English for
Creative Industries
Transforming
written English to spoken
form
Chialin Hsin
Questions:
• 1. Spoken form= Written form?
• 2. Think about your students:
(1) speaking =memorizing ?
(2) speaking lack fluency: with “um”
TPE Arena
(3) notes taking skill?
• How do you help them?
Background: It was built
on the original site of the
outdated Taipei Baseball
Stadium.
Contents of presentation:
• Introducing the textbook
• Two languages:
language IN the task vs. language For the task
• The task: Introduce a performance facility
• Students’ group work : Dr. Sun Yet-Sen memorial hall
• Conclusion
Introducing the textbook:
Introducing the textbook:
• 12 cultural topics:
1
Visual arts
7
Television and radio
2
Music and performing arts
8
Publishing
3
Performance facilities
9
Product design
4
Crafts
10 Architectural design
5
Film
11
6
Advertising
12 Digital content
Fashion design
Two languages:
language IN the task vs. language FOR the task
• Purpose: increase speaking fluency
• Language IN the task:
---language in the actual task
• Language For the task:
---language needed to complete the task
Two languages:
language IN the task vs. language FOR the task
• Ex: capacity
Language IN the
task:
Language For the task
capacity, TPE arena, 1. The capacity of the facility is
15,350
(about/approximate) _______.
2. The facility
holds/sits/contains/accommodates
_________ people.
3. The facility accommodates more than
______people.
The task: Introduce a performance facility
• Purpose of the task :
increase fluency and note taking skill
• Skills: reading, note taking, discussion, speaking
The task: Introduce a performance facility
• Procedure:
(1) Questions to discuss :
① introduction to the cultural topic
② prepare for the reading: help students identify the
information of the text
③ ex. What are the important elements that make a
space or place performance facility?
(2) Students read the text : TPE and KHS Arena
(3) Students discuss and take notes: in what way they
can describe a facility –generate language IN the task
The task: Introduce a performance facility
• Procedure
(3) Students discuss and take notes: in what way they
can describe a facility –generate language IN the task
① Identify the key purpose and function of a text : how
did the writer introduce the facility?
② categories: background, capacity, adjacent area,
interior/exterior design etc.
③ Use point form/note form to organize note.
(NOT complete sentences)
---identify the key word/concept of the text
• (4) Compare notes with each other.
The task: Introduce a performance facility
Taipei Arena
Kaohsiung Arena
Background
①TPE baseball stadium
②2005
①2009 world games
②Follow TPE
Capacity
15, 350
15,000
Interior design
①high-tech
②convertible
True-circle
Exterior design
①LED wall
Function
Varieties of shows, plays
Sport events
Accessibility
MRT, buses,
MRT, buses,
Adjacent area
Shops , department stores
Shopping complex
The task: Introduce a performance facility
• Procedure:
(5) Students discuss language For the task in
every category.
The task: Introduce a performance facility
• Ex: interior design
Language IN the
task:
Language For the task
Interior design, KHS
arena, true circle
1. The facility features/demonstrates/exhibits/
houses________.
2. I think ______ is a very special design (for
KHS arena ) because___________.
(give reasons, explanation, descriptions
etc.)
1. With (design), (advantages for spectators
etc….)
2. The facility features ______ to
suit________.
3. I am attracted to ______ because
_________.
National Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Memorial Hall
Capacity
• auditorium :
– 35 rows of seats (total in 2520 seats)
Capacity
• There is an auditorium in the MH. The auditorium has
35 rows of seats with 2520 seats in total.
Accessibility:
• MRT : “國父紀念館” stop
Accessibility
• The easiest way to access the facility is to
take MRT. you can get off at the MH stop.
Interior Design
• Auditorium:
largest indoor national-class performing venue
• Chungshan National Gallery:
--a national class art gallery
--an expansive space
--offering an expansive view
Interior design
• MH includes two parts: the auditorium and Chungshan
National Gallery. The auditorium sits more than 2
thousand people and is the largest indoor national class
venue for all kinds of performances , such as musical or
dance shows, or dramas. Chungshan National Gallery is
also a national class art gallery with an expansive space
that offers an expansive view. This allows the visitors to
walk through the gallery comfortably and enjoy the
exhibition.
Exterior Design
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Height:30.4m
Area:100,000 square meter
14 columns
Yellow rooftop:
① with upturn
② resembling
soaring eagle
Exterior Design
• The building is 30.4 meters tall and takes up
100, 000 meters. The main building is
supported by 14 columns, which gives the
facility a significant outlook. One very
special feature of this facility is the yellow
rooftop. With a upturn shape, the building
looks like an eagle flying up to the sky.
vs.
soaring eagle
Adjacent Area
• Chung Shan Park
Adjacent Area
MH enjoys a location advantage because it is
surrounded by a beautiful park. In this
Chung Shan Park, there is a lake, a health
trail and several recreation areas for visitors
to spend some quality time with their friends
and family.
Special Features
• The largest local indoor national-class
performing venue
• The national class art gallery
• The artificial lake
• The health trail
Special Features
• MH is a special performance facility because
it not only has the national-class performing
venue and art gallery, but also has an
artificial lake and health trail. For TPE
citizens, it is not only the top choice of
performance facility, but also a recreation
area for the citizens. It is a multifunction
purpose facility.
Suitable Event:
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Frida Kahlo painting exhibition
Interior design: art gallery
Accessibility: MRT
Adjacent area: Chung Shan Park
Suitable event:
• Frida Kahlo painting exhibition can be hosted in
National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall because of its
interior design and accessibility. The interior of the art
gallery offers an expansive space for the visitors to
appreciate the paintings. The audience can get there by
MRT and not to worry about the parking and the traffic.
Besides, if people are bored with the paintings, they can
have fun and relax in the Chung Shan Park. Therefore,
it’s a suitable place for people to appreciate Frida Kahlo
painting exhibition and to relax.
Conclusion:
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Language in the task : key words/concepts
Language for the task: sentence pattern
Language in/for the task: increase fluency
How to talk more?
-- say more language for the task!
how?
--give reasons, opinions, descriptions,
explanations or elaborations.