NOV-DEC雜誌小考01/01-01/04暨期末考01/04-01/08公告

各位同學：

MOODLE已經開放十一月及十二月雜誌的綜合小考。
請於期限內﹝01/01-01/04﹞完成測驗。

注意！

• 每人限測驗一次
• 測驗時間為50分鐘

此外，
期末考為線上測驗﹝非MOODLE平台﹞！
方法同期中測驗。
請同學在限期內﹝01/04-01/08﹞完成線上多益聽力與閱讀測驗。
考試內容有別於小考，並非只針對雜誌。
同學可先參考部落格提供的 Learner Resources 3﹝多益相關資訊﹞之後再考試。
﹝esp. NCHU FLAC http://www.nchu.edu.tw/~flac/ - LiveABC「全民英檢網」！﹞
﹝以學號作為帳號和密碼登入！﹞
﹝曾經使用過該系統的同學請先確定自己的帳號密碼有無更動！﹞

請務必準時出席應考！
未登記應考時間者，
請主動與老師聯繫！

Wendy

Learner Resources 5: General/Business/Academic English

Dear all,

Please check on the follwing sites for your reference to vocabulary use for different purposes.

Beware that you are supposed to make use of the following sites (at least)
to find out 3 example sentences
for each of the 20 words you picked out from 850 basic English words!

• General English
  http://www.google.com.tw/
• Academic English
  http://scholar.google.com.tw/
• Business English
  http://www.englishclub.com/business-english/vocabulary.htm

Wendy

1222-0101 Revise Your Q-A (01/01截止！)

Dear all,

Once you finish the writing consultation,
please revise your passages AGAIN based on the comments you receive,
and post them HERE!

If you haven't got the chance for any consultation,
go schedule one!!!

若已經成功到萬年樓5樓外語學習資源中心完成寫作諮詢，
請在部落格貼上你根據小老師意見再改寫過的段落。
﹝至少有一次Q-A寫作需要諮詢！至多兩次！﹞

Wendy

12/15 特別公告

各位同學：

本週互評作業因為小組報告延後暫停一次！
閱讀自評作業維持不變！

上週writing consultation活動，
因資源中心參加人數過多，
因此延後至下週二12/22前完成。
倘若還是無法順利完成，
請在下週二提出討論。

另外，
尚未到MOODLE平台練習操作雜誌小考﹝僅10月份﹞的同學，
請盡快上去練習﹝每人不限一次﹞。

尤其建議下列同學反覆練習 -

林叡呈、吳宛霖、張郁琦、陳偉超、簡孜芸、毛運韡、蘇蔚鴻、陳韻絜、謝雨達、李安翔、張競元、許育民、黃家瑩、林庭瑋、吳朗岳、廖昌毅、劉威廷、陳宥任、林志憲、翁哲盛、趙中譽、楊凱成、黃昭通

Wendy

Learner Resources 4: Grammar

Dear all,

Please go check the following documents online -
「一生必學的英文文法」﹝政大英文系 陳超明教授 口述﹞

• 前言：文法的難題
• 找出主詞與動詞
• 結語

I believe you'll have a clear overview of what's brought up by Professor Chen.

And if you're really very interested in the issue,
feel free to google the book tile online.
You'll have a lot more related articles for your own study purpose.

Wendy

OCT雜誌小考補考公告﹝12/28更新！﹞

各位同學 ：

12/31前確定開放10月份雜誌小考考場作為練習及複習用﹝不限次數！﹞

至於11月份雜誌小考考場確定與12月考場合併！

請同學見諒！

建議反覆練習的同學名單如下。

• 林叡呈、吳宛霖、張郁琦、陳偉超、簡孜芸、毛運韡、蘇蔚鴻、陳韻絜、謝雨達、李安翔、張競元、許育民、黃家瑩、林庭瑋、吳朗岳、廖昌毅、劉威廷、陳宥任、林志憲

請注意！

1. 同學必須在時限﹝40分鐘﹞內完成題目！每人不限作答一次！
2. 補考同學成績已經登記完畢。
3. 考場將於01/01﹝週五﹞00:00關閉。

Wendy

1124-1201-1207 Question and Answer

Dear all,

Here's the list of this week's questions.

Choose 1 question and think on that.
Write down your answer on the WORKSHEET (11/24-12/01),
and hand it in next Tuesday!

Beware that you're supposed to show the
unity, coherence, consistency and appropriateness in your writing!

