SURVIVING AND THRIVING AT DYU

SURVIVING AND THRIVING AT DYU A guide for foreign faculty and students Publisher: Dr. Margaret Chen Mei‐Hua, Dean of College of Foreign Languages & Director of International Language Center Text Editor: Mr. Philip M.M. Sced Production Coordinator: Assistant Prof. Joyce Hsu Cheng‐Se Production Editor: Ms. Su Yu‐Chi Art Editor: Dr. Martin Murray Revised Date: July 9, 2014 0 Contents
1.
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 3
2.
CAMPUS LIFE ............................................................................................................................ 4
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
DYU COLLEGES ...................................................................................................................... 4
DYU SHUTTLE BUS ................................................................................................................ 5
DYU CAMPUS MAP ................................................................................................................ 7
DYU STATISTICS .................................................................................................................... 8
3.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR TEACHERS ................................................................................ 9
4.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ................................................ 9
5.
EXAMS ....................................................................................................................................... 10
6.
TYPICAL PROBLEMS FACED BY FOREIGN TEACHERS AT DYU ............................ 10
7.
THE ICARE AND ICOURSE SYSTEMS ............................................................................... 11
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
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TRANSPORT ............................................................................................................................. 42
8.1
8.2
8.3
9.
HOW TO SET UP THE SCORE PERCENTAGE IN THE SYLLABUS SYSTEM..................................... 11
HOW TO KEY IN A SYLLABUS ................................................................................................ 12
HOW TO SUBMIT A FULL SYLLABUS ...................................................................................... 15
HOW TO UPLOAD TEACHING MATERIALS ONTO THE ICOURSE SYSTEM.................................. 22
HOW TO PRINT A NAME LIST .................................................................................................. 30
HOW TO GENERATE AN ATTENDANCE RECORD ...................................................................... 31
HOW TO INPUT STUDENTS’ GRADES ....................................................................................... 34
HOW TO SUBMIT FINAL GRADES ............................................................................................ 40
YUANLIN BUS COMPANY ..................................................................................................... 42
MOTORCYCLE PARKING PERMITS ........................................................................................ 45
HIGH SPEED RAIL ................................................................................................................. 47
ACCOMMODATION ............................................................................................................... 48
9.1
9.2
9.3
DA-YEH UNIVERSITY HOTEL ................................................................................................ 48
SINGLE ROOM APARTMENTS IN DA-CUN .............................................................................. 49
RENTING A LARGER APARTMENT.......................................................................................... 50
10. HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE .......................................................................................... 52
11. TAX RETURNS, ARCS AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION ............................................... 55
12. NOTARY PUBLIC AND TRANSLATION SERVICES ....................................................... 56
13. FOOD AND DRINK .................................................................................................................. 57
13.1
13.2
13.3
CAMPUS FOOD ....................................................................................................................... 57
SHAN-JIAO ROAD .................................................................................................................. 57
RESTAURANTS IN YUANLIN ................................................................................................... 58
14. SHOPPING ................................................................................................................................ 70
1 A note about the
Romanization of Chinese
names
It can be difficult to find your
way around in Taiwan unless
you know the Chinese name
of the place you are looking
for. For this reason we have
endeavored to give you both
Chinese and English names of
all the important places in this
guide. Chinese names are
written in Romanized form
first (written in italics),
followed by the Chinese
characters. Unfortunately,
there is no single standard
system of Romanization used
in Taiwan. In this guide, we
have used the Pinyin system
(which is most commonly
taught to foreigners learning
Chinese) and have followed
this by the local variant
Romanization, written in
brackets, for example:
Zhong-Zheng (Chung-Cheng)
Road 中正路
As characters are provided for
all Chinese terms, we have
omitted tones, assuming that
tone markings are generally
not necessary to those who
speak Chinese, and are of
little help to those who do
not. Because they appear
frequently in this handbook,
the place names Yuanlin 員林
and Da-Cun 大村 are not
italicized, neither are wellknown place names such as
Tai-Chung or Kao-Hsiung.
2 1. Introduction
Welcome to Da-Yeh University!
Da-Yeh is a medium sized university located up on the hilly
East of Da-Cun Township 大村鄉, Changhua County. Da-Cun is a rural county and is Taiwan's
largest producer of grapes. The university was originally founded as a German-style polytechnic, but
gained university status in 1997. Da-Yeh is characterized by its leafy green campus and friendly staff
and students. It is an ambitious university and continues to expand despite Taiwan’s declining birth
rates. Da-Yeh aims to compete with the best universities in Central Taiwan and to establish itself as
an international teaching and research university.
