科技英文
Technical English
| 節 | 週三 |
|---|---|
5 13:20–14:10 | 科技英文 A502 2 節連堂 |
6 14:20–15:10 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
This course is designed to develop the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in a technical context. Each class will revolve around practical tasks and activities encouraging students to provide creative solutions to real world technical problems. These will enable students to consolidate and apply the knowledge they build up over the duration of the course. During the course students will be required to discuss and also give informal presentations on a wide variety of technical topics. Part of the course will also be dedicated to technical writing, giving students the skills to successfully write emails, memos, technical reports, instructions and procedures. At the end of this course successful students will be able to: 1) Produce clear and effective technical writing in the form of a business email, technical report, memo and instructions. 2) Recognize and apply grammatical structures and vocabulary, especially those characteristic of technical writing and fields. 3) Extract and evaluate information from texts and visual forms of representation such as diagrams and charts, and use this information to innovate novel solutions to real world problems. 4) Read, comprehend and discuss professional materials in English from a diverse range of technical fields.
Students should be aware that attendance is mandatory for all parts of the course. Final grades will be calculated upon the following: Participation (10%) Self-study (10%) Oral activities and written assignments (60%) Final presentation (40%) As a major objective of the course is to improve English speaking and listening, great emphasis will be placed on the effective oral production of English. However, certain aspects of technical writing such as emails, memos and instructions will also be covered. As part of the self-study component of the course, students will be required to listen to 10 technology podcast episodes, and create a short video summarizing each episode and giving your thoughts and reflections.
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Introduction and confidence building |
| 第 2 週 | Civil Engineering - describing construction |
| 第 3 週 | Materials - types of materials and their application |
| 第 4 週 | Email writing (Assignment) |
| 第 5 週 | Alternative Energy |
| 第 6 週 | Aeronautics |
| 第 7 週 | Mass transportation |
| 第 8 週 | Technical reports (Assignment) |
| 第 9 週 | Environmental Engineering |
| 第 10 週 | Robotics |
| 第 11 週 | Electronics |
| 第 12 週 | Technical memos (Assignment) |
| 第 13 週 | Production - describing products and their manufacture |
| 第 14 週 | Defense Technology |
| 第 15 週 | Household Technology |
| 第 16 週 | Kick-starter Proposal (Assessed presentation) |
| 第 17 週 | On-line self-study: Assigned activities |
| 第 18 週 | On-line self-study: Assigned activities |
Oxford English for Careers: Technology 2 Eric Glendinning & Alison Pohl Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-456953-8
- 地點
- A518 of Assembly Building (Joint Education Hall)
- 時間
- Please call or email to make an appointment
- 聯絡方式
- Email: mike0924@nctu.edu.tw Tel: x52773