Courses

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.

Blackboard

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
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.
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
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
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)
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)
5/26 G1: Italy
G2: France
Comments (link)
Unit 12
6/2 G3: USA (recording)
G4: Denmark (recording)
Comments (link)
6/9 G5: Germany
G6: Sweden
Comments (link)
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.

Blackboard

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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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.

Blackboard

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
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
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
4/5 Holiday (No Class)

 

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
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
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
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
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
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.

Term Project

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 procrastinatorWait 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
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/

2020 Fall: 大一通識 Enlgish 1

Course: English 1 授課教師: 賴淑麗 Shu-li (Sally) Lai
授課班級: 四技通識英文(一) 學分/時數: 2/2
Email: shulilai@gmail.com Time/Location:  Wednesday (1:30 to 3:15) 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 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
9/16 Orientation Background Questionnaire 1. Have your two books ready. 2. Begin to work on your vocabulary book. 3. Watch the video (study less, study mart) at least twice.
9/23 Learning strategies TOEIC Unit 1 (2-11) 1. Preview Chapter 1.1. Look up difficult words in the dictionary in advance. 2. Work on your TOEIC vocabulary (2-11)
9/30 Chapter 1.1 Tony the Traveller TOEIC Unit 1 (12-21) 1. Be ready for the first quiz next week. 2. Finish the exercises (Reading One) 3. Explore Tony’s website.
10/7 – Reading One: Tony the Traveller – Tony’s website – Quiz 1 – The Easy Test System TOEIC Unit 1 (21-26) Unit 2 (27-31) 1. Preview Chapter 1.2. Look up the difficult words in the dictionary in advance. 2. As a group, post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on Monday night). 3. Try the Easy Test system and get used to the interface.
10/14 – Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad – 25 reasons to study abroad – Top 5 challenges of studying abroad TOEIC Unit 2 (32-41) 1. 單字考順延一周 2. Review the article 3. Practice TOEIC
10/21 TOEIC Proficiency Test (承曦樓607) 佔學期總成績 15% 請自備耳機 TOEIC Unit 2 (42-51)
10/28 Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad – Organization of the article – Suffix – Guessing from the context – Synonym Quiz 2 TOEIC Unit 2 (53-62) 1. Review the exercises we discussed today. 2. Preview Chapter 2.1 Mangoes and Magnolias and post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on 11/2 Monday night)
11/4 Chapter 2.1 Mangoes and Magnolias Day of the dead (10/31 to 11/2) What is the Day of the Dead?
11/11 Chapter 2.3 Book review of Mixed: An anthology of short fiction about the multiracial experience Quiz 3 (Vocabulary from Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3)
11/18 Midterm Exam 1. Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3 2. TOEIC Vocabulary (53 to 62) 3. TOEIC Vocabulary (Q1 & Q2) 4. Halloween history & tradition TOEIC Unit 3 (64-71) Preview Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. Post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on 11/23, Monday night)
11/25 – Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients – Presentation Skills 1 TOEIC Unit 3 (72-82)
12/2 – Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients – Quiz 4 – Presentation Skills 2 TOEIC Unit 4 (84-91)
12/9 1. 8 secrets of success by Richard John 2. What’s wrong with our food system 3. A twelve-year-old app developer 4. Try something new for 30 days TOEIC Unit 4 (92-102)
12/16 Oral Presentation 1 G1 This is me, by Keala Settle (Rico, Andy, Iris, Winnie, Sophia, Vicky) G2 Flashlight, by Fessie J. (Vivian, Michelle, Zola, Ru, Coco) TOEIC Unit 5 (104-111)
12/23 G3 Shallow, by Lady Gaga (Chen, Ken, Charlie, Jared, Angus, Yao) G4 See you again, Wiz Khalifa (Gary, Penny, Laura, Luna, Mick) TOEIC Unit 5 (112-121)
12/30 G5 Do you hear people sing? Les Miserables (Cindy, Jean, Annie, Nico) G6 Speechless, Naomi Scott (Alan, Willy, Betty, Rae, Hazel, Yuri) TOEIC Unit 5 (122-124)
1/6  Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients
1/13 Quiz 5 (Chapter 3.1, TOEIC P. 84 to 124) Wrap-Up Winter Break Assignment (TOEIC: 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

