NYCU-Language Learning and Writing Center 語言學習與寫作中心-陽明校區

Online workshops.

Writing mini courses.

English Chat Hour

Nail Your Next Presentation!
向TED 學英文演說及簡報技巧

講座介紹
給一個擄獲人心、有說服力又令人印象深刻的簡報或演說，已是現代校園或職場中的必備技能。講者將介紹如何運用簡短卻精采有趣的TED演說影片及其它自學網路資源，有效提升英語能力，培養獨立批判思考能力，並加強製作英語簡報與上台演說的能力。

講座時間:
2023年5月29日(一) 12:20-13:10

講座地點:
教學大樓R305教室

講者
曾佳婕 Mavis Tseng
臺北醫學大學 語言中心 主任/專任副教授

學經歷
臺大外文系學士、交大外文所碩士、美國羅格斯(Rutgers)大學比較文學博士。
曾任羅格斯大學比較文學系講師、臺大外文系兼任助理教授、臺大文學院語文中心講師、臺北醫學大學 Toastmaster國際英語演講社社團指導老師、大學入學考試中心英文科閱卷委員、全國大專校院英文簡報暨高中生英文演講競賽評審等。授課內容包含英文簡報技巧、TED當代議題、大一英文、文學與電影生死專題、英美文學選讀、記憶與書寫：當代小說與電影等

English Chat Hour is an informal setting for students, faculty, and staff at NYCU to practice their English conversation skills. We chat about a different topic each week: music, movies, YouTube videos, etc. Our goal is to give you an opportunity to practice using your English skills without causing you to feel any pressure. There’s no need to register beforehand, and you don’t have to attend every week. You can just show up whenever you feel like practicing your English skills. Please see below for more information.

English Chat Hour link:
https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/index.php/english-chat-hour/

NYCU-Language Learning and Writing Center 語言學習與寫作中心-陽明校區 offer the Writing Consultation from March 3 to June 16 this semester. Please see below for more information.

Writing Consultation link:
https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/index.php/what-we-do/

Booking Consultation:
https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/index.php/booking-consultation/

111 Spring Semester Workshop Series
NYCU students, faculty, and staff are welcome to participate. Participation is free but you must register for the workshops. Please see below for the registration links.

Common formatting mistakes and how to avoid them

Registration form: https://forms.gle/VZ3GkkmYuUNbjPMf9
Please note that participation is limited to the first 100 people who register for the workshop.

How to write an email

Registration form: https://forms.gle/VZ3GkkmYuUNbjPMf9
Please note that participation is limited to the first 100 people who register for the workshop.

In the spring 2023 semester, we’ll continue to offer our mini-course, which will cover even more issues regarding English writing. Please see the following links for more information in both English and Chinese. Participation is free for NYCU students, faculty, and staff, but you must register for the mini-course before 12:00 on 2/27/2023.

Workshop link:
https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/index.php/2023/01/10/how-to-write-in-english-mini-course-spring-2023/

Registraion link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevnQ07Twc1xOyxomPHjEY3l8IbXA8p8pSwaSMZs5z9DDnzfQ/viewform

English Chat Hour is an informal setting for students, faculty, and staff to practice their English conversation skills. We chat about a different topic each week: music, movies, YouTube videos, etc. Our goal is to give you an opportunity to practice using your English skills without causing you to feel any pressure. There’s no need to register beforehand, and you don’t have to attend every week. You can just show up whenever you feel like practicing your English skills.

How to Write in English
Fall 2022
Fridays, 12:20–13:10 (biweekly)
Yangming campus, Teaching Building, Room 305

Instructor:
Jonathon Hricko / 嚴偉哲
Associate Professor, Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition
Director, Language Learning and Writing Center
[email protected]

Course description: This course covers some basic issues in English writing, especially when it comes to writing academic essays. The topics that will be covered include: how to write emails, introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions.

Course policies:

The course is open to students, faculty, and staff at NYCU.

The course is free, but those who would like to attend must first register at the following link before 12:00 on 9/23/2022.

The course will be taught in-person (there is no on-line option) and taught primarily in English.

