teaching in english prof. tu lee national central university department of chemical and materials...
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Teaching in English
Prof. Tu LeeNational Central University
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
[email protected]/14/2011
Outline
• Why?
• Where?
• What?
• How?
Why?
Keen competition from the younger generation
Why?
• Let students know why– www.104.com.tw
• 【語文條件】英文 -- 聽 / 中等、說 / 中等、讀 / 精通、寫 / 精通 【電腦專長】辦公室應用：Word 、 Excel 、 PowerPoint 、 Outlook 、 Project 、中文打字 20~50/ 分、英文打字 20~50/ 分作業系統： Win NT 、 Windows 2000
• Convince yourselves (professors) why– Papers, Posters, Business Trips, Conferences, Foreign
Scholars/Visitors/Students, etc.
Why?
• Global competitions:– MIT (http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-
courses/)
• Local competitions:– Cram school's web
tutor (http://hottalk.daso.com.tw/hottalk/login/index.jsp?url_state=1)
Where?
• Undergraduate Study
• Graduate Study
What?
• English Lecture• English Class-notes,Textbooks,
Homework Questions, Examination Questions
• English Presentations• English Theses• English E-mails
Lectures
• Examples in Pronunciation– Greek Letter: Ε,ε“Epsilon”– Nomenclature: “Pentane, Hexane, Nonane”– Name: “McCabe-Thiele Method”– Equipment: “Separatory funnel (Squibb type)”– Abbreviation: “DNA deoxyribonucleic acid”– Company: “ExxonMobil”– Equation: “X3/y + 3 : X cube over y plus three”
Textbooks
• Examples in Translation
– English Statements to Diagram
– English Statements to Mathematical Equation
– Author’s Names, Publishers
– References
Presentations
• Plagiarism• Computer Softwares• Organization and Editing Skills• Language Skills• Communication Skills• Artistic Skills• Reference Formats (Authors’ first names
and last names)
Presentations
• Speech Qualities– Informative material– Clear, understandable– Introduction aroused interest– Introduction appropriate to theme– Introduction of proper length– Volume– Pausing
Presentations
• Speech Qualities– Paper properly introduced– Gestures– Audience contact– Fluency– Pronunciation– Logical, coherent development– Enthusiasm
Presentations
• Speech Qualities– Illustrations fit material– Illustrations fit audience– Conclusion appropriate, effective– Conclusion of proper length– Timing– Confidence and poise– Personal appearance
Thesis
• Introduction (60% of time)– Read many papers and patents and
summarize• Tables and Flow Diagrams
• Experimental Procedures (40% of time)– Brand Names, Company Addresses of
Instruments– Operating Conditions
Thesis
• Results and Discussion– Lab Notebook– Figures, Tables, Grammar, Punctuation Marks,
Space, Syntax
• Conclusions• Acknowledgements
– Names and Institutions
• References– Author’s Name (First Name, Middle Name, Last
Name), Title (First Letter is Capital), Journal, Volume No., Issue No., Page No. Year
Thesis
• Use Traditional English-Chinese or English-English Dictionary
• Check Every Sentences (Sense of Accountability)
Personal Example
Student’s Example
• Dear Mr./Ms./Prof.
• Best Regards
• Sincerely Yours
What Should Students Do?
• Read more (newspapers, novels, books, magazines, etc.)
• Write more (letters, greeting cards, compositions, papers, reports, etc.)
Acknowledgements
• National Central University
• School of Engineering
• Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
• Students