2020 Fall: 五專財稅四甲 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 12:10) 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. 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 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
9/15 Orientation Background Questionnaire 1. Have your two books ready. 2. Begin to work on your vocabulary book. 3. Watch the video (study less, study mart) at least twice.
9/22 Chapter 1 Cultural studies: The lessons of travel Chapter 1.1 Tony the Traveller TOEIC Unit 1 (2-11) 1. Preview Chapter 1.1. Look up difficult words in the dictionary in advance. 2. Work on your TOEIC vocabulary (2-11)
9/29 – Chapter 1 Cultural studies: The lessons of travel – Reading One: Tony the Traveller – Tony’s website TOEIC Unit 1 (12-21) 1. Be ready for the first quiz next week. 2. Finish the exercises (Reading One) 3. Explore Tony’s website.
10/6 – Reading One: Tony the Traveller – Tony’s website – Quiz 1 – TOEIC official website TOEIC Unit 1 (21-26) Unit 2 (27-31) 1. Preview Chapter 1.2. Look up the difficult words in the dictionary in advance. 2. As a group, post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on Saturday night).
10/13 – Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad – 25 reasons to study abroadTop 5 challenges of studying abroadSomewhere over the rainbowAn introduction to the singer TOEIC Unit 2 (32-41) 1. 單字考順延一周 2. Review the article 3. Practice TOEIC
10/20 10/19 (Monday) 8.9 TOEIC Proficiency Test (Computer Lab 承曦樓 702) 請自備耳機 TOEIC Unit 2 (42-51)
10/27 – Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad – Organization of the article – Suffix – Guessing from the context – Synonym Quiz 2 TOEIC Unit 2 (53-62) Preview Chapter 2.1. As a group, post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on Saturday night).
11/3 Chapter 2.1 Mangoes and Magnolias Day of the dead (10/31 to 11/2) What is the Day of the Dead? Be ready for Quiz 3 next week (on the four book chapters)
11/10 Chapter 2.3 Book review of Mixed: An anthology of short fiction about the multiracial experience Quiz 3 (Vocabulary from Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3)
11/17 Midterm Exam 1. Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3 2. TOEIC Vocabulary 53 to 62) 3. TOEIC Vocabulary (Q1 & Q2) 4. Halloween history & tradition TOEIC Unit 3 (64-71) Preview Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. Post the difficult sentences (1-2_ on BB (due on 11/21, Saturday night)
11/24 – Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients – Lyricstraining TOEIC Unit 3 (72-82) 1. Explore the website Lyricstraining and try some of the songs. 2. Begin to work on your term project. 3. Be ready for the quiz next week.
12/1 – Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Quiz 4 TOEIC Unit 4 (84-91)
12/8 Chapter 3.3 Water is shown to help people lose weight TOEIC Unit 4 (92-102)
12/15 G1 Girls like  you, by Maroon 5 (Samantha, Tiffany, Ivy, Tina, Peggy, Maxine) G2 Heal the world, by Michael Jackson (Ray, Andy, Eric, Jordan) G3 Summer, by Calvin Harris (William, Polly, Jim, Jerry) TOEIC Unit 5 (104-111)
12/22 G4 We are never ever getting back together, by Taylor Swift (Jerie, Yuki, Jamie, Celine, Oscar) G5 Flashlight, by Jessie (Amy, Jenny, Debbie, Peggy) G6 Try everthing, by Shakira (Apple, Nina, Mable, Ginny, Debbie) TOEIC Unit 5 (112-121)
12/29 G7 Take me home, country road, by John Denver (Clover, Jessica, Sharinie, Emily, Kaelyn) G8 Shallow, by Lady Gaga (Cathrine, Julie, Jenny, Duke, Ryan, Cheverry) G9 Head above water, by Avril Lavigne (Anna, Anna, Vermouth, Houdini, Ryze) TOEIC Unit 5 (122-124)
1/5 Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Review and check the exercise Quiz 5 (TOEIC p.84 to p.124)
1/12 Quiz 6 (Chapter 3.1 & Guidelines for the presentation skills) Wrap-Up Winter Assignment (TOEIC: 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

