2026 Spring: AI and English Learning

國立台北商業大學114學年度第2學期教學計劃表
A tentative syllabus

 

課程名稱: AI與英語學習 授課教師: 賴淑麗 (Shu-li Sally Lai)
授課班級: 四技通識選修 學分/時數: 2/2
E-mail: shulilai@gmail.com Time: Wednesday (15:25 to 17:10)
Class website: https://tronclass.ntub.edu.tw/ Room: 語言中心 (Room 5)
Classroom materials
  1. Online materials and handouts.
  2. Gemini, ChatGPT, Cool English, and other free AI tools.
Classroom Evaluation
Midterm: 20%; Final Project: 25%; Reflection: 10%; Assignments & Quizzes: 35%; Participation: 10%
Course Objective
This course helps you use free AI tools and online resources to become a more effective and independent English learner. By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Discover tools: Use a range of AI tools and online resources to practice all four skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking).
  • Create opportunities: Use AI as a personal tutor to practice English anytime, anywhere.
  • Think critically: Evaluate AI output for accuracy and reduce errors or misinformation.
  • Act ethically: Use AI responsibly and appropriately for school and future workplace tasks.
  • Build independence: Develop strategies to continue learning English on your own.
Group 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.
  3. Please turn your cell phone to silent mode during class. You may use your mobile phone during class only for dictionary lookup or information searching related to the lesson.
  4. There will be quizzes and exams based on the materials presented in class and in the textbooks. Please preview and review the class materials every week.
Date Content Activities Assignments
3/4 (W1)
  • Orientation and the “Magic” Assistant
  • Background & Need Analysis
3/11 (W2)
  • Prompting for Beginners
  • My AI tools
  • Ethics & Accuracy (Don’t Believe Everything)
3/18 (W3)
  • Reading News with AI
  • Topic: Simplifying difficult text.
  • Tools: Online News (BBC Learning English / Taipei Times) + ChatGPT.
3/25 (W4) Reading News with AI
4/1 (W5) AI & Vocabulary Learning
4/8 (W6) AI & Vocabulary Learning
4/15 (W7) AI and Study Assistant
4/22 (W8) AI and Study Assistant
4/29 (W9) AI & Speaking
5/6 (W10) Midterm Exam
5/13 (W11)
  • AI & Speaking
  • Low-Pressure chatting
5/20 (W12)
  • Writing for real life
  • Short interesting writing
5/27 (W13)
  • AI and writing
  • Guidelines for the term project
6/3 (W14) AI and Translation
6/10 (W15) AI and Translation
6/17 (W16) Project Sharing
6/24 (W17) Project Sharing
7/1 (W18) 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: The syllabus is subject to change based on the progress and needs of the class.