, correct spelling and punctuation.
  4. Topics may include any information covered in class or from the readings.
  5. Consider the followings when writing your reflection:
    1. Do you think the CALL class this semester is helpful to you?
    2. What have we studied/learned so far that interest you?
    3. What new things have you learned?
    4. How has your learning affected the preconceptions or misconceptions you brought with you into this class?
    5. How has your learning influenced your view of computer in language learning?
    6. Will what you have learned change your behavior in the future?
  6. Deadline: Please e-mail me your reflection paper before Jan. 7 (Saturday). Also hand in a hard copy when you come to the class. 

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.

 

2016 Fall: 四技通識選修

2016 Fall: 五專財金四SongProject

Author: 2016-11-16

Song Project (Finance, Fall, 2016)

About the project:
This semester, you’re going to do an English song project and give an English powerpoint presentation.
Your presentation need to include the following information:
1. Your motivation: Is there anything special about the song? Why did your group choose this song?
2. The background of the song: The history of the song, or the story behind the song.
3. The singer: Who is the singer? His/her background.
4. The lyric
5. Vocabulary/phrases/sentences you learned
6. Your comments on the song.
7. Reference
8. How do you share your work
Length of the presentation: 15-18 minutes (make sure you finish everything in the allotted time)
Language: English only
Members:
Documents needed for this project:
1. PPT file
— An Introduction: Is there anything special about the song? Why did your group choose this song?
— The background of the song: The history of the song, or the story behind the song.
— The singer: Who is the singer? His/her background.
— The lyric
— The video and the link to the video
— Vocabulary/phrases/sentences you learned/
— Your comments on the song.
2. Class handout
Please prepare a class handout (1-2 pages) for each of your classmates.
— Anything you think that might help your audience better understand your presentation, or the song you chose.
–You could also list some of the good words/phrases/sentences that you learned from the talk.
3. 書面報告 (超級重要) (-20)
(1) A printed version of your ppt, (2) your talk script, and (3) the class handout you prepared.
— On the day your present, please give me a printed version of your ppt (6 slides on one page, double-sided) and a copy of your talk script (as a group)
— Please also attach a copy of the lyric of the song.
— Group leader upload the finalized files to the blackboard in two days after your group presentation.Final Reminder:
1. Please upload the files (ppt, talk script, handout) to Blackboard ONE WEEK before your presentation so I could give you some comments before you present in class.
2. When doing your presentation in class, you can play “part of the song”–the parts that impressed you the most. (3 to 3.5 minutes, maximum).
Evaluation:
Presentation skills
Creating an effective powerpoint presentation

 

Group Name of the Song Group Presentation (Video) PowerPoint
1
2
3
4
5
6

 

2016 Fall

2016 Fall: 四技企管SongProject

Author: 2016-11-15

About the project:
This semester, you’re going to do an English song project and give an English powerpoint presentation.
Your presentation need to include the following information:
1. Your motivation: Is there anything special about the song? Why did your group choose this song?
2. The background of the song: The history of the song, or the story behind the song.
3. The singer: Who is the singer? His/her background.
4. The lyric
5. Vocabulry/phrases/sentences you learned
6. Your comments on the song.
7. Reference
Length of the presentation: 15-18 minutes (make sure you finish everything in the allotted time)
Language: English only
Members:
Documents needed for this project:
1. PPT file
— An Introduction: Is there anything special about the song? Why did your group choose this song?
— The background of the song: The history of the song, or the story behind the song.
— The singer: Who is the singer? His/her background.
— The lyric
— The video and the link to the video
— Vocabulry/phrases/sentences you learned/
— Your comments on the song.
2. Class handout
Please prepare a class handout (1-2 pages) for each of your classmates.
— Anything you think that might help your audience better understand your presentation, or the song you chose.
–You could also list some of the good words/phrases/sentences that you learned from the talk.
3. 書面報告 (超級重要)
(1) A printed version of your ppt, (2) your talk script, and (3) the class handout you prepared.
— On the day your present, please give me a printed version of your ppt (6 slides on one page, double-sided) and a copy of your talk script (as a group)
— Please also attach a copy of the lyric of the song.
— Group leader upload the finalized files to BLACKBOARD in two days after your group presentation.Final Reminder:
1. Please upload your ppt file to Blackboard ONE WEEK before your presentation so I could give you some comments before you present in class.
2. When doing your presentation in class, you can play “part of the song”–the parts that impressed you the most. (3 to 3.5 minutes, maximum).
Evaluation:
Presentation skills
Creating an effective powerpoint presentation