2020 Fall: 五專財金四甲 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:  Monday (13:30 to 16:10) Room 2
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. 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 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
9/14 Orientation Background Questionnaire 1. Have your two books ready. 2. Begin to work on your vocabulary book. 3. Watch the video (study less, study mart) at least twice.
9/21 Study tips: Study less, study smart TOEIC Unit 1 (2-11) 1. Preview Chapter 1.1. Look up difficult words in the dictionary in advance. 2. Work on your TOEIC vocabulary (2-11)
9/28 – Chapter 1 Cultural studies: The lessons of travel – Reading One: Tony the Traveller – Tony’s website – Finish the graphic organizer with your members – Teachers’ Day TOEIC Unit 1 (12-21) 1. Be ready for the first quiz next week. 2. Finish the exercises (Reading One) 3. Preview Chapter 1.2. Look up the difficult words in the dictionary in advance.
10/5 – Reading One: Tony the Traveller – Tony’s websiteQuiz 1 TOEIC official website TOEIC Unit 1 (21-26) Unit 2 (27-31) 1. Preview Chapter 1.2. Look up the difficult words in the dictionary in advance. 2. As a group, post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (due on Friday night).
10/12 TOEIC Proficiency Test  TOEIC Unit 2 (32-41)
10/19 Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad – 25 reasons to study abroad – Top 5 challenges of studying abroad Quiz 2 TOEIC Unit 2 (42-51) 1. Review the article 2. Finish the exercise on page 11, 12, 13, and 14. 3. Preview Chapter 2.1 Mangoes and Magnolias (BB due on 10/24, Saturday night)
10/26 Reading Two: The benefits of studying abroad – Organization of the article – Suffix – Guessing from the context – Synonym TOEIC Unit 2 (53-62) 1. Review the exercises we discussed today. 2. Read Chapter 2.1 one more time and be ready for the discussion. 3. Preview Chapter 2.3 Book review of Mixed and post the difficult sentences (1-2) on BB (Due on 10/31, Saturday night)
11/2 Chapter 2.1 Mangoes and Magnolias 1. Review Chapter 2.1. 2. Read Chapter 2.3 and try to finish some of the exercises. 3. Be ready for Quiz 3.
11/9 Chapter 2.3 Book review of Mixed: An anthology of short fiction about the multiracial experience Quiz 3 (Vocabulary from the four book chapters)
11/16 Midterm Exam – Chapter 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3 – TOEIC Vocabulary (P.42 to P62) – Items from Q1 & Q2 – The video we watched in class TOEIC Unit 3 (64-71) 1. Preview Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients. Post the difficult sentences (1-2_ on BB (due on 11/21, Saturday night)
11/23 – Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients – Lyricstraining TOEIC Unit 3 (72-82) 1. Explore the website Lyricstraining and try some of the songs. 2. Begin to work on your term project. 3. Be ready for the quiz next week.
11/30 – Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Quiz 4 TOEIC Unit 4 (84-91)
12/7 1. 8 secrets of success by Richard John 2. What’s wrong with our food system 3. A twelve-year-old app developer 4. Try something new for 30 days TOEIC Unit 4 (92-102)
12/14 G1 Without me, by Halsey (Shopping, Kale, Teresa, Alice, Jenny)  G2 Lost stars, by Adam Levine (Sharon. Jim, Wilbur, Leo, Louie) G3 22, by Taylor Swift (Judy, Elaine, Eileen, Lila, Lillian) TOEIC Unit 5 (104-111)
12/21 G4 Hakuna Matata, from Lion King (Joanna, Jia, Worldpeace, Joyce, Annie) G5 City of Stars, by Duet ft. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (Ruby, Peggy, Amy, Joyce, Olivia, Britney) G6 Homecoming, by Kanye West (Wesley, Eric, Claire, Emma, Iris) TOEIC Unit 5 (112-121)
12/28 G7 See you again, by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth G8 Shallow, by Lady Gaga G9 Scars to your beautiful, by Alessia Cara (Sheila, Jennifer, Annie, Nancy, Alex) G10 Thank you, next, by Ariana Grande (Nicole, Polin, Xin, Bird, Judy, Aubrey) TOEIC Unit 5 (122-124) 1. Please preview Chapter 3.1. We’ll try to finish Chapter 3.2 next Thursday. 2. We’ll finish the exercises in Chapter 3.1 too. 3. Be ready for our final quiz on January 11.
1/4 Chapter 3.1 Robots improve health care, helping doctors, nurses, and patients Video 1, Video 2, Video 3 Review and check the exercise Quiz 5 (TOEIC p.84 to p.124)
1/11 Quiz 6 (Chapter 3 & Guidelines for the presentation skills) Wrap-Up Winter Break Assignments (TOEIC: 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

