Teaching in English
Prof. Tu Lee
National Central University
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
tulee@cc.ncu.edu.tw
06/14/2011
Outline
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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-videocourses/)
• Local competitions:
– Cram school's web
tutor (http://hottalk.daso.com.tw/hottalk/login/i
ndex.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
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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
E-mail
• 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