2023 Spring: 四技通識 Technology Enhanced Language Learning

國立台北商業大學111學年度第2學期教學計劃表

A tentative syllabus

 

課程名稱: Technology Enhanced Language Learning

授課教師: 賴淑麗 (Shu-li Sally Lai)

授課班級: 

學分/時數: 2/2

E-mail: shulilai@gmail.com

Time: Wednesday (15:25 to 17: 10)

Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/nhs-ombq-sxy

Room: 視聽教室 Room 5

Classroomscreen: https://classroomscreen.com/

Link to your blog: Your Blog

Classroom materials
Free online materials (websites and tools)
該課程無須買課本, 教材全部是線上免費資源.

Classroom Evaluation

Assignments: 50%
Quizzes: 20%
Self-Directed Learning Task:15%
Reflection Paper: 15%

Course Objective

本課程在引導學生善用科技以及網路英語學習資源，有效提升英語聽、說、讀、寫之相關能力，並激發其學習意願。修完此課程之學生，將能有效運用科技以及線上資源，解決自我英語學習相關之問題，期能達到獨立學習以及終生學習之目的。
課堂中將帶領體驗各類英語學習網站以及科技,並討論這些科技如何能幫我們提升英語能力或解決英文相關問題. 課程內容包含體驗線上聊天機器人,語音辨識, Podcast, 英文歌曲網站, 新聞網站, 以及世界著名之開放課程網站.

Term Project

To be announced.

Course Requirements
  1. If you must miss a class due to an unavoidable circumstance (e.g., sick leave, injury, or a family emergency), please notify me in advance by email.
  2. There will be no late assignments or make-up tests. Please submit (hand in) your assignments on time.
  3. Be in class on time.

Date

Content

Activities
2/15
  • Orientation to the class
2/22 #1 Greeting (due on 2/26 Sunday)
– Say hi to your readers and briefly introduce yourself. (50 words at least).
– Text and photo (required)
– Video (optional) Review the article we discussed today.
Preview Chapter 4 (p. 38 only): Vocabulary
An introduction to CALL (from An invitation to CALL) (2021) (link)
3/1 Topic 1: Vocabulary and writing tools

  • An introduction to CALL (from An invitation to CALL) (2021) (link) (Vocabulary, p. 38 only)
  • Easy editing with Grammarly – Grammarly Tutorial (link)
  • Grammarly (link)
  • Use Grammarly to check and revise your 1st post.
  • How to write a quality comment (link)
 #2 Improve your 1st post and comment on your classmates’ blog posts.
1. Add the link to your blog (Grammarly)
2. Improve your 1st post.
3. Comment on 3 of your classmates’ 1st posts.
3/8 Topic 1: Vocabulary (review)
Learners’ dictionary, corpus tool, translator		 #3 Hands-on Exercise 1
Please hand it in next week.
3/15 Topic 2: Listening & Speaking
– Check your assignment.
– Podcast: 好想講英文 (link)
– Add gadgets to your blog		 # 4 好想講英文
1. Choose a topic of your interest and write down 10 sentences you learn and highlight the keywords. You can also add Chinese translation? Don’t forget to add the topic and the link to the episode you listen to.
2. Add at least 2 gadgets to your blog.
3/22 Topic 2: Listening & Speaking
– Learn English happily (graded stories) (link)
– How does a bank collapse in 48 hours? (link)		 # 5 Online stories
Listen to One online story from learn English happily, summarize the stories, and provide a short comment (at least 60 words). Don’t forget to have the topic and embed the video at the top.
3/29 Topic 3: English Songs
– How to use songs to learn English?
– Lyricstraining
4/5 Holiday (No Class)
4/12 Topic 3: English Songs
– How to use songs to learn English?
– Lyricstraining
4/19 Topic 4: Speaking
– TTX
– Speech Recognition
– Chatbot
4/26 Topic 5: News
– News in Levels
– BBC
– Focus Taiwan
– TTS
5/3 Topic 5: Online News
– News in Levels
– BBC
– Focus Taiwan
– TTS
5/10 Topic 6: Open Courseware
– EdX
– Coursera
5/17 Topic 6: Open Courseware
– EdX
– Coursera
5/24 – Self-Directed Learning Task
My study plan: Share your online learning plan
5/31 – Self-Directed Learning Task
My study plan: Share your online learning plan
6/7 – Self-reflection paper due
6/14 Wrap-up

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、問題溝通解決


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