 

Group Name of the Song Group Presentation (Video) PowerPoint
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

 

2016 Fall: 四技企管一甲

2016 Fall: 四技會資SongProject

Author: 2016-11-15

Song Project (Accounting, Fall, 2016)

About the project:
This semester, you’re going to do an English song project and give an English powerpoint presentation.
Your presentation need to include the following information:
1. Your motivation: Is there anything special about the song? Why did your group choose this song?
2. The background of the song: The history of the song, or the story behind the song.
3. The singer: Who is the singer? His/her background.
4. The lyric
5. Vocabulary/phrases/sentences you learned
6. Your comments on the song.
7. Reference
Length of the presentation: 15-18 minutes (make sure you finish everything in the allotted time)
Language: English only
Members:
Documents needed for this project:
1. PPT file
— An Introduction: Is there anything special about the song? Why did your group choose this song?
— The background of the song: The history of the song, or the story behind the song.
— The singer: Who is the singer? His/her background.
— The lyric
— The video and the link to the video
— Vocabulry/phrases/sentences you learned/
— Your comments on the song.
2. Class handout
Please prepare a class handout (1-2 pages) for each of your classmates.
— Anything you think that might help your audience better understand your presentation, or the song you chose.
–You could also list some of the good words/phrases/sentences that you learned from the talk.
3. 書面報告 (超級重要) (-20)
(1) A printed version of your ppt, (2) your talk script, and (3) the class handout you prepared.
— On the day your present, please give me a printed version of your ppt (6 slides on one page, double-sided) and a copy of your talk script (as a group)
— Please also attach a copy of the lyric of the song.
— Group leader upload the finalized files to the blackboard in two days after your group presentation.Final Reminder:
1. Please upload the files (ppt, talk script, handout) to Blackboard ONE WEEK before your presentation so I could give you some comments before you present in class.
2. When doing your presentation in class, you can play “part of the song”–the parts that impressed you the most. (3 to 3.5 minutes, maximum).
Evaluation:
Presentation skills
Creating an effective powerpoint presentation

 

Group Name of the Song Group Presentation (Video) PowerPoint
1
2
3
4
5
6

 

2016 Fall: 四技會資一乙

2016Fall: 通識選修 Group Presentation

Author: 2016-11-01

Group Presentation

Time: 16 to 22 minutes Language: English  
Powerpoint file: Send it to me one week before your presentation
1. ppt: cover slide, outline, content, reference, how you share your work
2. Bring a note is not allowed when doing the presentation.
3. Put only the main idea on the slides.		  
Group No. Topic Members
Group 1 YouTube & Language Learning
Steve Jobs’ 2005 Standford commencement Address
video, script
A. Introduction of the talk
B. Introduction of the speaker
C. Summary of the talk
D. Good words & sentences that inspired you.
E. Learning English from yourube (strengths)
F. How to download Youtube
G. Your comments
Another good example:
–https://www.youtube.com/education		  Jacky, Adam, Tiny, William, 于璨
Group 2 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)
C. D. Demonstrate how it works
E. Strengths & Weakness (your comments)		  Sandy, Penny, Lucy, Nick, Sally
Group 3 Evaluation of an interactive CD (Studio Classroom & Live ABC)
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 rescource		  Steve, Tony, Stanley, Kevin 周, Kevin 張
Group 4 TED Talk & Language Learning
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)		  Betty, Sophia, Yee Fun, Cynthia
Group 5 Language Testing (TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC) Choose 2
A. Its purpose (Compare & Contrast)
B. Scoring System
C. Recommend some online resource to prepare for the tests.
D. LTTC		  Yvonne, Patty, Vita, Wendy
Group 6 MOOCs and Open Course Ware
A. Their origin
B. What is MOOCs
B. What is Open Courseware
C. Introduce two of the popular MOOCs (MIT, Edx & Coursera)
D. Use a lesson to demonstrate
E. Your comments on MOOCs		  Rob, Snow, Theon, Arya, Sansa