There is no required textbook for the course.

The course is not part of the university’s curriculum. NYCU students who complete the course will not receive credit and cannot use this course to satisfy their English requirement.

Course schedule:

9/30: Common formatting mistakes and how to avoid them

10/14: How to start writing and use English and Chinese to make your thoughts clearer (guest instructor Vice President Shun-Hua Wei / 蔚順華副校長)

10/28: How to write an email

11/11: How to write the introduction of an essay

11/25: How to write a body paragraph in an essay

12/9: How to write a counter-argument paragraph in an essay

12/23: How to write the conclusion of an essay

LLWC Workshop Series
Fall 2022

For students, faculty, and staff
Offered on Thursdays 34 (10:10-12:00)
Yangming Campus, Teaching Building Room 303

Workshop Topics:

Intercultural Communication in the Classroom / 教室裡的跨文化溝通
● Instructor: Yann-Ru Ho / 何彥如 (Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition)
● English description: This workshop aims to introduce cross-cultural concepts and basic intercultural conversation tips to help facilitate interaction and communication in the classroom setting.
● Chinese description: 本工作坊將介紹簡單的跨文化概念與對話方法以協助增進教室課堂中的跨文化溝通。
● Time: Thursday, September 22, 10:10-12:00
● This workshop will be conducted in English.

English Presentation Workshop / 英文簡報工作坊
● Instructor: Yann-Ru Ho / 何彥如 (Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition)
● English description: This workshop aims to introduce some basic English presentation skills for academic settings, such as discussing basic methods for English academic presentations and content organization tips. By introducing the above academic English speaking skills, this workshop will help students learn how to present their own research in front of an audience.
● Chinese description: 本次工作坊旨在介紹專業情境中所需的一些英語簡報表達能力，如討論英語學術演講的基礎方法與內容組織技巧。 通過介紹基本的學術簡報技巧，本次工作坊可以幫助學生學習如何在觀眾面前發表自己的研究。
● Time: Thursday, October 6, 10:10-12:00
● We can advertise this workshop to teachers and see if they want to require their students to participate.
● This workshop will be conducted in English.

Listening to the World through Podcasts / 播客帶你聽世界
● Instructor: Kang-yen Chiu / 邱剛彥 (Institute of Visual Studies, Deputy Director of the Language Learning and Writing Center, NYCU)
● English description: This workshop will lead students into the world of the podcast, and through the 100-minute activity, students will understand the benefits of listening to podcast programs for improving their English listening. In addition, the instructor will also introduce award-winning US and UK programs suitable for students, making podcasts a window for students to enter the English-speaking world.
● Chinese description: 本次的工作坊將帶領同學進入播客的世界，透過100分鐘的活動讓同學理解收聽播客對於增進英語聽力的好處。此外，授課教師還將介紹英美兩國曾獲獎並適合同學的節目，讓播客成為同學進入英語世界的窗口。
● Time: Thursday, October 20, 10:10-12:00
● This workshop will be conducted in English.

Personal Statements Workshop / 留學自傳工作坊
● Instructor: Jonathon Hricko / 嚴偉哲 (Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, Director of the Language Learning and Writing Center)
● English description: Have you thought about applying to study overseas, perhaps in a summer program or in a master's or PhD program? If so, you may be asked to submit a personal statement (also known as a statement of purpose) as part of your application. A personal statement explains your research interests and future plans to the admissions committee of the program to which you are applying. Your personal statement will give the members of the admissions committee their first impression of who you are and what you have to offer. First impressions are important, and they can be good or bad. This workshop will introduce some strategies to use to give the committee members a good impression of you, and discuss some things to avoid doing so that you don't give the committee members a bad impression.
● Chinese description: 想要申請暑假短期國外進修或是到國外攻讀碩博士嗎？那您有可能在申請入學許可時會被要求提供留學自傳，因為在留學自傳裡學校可以初步了解您的研究及未來規劃。因此，留學自傳的第一印象對於申請國外課程很重要。留學自傳工作坊將為您介紹留學自傳的寫作技巧及策略，歡迎同學踴躍參加。
● Time: Thursday, November 17, 10:10-12:00
● This workshop will be conducted in English.

