政治大學英語教學資源中心12月2日上午舉辦EMI講座「清華以及清大電機系的英語授課：我的實踐與反思」，主講者為清華大學電機工程學系特聘教授兼副教務長劉奕汶，兩位與談人為政大傳播學院教授兼研究暨發展中心主任施琮仁、應用物理研究所副教授許琇娟，分享不同領域EMI教學的發展與挑戰。講座由英語教學資源中心主任鍾曉芳主持，並邀請雙語及多元文化推動辦公室執行長陳憶寧進行開場致詞。

陳憶寧致詞指出，EMI教學資源中心在雙語教育計畫中扮演了關鍵角色，其中教師培訓及EMI教學為高度專業技能，無論是面對授課學生或進行課程設計，都與中文授課有著顯著的差異。她提到日前參加教育部會議時，有幸與劉奕汶交流，並從他的發言中，了解清大在推動EMI教育方面的策略與經驗。劉奕汶以電機背景投入此領域，因此相信他的演講能為政大理學院及資訊學院的發展，提供重要啟發。

劉奕汶首先回顧清大電機系自2004年以來，EMI教學的發展歷程與變革，並以自己教授的「數位訊號處理概論」為例，詳細闡述EMI在理工課程中的應用及挑戰。他特別提到課堂中設計的「兩堂討論課」，以不同難度題目區分Follow-up與Homework，並透過加分機制鼓勵學生主動提問及上臺解題。此外他提供中、英文討論課供學生選擇，鼓勵學生透過英語學習，最終也達成了逾100人課程中，多數學生選擇英文討論課的成果。但同時他也指出此課程目前仍面對的困難，例如加分制度的公平性，以及活潑或樸素的教學方式之間應如何平衡。最後他分享了清大在EMI計畫推行過程中的成果、挑戰及未來願景，尤其在制度建設與教學品質維護方面的具體成果。

接下來施琮仁與許琇娟各自分享EMI教學經驗與心得。施琮仁以「Reflections on EMI Course Design: Teaching for Diverse Audiences and Purposes」為題，探討EMI在多元文化教學中的應用。他指出在國際學生占比超過半數的課程中，如何於在地化與國際化之間取得平衡是一大挑戰，但多元文化背景的學生，也為課堂帶來更多元的觀點與討論。

許琇娟則以「EMI in Applied Physics 應用物理中的EMI」為題，分享在物理領域實施EMI教學的挑戰與對策。她提到用英語說明物理概念時，學生理解可能受限的困境，也分享自身參與英語教學資源中心與AIT合辦之EMI教學課程的收穫，運用Bloom’s Taxonomy概念及善用mini lectures 確認學生的理解以及抓住學生注意力，並透過flash quiz檢測學生對基本概念的掌握。

在講座的綜合討論環節中，主講者、與談人一同回應與會者提問。當被問及如何增進學生對EMI課程的學習動機時，劉奕汶指出教師的專業是學生修課與否的關鍵因素，但同時在課程的設計上，其自身也透過中、英文討論課不同的時程設定，增加學生參與英文授課的誘因，施琮仁也回應，平衡中英文課程之修課人數是當今面臨的挑戰，也期許未來EMI教育普及，語言不再成為影響學生學習動機的因素。

此次講座為EMI教學帶來豐富啟發，並促進了台灣聯合大學系統各校的交流。在劉奕汶、施琮仁、許琇娟三位師長的精彩分享之後，目前中心正與清大聯手規劃下學期培訓活動，敬請共同期待。

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On the morning of December 2, the NCCU EMI Resource Center successfully hosted the EMI lecture titled "EMI at NTHU and the Department of Electrical Engineering: My Personal Practice and Reflection." The lecture invited the guest speaker Professor Yi-Wen Liu, Distinguished Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering and Associate Vice President of the Office of Academic Affairs at National Tsing Hua University, along with two panelists: Professor Tsung-Jen Shih, Professor of College of Communication and Director of Media Research & Development Center, NCCU, and Professor Hsiu-Chuan Hsu Associate Professor of Graduate Institute of Applied Physics, NCCU. The speakers shared their experiences and challenges in EMI teaching across different fields. The lecture was moderated by Professor Siaw-Fong Chung, Director of the EMI Resource Center, with Professor Yi-Ning Chen, Executive Director of the Bilingual and Multicultural Promotion Office delivering the opening speech.

