Yo! MOE 線上英文

Yo!台灣清潔工獲選為富比士(Forbes)行善英雄，30年內捐了400萬，68歲趙文正的故事值得一看!
英文原文網址: www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoppisch/2012/06/20/2012-philanthropists-from-greater-china/2/


philanthropy [fɪˋlænθrəpɪ] 慈善行為; 慈善事業 


  

poverty [ˋpɑvɚtɪ] 窮困 

Yo!MOE 英語雲官網 正式開始運作了喔!!!
 
這個創新的英文學習平台,Yo!MOE提供每個想學英文的朋友特殊又有趣的線上英語課程,
Yo!MOE整合創意教學影片＋主題式講義＋FACEBOOK互動討論區,讓大家學的輕鬆又開心!
付費上課前，可以先觀賞創意教學影片預告，了解課程簡介後，再進入MOE線上教學平台

司徒文的美牛雙關語 pun [pʌn] 俏皮話！ 


  
Beef=牛肉; beef up [bif ʌp] v. =become greater=加強 
Stake音同Steak=牛排；great stake [gret stek] 重要的利害關係
Grilled [grɪld] adj. 烤過的； 或是當動詞用＝嚴刑拷問、逼迫 


  
(摘自:自由時報)

時代百大The 100 Most Influential People in the World榜首是林書豪，事實上時代雜誌把百大共分成五類喔～
1. Breakouts [ˋbrek͵aʊt] 爆發人物
2. Pioneers [͵paɪəˋnɪr] 先驅
3. Moguls [moˋgʌl] 大人物、顯要
4. Leaders [ˋlidɚ] (政治)領袖 

美國留學網Princeton Review列出了二十所知名大學，依照順序排出派對最high的名次！
至於在大學裡就是要能夠be sociable [ˋsoʃəb!] (善於交際)，

  
提升自己的社交能力，這樣出了社會工作將會有很大幫助。

在台灣就能Online上美國知名大學UCLA教授開的托福課喔！10/03 開課, 十週學費545元美金
 
報名及買書步驟：To purchase the textbook for our course, please follow the steps below. 
Go to http://www.uclaextension.edu 
- Click on the "Quick Enroll" tab.
- Enter Reg# W7757 and then click on "Go".
- On the "Course Description" page, click on "Get Textbook Information".
- On the "Ordering Textbooks" page, click on "Get Textbook".
 
課程大綱UCLA Extension Course Syllabus 
Course# W7757
Course title: TOEFL iBT Preparation Online
Dates: Fall 2011
Instructor: Jennifer I. Garcia, M.S. in Teaching English
 
歡迎Welcome!
Welcome to TOEFL iBT Preparation Online! I am delighted you have decided to not only better prepare for your upcoming TOEFL iBT Test, but to also learn how to improve your communication in English! This class is here to help facilitate your preparation for the TOEFL iBT by teaching you new strategies, developing the strategies you already have and help you collaborate with your classmates in discovering new ways to communicate and share ideas! 
 
課程概要Course Description
This 30-hour-equivalent online course includes in-depth modules with 10 online sessions that will allow you to practice the TOEFL iBT tasks for reading, writing, and speaking with getting. We will specifically focus on Independent Speaking Tasks 1 and 2, Integrated Reading, Listening and Speaking Task, Independent Writing Task, Integrated Writing Task, and Reading. This course is designed to help you improve your English skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) which are tested on the TOEFL iBT. By being offered online, the student can work on the assignments when they have time to do so; many students taking the course and working adults or students at a university. Along with giving the student personalized feedback, many varieties of media are used by the instructor to lead the student into preparing for TOEFL iBT. By the end of the course, participants will develop strategies and skills needed in speaking, listening, reading, writing and vocabulary, identify areas that need improvement and practice sections of the test.
 