Strategies for Preparing for the IELTS Speaking Test / 關於雅思口語測驗的準備策略
● Instructor: Kang-yen Chiu / 邱剛彥 (Institute of Visual Studies, Deputy Director of the Language Learning and Writing Center, NYCU)
● English description: IELTS (International English Testing System) is an English proficiency test for those who plan to study in or immigrate to English-speaking countries. The IELTS test comprises four parts: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This workshop will focus on the speaking part of the test and will provide strategies to help students prepare for the test.
● Chinese description: 雅思（國際英語測試系統）是那些計畫到英語系國家留學或移民人士所必須完成的英語能力測試，包括聽、說、讀、寫四大能力的鑑定。本工作坊將針對此項測試的口說部分進行說明，並將提供應考的準備策略，以其協助同學攻破此項考試的關卡。
● Time: Thursday, December 15, 10:10-12:00
● This workshop will be conducted in English.

FREE CHINESE (MANDARIN) COURSE IS HERE!
https://reurl.cc/12lOlY
We offer core and elective courses in teaching Chinese as a second language. Culture, art, cuisine, travel…, we talk about a variety of topics in order to introduce the value behind the language. The main purpose is to enhance students' daily communication ability in an interesting way. Welcome to join us! :)

The registration form:
https://reurl.cc/YXEpvD
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The Chinese (Mandarin) course will be conducted 1 class in a week from 9/20-12/30.

For more details, please check the registration form.

🧧Spotlight on Chinese culture🎉

👉Let's have fun and experience the Chinese culture during the summer break!!
Dough figurines and Chinese knots are one of the most famous and interesting handcafts in Chinese culture.
A series of cultural events will be held on July 28, 2022. We will invite the experts to introduce and teach handcrafts so the international students can experience the value of Chinese culture.

📝Schedule:
(A)10:00-12:00 Introduction & DIY: Chinese Knot 中國結體驗活動+
Experience of Chinese Traditional Toys 童玩體驗活動
(B)13:30-16:30 Introduction & DIY: Dough Figurine 捏麵人體驗活動+
Experience of Chinese Traditional Toys 童玩體驗活動

☑Date and time: July 28, 2022 (A)10:00-12:00 (B)13:30-16:30
☑Venue: Yangming campus Activity Center 1st floor Lobby
☑Participant: The first international 50 NYCU students who have registered in the Yangming campus
☑Fee: FREE (Including DIY material and lunch)
☑Deadline of Registration: July 25, 5 pm
☑Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-a50NUiBLroww9OVS12UEosxRmraGFww0BwywooUMmIDFBQ/viewform

Welcome to join us and have a fun summer break☀️
☎Contact
Office of International Affairs
-Sherry
02-2826-7000 ext.65351
[email protected]
-Meggy
[email protected]

The international students has visited the National Palace Museum on 30 of June. In this visit the students have learned the Chinese history and the use of ancient wares which are collected in museum.

The Mandarin Contest and Final Presentation has been held on 17 of June. The students had performed the professional speeches and and Chinese poetry reading. They also presented the calligraphy they wrote and the meaning of the Chinese words. The students were awarded the contest prizes and the certification of Chinese course at the end of the event.

NYCU 華語文競賽暨教學成果展
Mandarin Contest and Final Presentation

Schedule
13:30-14:00 Mini Speech
14:00-15:30 Chinese Poetry Recitation Competition
15:30-16:00 Calligraphy Competition

Welcome to join us and watch this exciting contest!

🏦Visit National Palace Museum

👉The National Palace Museum, one of the most famous museums in the world, has a permanent collection of nearly 700,000 pieces of Chinese artifacts and artworks. The collection includes items spanning 8,000 years of Chinese history from the neolithic age to the modern period. Most of the collections are high-quality pieces collected by Chinese emperors. OIA would like to invite you to join this half-day National Palace Museum Exploration.

