「國立臺灣科技大學-雙語教育推動辦公室」本學期舉辦的第一堂 EMI 系列講座，邀請到國立臺灣師範大學 EMI
教學資源中心的副執行長，同時是臺師大英語學術素養中心與海外華語師資數位碩士在職專班的范雅筑助理教授。分享學科知識轉化至教學知識的相關心態以及教學策略。而這樣的概念就如同
TPACK 教學模型中所提到 PCK 交叉點 (Pedagogical Content Knowledge)，抑或是賽門西奈克 (Simon Sinek)
的黃金圈法則，讓參與教師們能從 Why-How-What，一步步確保課程目標能對齊至教學策略與實際授課內容。
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In this briefing, we will introduce in detail "What is an EMI Teaching Assistant", "EMI Teaching Assistant Training and Reward Methods", "Outstanding and Excellent Teaching Assistant Selection Process", and the EMI Teaching Assistant-related training sessions expected to be held this semester. *Students who serve as EMI teaching assistants during the semester must participate!
國立臺灣科技大學「雙語教育推動辦公室」於10月8日舉辦開幕儀式。由顏家鈺校長和劉志成副校長共同主持剪綵，洪紹挺執行長、陳維美副執行長及多位校內主管出席，並邀請雙語教育相關合作單位共襄盛舉。新空間的啟用象徵臺科大對推動雙語教育的承諾與決心，為邁向國際化人才培育奠定堅實的基礎。
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One of the key issues in production/operations management is how to effectively manage production operations to meet the requirements of quality, cost, delivery, and safety. The main goal is to optimize processes and activities within the production system in order to maximize the overall system value. This course aims to equip students with the ability to forecast demand, plan facility layouts and select appropriate locations, establish quality control charts, determine cost-effective inventory models, select cost-efficient transportation methods, and manage supply chains. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to practice and develop critical thinking skills and abilities through the course.
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts of sports prevention, rehabilitation and care. Through observation, discussion, and practice, students will gain an understanding of the operational mode of sports protection, laying a crucial knowledge foundation for those intending to pursue careers in physical training or related fields in the future. During the internship, students will learn to communicate with professionals in the medical field, with an emphasis on preventive measures for sports injuries. The course content will assist students who are passionate about sports in establishing a foundation in sports protection concepts.
This course will explain the physical metallurgy behavior in metallic materials from three perspectives: process (treatment), microstructure, and properties. It will provide a basic introduction to the principles behind microstructural changes in metallic materials and cover the annealing phenomena and modification applications of heat treatment in metals. In the second half of the course, students will learn the fundamental theories and potential applications of modern electro-annealing technologies. Through a final oral presentation, students will be trained in reading English literature and presenting in English. This course aims to guide students toward a deeper understanding of the structure and properties of metallic materials and is suitable for those interested in pursuing research and development in this field.
This course is specifically designed for graduate students in the Department of Chemical Engineering, aiming to familiarize them with the fundamental principles of biomolecular engineering in the biomedical industry. Understanding the wide applications of biomolecular engineering will help students effectively communicate with experts in the life sciences and advance their careers in the biotechnology industry. The course is an EMI course, and incorporates an innovative flipped classroom teaching model. Throughout the course, students will learn foundational molecular biology, recombinant DNA technology, medical biotechnology, various biotechnologies, and the applications of artificial intelligence in biomolecular engineering.
The objectives of this course are to provide both the physiological and mechanical basis underlying human motion; and to equip the students with the knowledge and techniques necessary for the analysis of human movement for clinical applications and research using stereophotogrammetry systems, electromyography, and force plates. The course is divided in two modules: a component directed towards theoretical aspects in human movement science and a component that is directed towards practical functional movement analysis.
This course is designed for students who have completed a foundational interpreting course or have accumulated interpreting experience, providing an opportunity to further enhance and broaden their Chinese-English interpreting skills. The course aims to deepen students' understanding of the interpreting profession by strengthening various interpreting techniques, covering theoretical background, engaging in in-class practice, and offering instructor demonstrations and collaborative feedback sessions. It prepares students to enter the interpreting market or pursue a career in interpreting.