Contact information & protocol
Jennifer I. Garcia
jenniferigarcia@ucla.edu
 
登記要求Prerequisites
Students, upon entry, should be:

High-intermediate or advanced ESL (English as a Second Language) learners

Non-native English speakers who work at least part-time in an English language environment

Basic knowledge of computers, tools, peripherals, and related terminology, including the QWERTY keyboard

 
課程目標Expected Outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to
       Note-taking:

Learn and apply note-taking skills to test questions including lectures and sample conversations

       Reading:

Be knowledgeable about the 12 types of questions in the reading section

Learn strategies that will facilitate quick and effective reading

Understand and identify the reading strategies that are best for you

       Writing:

Identify the structures (independent & integrated) tested on the TOEFL iBT

Employ both writing structures to the appropriate sections of the exam

Become aware of grammatical errors and actively change them with instructor’s assistance

       Listening:

Learn about different listening strategies

Develop listening strategies for the exam

       Speaking:

Develop speaking strategies for the exam

Identify & differentiate between the speaking structures (independent, integrated) on the exam

       Vocabulary:

Learn new university-level vocabulary and vocabulary used on TOEFL iBT

Communicate with university-level vocabulary when speaking and when writing

      Technical skills:

Be more comfortable typing in Standard English on a QWERTY keyboard 

課程內容Description of Content
This course is offered in ten weekly online sessions. Participants can find and complete all assignments, access teacher’s feedback and access other helpful links for preparing for the TOEFL iBT.
 
Session 1: This first week is an introduction to the course, meeting the instructor and the other students, and getting familiar with the discussion board by posting a biography about yourself as a new thread and two replies to fellow classmates’ threads. In this first week you will also read the sample vocabulary journal, and submit your first vocabulary journal.
 
Session 2: This section focuses on the independent speaking component of the TOEFL iBT. Speaking strategies will be presented, including brainstorming and organization. Activities include reading your textbook, listening to a lecture, listen to sample answers for TOEFL iBT questions, learn speaking skills, and complete assignments. Speaking strategies quiz, completing three speaking practice questions and vocabulary journal due.
 
Session 3: Listening strategies are presented in the session, including note-taking while listening and listening for main ideas and details for academic listening. Discussion board posting, note-taking assignment, listening quiz and vocabulary journal due. Activities include reading the textbook pages assigned, listening to a lecture on listening strategies and completing the quiz and vocabulary journal.
 
Session 4: Writing strategies for independent writing section are presented in this session, including brainstorming, organization, and choosing best options for writing. A contrast of a regular essay and a TOEFL iBT essay is presented, along with key aspects of a TOEFL iBT essay. Writing strategy brainstorm assignment due, along with sample essay and vocabulary journal.
 
Session 5: Reading section covered in this session. Presented are reading skills and strategies needed to quickly and effectively answer reading test questions. Assignments due include completing practice reading sections of the test, replying to discussion board questions, and submitting vocabulary journal.
 
Session 6: This session is focused on the Integrated Speaking section of the TOEFL iBT. In this section, students will read the textbook covering this section, along with listening to a lecture about key strategies to be used while taking the test. Assignments due include submitting the speaking section response to two questions, listening to feedback and resubmitting one revised answer, replying to discussion board and submitting the week’s vocabulary journal.
 
Session 7: In this week’s session, students will continue to learn strategies for the listening section, namely the conversation in an academic setting. Assignments include reading the textbook, listening to a lecture, submitting speaking responses from practice questions about the listening section and submitting this week’s vocabulary journal.
 
Session 8: Writing strategies for integrated writing section discussed. Assignments include reading the lecture, practicing brainstorming for integrated writing, vocabulary journal, integrated writing practice essay, answering discussion board questions and submitting this week’s vocabulary journal.
 
Session 9: Reading section covered, namely exposition and historical-type readings. Assignments include reading various sample paragraphs, answering the sample questions, submitting recorded reasons for choices, answering discussion board questions and submitting vocabulary journal.
 
Session 10: Taking practice test and submitting answers will be done this week’s session. Students will receive feedback and be able to resubmit incorrect answers. Last discussion boards done and final strategies test given.
 