The purpose of this handbook is to help integrate you into this vibrant community of scholars,
young and old, working together to educate and benefit the local community. Whatever obstacles you
come across in this endeavour we will work collaboratively to successfully overcome.
Dean of College of Foreign Languages
Director of International Language Center
3 2. Campus Life
2.1 DYU Colleges
Da‐Yeh Institute of Technology Preparatory Office founded
Da‐Yeh Institute of Technology founded Name changed to Da‐Yeh University Colleges of Engineering, Business Administration and Art & Design founded College of Foreign Languages Founded College of Biotechnology & Bioresources College of Tourism and Hospitality founded College of Nursing and Health founded DYU now boasts seven colleges (for the locations of these colleges, see the “campus map” on the
previous page):
The College of Engineering Gongxueyuan 工學院
The College of Business Administration Guanli Xueyuan 管理學院
The College of Art & Design Sheji ji Yishu Xueyuan 設計暨藝術學院
The College of Foreign Languages Waiyu Xueyuan 外語學院
The College of Biotechnology & Bioresources Shengwu Keji ji Ziyuan Xueyuan 生物科技暨資源
學院
The College of Tourism & Hospitality Guanguang Canlu Xueyuan 觀光餐旅學院
The College of Nursing & Health Huli ji Jiankang Xueyuan 護理暨健康學院
4 2.2 DYU Shuttle Bus
DYU opperates a free shuttle bus that runs every 20 minutes from 07:20 – 22:35. It runs all the way
around the DYU campus and then runs down to Da-Cun, stopping off at various places along Shan
Jiao 山腳 Road, Zhong-Zheng 中正東 E. Road and Sheng-Yao 聖瑤 Road. Why not take a ride
sometime? It would be a good way to get to know your way around campus and the Da-Cun area.
5 Shuttle Bus Route Map Meigui Yuan Sun Far Electronics Store Daxue Cheng Dorm
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6 2.3 DYU Campus Map
A Building = Administration Building B Building = College of Business Administration G Building = College of Design & Arts H Building = College of Engineering J Building = College of Foreign Languages M Building = College of Tourism & Hospitality 7 2.4 DYU Statistics
DYU student population, 2011‐2013
no. of combined total
sts. undergraduates graduates 2011 2013 2012
year As you can see from the graph above, the present number of students stands at just over 10,000.
Remarkably, given the low birthrates in Taiwan, it is on the rise.
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3. Important Dates for Teachers
As a teacher at DYU, there are four things (see below) you will need to get into the habit of doing every
semester. In order to perform these things, you will need some basic knowledge of the iCare and
iCourse systems (see pp.41-75). Make sure you know the deadlines for these four things – meeting
them successfully will make your life here much smoother. To find out the deadlines, you can print an
academic year calendar from the iCare system before the start of each semester. The calendar is, as yet,
only available in Chinese, but it is still useful to have one. The following deadlines are particularly
important:
Syllabus upload – before the first week of teaching, you will be required to upload onto the iCare
system your: (1.) teaching & assessment methods; (2.) textbook & and reference books; and, (3) lesson
plans.
Course materials upload – you are required to upload your teaching materials onto the iCourse system.
The deadline for doing this is normally sometime around week three.
Early warning system – around mid-way through each semester, you are required to give early
warning (via the iCare system) to students in danger of being flunked. The system will automatically
notify the students and their parents.
Final grades – a few days after the end of final exam week, you must key in all your final grades into
the iCare system. If you are in the excellent habit of recording your grades on Excel files, these can be
uploaded directly into iCare.
4. Important Dates for Teachers and Students
Founder’s Day – This takes place on a Saturday in December. Full-time staff and students are
supposed to be on campus on this day. However, in order to make up for this, there will usually be an
extra day’s holiday in the second sememster.
Mid-Semester Exam Week – normally falls in week 9. There is usually no teaching during this week
(See Ch 3 for more on exams).
Final exam week – normally falls in week 18. There is usually no teaching during this week (See Ch 3
for more on exams).
Graduation Ceremony – All full-time faculty and students are expected to be on campus on the day of
the graduation ceremony, usually held on the Saturday before the final exam week in the second
semester.
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5. Exams
In most departments, teachers are required to set mid-term and final exams. These will normally fall
during the mid-semester exam week and final exam week, during which there is normally no teaching.
You will probably have freedom to determine the scope and content of the exams for yourself, but some
departments (e.g. the International Language Center) may choose to set a unified final exam for all their
teachers. Be sure to ask about this before the start of the semester.