In her opening remarks, Executive Director Yi-Ning Chen emphasized the critical role of the EMI Resource Center in the bilingual education program, noting that teacher training and EMI teaching are highly specialized skills. She explained that EMI courses, whether in the aspect of course delivery or curriculum design, are both significantly different from traditional Chinese-medium courses. She also shared her recent interaction with Distinguished Professor Yi-Wen Liu during a Ministry of Education meeting, where she gained insights into National Tsing Hua University’s strategies and experiences in promoting EMI education. As Professor Liu comes from an engineering background, she believed his talk would provide important inspiration for the development of EMI teaching in National Chengchi University’s College of Science and College of Informatics.

Distinguished Professor Yi-Wen Liu began by reviewing the development and transformation of EMI teaching at the Department of Electrical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University since 2004. He used his course "Introduction to Digital Signal Processing" as an example to discuss the application and challenges of EMI in science and engineering courses. He specifically mentioned the design of “two discussion classes”, distinguishing between follow-up and homework with varying levels of difficulty, and encouraging students to actively ask questions and solve problems in class through a grading incentive system. Additionally, Distinguished Professor Liu offered discussion sessions in both Chinese and English, encouraging students to engage in English learning. As a result, most of the students in the over 100 people course chose the English discussion sessions. However, he also pointed out ongoing challenges, such as the fairness of the grading incentive system and how to balance an engaging teaching style with a more traditional one. At last, Professor Liu shared the outcomes, challenges, and future vision of Tsing Hua University’s EMI program, particularly in terms of institutional development and maintaining teaching quality.

Next, Professor Tsung-Jen Shih and Associate Professor Hsiu-Chuan Hsu each shared their own experiences on EMI teaching. Professor Shih’s presentation, titled "Reflections on EMI Course Design: Teaching for Diverse Audiences and Purposes," explored the application of EMI in multicultural education. He highlighted the challenge of balancing localization and internationalization in courses with over 50% international students, noting that students from diverse cultural backgrounds bring a broader range of perspectives and discussions to the classroom.

Associate Professor Hsiu-Chuan Hsu presented on "EMI in Applied Physics," discussing the challenges and strategies of implementing EMI in the field of physics. She shared her experience of teaching physics concepts in English, noting that students' understanding may be limited by language barriers. She also reflected on her participation in an EMI training program co-organized by the EMI Resource Center and AIT, enabling her to utilize Bloom’s Taxonomy to ensure student comprehension and kept students engaged through mini-lectures and flash quizzes to assess their understanding of key concepts.

During the discussion session, the speakers and panelists responded to questions from the audience. When asked how to enhance student motivation for EMI courses, Distinguished Professor Liu emphasized that the expertise of the instructor is a key factor in whether students choose to enroll in the course. He also discussed how the schedule of Chinese and English discussion sessions could encourage greater student participation in English-language courses. Professor Shih added that balancing the number of students in Chinese and English courses is a current challenge, but he hoped that EMI education would become more widespread in the future, so that language would no longer be a barrier to students’ learning motivation.

This lecture provided rich insights into EMI teaching and fostered interaction across universities in the Taiwan University System. We would like to thank Distinguished Professor Yi-Wen Liu, Professor Tsung-Jen Shih, and Associate Professor Hsiu-Chuan Hsu for their excellent presentations. The EMI Resource Center is currently collaborating with National Tsing Hua University to plan training events for the upcoming semester. We look forward to more meaningful activities in the future!

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