Foundation engineering involves designing foundations for various structures, including buildings, bridges, retaining walls, tanks, offshore structures, dams, highway pavements, etc. In this class, we will mainly focus on the aspects of foundation engineering - the bearing capacity and settlement of both shallow and deep foundations. Students will review fundamental foundation analysis theories and methods and better understand foundation analysis and design. These fundamental concepts will help you understand the underlying principles that govern soil behavior and its interaction with the foundation. In this course, students will learn the importance of a site investigation, how to classify and characterize soils for foundation design, how to estimate the capacity of foundations, and how to evaluate the settlement of foundations under the design load. The course will also clearly distinguish between foundation design for cohesive and cohesionless soils.
This is a practical, hands-on course that closely aligns with its title,
Interdisciplinary Creative Thinking and Presentation Workshop, with three main
features:
1. Interdisciplinary Learning and Practice: This is an
interdisciplinary professional course, taught by faculty from various fields,
including foreign languages, design thinking experts, business and management,
and a CEO from a partnering company.
2. Creative Thinking and Design: The course integrates the Design
Thinking process, guiding students step by step through each workshop. It
includes five workshops designed to help students comprehensively enhance their
ability to apply creative thinking (Design Thinking) and problem-solving skills
through highly interactive and practical learning activities. Each workshop has
a specific theme and objective, allowing students to learn and grow through
hands-on practice.
3. Collaboration with a
Company to Provide Solutions for Real-World Challenges: Unlike the previous
semester, where students learned the basics of Design Thinking and proposed
solutions based on problems they found online, this semester the partnering
company is Herdsman Inc., an international beauty company with over 50 years of
history. Herdsman has a longstanding partnership with the Department of Applied
Foreign Languages.
1. This course provides a fundamental background in chemistry for engineering students. 2. Students studied based on problems, learning checks, and projects. 3. Students can study more easily even with a low English ability. 4. Attract the local students to study in EMI courses. 5. Students do the project to explain and prove their study. 6. To make students be able to do self-learning (PBL).
This course aims to provide students with a foundation in drug delivery. It covers the theories and technologies related to "Drug Delivery," helping students understand the basic principles, management regulations, and ethical considerations of "Drug Delivery Systems." It will further explore their practical applications in clinical therapy and introduce the latest technologies and research in current drug delivery systems. Finally, through Problem-Based Learning (PBL), students will be encouraged to think critically and set learning objectives, developing their ability to integrate and coordinate. This approach aims to stimulate students' thinking about the potential for future research in "Drug Delivery Systems."
This course aims to teach students the principles of various technological innovations that drive major business transformations, helping companies become smarter and more agile. We will discuss current emerging technologies and their applications in various business fields, explore the business opportunities created by new technologies, and gain a deeper understanding of how these technologies bring about significant changes, ultimately leading to the creation of a "smart enterprise." This course is suitable for IM and MBA students interested in the following areas: Understanding information technology and its impact on business; Leveraging emerging technologies to offer new services or products; Using emerging technologies to improve existing business models or processes.
This course design covers the production and collection of digital content such as text, sound, video, video, animation, etc., and the technology and topics of the collection. Through multimedia production, the students' own drawings, texts, and voices are compiled into digital teaching materials. Students in this creative process, through drawing or text and animation creation, expand creative imagination and imagination, combined with the digital picture creation experience, and have the ability to integrate digital content.
In this video, we present the firsthand experiences of EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) teaching assistants at NTUST. The content covers how they effectively assist professors in the classroom, interact with students, and handle various unexpected situations. For those currently working as EMI teaching assistants or interested in this role, this video offers practical advice to help viewers better navigate the challenges of teaching and enrich their teaching experience. This video offers valuable resources for all EMI teaching assistants, whether they aspire to this role or already serving as TAs. Viewers are encouraged to leave comments below the video, share their experiences, or ask questions to grow together with the community. Remember to subscribe to ObeiTube and turn on notifications to stay updated on more exciting content from the Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives! 👍
This graduate-level course is designed for in-service and pre-service language teachers and all others interested in technology enhanced foreign language instruction. It will give participants a broad overview of theories and practices of technology enhanced teaching, and engage participants in creating appropriate contexts in which language learners interact and negotiate meaning in the technology-assisted classrooms. Through using and discussing existing and potential applications of technology in the language classroom, course participants will learn to develop new technology-enhanced tasks and adapt existing tasks to suit the needs of their learners.
This course, i.e., Computer Simulation, concerns how to evaluate the performance
of networks through a simulation approach (or a mathematical approach). For this
approach, tools can be developed based on probability and statistics. To achieve
this goal, three parts are included:
Part I: Simulation Techniques (Including Review of Probability and Statistics)
Part II: Case Studies (Using Selected Papers)
Part III: Performance Analysis Using the Mathematical Approach
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge, applications and solutions to problems related to human factors. In our courses, we will improve physical, cognitive and environmental issues related to human-machine systems through lectures by industry experts and case/problem discussions.