課程要求Course Requirements:
1.  Reading assigned textbook pages and reading or listening to lectures.
2.  Responding to questions within the discussion boards in the weekly sessions.
3.  Completing 10 TOEFL Section Responses, recorded responses
4.  Completing 8 vocabulary journals.
5.  Completing 10 quizzes and 2 tests, multiple choice and short answer questions.
 
Course Evaluation
This is a non-credit course.  Students will pass the course if they have a grade of 80% or higher.  The grade breakdown is as follows:

Discussion Board: Respond to one Discussion Board question per week           10 wks = 20 pts possible

8 Quizzes: 10 points each = 80 pts

2 Independent Speaking responses, 5 points each, = 10 pts possible

2 Integrated Speaking responses, 5 points each = 10 pts possible

2 Independent Writing responses, 5 points each = 10 pts possible

2 Integrated Writing responses, 5 points each = 10 pts possible

8 Vocabulary Journals =  80 pts possible

Miscellaneous Homework Activities = 20

Final: 40 points

Total points possible = 300 pts

Passing grade = 210+ points

*Points are tentative according to instructor’s discretion; assignments may be added or deleted according to class need. 
 
Required Text
Rogers, B (2007).  The Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test (iBT ed.).  Boston: Thomson Heinle.  ISBN: 978-1-4240-9339-7
 
Late assignments policy

All assignments are due on the date posted and in the stated format.  All assignments are under the “Assignments” folder.

 
Attendance

You are required to log on to our class Blackboard (BB) site at least two (2) times per week.

 
Participation

Participation is a major component of this class.

“Participation” means doing all the required readings, vocabulary work, and completing and turning in all assignments by the due date as well as applying your knowledge and posting your responses to prompts on the Discussion Board.

 
Classroom Etiquette
In this online classroom, we have a wonderful opportunity to learn about each other’s cultures and experiences. Please share these freely, but be aware and sensitive to the culture and ideas of others. I encourage you to ask questions and discuss such things with each other, keeping with the respect and understanding I know you all have! Any negative comments are not allowed at anytime. Remember to be kind! :) 
 
Plagiarism
UCLA Student Conduct Code
102.01c: Plagiarism
 
“Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use of another's words or ideas as if they were one's own, including, but not limited to, representing, either with the intent to deceive or by the omission of the true source, part of or an entire work produced by someone other than the student, obtained by purchase or otherwise, as the student's original work or representing the identifiable but altered ideas, data, or writing of another person as if those ideas, data, or writing were the student's original work.”
 
Instructor’s Note: Please do your own work and do not copy from others.  You may not get help from friends, family members, or other native English speakers.  You may get help from tutors.  This class is about learning, not perfection.  Try your best and turn in your own work. 
 
Blackboard (BB)
Blackboard (BB) is an online classroom.  How do you log in to Blackboard?  You have been sent your Blackboard log-in instructions via an Enrollment Confirmation e-mail.  If you did not receive your Enrollment Confirmation: 1) Check your inbox and spam folder for the Enrollment Confirmation email (sent April 10th).  2) If you still did not get the email or if your log-in does not work, send a Request for Blackboard Support form.  To send a Request for Blackboard Support form, go to http://uclaextension.blackboard.com .
 
Required Resources
Computer with Internet access
Blackboard Tutorials (if you are not already familiar with Blackboard)
 
作業Assignments
All course assignments are due on the date written on the syllabus. The assignments are due Mondays at 12:00 PST. For example, your Vocabulary Journal #1 is due on 4/19 at 12:00 PST. Make sure it is in the required format. Please be sure to turn in your work on time, so that I may give you the timely response that will help you learn more effectively! These assignments are also found in the Assignments tab.
 
Session
Date
Content
1
Getting Started: Introduction, discussion board, overview of TOEFL iBT test, biography.
Activities:
Read lecture 1 on overview of TOEFL iBT
Read Book, pages xi-xvi
Submit biography in Discussion Board (DB)
Submit 2 responses to classmates on DB
Read sample vocabulary journal
Do Week 1 Assignments (see Assignments tab)
2
Overview of reading section. Reading skills and strategies presented.
Vocabulary Journal #1 due.
 