6. Typical Problems Faced by Foreign Teachers at DYU
Equipment: Some of the classrooms have nothing but a blackboard and chairs. Appoint a class leader a student who can help you with things like borrowing computers and microphones and setting up
equipment.
Shyness: Some students are extremely shy. Asking what you may consider to be a simple question will
often result in an excruciating silence. Don’t lose your temper! Be prepared to fill the silences yourself.
Students are too quietly spoken: Many students struggle with voice projections. Think of ways to train
them in this.
Students fear making mistakes: In Taiwanese culture, the students expect the teacher to, first, tell them
the solution and, second, give the problem. No matter how much you may wish to revolutionize the
way the students learn, you will probably find yourself having to compromise your lofty principles.
Short attention spans. Holding the attention of a large class is always difficult, but much more so when
you are speaking English only. Avoid information overload. Back up what you say with visuals, writing
important instructions on the board or displaying them with Powerpoint. Make lessons motivating and
enriching to engage students.
Getting to know large numbers of students. You will typically have 30-50 students per class. You can
print off a name list from the teacher’s information system (see p.57), but the name lists are in Chinese
only. Ask the students to write their English names on the name list. Students will appreciate teacher’s
taking the time to learn their names. Even more so, if you can learn their English names and Chinese
names. (NB: Hong Kong students seem to be an exception to this rule – they expect to be called by
their English names only.)
Knowledge of Western culture. Try not to teach only the course material. Aim to broaden the students’
knowledge generally, especially regarding Western culture. It will make the experience much richer for
them and for you. Think of ways to incorporate your own area(s) of expertize and your own passions
and interests in your lessons. Some of your enthusiasm is bound to rub off onto the students.
Formal meetings and complex procedures. Taiwanese universities tend to aim for excellence, formality
and slick professionalism. The formal meetings and complex procedures can all seem rather
intimidating to the newly-arrived foreigner. If you feel you are about to crack under the pressure, take
time to relax and go and talk about it with other teachers and students. Things are not always as bad as
you fear.
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7. The iCare and iCourse system
Important!
Before the semester begins, you will be issued with an account number (zhang hao 帳號) and a
password (mima 密碼) for the iCare/iCourse system. COMMIT BOTH OF THESE TO MEMORY,
because no-one else will remember them for you and you will need to use them regularly. If you like,
you can change the password for one that is easier to memorize.
The iCare and iCourse websites are:
icare.dyu.edu.tw
And:
icourse.dyu.edu.tw
These should also be memorized.
The iCare System
The iCare system has many uses, but the following are among the most important:
Syllabus upload – before the first week of teaching, you will be required to upload your (1.) teaching
& assessment methods; (2.) textbook & and reference books; and, (3) lesson plan.
Early warning system – around mid-way through each semester, you are required to give early
warnings to students in danger of being flunked. The system will automatically notify the students and
their parents.
Final grades – a few days after the end of final exam week, you must key in all your final grades. If
you are in the excellent habit of recording your grades on Excel files, these can be uploaded directly
into iCare.
NB: you are required to do these each semester, so take time to learn how it’s done.
The iCourse System
You are also required, each semester, to upload a portion of your teaching materials onto the iCourse
system. One advantage of this is may be that it helps to create a “paperless classroom”. However, some
teachers may prefer to use their own websites for this purpose.
7.1 How to setup the score percentage in the syllabus system
1. 每科課程都會有 4 個核心能力，每個核心能力會有一個比重，分別是 70%, 10%,10%, 10%.
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There are a number of Core Competencies (he-xin neng-li 核心能力) for every course. Each Core
Competency is weighted (e.g. 70%, 10%, 10%, 10%). The total weight will be 100%
2. 每項核心能力比重下的評量項目和配分權重必須一致，否則會發生無法對應原始評分配比
的情形。
The assessment methods (ping-liang xiang-mu 評量項目) and score percentages (pei-fen quan-zhong
配分權重) under every Core Capability should be exactly the same.
3. 每項核心能力下必須包含至少 4 項評量項目，如考試(期中考，期末考, 小考)，作業，課程參
與度，書面報告等。
Every Core Capability should contain at least 4 assessment methods (e.g. Mid-term, Final, Test,
Homework, Course Participation, Written Reports, etc.) These assessment method must be selected
from a list in the iCare system. If the assessment method which you like to use is not on the list, then
just choose an item which is roughly approximate to it.
7.2 How to key in a syllabus
如何進行選課版課綱建檔
一般預設只要有建檔過一次即不用再建檔。如有必要新建代號或修正內容，則需新建或修正選
課版課綱。
The introduction version syllabus only needs to be set up once at the first time the course is new created.