Associate Professor Chia-Yu Huang started the lecture by addressing common issues encountered in EMI courses, highlighting one of the main challenges teachers face when transitioning to English-medium instruction: the discomfort of change. Focusing on this core issue, Professor Huang shared her journey of reshaping her teaching methods and relearning how to become an effective instructor.
In her course design, Professor Chao applied various educational theories, such as The 4Cs Framework of CLIL to assist in the stability of EMI course structure. Using these methods, Professor Chao also presented the results of her research using these methods, indicating that while language proficiency did not significantly improve, students did show improvement in subject knowledge, language communication, cognition and cultural expression.
The Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives at NTUST hosted the 112-2 semester's second EMI Teaching Assistant Training Session "Tutoring Skills Workshop" on May 10th, 2024. The featured speaker, Antony Parnigoni, presently serves as the English Education Manager at Uni-edit English Editing Co., Ltd., and also as a professional counselor at the Center for Academic Literacy (CAL) at NTNU.
The Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives (OBEI) at NTUST held the first EMI Teaching Assistant Training Session of the semester, titled "Enhancing EMI Teaching and Learning: TA Strategies for EMI classrooms," on April 24th. The speaker invited to this seminar was Mr. Kyle Lai, an alumnus of the Department of Applied Foreign Languages who currently serves as a lecturer in the Foreign Languages division of the Common Core Education Committee of the Office of Academic Affairs at National Taiwan Normal University. From tackling common challenges to mastering mentoring techniques, Kyle spilled the beans on it all!
Professor Zhang shared her years of research on EMI teaching with everyone, demonstrating how to make improvements based on issues encountered during the teaching process. She emphasized that EMI teaching should not simply involve translating teaching content into English, but rather planning new course structures and content specifically for EMI courses to help students absorb knowledge.
The Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives successfully held the first EMI-themed lecture of the 2023-2024 second semester—"Flipping the EMI Classroom"! We were honored to have Professor Wang Dao-Yi from the Department of Economics at National Taiwan University as our guest speaker for this lecture. Professor Wang shared his insights on EMI teaching and demonstrated how to use modern technology and interactive activities to enhance student engagement in the classroom.
In this video, we present the firsthand experiences of EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) teaching assistants at NTUST. The content covers how they effectively assist professors in the classroom, interact with students, and handle various unexpected situations. For those currently working as EMI teaching assistants or interested in this role, this video offers practical advice to help viewers better navigate the challenges of teaching and enrich their teaching experience. This video offers valuable resources for all EMI teaching assistants, whether they aspire to this role or already serving as TAs. Viewers are encouraged to leave comments below the video, share their experiences, or ask questions to grow together with the community. Remember to subscribe to ObeiTube and turn on notifications to stay updated on more exciting content from the Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives! 👍
The Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives at NTUST hosted the 112-2 semester's second EMI Teaching Assistant Training Session "Tutoring Skills Workshop" on May 10th, 2024. The featured speaker, Antony Parnigoni, presently serves as the English Education Manager at Uni-edit English Editing Co., Ltd., and also as a professional counselor at the Center for Academic Literacy (CAL) at NTNU.
The Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives (OBEI) at NTUST held the first EMI Teaching Assistant Training Session of the semester, titled "Enhancing EMI Teaching and Learning: TA Strategies for EMI classrooms," on April 24th. The speaker invited to this seminar was Mr. Kyle Lai, an alumnus of the Department of Applied Foreign Languages who currently serves as a lecturer in the Foreign Languages division of the Common Core Education Committee of the Office of Academic Affairs at National Taiwan Normal University. From tackling common challenges to mastering mentoring techniques, Kyle spilled the beans on it all!
Associate Professor Chia-Yu Huang started the lecture by addressing common issues encountered in EMI courses, highlighting one of the main challenges teachers face when transitioning to English-medium instruction: the discomfort of change. Focusing on this core issue, Professor Huang shared her journey of reshaping her teaching methods and relearning how to become an effective instructor.
In her course design, Professor Chao applied various educational theories, such as The 4Cs Framework of CLIL to assist in the stability of EMI course structure. Using these methods, Professor Chao also presented the results of her research using these methods, indicating that while language proficiency did not significantly improve, students did show improvement in subject knowledge, language communication, cognition and cultural expression.