1. (Nov. 16-17) The article attributes Coldplay's connection with audiences to several factors. What are those? If you have heard Coldplay's music, what other attributes would you add?
2. (Nov. 18-19) Why are more and more Americans adopting a gluten-free diet?
3. (Nov. 20-21) Explain the author's use of zebras and lions to illustrate the point of the book.
4. (Nov. 23-25) How does Seattle's location contribute to its success?
5. (Nov. 26-28) How does an attitude of gratitude benefit both the individual and his society?

Wendy

期中補考公告﹝請務必詳讀細節！12/03更新！﹞

各位同學：

期中考補考已經結束！
期中考特殊補考12/04截止！

雜誌11月號小考最快週五開放！
雜誌10月號小考最快週末開放！
﹝請見 November雜誌小考暨October雜誌小考補考公告 ﹞

本週三﹝11/25﹞起至下週一﹝11/30﹞訂為期中考補考。
測驗對象為期中考試成績未達標準者﹝聽力、閱讀各60分，百分制﹞。
地點為萬年樓5樓「外語資源學習中心」。
測驗透過線上LiveABC平台進行，
補考生可以不計次數補考﹝意即同學可在期限之內重複多次參加補考﹞。

屆時每天將分上午﹝8點至12點﹞及下午﹝1點至5點﹞兩個場次，
但請注意細節如下 -

1. 每場次只開放同學進行一次的測驗
2. 每場次同時進行聽力及閱讀﹝僅補考一項者只需應考該項﹞
3. 現場採直接登記制，若現場額滿就必須再找其他場次考試
4. 補考同學請攜帶學生證作為現場核對身份用
5. 補考結果不計次數，僅採計最後有無達到標準﹝60分，百分制：聽力約285，閱讀約240﹞ ；
   達到標準者補考成績以及格論，未達標準者則以不及格論

補考學生名單如下。

﹝一﹞聽力

賀祥、蘇蔚鴻、楊敏泛、莊俊宏、許雅筑、高毓斌、趙中譽、林志憲、鄭志永、李玥瑩、彭雅玟

﹝二﹞聽力與閱讀

翁哲盛、林姿瑩、陳宥任、謝漢民、毛運韡、劉威廷、宋芳儒、李安翔、楊凱成、黃家瑩、張競元、陳庭筠、陳偉超、蘇仕傑、許育民、吳朗岳、陳言銘、廖昌毅、林庭瑋

另外，請注意！
部份同學因為考試當天受到其他班級干擾，
因此無法順利完成考試。

為此，
11/25-12/04同時加開另一不同性質的特殊補考考場，
但請注意細節如下-

1. 同學在所有場次中只能挑選一個場次
2. 確定報告場次後，
   請最遲於考前一天5點前，
   先透過email或部落格留言告知老師；
   待收到老師回覆之後才能視為正式報考成功
3. 考試方法同期中考﹝請同時應考聽力與閱讀﹞
4. 考試結果採計最高分者

特殊補考學生名單如下

• 張郡綸﹝預約12/04下午場﹞
• 林叡呈
• 王盈茹﹝預約12/04下午場﹞
• 簡孜芸﹝預約12/03上午場﹞
• 許耿豪
• 吳宛霖﹝預約12/04下午場﹞
• 黃昭通﹝11/25已完成考試﹞
• 黃旭瑩﹝預約12/04下午場﹞

Wendy

1124-1130 Thanksgiving-Related Outside Readings

1. Beware Of Turkey Phobia (From: Flash News)
   http://www.flashnews.com/news/wfn1091123J20060.html
2. How Thanksgiving Got Its Turkey (From: GOOD)
   http://www.good.is/post/how-thanksgiving-got-its-turkey/?GT1=48001
3. Over-The-Top Thanksgiving Turkeys (From: MSN)
   http://www.delish.com/entertaining-ideas/holidays/thanksgiving/unique-thanksgiving-turkey-recipes?GT1=47028
4. Thanksgiving (From: Wikipedia)
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving
5. 5 Biggest Thanksgiving Food Myths Debunked (From: msnbc.com)
   http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34113335/ns/today-today_holiday_guide/?GT1=43001

Learner Resources 3: TOEIC

1. About TOEIC
   認識多益
   http://www.toeic.com.tw/about.jsp
2. Test sample
   多益題型範例
   http://www.toeic.com.tw/about_test5.jsp
3. Basic English word list
   基本850字彙表
   http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Basic_English_word_list
4. TOEIC listening test analysis
   聽力測驗題型分析
   http://www.etweb.fju.edu.tw/yueh/toeic/listanalysis.htm
5. TOEIC reading test analysis
   閱讀測驗題型分析
   http://www.etweb.fju.edu.tw/yueh/toeic/readanalysis.htm
6. Good Luck TOEIC
   應考指南
   ﹝另附連結至雅思與托福應考指南﹞
   http://www.goodlucktoeic.com/index.html