It’ alse allowed to be revised if the content has to be changed.
Step 1 Go to the iCare system (Website: icare.dyu.edu.tw)
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Step 2 Click on the Chinese Characters marked above and below.
Step 3 Click the course code
Step 4 Fill in the blanks with content of the course
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Step 5 Input the core value percentages. Ask your colleagues what values they would use.
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Step 6 Click Save
7.3 How to submit a full syllabus
Step 1 Click on the Chinese characters as shown below.
Step 2 Click here.
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Step 3 Select language.
Step 4 Click “ADD”.
Step 5 If you want to change the content of syllabus, go to Part 1 to correct the content.
Then click “Not yet” under the “Teaching Methods and Assessment”.
Step 6 Key in the teaching methods (at least 1 teaching method) and the assessment methods and
weights (at least 4 assessment methods). NB: Exams including Quiz, Midterm Exam and Final exam
are regarded as one method.
In the example below, one teaching method (“lecturing”) and six assessment methods (Quiz 10%,
Midterm Exam 20%, Final Exam30%, Homework10%, Number of Logins Online 10%, and Course
Participation 20%) have been selected. The total weight is 100%.
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Step 7 Key in the same assessment methods, score percentages and teaching methods in the other 3
core competency items. Click “save” after you have finished.
Step 8 Check the scores add up to 100. Correct the percentage if wrong.
Step 9 Once you have finished keying in the teaching and assessment methods, you can go on to the
next item: Textbook/Reference Books
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Step 10 Select the “Kind of Book”, then key in the “Book Name” and the “Author”. You can leave the
rest blank. Then Click “確定” to save.
Step 11 Now you can proceed to the next item “Lesson Plan”
Step 12 Key in the lesson plan: 1. Select your teaching language 2. Copy and paste the topics you will
cover each week. 3. Key in the teaching methods percentage for the first week. 4. Click “fuzhi fenpei
shishu 複製分配時數” to copy the teaching method percentages to the other weeks. 5. Click to save.
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Step 13 Click “離開” to log out.
Step 14 Click “Back to Course List”
Step 15 Move onto your next course (if you have one) by clicking “ADD”.
Step 16 If the course content differs from the previous course, go back to step 5. If it is the same as
your previous course, click “Copy Course Outline”
Step 17 Choose “Chinese” version then click “Search” in the pop-up window.
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Step 18 Click the course name
Step 19 Click “copy” fuzhi 複製 then, “confirm” queding 確定.
Step 20 Click queding 確定 then repeat step 6 to finish the Teaching and Assessment Methods.
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Step 21 Check the “Syllabus Completion rate” for every course. There should be three “done”s instead
of three “Not yet”s.
7.4 How to upload teaching materials onto the iCourse system
1. Da-Yeh Homepage / Click on iCourse
2. Key in ID + password and enter the Classroom mode.
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3. Choose a course
4. Click on Office and enter the Office mode
5. Menu:
(1)Student management, (2)Course management, (3)Classroom management,
(4)Assignment management, (5)Test management, (6)Questionnaire management,
(7)Grade management, (8)User Manual, (9)Personal section, (10)School-wide bulletin board
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6. Click on Course management
7. Menu:
(1)Upload teaching materials, (2)Teaching materials management, (3)Learning path management,
(4)Uploading instruction manual, (5)Course setting, (6)Course introduction, (7)Import teaching
materials, (8)Statistics on teaching materials, (9)Copy teaching materials
8. Click on Upload teaching materials
9. If the file is < 64M : Choose the last one
10. View files
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11. Choose the file
12. Upload
13. Learning path Management
14. Add
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15. Type the file name and view files
16. Choose the file and click on completed
17. Save
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18. If your file is > 64M : Choose the second one and Click the right button on the mouse
19. Copy shortcut
20. Minimize window
21. Click “My computer”
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Paste the shortcut
Click to Enter
22. Paste the file you want to upload
23. Click on Learning path management and repeat step 13 to 16
28 24. If you want to copy teaching materials from the courses that you taught before, click on
Copy teaching materials
26. Choose items (Discussion, Assignment, Tests, Questionnaires, Learning paths) / Import
27. Done
29 7.5 How to print a name list
步驟一登入教師資訊系統 tis.dyu.edu.tw
Step 1 Log into the teacher’s information system (Website: tis.dyu.edu.tw)
歩驟二點選「課程教學」
Step 2 Step Click 「課程教學」
步驟三點選其中一個課程名稱後，點選「產生點名單」
Step 3 Click one of the courses then click 「產生點名單」
30 步驟四產生 PDF 檔案，可列印或另存檔案
Step 4 Produce PDF file which can be printed or saved.
