Materials Development

• Contact the experts• Consult the experts• Design authentic tasks

In Search of Content TeachersSpeaker: Angela Ko (柯瓊琪 )

In search of the content teachers•Co-working with the departmental offices •Contacting content teachers•

Consulting the ExpertsSpeaker: Vanessa Tu (杜佩璇 )

•Where is the difficulty coming from?

Subject matters

Content knowledge

•From experts:▫You’re crossing the line!▫What is ESP? ▫What do you want to do with our students?▫Why is this activity? ▫How are you going teach our students, please be

specific?•We are not trusted!•Time spent on describing

1. Suspicions

Shouldn’t be too surprising

Different

purposes

approaches

attitudes

professions

philosophies

Persuade

•Math experts •Medical professionals

Math (English for General Science)

ESP teachers Math Specialists

Article SelectionChoose the articles:(1)we understand(2)relate to math

Topics : too narrowContent: too general

Result of compromise

Content : Language = 7 : 3 Topics decision: Infinity, possibility, integral, pi

Activity Design Totally no clue. Emails; Meetings

Consulting result Totally no clue.Depend on ourselvesSelf-learning: Khan Academy

From: Vanessa Tu <flyingvanessa@gmail.com>

1) - 文章標題： Math Without Words-- Numerical reasoning seems independent of language

- 網址： http://demo1.wordpedia.com/SA/chenread.asp?docsn=2005072396&readtype=ce 

- 字數： 695

- 欲截取文章內容：全選-Vanessa 的看法：本篇以很多研究例子來驗證數學和語言的獨立性 ; 一樣對學生而言能激發他們的興趣 ; 先激發他們的興趣 , 再求他們從中學習。-Pro. Wang 的建議 : 可用 !

-Pro. Nien 的建議 :  不建議使用2) - 文章標題： Folk Numeracy and Middle Land -- Why ours brains do not intuitively grasp probabilities

- 網址： http://demo1.wordpedia.com/SA/chenread.asp?docsn=2008103778&readtype=ce 

- 字數： 680

- 欲截取文章內容： a. 將文章標題中副標的 Part 1 刪除 , 增加全文的完整 ; b. 內文的最後一段捨去 , 原因同 a.

-Vanessa 的看法：這篇文章非常的有趣 , 由日常生活每個人都會遇到的情況來探討奇蹟是否真的是奇蹟 , 對數字的直覺為何總是錯誤 ; 學生們一定會喜歡！-Pro. Wang 的建議 : 可用 ! 

-Pro. Nien 的建議 :  可用 !3)- 文章標題： The Science behind SUDOKU--Solving a Sudoku puzzle requires no math, not even arithmetic. - 網址： http://demo1.wordpedia.com/SA/chenread.asp?docsn=2006072819&readtype=ce 

- 字數：全文 2634 字 - 欲結取文章內容：第一段 (“Family Tree“ 那段之前的 Introduction) + 最後一段 (“Human Strategies") ( 共 561

字）-Vanessa 的看法：全文字數真的過多 , 因此我將中間幾段捨棄 , 只取第一段與最後一段 . 這兩段就我看來可以順暢連結而不需另加文字連結 （此為“智慧藏“的其中一項要求：不可自行加入句子或段落） , 教授你們的想法呢？

-Pro. Wang 的建議 : 不建議使用-Pro. Nien 的建議 :  不建議使用

From: Vanessa Tu <flyingvanessa@gmail.com>

Dear Professors,

After only several email exchanges, we reach an agreement on the potential articles of math ^0^ :    Pro. Wang: #5>#1>#8>#6>#4    Pro. Nien:   #5>#8>#6>#7>#1

Both of the professors cast the votes on the articles #1, #5, #6, #8; however, from the perspective of an English teacher and a material developer, #6 seems too hard (I can't understand the contexts even in Chinese version >.<, and I can predict that the students from various fields would pretty struggle with this one as well). As for #4, this article is too psychological-oriented which may not be beneficial for students to learn academic English in math, and therefore it is not so appropriate to put in math unit. So now our potential numbers are like this:    Pro. Wang: #5>#1>#8    Pro. Nien:   #5>#8>#7>#1

#1 and #7 both talks about probability, so we just choose one of them. Here #1 is chosen because of the agreement of both professors. Now is like:   Pro. Wang: #5>#1>#8   Pro. Nien:   #5>#8>#1

#2 "Math Without Words-- Numerical reasoning seems independent of language" is the decision made by several of my colleagues, and we think this one can be beneficial for students' academic English development and also for teachers to develop appropriate activities.Therefore, our final four articles are: #1, #2, #5, and #8.