 

2016 Fall, 2016 Fall: 四技通識選修

2016 Fall: 四技通識選修-Blog List

Author: 2016-10-04

2016 Fall: 四技通識選修-Blog List

ID Name English Class Blog
1 10445062 李存恩 Theon 四技企管二乙 http://10445062.blogspot.tw/
2 10445076 洪昇培 Snow 四技企管二乙 http://jonsnowhere.blogspot.tw/
3 10445077 曾緯庭 Rob 四技企管二乙 http://willy57994.blogspot.tw/
4 10445083 梁莘亞 Arya 四技企管二乙 http://caseyygreen.blogspot.tw/
5 10445004 楊弘堉 Steve 四技企管二甲 http://luvingyour.blogspot.tw/
6 10445006 莊舒涵 Sophia 四技企管二甲 http://shuhanchuang.blogspot.tw/
7 10445007 黃毓芳 Yvonne 四技企管二甲 http://yvonne8512.blogspot.tw/
8 10445010 阮寶瑩 Patty 四技企管二甲 http://patty0726.blogspot.tw/
9 10445013 王思云 Vita 四技企管二甲 http://vitawang2016.blogspot.tw/
10 10445017 溫子欣 Wendy 四技企管二甲 http://wendy8510.blogspot.tw/
11 10445020 張復榕 Kevins 四技企管二甲 http://kevinsenglishlearning.blogspot.tw/
12 10445024 呂柏諺 Tony 四技企管二甲 http://tonysengb.blogspot.tw/
13 10445028 劉宇凡 Yee Fun 四技企管二甲 http://yyyf430621.blogspot.tw/
14 10445030 劉以柔 Stanley 四技企管二甲 http://freedom623623.blogspot.tw/
15 10445031 周德明 Kevin 四技企管二甲 http://yourgenericwebsite.blogspot.tw/
16 10445032 林思瑩 Cynthia 四技企管二甲 http://cynthiassi.blogspot.tw/
17 10442004 郭宇航 Jacky 四技財金二甲 http://NTUBJacky.blogspot.tw/
18 10442010 張予璨 四技財金二甲 http://yu-can1024.blogspot.tw/
19 10442026 周煒晟 Adam 四技財金二甲 http://Adam0609.blogspot.tw/
20 10442034 吳廷恩 Tiny 四技財金二甲 http://Ntubtiny.blogspot.tw/
21 10442042 鐘威廉 William 四技財金二甲 http://Williamtjong21.blogspot.tw/
22 10444070 鄒宜如 Betty 四技商務二乙 http://hellobetty2016.blogspot.tw/
23 10444034 莊雅文 Sansa 四技商務二甲 http://sansa10444034.blogspot.tw/
24 10441064 呂欣穎 Sandy 四技會資二乙 http://10441064.blogspot.tw/
25 10441066 郭佩紋 Penny 四技會資二乙 http://10441066.blogspot.tw/
26 10441068 劉慧君 Lucy 四技會資二乙 http://10441068.blogspot.tw/
27 10441071 莊譯甯 Nick 四技會資二乙 http://dixon85818.blogspot.tw/
28 10441085 李宜萱 Sally 四技會資二乙 http://sallyli2016.blogspot.tw/

2016 Fall: 四技通識選修

2016 Fall: 五專財金四年甲班 Applied English

Author: 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

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

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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 Unit 10, 11, 12
10/27 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!

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