1. To establish the English learning map and the classification map of English course: To make our students to understand English learning resources and curriculum, we establish these maps. According to the English learning maps, students can make their English learning plan.
2. To connected the courses for freshman to senior: the official courses of our school were Vocabulary and Reading , Oral-Aural Training in English, Advanced Reading for sophomore and so on; the selective courses were English Conversation and Business English before 2009. To connect the courses from freshman and senior efficiently, English program was changed to English Elite Program and add the ESP professional English courses to make junior and senior get familiar with career English and how to communicate with other.
(1) Since the first semester in 2010, English courses of general Education was changed to ESP courses (Appendix 1) and there were five courses (as table 1) to provide students more choices. Moreover, these courses were designed to meet students’ needs and raise the competiveness for career field.
( Table 1 ) ESP professional English courses
| Title of the course | 99/1 Number for taking course | 99/2 Number for taking course |
| Business Management English | 44 | 51 |
| English Presentation Skills for Designers | 20 | 21 |
| Career English | 50 | 50 |
| Travel English | 49 | 55 |
| Technical English | 14 | For College of Engineering |
| Total | 177 | 177 |
(2) To meet the needs of students and the job market more accurately, the name of English program was changed to English Elite program since 2010.The number for signing up and selective taking have increased. (Table 2)
( Table 2 ) Number for sign up for English Elite Program
| Academic year | 98 | 99 |
| Number for Signing up | 33 | 106 |
| Number for taking the course | 33 | 138 |
(3) The establishment of English ability standard：By setting up the teaching syllabus, focus and objectives, teachers can have the guideline. Based on the teaching syllabus, students can achieve learning objectives and improve their English ability.
(Table 3) Table of syllabus, focal point, and goal for each grade
| Course Type | CEF | Course point | Teaching situation | Amount of words |
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Freshman English A |
A2 below (TOEIC 225 below) | Possess basic words for daily life and communication skills | Applicable situation of Basic daily life English | 1200-1500 |
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Freshman English B |
A2 above B1 below (TOEIC 225 above 387 below) |
Possess practical words for daily life and be able to communicate in every situation | Applicable situation of Practical daily life English | 1500-2500 |
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Freshman English C |
Graduate requirement – equals to GEPT intermediate level first round (TOEIC 387above) |
Possess basic international words and be able to communicate with foreigner in every situation | Applicable situation of Basic international English | 2750-3500 |
| Sophomore English | B1 above (TOEIC 387-550) |
Possess advanced international words and be able to communicate fluently in every situation and express one’s point of view. | Applicable situation of Advanced international English | 3500-4500 |
| English Elite Program |
B1 above、B2 below |
Possess words for professional field and be able to communicate and receive the foreign clients | Applicable situation of Advanced professional English | 4500-5500 |
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ESP courses |
B1 above、B2 below |
Possess words for professional field and be able to communicate and receive the foreign clients | Applicable situation of Advanced professional English | 4500-5500 |
(4) Pass rate of school’s English proficiency test and English proficiency test out of school have increased.
(Table 4) Table of curriculum for each grade
| Course Type | Situation content |
| Freshman English A | basic sentence pattern、basic grammar、basic pronunciation、self-introduction(i)、time、numbers、living community、school、country |
| Freshman English B | family、 self-introduction (ii)、daily activities、hobby(i)、figures、signal、asking for directions、traffic、food、hospital |
| Freshman English C | hobby(ii)、music、education、shopping、clothes、weather、holiday、emotion、restaurant、entertainment、sports、travel、personal hygiene |
| Sophomore English | hotel、airport、bank、sign up the form、media/culture activities、book tickets、book the reservation、make phone call/answer the phone、social occasion、market |
| English Elite Program | international exhibition、international meeting、international exchange student |
| ESP courses | office、announcement、letter/email、news、meeting、speech、presentation、interview、business travel、travel、computer/internet、health、emergency。 |
(A) School simulate English proficiency test: Since 2002, the simulate online GEPT (listening and reading) for freshman was carried out. Then, the test was changed to NEW TOEIC online simulate test in 2009. Also, the NEW TOEIC online simulate test was added for sophomore and the test result was the 10% of the final grade. Table 5 shows that pass rate of school’s English proficiency test for freshman and sophomore who continually learned English increased gradually.