2020 bloglist (Finance)

Blog (Finance)

  Student Chinese English Blog
1 10832003 林芳聿 Selina https://selina10832003.blogspot.com
2 10832004 蔡熏儀 Joyce https://joycetsai2020.blogspot.com
3 10832005 王芊婷 Jamie https://lian54218.blogspot.com
4 10832006 朱珮瑄 Peggy https://hsuan6hsuan6.blogspot.com
5 10832008 林湘庭 Tina https://tina91024.blogspot.com
6 10832009 林亭均 Ruby https://lintingjun.blogspot.com
7 10832010 黃鈺珊 Charlotte https://charlotte10000.blogspot.com
8 10832011 楊筑鈞 Esme https://esmeinwonderland.blogspot.com
9 10832012 王品淇 Sylvia https://2020sylvia.blogspot.com
10 10832013 張馨如 Lulu  https://juchang1999.blogspot.com
11 10832014 黃梓茵 Zoya https://zoya0408.blogspot.com
12 10832015 周佳均 Emily  https://10832015.blogspot.com
13 10832016 馮郁婷 Eileen https://EileenNTUB.blogspot.com
14 10832017 陳法妘 Yvonne https://yvonne8000.blogspot.com
15 10832018 鄭棋 Hannah https://cc0202.blogspot.com
16 10832019 蔡皓中 Harry https://ntubharrytsai.blogspot.com
17 10832020 潘奕彣 Alice https://alice10832020.blogspot.com
18 10832021 蔡雯欣 Winnie https://10832021.blogspot.com 
19 10832022 潘聿辰 Ethan https://aaaaa878787.blogspot.com 
20 10832023 周亞璇 Angela https://angelaya31.blogspot.com 
21 10832024 陳宥汝 Alyssa https://alyssa0000.blogspot.com
22 10832025 謝如雅 Blair https://sasukeenglishclass.blogspot.com
23 10832026 黃郁涵 Helen  https://helen820.blogspot.com
24 10832027 黃慕芸 Jenny https://JennyNTUB.blogspot.com
25 10832028 鄭琇文 Sammy https://sammy10832028.blogspot.com
26 10832029 林兪岑 Bella https://linyucen.blogspot.com
27 10832030 王冠婷 Katy https://kuantw0406.blogspot.com
28 10832031 詹瑞褕 Jennifer https://juiyu031.blogspot.com
29 10832032 白翊筠 Bai https://bai3000.blogspot.com
30 10832035 黃雯琦 Elena https://wenchi1999.blogspot.com
31 10832036 陳虹汝 Gabo  https://heyimhereitsgabo.blogspot.com
32 10832037 蔡宛玲 Alice https://alicetsai37.blogspot.com
33 10832038 葛緣喜 Ann https://ann10832038.blogspot.com
34 10832039 邱寶萱 Alina https://chiupaohsuan.blogspot.com
35 10832040 范家菱 Amisa https://amisafan.blogspot.com
36 10832041 葉丹 Ye Dan https://ida1997.blogspot.com
37 10832042 歐佳灝 Jackson https://jacksonntub.blogspot.com
38 10832043 葉珈纓 Eden https://edenyee.blogspot.com
39 10832044 林彥伶 Demi https://demizero.blogspot.com
40 1083A002 周羽婷 Tina https://tina1083a002.blogspot.com
41 N1083736 蘇家靖    
  

 

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.

Blackboard

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)
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)
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
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.

Blackboard

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)
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.
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 (video1video 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)
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)

 

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.
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
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)