☑️Date: 2022/6/30 (Thursday)
☑️Time: 13:00-17:00
(We’ll meet at Yang Ming school gate when departure.)
☑️Destination: National Palace Museum
☑️Participant: First 30 NYCU Yangming campus international students who registered and paid the deposit.
☑️Registration link: https://forms.gle/yKcg4KcWnhKXsm7k7
☑️Fee: Free
(Including ticket, audio guide, transportation, insurance, dinner)
📌The tour charges NT $100 for reservation beforehand and the deposit will be returned on June 30.
The deadline for registration will be June 19, 5 pm.
Your registration will only be completed if you pay the deposit to OIA before June 22, 12 pm.

☎️If there's any question, please contact us:
Phone: 02-2826-7000 ext.65351
-Sherry
Email: [email protected]
-Meggy
[email protected]

NYCU-Language Learning and Writing Center 語言學習與寫作中心-陽明校區 updated their business hours.

English Chat Hour will continue in June
English Chat Hour is an informal setting for students to practice their English conversation skills. We chat about a different topic each week: music, movies, YouTube videos, etc.

Dates: almost every Thursday in June (6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23)
Times: 11:10-12:00 and 13:20-14:10
Place: online due to the pandemic—please check our Google Calendar for the Google Meet link. (Note: In order to view the calendar, you must log in to your NYCU Gmail account.)

Our goal is to give you an opportunity to practice using your English skills without causing you to feel any pressure. There’s no need to register beforehand, and you don’t have to attend every week. You can just show up whenever you feel like practicing your English skills.

Language Learning and Writing Center
語言學習與寫作中心
TEL: 02-2826-7000 # 65351
Email: [email protected]
https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/

SUMMER PROGRAM OF CHINESE COURSE IS HERE!

Language Learning and Writing Center(LLWC) is arranging an interesting Chinese course during summer vacation.
The course is designed for Chinese language A1 level learners (Beginners), aiming to introduce the knowledge of Chinese in daily life, enhancing students' basic language skill (listening, communication and writing). The material we use is "A Course in Contemporary Chinese" (Book 1), which will cost NT$150 for workbook.

We also arranged multiple and interesting topics about culture in the course. Such as pop music, art, festival or cuisine. The purpose of the course is to lead students to understand the culture and values behind the language.
Welcome to join us and learn Chinese with teacher Rebecca! :)

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCO9btiUviQ4t2ZK0Uw9mCzrslcQKZNussdcd8aBk5QTKpcA/viewform

Language Learning and Writing Center
語言學習與寫作中心
TEL: 02-2826-7000 # 65351
Email: [email protected]
https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/

NYCU Talk is an English presentation competition that we co-organized with the Office of Bilingual Education. This competition is the biggest event related to English education that NYCU has held since the merger between Yang Ming and Chiao Tung took place last year. At the end of the event, we took a group photo in which we all made Ys and Cs with our hands to show our unity after the merger.

Around 50 NYCU students submitted videos of their presentations for the first round of the competition, and 16 of those students made it to the final round, which took place on Thursday, May 19. Those 16 student delivered their presentations live online to an audience of around 100 people, and we all saw 16 great examples of how to deliver an effective presentation in English. We awarded cash prizes to the top three places in the undergraduate student group and the graduate student group.

Undergraduate student group:
First place: 沈維哲 Victor Shen: Preclinical medical students
Second place: 朱立恆 Caleb: The daydream of my campus life
Third place: 張育哲 Yuh Jer Chang: Quantum is everywhere

Graduate student group:
First place: 黃千瑜 Chien Yu Huang: Lung-on-a-chip
Second place: 廖家鴻 Aaron Liao: A BIMAC-infra for open banking ecosystem
Third place: 黃俊達 Huang Chun-Ta: Diabetic kidney disease: Risk factors and prevention

Many thanks to the students who participated, and to the Office of Bilingual Education for all their hard work organizing this event.

Language Learning and Writing Center
語言學習與寫作中心
TEL: 02-2826-7000 # 65351
Email: [email protected]
https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/

English Chat Hour

English Chat Hour is an informal setting for students to practice their English conversation skills. We chat about a different topic each week: music, movies, YouTube videos, etc. Our goal is to give you an opportunity to practice using your English skills without causing you to feel any pressure. There’s no need to register beforehand, and you don’t have to attend every week. You can just show up whenever you feel like practicing your English skills.

