Syllabus 科技英文與科普傳播 2024 春天

課程目標

•   增進閱讀能力
•   聽力練習 
•   掌握更多科技單字

 課程可能沒辦法達成

•    寫作能力提升
•    口說能力

評分方式

改進方向

• ChatGPT建議
• Claude建議

Tools: bard.google.com

課程內容 (14周)

Week 1,  2/21/2024

課程簡介 英語演進史 What's your name? 名前は何ですか？

Week 2-3, 3/6, 3/13

Lithium ion battery 19:00 transcript, NHK, expired Sep. 16, 2024

Dive in

Tips for conversational English

Week 4 3/27

Defense technology 

Week 5 4/3

Learning to use Image Creator 

Making of blue LED

Week 6 4/10

solar flares 15:00 transcript, credit by NHK, expired Dec. 9, 2024

00:00-6:34 introduction, what are solar flares 

6:34-9:48 impact of Solar flares 

9:48-15:00 predictions of solar flares 

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Common English tips for daily conversation 

Week 7 4/24

詹姆士·黃是一名在英國工作的人氣植物學家。 15:00 transcripts, NHK, expired May 13, 2025

Dive in

Week 8 5/1

black holes 15:00 transcript, NHK,  Oct 3, 2025

Dive in

Week 9 5/8

Walking Again With Robotic Rehabilitation 17:00 transcript, NHK

Dive in

Week 10 5/15

Exercise: Writing a report/paper/thesis with COT (Chain of Thought) based on minimal prompts

Week 11 5/22

• Exercise: Writing a report/paper/thesis with COT (...
• Exercise: Reality Check
• Exercise: Refine your prompt (again by AI)
• Exercise: Writing a report/paper/thesis with COT (Chain of Thought)...incomplete data.

Week 12 5/29

Exercise: Improve writings based on multiple criticism using Chain of Thought (COT)

Week 13 6/5

Work smart, AI for all

Week 14 6/12

Work smart 2 AI for students

Supplementary

Week xx 

身心障礙活動家 15:00 video NHK, transcript

Dive in

Week xx

• Science in Conflict Zones 15:00 video NHK, transcript
• Dive in
• 
  

血氧機 transcript 18:29 transcript, NHK

Further materials 

• Taiwan Determined to Remain ‘Indispensable’ Source of Best Chips (Bloomberg)
• Check out PBS|Nature on FB for short videos 
• BBC Nature
• Japan top inventions| NHK
• science view | NHK
• science that can save your life | NHK