5th Blogging Task (2): 1104-1110 Question and Answer (Short Passage Revision)

Dear all,

Please make your post and comment here for this week (11/04-11/10).
The post should be a 1-paragraph revison of your in-class writing on the worksheet.
(NOTE 1. 貼文為改寫後的文章！)
(NOTE 2. 未出席同學請主動發信給老師，索取題目！)

Besides, you are supposed to

• rewrite the short passage with clear textual relationships
  (Read your classmate's comment first!)
• include at least 2 words (from the magazines, either Oct. or Nov.) in your revision

As for this week's comment,
it should be about your classmate's post/revision.
Comment on the overall structure, rather than on the mechanism.

Let me know if you need help or have questions.

Wendy

5th Blogging Task (1): 1028-1103 Question and Answer (Short Passage Revision)

Dear all,

Please make your post and comment here for this week (10/28-11/03).

The post should be a 1-paragraph revison of your in-class writing on the worksheet.
(NOTE 1. 貼文為改寫後的文章，不是課堂上你給同學的評論！)
(NOTE 2. 未出席同學請主動發信給老師，索取題目！)

Besides, you are supposed to

1. rewrite the short passage with organizational errors corrected
2. include at least 2 words (from the textbook) in your revision

As for this week's comment,
it should be about your classmate's post/revision.
Comment on fluency or the overall structure, rather than accuracy.

Let me know if you need help or have questions.

Wendy

4th Blogging Task: 1021-1027 Train Your Brain to Stay Sharp (Short Passage Revision)

Dear all,

Please make your post and comment here for this week (10/21-10/27).

The post should be a 1-paragraph revison of what was written down on the pink paper slip you got.
(NOTE 1. 貼文為改寫後的文章，不是課堂上的評論！)
(NOTE 2. 未出席同學請參考雜誌 p.10-12，並針對該議題完成新文章！)

Besides, you are supposed to

1. rewrite the short passage with both grammatical and organizational errors corrected
2. include at least 2 wrods in your revision from the word list below

• ample
• amend
• accelerate
• back up
• beef up
• robust
• lay out
• tax
• dormant
• navigate
• mop up
• on the go
• tap into
• output
• dementia
• neuron
• spatial
• composition

As for this week's comment, it should be about your classmate's post/revision, focused on fluency, not accuracy.

Let me know if you need help or have questions.

Wendy

3rd Blogging Task: 1014-1020 Study Skills, Career Skills, Life Skills

Dear all,

Please make your posts and comments here for this week (10/14-10/20)!

Since there was one magazine article talking about how to master job interviews,
I'd love you to think more and put together here every skill we've discussed.

What do you think about all these skills?

Some of the skills (called "study skills") are for students and learners,
and some (called "career skills") are for employers, employees, and even job hunters.

Seems like there's a huge difference in between.
Do you really think so?
Or you think that there's actually connection in between?
And does any of the study skills or any of the career skills have to do with "life skills"?
Why/ Why not?

Beware that this time,

• you are STILL supposed to pay extra attention to the textual relationship
  so that you organize your ideas from general to specific or to examples.

Also,

• you should include at least 2 words or phrases (from the word list below) in your post and at least 2 words or phrases (from the word list below) in your comment. (Overlaps are allowed.)

And here's the word list.

1. articulate
2. cordial
3. cocky
4. decompress
5. debrief
6. pack
7. nail
8. interim
9. regurgitate
10. rapport
11. set off

NOTE:

• Please end your post and comment with your NAMEs (both English and Chinese names)!
• Check our blog post/comment scoring rubric for the 10 basic requirements!

Wendy 張文俐

Reminder: Check Your Mailbox to Find Out How to Upload HW

Dear all,

Please check your mailbox for R1's presentation PPT and outside reading handout.

There are also the evaluation sheets attached.
Feel free to download them for your homework assignments.

As for how to hand in your homework,
please upload the files to the ETS Moodle platform (www.ets.nchu.edu.tw/moodle).
Check your mailbox for more details (esp. how to log in).

Let me know you have any problems.

Wendy

2nd Blogging Task: 1007-1013 Strategic Learners

Dear all,

Please make your posts and comments here for this week (10/07-10/13)!

I'd love to hear from you about a strategic learner.
What helps this kind of learner learn L2 in an effective way?

If you wanna be more specific on this,
tell us what you think makes a good listener, reader, writer, or speaker?

