Everyday English (日常英語)

This course is designed for students who want to improve their fluency, accuracy and confidence using English in informal daily conversations.

The primary focus is on listening, speaking, and conversation. Students will have numerous opportunities to speak English in the class. Through small group and class-wide discussions, their listening comprehension will be strengthened. Students will express ideas, opinions, and connect personal experiences and knowledge to daily topics. In addition, reading and listening materials will aid students in critical thinking and help them develop organizing of ideas and reasoning skills.

Everyday English (daily English)

This course is designed for students who want to improve their fluency, accuracy and confidence using English in informal daily conversations.

The primary focus is on listening, speaking, and conversation. Students will have numerous opportunities to speak English in the class. Through small group and class-wide discussions, their listening comprehension will be strengthened. Students will express ideas, opinions, and connect personal experiences and knowledge to daily topics. In addition, reading and listening materials will aid students in critical thinking and help them develop organizing of ideas and reasoning skills.

「大二英文」是一個以學習者為中心的模組化課程。針對學生個人學習興趣及相關系所之專業需求，開設四大模組課程，分別為「職涯與專業」、「日常溝通」、「多元文化」以及「自我表達技巧」。四大模組分別由具有共同核心目標但涵蓋不同主題之課程所建構而成。所有的課程均以學期為單位，學生根據個別興趣及需求，必須於上、下學期選擇兩門不同的模組課程。本課程將以25人小班制進行互動式教學，結合討論、展演及實作等各類學習活動，讓學生能在更多元、自主的學習語境中，具體強化其英語文溝通能力。

本課程屬於「日常溝通」模組，強調英語學習與真實生活的連結，透過各種對話範例與練習讓學生將所學運用於日常生活中。除了日常生活詞彙外，常用口語和慣用語也是本模組所要涵蓋的核心內容。

The SENM program is a student-centered module-based program which offers students choices and small, interactive classes. The program encourages students to tailor their English learning to their specific needs and interests by offering four semester-based modules: Career and Profession, Daily Communication, Multiculturalism, and Self-Expression Skills. Additionally, within each of the four modules, there are different themes, or topics, around which each course‘s curriculum is built. Each SENM student must choose two different module courses in one academic year according to their interests and needs. The program’s small class size (no more than 25 students) means that a variety of class activities such as discussions, role plays, and presentations are an integral part of the program.

This specific course belongs to the Daily Communication Module. This module emphasizes real-life English for effective communication. It provides conversation models and practices for a variety of common scenarios in everyday life. Apart from daily-life vocabulary, frequently-used colloquial and idiomatic expressions are the two major language components covered.

Course Objectives:
On completion of the course, students should be able to
1) use effectively the vocabulary and expressions acquired in the course to address daily-life topics;
2) use spontaneously the conversation strategies acquired in the course to initiate, sustain, and end communication;
3) communicate with others effectively in various daily-life situations; and
4) express themselves in English more confidently.

"Soul English" is a modular course centered on learners. In response to students' personal learning interests and professional needs, four major module courses are established, namely "career and professional", "daily communication", "multi-cultural" and "self-expression skills". The four major modules are constructed from courses with common core goals but covering different topics. All courses are based on the school period. Students must choose two different module courses in the upper and lower school periods according to their respective interests and needs. This course will be interactively taught in a 25-person small class system, combining discussion, performance and work and other learning activities, so that students can specifically enhance their English communication skills in a more diverse and independent learning environment.

This course belongs to the "Daily Communication" module, which emphasizes the connection between English learning and real life, and allows students to apply what they have learned to their daily lives through various dialogue examples and practices. In addition to daily life words, commonly used oral and habitual languages ​​are also the core content that this module must cover.

The SENM program is a student-centered module-based program which offers students chooses and small, interactive classes. The program encourages students to tailor their English learning to their specific needs and interests by offering four semester-based modules: Career and Professional, Daily Communication, Multiculturalism, and Self-Expression Skills. Additionally, within each of the four modules, there are different themes, or topics, around which each course’s curriculum is built. Each SENM student must choose two different module courses in one academic year according to their interests and needs. The program’s small class size (no more than 25 students) means that a variety of class activities such as discussions, role plays, and presentations are an integral part of the program.

This specific course belongs to the Daily Communication Module. This module emphasizes real-life English for effective communication. It provides conversation models and practices for a variety of common scenarios in every day life. Apart from daily-life vocabulary, frequently-used colloquial and idiomatic expressions are the two major language components covered.

Course Objectives:
On completion of the course, students should be able to
1) use effectively the vocabulary and expressions acquired in the course to address daily-life topics;
2) use spontaneously the conversation strategies acquired in the course to initiate, sustain, and end communication;
3) communicate with others effectively in various daily-life situations; and
4) express themselves in English more confidently.

1. Instructor-made handouts
2. Online media
3. Other online resources

1. Instructor-made handsouts
2. Online media
3. Other online resources