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| 情報工学特別講義(科学技術英語) [Dedicated Lecture on Information Engineering] | |||||
| Course category | technology speciality courses,ets. | Requirement | Credit | 2 | |
| Department | Year | 2～4 | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 025801 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| JAMES BALDWIN [James Baldwin] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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This course is designed for students who are specializing in Information Communications Technology. It aims to develop students’ English ability in all four skills: reading, speaking, listening, and writing. The course focuses on topics related to information technology and provides students with useful terminology building exercises, as well as grammar practice. |
| Expected Learning |
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In order to pass this course, students should have: 1. Acquired knowledge of technical terminology related covered in the course; 2. Demonstrated understanding and correct usage of English grammar studied in the course; 3. Participated actively in class activities using English to the best of their ability. |
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1. Course objectives and outline 2. Reading 1: The digital age; Basic computer terms; Word collocations (Homework: Collocations) 3. Reading 2: What is a computer? Basic hardware/software terms; Classifying (Homework: Defining and classifying) 4. Reading 3: Describing a PC system; Units of memory; Relative clauses (Homework: Describe your ideal computer system) 5. Reading 4: Input devices; Describing functions and features (Homework: Write a description of a device) 7. Reading 5: Capturing images; Facts vs. opinions; Superlatives; suffixes (Homework: Suffixes) 8. Reading 6: Printers; Connectors; Comparatives; Review (Homework: Qualifying and comparing) 9. Midterm Exam 10. Reading 7: Magnetic storage; Precautions; Word building (Homework: Word building) 11. Reading 8: Optical storage; Connectors (Homework: Connectors) 12. Reading 9: Flash memory; Word building (Homework: Disks and drives) 13. Reading 10: The Operating System (OS); Countable and uncountable nouns; articles (Homework: OSs and the GUI) 13. Reading 11: The Internet and email basics; Wh-question forms (Homework: Email features) 14. Review 15. Final Exam Note: Syllabus may change according to class needs. |
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Study materials will be provided by the instructor. |
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Attendance: 15% (Students must attend at least 2/3 of the classes; 1 late = ？ absence.) Class Participation: 15% Assignments: 20% Midterm Exam: 25% Final Exam: 25% |
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Students are required to bring a dictionary to every class and prepare an A4-sized file folder to keep handouts in order. |
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| 3/27/2018 11:32:24 AM |