Dates: Every Thursday in May (5/5, 5/12, 5/19, and 5/26)
Times: 11:10-12:00 and 13:20-14:10 Place: Yangming Campus, Zhi Xing Building (Front), Room 203 (above 7-Eleven)
If you want to join online, scan the QR code or use the Google Meet link: https://meet.google.com/ung-ford-pnf

For more information, see the Language Learning and Writing Center’s website (https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw) or email us at [email protected].
Language Learning and Writing Center 語言學習與寫作中心

Today we have online and in-person students to join the English Chat Hour. The students have a discussion about the topic "Should animal testing be banned?".

"Flow in NYCU” forum about Mandarin Learning in OIA has been held on 4 of May. The speaker was the Chinese teacher Rebecca of LLWC. She shared her teaching experiences and mandarin learning resources with students.

English chat hour started today! Several students joined the chat hour and talked about their background and learning specialties. Various topics are discussed as well, such as drama on Netflex or the News on TV.

🗣World Café International Student Affinity Group:Diversity, Equity and Belonging👫

➡Cultural identity and social equity are crucial to mental health. The purpose of this 4-session group is to create a culturally aware community for international students to get support from each other. We will meet 4 times over the course of this semester with a closed group of 10-15 students. Participants will share their experiences in a safe and relaxing setting with the guidance of a professional counselor. All international students are welcome but are expected to come with an open and respectful mindset to embrace all cultures.

✅Date: 2022/05/17, 05/31, 06/14, 06/28 (Tue.)
✅Time: 19:00-21:00
✅Location: Counseling Center on 6F at Activity Building (Yang-Ming Campus)
✅Facilitator: Evon Chiu
📌Please fill out the Registration form by 5/13 →https://reurl.cc/OAkk3A

☎Contact:
Mental Health and Counseling Center
Rebecca (Counselor)
[email protected]

The personal statement workshop was held on Wednesday, April 20. The speaker was Jonathon Hricko, Director of the LLWC. Jonathon discussed some advice regarding what to do and what not to do when writing a personal statement.

🗣2022 May OIA Flow forum✏️
➡OIA would like to invite you to join “Flow in NYCU” forum. For more details please check the information as follows:
It’s our great pleasure to invite a Chinese teacher from the NYCU Language Learning and Writing Center, Wey, YiChia (Rebecca) to be our guest for this Flow. Rebecca is a very kind and passionate teacher, who graduated from Chung Yuan Christian University. She has been teaching in Mandarin Learning Center, Chung Yuan Christian University, including multiple experiences for two years. Also, she had teaching experience in Thailand. Now, she is teaching at Language Learning and Writing Center, NYCU.
Get the chance and join the flow to know more Chinese learning skills from Rebecca!
✅Topic: Chatting about Chinese learning skills
✅Our Guest: Teacher Wey, YiChia (Rebecca)
✅Language of the event: English/Chinese
✅Date: 4. May, 2022/ 12:15-13:15
✅Venue: Office of International Affairs (1F, Boya Center)
✅Participant: First registered 35 international Students from Yangming campus
✅Deadline for Registration: 1. May. 2022/ 9 pm
✅Registration link: https://forms.gle/Fcx4tY2JJ6gbRGNS7
📌Note:
1. This forum will be open to maximum of 35 international students and the link of the registration will be automatically closed once the participants have already reached the number of 35.
2. Due to the pandemic, we will provide sandwiches for the registered participants after the event.
☎Office of International Affairs
Meggy ([email protected])

The Language Learning and Writing Center is co-organizing an English presentation competition called NYCU Talk. More information about the competition is available here: https://obe.nycu.edu.tw/2022/03/21/nycu-talk-%e5%ad%b8%e7%94%9f%e8%8b%b1%e8%aa%9e%e7%b0%a1%e5%a0%b1%e7%ab%b6%e8%b3%bd/ and here:https://obe.nycu.edu.tw/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/NYCU-talk%E7%B0%A1%E7%AB%A0.pdf