Professor Zhang shared her years of research on EMI teaching with everyone, demonstrating how to make improvements based on issues encountered during the teaching process. She emphasized that EMI teaching should not simply involve translating teaching content into English, but rather planning new course structures and content specifically for EMI courses to help students absorb knowledge.
The Office of Bilingual Education Initiatives successfully held the first EMI-themed lecture of the 2023-2024 second semester—"Flipping the EMI Classroom"! We were honored to have Professor Wang Dao-Yi from the Department of Economics at National Taiwan University as our guest speaker for this lecture. Professor Wang shared his insights on EMI teaching and demonstrated how to use modern technology and interactive activities to enhance student engagement in the classroom.
One of the key issues in production/operations management is how to effectively manage production operations to meet the requirements of quality, cost, delivery, and safety. The main goal is to optimize processes and activities within the production system in order to maximize the overall system value. This course aims to equip students with the ability to forecast demand, plan facility layouts and select appropriate locations, establish quality control charts, determine cost-effective inventory models, select cost-efficient transportation methods, and manage supply chains. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to practice and develop critical thinking skills and abilities through the course.
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts of sports prevention, rehabilitation and care. Through observation, discussion, and practice, students will gain an understanding of the operational mode of sports protection, laying a crucial knowledge foundation for those intending to pursue careers in physical training or related fields in the future. During the internship, students will learn to communicate with professionals in the medical field, with an emphasis on preventive measures for sports injuries. The course content will assist students who are passionate about sports in establishing a foundation in sports protection concepts.
This course will explain the physical metallurgy behavior in metallic materials from three perspectives: process (treatment), microstructure, and properties. It will provide a basic introduction to the principles behind microstructural changes in metallic materials and cover the annealing phenomena and modification applications of heat treatment in metals. In the second half of the course, students will learn the fundamental theories and potential applications of modern electro-annealing technologies. Through a final oral presentation, students will be trained in reading English literature and presenting in English. This course aims to guide students toward a deeper understanding of the structure and properties of metallic materials and is suitable for those interested in pursuing research and development in this field.
This course is specifically designed for graduate students in the Department of Chemical Engineering, aiming to familiarize them with the fundamental principles of biomolecular engineering in the biomedical industry. Understanding the wide applications of biomolecular engineering will help students effectively communicate with experts in the life sciences and advance their careers in the biotechnology industry. The course is an EMI course, and incorporates an innovative flipped classroom teaching model. Throughout the course, students will learn foundational molecular biology, recombinant DNA technology, medical biotechnology, various biotechnologies, and the applications of artificial intelligence in biomolecular engineering.
The objectives of this course are to provide both the physiological and mechanical basis underlying human motion; and to equip the students with the knowledge and techniques necessary for the analysis of human movement for clinical applications and research using stereophotogrammetry systems, electromyography, and force plates. The course is divided in two modules: a component directed towards theoretical aspects in human movement science and a component that is directed towards practical functional movement analysis.
This course is designed for students who have completed a foundational interpreting course or have accumulated interpreting experience, providing an opportunity to further enhance and broaden their Chinese-English interpreting skills. The course aims to deepen students' understanding of the interpreting profession by strengthening various interpreting techniques, covering theoretical background, engaging in in-class practice, and offering instructor demonstrations and collaborative feedback sessions. It prepares students to enter the interpreting market or pursue a career in interpreting.
Foundation engineering involves designing foundations for various structures, including buildings, bridges, retaining walls, tanks, offshore structures, dams, highway pavements, etc. In this class, we will mainly focus on the aspects of foundation engineering - the bearing capacity and settlement of both shallow and deep foundations. Students will review fundamental foundation analysis theories and methods and better understand foundation analysis and design. These fundamental concepts will help you understand the underlying principles that govern soil behavior and its interaction with the foundation. In this course, students will learn the importance of a site investigation, how to classify and characterize soils for foundation design, how to estimate the capacity of foundations, and how to evaluate the settlement of foundations under the design load. The course will also clearly distinguish between foundation design for cohesive and cohesionless soils.
This is a practical, hands-on course that closely aligns with its title,
Interdisciplinary Creative Thinking and Presentation Workshop, with three main
features:
1. Interdisciplinary Learning and Practice: This is an
interdisciplinary professional course, taught by faculty from various fields,
including foreign languages, design thinking experts, business and management,
and a CEO from a partnering company.