Activities:
Reply to discussion board question
See Week 2 Assignments
3
Listening strategies overview, note-taking and listening for a purpose skills.
Vocabulary Journal #2 due.
 
Activities:
Discussion board question / response
See Week 3 Assignment
4
Writing strategies overview, including brainstorming, organization, best options for writing.
Vocabulary Journal #3 due.
 
Activities:
Discussion board question / response
See Week 4 Assignments
5
Speaking Section: Overview of Independent speaking component of TOEFL iBT.
Vocabulary Journal #4 due
 
Activities:
Discussion board question / response
See Week 4 Assignments
6
In-depth look at Integrated Speaking section.
Vocabulary Journal #5 due
 
Activities:
Discussion board question / response
See Week 5 Assignments
7
Strategies for the listening section presented: conversations in an academic setting.
Vocabulary Journal #6 due
 
Activities:
Discussion board question / response
See Week 7 Assignments
 
8
Writing strategies for integrated writing section.
Vocabulary Journal #7 due
 
Activities:
Discussion board question / response
See Week 8 Assignments
9
Exposition and historical-type readings.
Vocabulary Journal #8 due
 
Activities:
Discussion board question / response
See Week 9 Assignments
 
10
Taking final test.
Students will take a practice test along with strategies questions. Last discussion boards done.
 
Bibliography
Recommended Reading / Study
Gallagher, Nancy. DELTA'S Key to the Next Generation TOEFL Test. McHenry: Delta Publishing Company, 2006. 
 
www.ets.org - Official TOEFL iBT Website

 
 

Yo!MOE分享相當感傷的,Apple執行長 辭職信:
To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
我曾經說過，如果有一天我不再能履行作為蘋果CEO的職責和期望，我會是第一個告訴你們知道的人。
不幸的是，這一天到來了。 
 
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
在此，我宣佈從蘋果CEO的職位上辭職，如果董事會同意，我將擔任蘋果董事會主席。
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
針對接任者，我強烈建議執行我們制定的接任計劃，提名蒂姆·庫克為蘋果CEO。
I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
我相信，蘋果的未來將更加光明，更具創造力。我期待未來蘋果的成功，也將為此盡自己的綿薄之力。
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
我在蘋果結交了一些人生中最好的朋友，能和你們所有人一起共事這麼多年，非常感謝你們。
 
Steve
Young Steve Jobs


 
 

Emily 雖然是個白人~ 但很喜歡周杰倫跟張惠妹等台灣藝人喔
以下是她看了CNN Asia 專訪 A-Mei之後 挑選出來 interview裡的幾句話
CNN A-Mei
 

MOE大推薦!!
很多MOE的粉絲反映說不知道單字該如何發音~!
在試用過各大網站後 發現發音最標準的就是 www.m-w.com 裡的發音功能
大家可以

上一次我看關於教育的書，是哈佛教授 Dr. Christensen - 破壞性創新大師所著的Disrupting Class (McGrawHill有出版中譯本:來上一堂破壞課-教育新解) ，因為閱讀後印象很深，所以不免拿來跟嚴總裁的“教育應該不一樣”比較了一下!
 
當初MOE看完那本書 (Disrupting Class) ，還去參加了南加大USC在校園辦的讀後討論會(在美國可以說是引起轟動的一本談教育的書)，我記得當時有一位與會者的發言: One thing I like about the book, is that it does not blame anyone, not teachers, not the government, not parents…(我喜歡這本書的其中一個原因是，關於教育的那麼多問題，作者並沒有責怪任何人，沒有批評老師、沒有批評政府、也沒有批評家長) 。書中作者用商業界科技發展的過程及角度提出他對教育改革方向的實際解決方案及建議。
而總裁的這本書則完全相反，罕見的用了嚴厲、批評及相當擔心的口吻提出他的想法建言，讀完本書後有那種剛看完李濤或鄭弘儀的政論節目的那種緊張感，甚至有點耳朵痛的感覺。是的，家長、學校、執政者、媒體、名意代表，你們都被批評了!本書針對教育 提出了很多大家在想法上、觀念上應該要有所改變。