(Table 5) Table of Passing the English proficiency test in school in 2009~2010
| 2010 first semester | Number | Taking the test | Pass the requirement of school | Pass CEFA2 |
| 99 freshman | 1488 | 1436 | 71.24% | 89.69% |
| 98Sophomore(not taking Advanced Reading) | 700 | 638 | 42.32% | 70.06% |
| 98 Sophomore (taking Advanced Reading) | 738 | 703 | 73.83% | 91.18% |
| 98 Total of the sophomore | 1438 | 1341 | 58.84% | 81.13% |
| 2009 | Number | Taking the test | Pass the requirement of school | Pass CEFA2 |
| 98 freshman (first semester) | 1437 | 1426 | 55.26% | 81.21% |
| 98 freshman (second semester) | 1435 | 1361 | 72.59% | 91.7% |
(B) The official English proficiency test out of school: we encouraged our students to sign up English proficiency test out of school since 2005, and then executed the English ability requirement
in 2007. The numbers of participating in English proficiency test and pass rate have increased annually.(Table 6 and Table 7)
a. The number of whole students is 9519 in 2009 academic year. Among the whole students, there are 3151 students who joined the English proficiency test, and there are 2304 students who pass the elementary level (CEFA2 above). The pass rate is 73.12%. The percentage of students who pass the elementary level is 24.20% among the whole school students.
b. The number of whole students is 9350 in 2010 academic year (2010, 8, 1~2011, 7, 31). Among the whole students, there are 4709 students who joined the English proficiency test, and there are 3789 students who pass the elementary level (CEFA2 above). The pass rate is 80.46%. The percentage of students who pass the elementary level is 40.52% among the whole school students.
(Table 6) Number of students attending the English proficiency test
(Table 7) Table of Undergraduate Degree Program of International Project Management English
| 2010 second semester: Taking the test out of school - Undergraduate Degree Program of International Project Management (1000421) | ||||||
| College | Class | number | Pass the school’s requirement | Not pass the school’s requirement | Number of not sign up on the online system | Average scores of TOEIC |
| College of management | 1A | 72 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 532 |
| College of management | 2A | 69 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 621 |
| College of management | 3A | 37 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 698 |
| College of management | Program of International Project Management |
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(5) The implementation of Blended Learning (onsite and online): By combining online learning and traditional teaching in classroom, students can raise their English learning efficiency. Freshman and sophomore in our school not only learn by face to face in class, but learn through online learning after school. The students have to learn online two hours a week, and there are 32 hours in each semester. In addition, number of hours for online learning is graded for daily performance. Our school promotes the Blended Learning actively based on student learning orientation to make the students have actively attitude toward learning both in class and after class. By using Blended Learning, the learning outcome could be better.
(6) To update and execute the system of English proficiency test: To implement Yuntech: Implementation of requirements for University students’ English proficiency, Language Center invents the Sign up system for English proficiency test. With this system, we can know our students’ English proficiency and plan every kind of implementation or activity to improve students’ English ability.
(A) The Sign up system for English proficiency test was invented and used in the second semester in 2007, and the functions were easier.
(B) The system was modified to make the students upload their certificate by themselves and not have to hand in the paper to each department. (Table 8)
(C) The system was renewed in 2009 which have been added analyzing functions and every department could search its information directly.
(D) The system functions were improved in 2010 which have been added the self-evaluation chart for English ability to establish the English learning journal. Students need to fill in the self-evaluation chart for English ability. Then, teachers should write the advice and encouragement to make the students understand their English ability and how to improve their English learning skills. (Table 9)
(Table 8) Sign up system for English proficiency test
(Table 9) Self-evaluation for English ability