2. Creative Thinking and Design: The course integrates the Design
Thinking process, guiding students step by step through each workshop. It
includes five workshops designed to help students comprehensively enhance their
ability to apply creative thinking (Design Thinking) and problem-solving skills
through highly interactive and practical learning activities. Each workshop has
a specific theme and objective, allowing students to learn and grow through
hands-on practice.
3. Collaboration with a
Company to Provide Solutions for Real-World Challenges: Unlike the previous
semester, where students learned the basics of Design Thinking and proposed
solutions based on problems they found online, this semester the partnering
company is Herdsman Inc., an international beauty company with over 50 years of
history. Herdsman has a longstanding partnership with the Department of Applied
Foreign Languages.
1. This course provides a fundamental background in chemistry for engineering students. 2. Students studied based on problems, learning checks, and projects. 3. Students can study more easily even with a low English ability. 4. Attract the local students to study in EMI courses. 5. Students do the project to explain and prove their study. 6. To make students be able to do self-learning (PBL).
This course aims to provide students with a foundation in drug delivery. It covers the theories and technologies related to "Drug Delivery," helping students understand the basic principles, management regulations, and ethical considerations of "Drug Delivery Systems." It will further explore their practical applications in clinical therapy and introduce the latest technologies and research in current drug delivery systems. Finally, through Problem-Based Learning (PBL), students will be encouraged to think critically and set learning objectives, developing their ability to integrate and coordinate. This approach aims to stimulate students' thinking about the potential for future research in "Drug Delivery Systems."
This course aims to teach students the principles of various technological innovations that drive major business transformations, helping companies become smarter and more agile. We will discuss current emerging technologies and their applications in various business fields, explore the business opportunities created by new technologies, and gain a deeper understanding of how these technologies bring about significant changes, ultimately leading to the creation of a "smart enterprise." This course is suitable for IM and MBA students interested in the following areas: Understanding information technology and its impact on business; Leveraging emerging technologies to offer new services or products; Using emerging technologies to improve existing business models or processes.
This course design covers the production and collection of digital content such as text, sound, video, video, animation, etc., and the technology and topics of the collection. Through multimedia production, the students' own drawings, texts, and voices are compiled into digital teaching materials. Students in this creative process, through drawing or text and animation creation, expand creative imagination and imagination, combined with the digital picture creation experience, and have the ability to integrate digital content.
This graduate-level course is designed for in-service and pre-service language teachers and all others interested in technology enhanced foreign language instruction. It will give participants a broad overview of theories and practices of technology enhanced teaching, and engage participants in creating appropriate contexts in which language learners interact and negotiate meaning in the technology-assisted classrooms. Through using and discussing existing and potential applications of technology in the language classroom, course participants will learn to develop new technology-enhanced tasks and adapt existing tasks to suit the needs of their learners.
This course, i.e., Computer Simulation, concerns how to evaluate the performance
of networks through a simulation approach (or a mathematical approach). For this
approach, tools can be developed based on probability and statistics. To achieve
this goal, three parts are included:
Part I: Simulation Techniques (Including Review of Probability and Statistics)
Part II: Case Studies (Using Selected Papers)
Part III: Performance Analysis Using the Mathematical Approach
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge, applications and solutions to problems related to human factors. In our courses, we will improve physical, cognitive and environmental issues related to human-machine systems through lectures by industry experts and case/problem discussions.
「國立臺灣科技大學-雙語教育推動辦公室」本學期舉辦的第一堂 EMI 系列講座，邀請到國立臺灣師範大學 EMI 教學資源中心的副執行長，同時是臺師大英語學術素養中心與海外華語師資數位碩士在職專班的范雅筑助理教授。分享學科知識轉化至教學知識的相關心態以及教學策略。而這樣的概念就如同 TPACK 教學模型中所提到 PCK 交叉點 (Pedagogical Content Knowledge)，抑或是賽門西奈克 (Simon Sinek) 的黃金圈法則，讓參與教師們能從 Why-How-What，一步步確保課程目標能對齊至教學策略與實際授課內容。 閱讀更多
In this briefing, we will introduce in detail "What is an EMI Teaching Assistant", "EMI Teaching Assistant Training and Reward Methods", "Outstanding and Excellent Teaching Assistant Selection Process", and the EMI Teaching Assistant-related training sessions expected to be held this semester. *Students who serve as EMI teaching assistants during the semester must participate!