Beware that this time,

• you should pay extra attention to the textual relationship
  to see if you do offer a clear definition or supportive details.

Also,

• you should include at least 2 words or phrases (from the word list below) in your post and at least 2 words or phrases (from the word list below) in your comment. (Overlaps are allowed.)

And here's the word list.

1. ammend
2. assess
3. articulate
4. beef up
5. cocky
6. facilitate
7. run with
8. tax
9. trait
10. yearn

NOTE:

1. Please end your post and comment with your NAMEs (both English and Chinese names)!
2. Check our blog post/comment scoring rubric for the 10 basic requirements!

Wendy 張文俐

Learner Resources 2: Reading + Listening

Dear all,


Please check on Advanced English [Online]: http://www.studioclassroom.com.tw/ad/index.php
Attend to the week's topic(s) and reading (s),
and get ready for our discussion in class!

Wendy

Reminder: Blog Post/Comment Scoring Rubric

Dear all,

Thank you for all the wonderful posts and comments there under these weeks' topics!
Please keep making updates for our class blog!

The scoring rubric attached will help you reach a better understanding of how your posts and comments will be evaluated.


The blog POST (100)

1. In the right place(e.g., 0930-1006 Learning Strategies) (10%)
2. Meets the requirement(1 short passage, at least 3-4 sentences) (10%)
3. To the week's topic(e.g., Learning Strategies) (10%)
4. Shows understanding of the topic (10%)
5. Has a point (10%)
6. Offers references (10%)
7. Shares thoughts, ideas, or opinions (10%)
8. With the key term/phrase or key structure used properly and correctly (10%)
9. With correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization (10%)
10. Ends with a name(both English name and Chinese name) (10%)

The blog COMMENT (100)

1. In the right place(e.g., 0930-1006 Learning Strategies) (10%)
2. Meets the requirement(1 short passage, at least 3-4 sentences) (10%)
3. Makes a response to one classmate's post (10%)
4. Shows understanding of the topic (10%)
5. Has a point (10%)
6. Offers references (10%)
7. Shares thoughts, ideas, or opinions (10%)
8. With the key term/phrase or key structure used properly and correctly (10%)
9. With correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization (10%)
10. Ends with a name(both English name and Chinese name) (10%)

Let me know if you have any questions!

Wendy

1st Blogging Task: 0930-1006 Learning Strategies

Dear all,

Please make your posts and comments here for the week (09/30-10/06)!

Since we've done so much in class about learning strategies,
why not share with us your own thought or reflection on the issue?

Don't worry too much about your grammar and vocabulary.
What matters is the message in the post!

Wendy

Learner Resources 1: Listening

Dear all,

Please check on Randall's Cyber Listening Lab: http://www.esl-lab.com/

Try "General Listening Quizzes" and try both the MEDIUM and DIFFICULT level.
Feel free to have any further discussion with me!

See you in class!

Wendy

Tentative Syllabus

Advanced English
Fall 2009

Tue. 09:10-12:00
張文俐Wen-li (Wendy) Chang
wendychangNCHU@gmail.com

This course is tailored to help students work towards a higher level of language skills. Class participation is encouraged through the mediation of online learning tools. After completion of the course, students are expected to:
- Think critically on complex issues
- Produce clear and well-structured English
- Develop self-study skills that enable them to continue to learn English independently

Required textbooks

1. Brougham, D. et al. (Eds.). (2009, Oct. – 2010, Jan.). Advanced English.


2. Johnson, B. E. (1994). The reading edge: Thirteen ways to build reading comprehension (2nd ed.). Taipei: Bookman Books.

Learner resources

1. Advanced English online: http://www.studioclassroom.com.tw/ad/index.php


2. Class blog: http://www.wendychangnchu.blogspot.com/ (Check online for latest updates)

Grading
Attendance 10% + Class participation (blog post/comment 15% + learning portfolio 15%) +
Group report/presentation 20% + Midterm 20% + Final 20%

Syllabus

Presentation Schedule

How to Make a Response

Please take a look at the following steps before you make a response.

1. Get onto the site (http://www.wendychangnchu.blogspot.com/).

2. Click on the topic.

3. Write down your comment.

4. Post your comment.

a. Select profile (Google Account recommended). Click on "Preview" or "Post Comment".

b. Sign in with your Google account.

c. Complete word verification. Click on "Post Comment".
d. Done! (Remove the post if you regret it!)

0922-0929 test

Dear all,

Please make your posts and comments here for the week (09/22-09/29)!

Don't worry about your grammar and vocabulary.
The ideas you wanna share with us are a lot more important!

Wendy