進階專業英文-機電(一)

臺北科技大學 115-1 學期課程，課號 366328。

課程大綱

本課程提供學生及職前專業人士必備之英語文語言技巧，強調工程專業領域之英文溝通能力之訓練。課程內容依學院專業內容區分並整合英語文之聽說讀寫之能力為未來全球化移動及以英語專業溝通人才培育為目標。 This course aims to provide pre-service engineering students/professionals with the adequate skills of the English language and communicative competence to facilitate their current academic and future career pursuits. Students are encouraged to utilize their domain expertise to participate in professional communication in English. Centered on the training of professional use of the English language, the ESP curriculum as the crux of a highly-integrated work of domain knowledge and the English learning development embodies the indispensable credentials required for a global profession.

課程進度

The following schedule may be adjusted according to students’ learning needs, actual teaching progress, class performance, and the university calendar. Week 1: Course orientation; introduction to professional English for mechanical and electrical engineering; diagnostic speaking and writing activity. Week 2: Engineering drawings and design basics — drawings, views, scales, and design objectives; speaking task: explaining a simple product or machine design. Week 3: BESTEP skill focus — posters, flyers, and maps; summarizing and responding to visual information in English. Week 4: Measurements and numbers — horizontal and vertical measurements, dimensions, decimals, fractions, and basic calculations; writing task: describing measurements accurately. Week 5: Area, size, mass, and measurable parameters — weight, mass, volume, density, input, output, efficiency, and capacity; speaking task: explaining numerical information. Week 6: BESTEP skill focus — tables and numerical data; reporting common numbers and comparing data in English. Week 7: Materials technology I — material types, metals, non-metals, steel, alloy steels, and corrosion; vocabulary and collocation practice. Week 8: Materials technology II — polymers, minerals, ceramics, concrete, and wood; speaking task: comparing material properties and suitable applications. Week 9: Midterm Exam Week — Midterm assessment based on Weeks 1–8, including technical vocabulary, reading comprehension, data description, and a short speaking or writing task. Week 10: BESTEP skill focus — pie charts and bar charts; presenting survey results and describing part-to-whole relationships. Week 11: Manufacturing and assembly I — 3D component features, machining, CNC, cutting tools, and high-temperature cutting techniques. Week 12: Manufacturing and assembly II — mechanical fasteners, bolts, screws, washers, rivets, welding, brazing, soldering, and adhesives; writing task: describing assembly procedures. Week 13: BESTEP skill focus — flowcharts and process description; explaining a technical or manufacturing process step by step. Week 14: Static and dynamic principles — load, stress, strain, force, deformation, failure, motion, and simple machines. Week 15: Mechanisms and energy — engines, motors, transmission, gears, work, power, energy efficiency, heat, and temperature. Week 16: Electricity basics — current, voltage, resistance, electrical supply, circuits, and components; speaking task: explaining a basic electrical system. Week 17: Integrated speaking and writing workshop — students prepare a short technical explanation using one visual aid, such as a table, graph, diagram, or flowchart. Week 18: Final assessment — short oral presentation and written summary based on a mechanical/electrical engineering topic; course reflection.

評量方式

The final grade for this course consists of two major parts: instructor-based assessment, which accounts for 80% of the final grade, and the university English proficiency exam, which accounts for 20% of the final grade. Instructor-based assessment: 80% Attendance and participation: 16%. Students are expected to attend class regularly and participate actively in pair work, group discussion, textbook activities, BESTEP-style tasks, and speaking practice. Vocabulary, reading, and in-class exercises: 20%. Students will complete textbook-based vocabulary exercises, reading comprehension tasks, collocation practice, and activities involving textual and visual information such as tables, charts, graphs, diagrams, or short academic texts. Homework and preparation: 16%. Assignments may include vocabulary review, short reading responses, data description practice, writing tasks, short recordings, and preparation for discussions or presentations. Midterm assessment: 12%. The midterm assessment will be based on the first half of the semester and may include vocabulary, reading comprehension, data description, and a short oral or written task. Final assessment: 16%. The final assessment may include a short presentation, written response, reading task, vocabulary review, or integrated textual and visual information task. Students will be evaluated on clarity, organization, accuracy, content understanding, and appropriate use of course-related English. University English proficiency exam: 20% The university English proficiency exam accounts for 20% of the final grade. Students are required to follow the university’s official regulations and schedule for this exam.

教材

【遵守智慧財產權觀念，請使用正版教科書，不得使用非法影印教科書】 使用外文原文書：是 Ibbotson, Mark. Professional English in Use: Engineering. Cambridge University Press. Supplementary BESTEP-oriented academic English materials: EAP Power Up: Synthesizing Textual and Visual Information for Academic Success. Supplementary materials may include instructor-designed worksheets, vocabulary lists, speaking task sheets, writing templates, technical diagrams, chart-description exercises, assessment rubrics, and selected online or classroom materials.