EMI 協助學生學英文

 Ref: OPEN MOOC's

1. "know" a word
(1) recognize it when reading
(2) recognize it when hearing
(3) use it correctly when speaking
(4) use it in writing

2. need to know and understand 95-98% of the words they hear (Hu and Nation, 2000; Nation and Newton, 2008)

3. Types of words
(1) Technical: specific meaning, explained and defined during a lecture
(2) Academic: common for higher education, ex. estimate, interpret, or principle
(3) General: common across all types of communication, ex. buy, cause, weather

4. Building content vocabulary
(1) definition
(2) synonym
(3) explanation
(4) illustration

5. Strategies for helping students with vocabulary
(1) Make a list of words
(2) Explain words in context
(3) Use visuals
(4) Use intuition and experience
(5) Small group discussions
(6) Re-use key words during class
(7) Glossary of key terms
(8) Explain new words in different ways
(9) Prepare students with key words for any assignments or assessments
(10) Use technology
ex. vocabulary.com, quizlet, Wordsmyth, Graphwords, Lingro

6. Assessment for students' reading skills
(1) brief summary in their won words of an assigned test
(2) brief, ungraded quiz
(3) read a text for homework and discuss it in small groups

7. Reading subskills
(1) Reading in detail:  the main idea and any relevant details
(2) Scanning: look quickly over a text and find specific information
(3) Skimming: look quickly over a text and get the main idea of the text
(4) Identifying opinions: fact or someone's opinion, ex. think, believe, seem, good, better, worst, should be
(5) Inferencing: what a writer means even though the writer doesn't say it.

8. Strategies for helping students read and understand content in English
(1) study guide with assigned readings
(2) introduction video
(3) training students to gain necessary content from reading
    (a) break it up
    (b) break it up and share
    (c) True or false
    (d) make an outline
    (e) bookmark note
    (f) use text-to-speech software

9. Considerations in planning and structuring content
(1) make lectures fairly short: < 15 min.
(2) use visuals to emphasize the main points
(3) handout with key points listed
(4) relate new course materials to students' lives
(5) set up study groups
(6) feedback

10. Tips for making slides
(1) an overview slide: objectives, outline, keyterms
(2) one slide equals one point
(3) limit to 6 lines per slide
(4) limit transitions, sound effects, and animations
(5) high-quality graphics and images
(6) relevant chars, tables, figures, etc.
(7) choose designs easy to read
(8) avoid unfamiliar abbreviations and jargon
(9) explain information on the slide, but don't read the slide
(10) citations

11. Strategies to help students understand EMI lectures
(1) speak slowly and clearly
(2) time for students to take note during lectures
(3) clear organizational signals
(4) explain or clarify key terms
(5) ask clear and direct questions