Thank you again for all of your help. 

Sincerely yours,Vanessa Tu

Health & Medical Care

ESP language teachers Content teachers

Article Selection

Choose the readings(1)hardly understandable

to common folks(2)related to medical

specialty

Topics and Content: 1. too specialized2. Recommend:

Narrative medicine

Results

1. Abandon all the chosen articles2. Compose in the style of narrative medicine3. 1 article/ 1 disease/ different perspectives4. Vocabulary: doctor-patient dialogues5. Linguistic focus/ practice: tasks

Authentic Materials and TasksSpeaker: Ching-yi Yeh(葉靜怡 )

Pre-reading: Job Ad. (English for Careers)

•Objectives: 1.To elicit their background knowledge about

a job ad 2.To understand the key information in a job

advertisement 3.To find out what a good job ad is •How? 1.To show them a real job ad and point out the

key words 2.To compare several authentic ads

Product ManagerResponsibilities:•Responsible for business management of product line(s) assigned including sales, pricing, channel, marketing and inventory management•Liaise with vendor(s) to work out joint target and resources committed, sales target, go-to-market strategy including new product launch, sales management and promotion support•Execute sales and channel strategy, with direct touch on top accounts and establish sales cadence with sale team to achieve company’s goal on channel reach, market share and profitability in great details Requirements:•Degree holder with minimum 10 years relevant experiences in sales and marketing of IT or electronic products in Hong Kong.•Positive, mature, disciplined, motivated with good interpersonal skill and willing to work under pressure•Experience with local IT channel is an advantage•Proficient in both spoken and written English and Chinese, Putonghua is an advantage•Less experience will be considered as Assistant Product Manager.

2x Outdoor Media Sales Executive Roles•LONDON - £18,000 - 20,000 + COMMISSION

Greater London£18-20,000 + 5,000 commission

•Are you a confident and personable graduate? Enjoy putting together PowerPoint presentations? Would you enjoy presenting them back to some of the largest brands in the UK? Outdoor Advertising is booming and could need someone like you on board today!...

Employer: MEDIA EXCHANGE

Feedback 1: Background Knowledge

•Where to work? •What is the position? •How much is the salary?•What are the requirements?•How many work hours per day?

Feedback 2: Finding the key words in the ads

•Read the ads and tell me the key words1.Number 2.Address/ contact 3.Employer4.Requirements 5.Responsibilities

Feedback 3: Critical thinking

•Through comparing the ads, students tell me the reasons.

1.No job description 2.No mentioning the working hours 3.The requirement is too general 4.The pay is too high

Within-reading: Hybrid Vehicles(English for Hi-Tech Industries)

•Objectives: 1.To gather relevant information and motivate students 2.To add vocabulary

• How: 1.A short video2.Pair work to check what they see from the video

Feedback 1: Elicitation

•Quiet •London •Electricity pole, charger•Convenient •Letter “C”– (center)•Many buses and bikes in the city

Feedback 2: Giving Extra Information

•Charging station/point •CCZ (Congestion Charge Zone)

Feedback 3: Asking Questions

From students: •How much do they pay for recharging the car? •Does the policy (CCZ) work? From the teacher: •How can the Taiwan’s government encourage

people purchasing hybrid cars?

Post-reading: DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) (English for Medical and Health Care)

•Objectives: 1.To provide the chance for students using the

vocabulary and ideas2.To develop critical thinking •How: 1.DNR in Taiwan VS. DNR in USA 2.Group work to discuss the forms

Feedback 1: Elicitation

The DNR consent form in Taiwan

VS.

The DNR consent form in the US

Feedback 2: Asking Questions

From the teacher: •How do you feel when a doctor explains DNR to

you? •Would you sign it? From students: •Can the family and patient withdraw? •Does it mean that the medical professionals give

up resuscitation?

Feedback 3: Discussion

•How would you like the medical professionals to explain DNR if your family were in a critical condition?

• If you were the patient in a critical condition (or his/her family) , would you agree to receive resuscitation treatment?