7.6 How to generate an attendance record.
步驟一登入教師資訊系統後點選一個科目，然後點選「新增點名」
Step 1 Log into the teacher’s information system and click a course. Then click「新增點名」
31 步驟二選擇日期後勾選時段
Step 2 Click to choose the date then mark the period.
32 步驟三選擇點名模式(單人及分頁模式有照片, 傳統模式只表列)
Step 3 Choose one of the three modes of attendance recording. (The dan-ren mo-shi 單人模式
mode and fen-ye mo-shi 分頁模式 modes include students’ photos, but the chuan-tong mo-shi
傳統模式 does not.)
步驟四有四種情形紀錄出席：請假、出席、遲到、早退
Step 4 There are 4 different categories of attendance/absence: (1) “applied for a leave” qingjia
請假, (2) “present” chuxi 出席, (3) “late” chidao 遲到 or (4) “left early” zaotui 早退.
33 步驟五點選「確定」
Step 5 Click “confirm” queding「確定」
Well done - you have finished the attendance record.
7.7 How to input students’ grades
◆Be sure to use the IE browser and make sure the compatibility view in IE8, IE9, IE10 or IE11
is enabled.
Step 1 Log into the iCare system (http://icare.dyu.edu.tw)
第一步登入 iCare 系統
Step 2 Click 教學評量, then 成績輸入.
第二步點選教師專區→教學評量→成績輸入-多元評量
34 Step 3 Click to enter the grade system
第三步點選進入成績系統
Step 4 Click 學生成績維護.
第四部點選「學生成績維護」
Step 5 Click the name of the course
第五步點選課程名稱
35 Step 6 The first time you use the system, you should click 新增評量 to add a new grade. If you
are adding further grades later in the semester, or changing grades entered previously click 修改
評量紀錄.
第六步新增成績點選「新增評量」，修正成績點選「修改評量紀錄」。
Step 7 Click one of the score items (e.g. midterm, final exam, class discussion, etc.)
第七步點選其中一種評量方式(期中考、期末考、課堂討論…等)。
36 Step 8 Click the calendar then choose the date the evaluation was conducted.
第八步點選施測或作業繳交日期。
37 Step 9 Click to save 第九步點選儲存
Step 10 Click “confirm” to begin inputting the grades.
第十步點選確定，進入成績輸入畫面。
38 Step 11 Input the scores then remember to click Save.
第十一步開始輸入成績。然後記得按儲存。
Well done! You have successfully inputted your grades.
39 7.8 How to submit final grades
Step 1 First, you must apply for an authentication code (ren zheng ma 認證碼)
Step 2 Type your email address then click to apply for the authentication code.
Step 3
The authentication key will send to your email box. Copy it onto the desktop of your computer.
Step 4 Go back to the grade list webpage, click to submit the grade.
Don’t forget to double check that all the grades are correct before you do this.
40 Step 5 Click browse liulan 瀏覽 to attach the authentication code file, then click “送出成績及
認證機碼” to submit the grades and authentication code.
NB: If you want to change the grades again, you will have to write a report explaining why and
present it at a meeting of the office of academic affairs.
Tip:
Input your grades as early as possible and try to give your students some advance
warning of what their final grades will be. This way, the students will let you know if you
have made any mistakes and you can make the necessary changes before it’s too late.
41 8. Transport
8.1 Yuanlin Bus Company
Da-Yeh has good public transportation. The bus service which links the university with the
towns of Yuanlin 員林 and Da-Cun 大村 is run by the Yuanlin Bus Company. Their main bus
station is located at the intersection of Zhong-Zheng (Chung-Cheng) Road 中正路 and He-Ping
(Ho-Ping) Street 和平街. You should go here if you want to take a bus to Da-Yeh. The Da-Yeh
bus stops at the stop directly opposite the large Buddhist temple on He-Ping Street – look out
for the small waiting room exclusively for DYU staff and students.
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Buses to DYU depart from this bus stop
Buses to Da-Yeh depart at 07:30, 08:00, and then approximately every 20 minutes until 15:40.
After this, times become a little more erratic – see the timetable below for details.員林地區交
通車班次表
Some buses go via Zhong-Shan (Chung-Shan) Road 中山路 and then Da-Cun (Da-Tsun) Train
Station 大村火車站 – these buses are designated “Zhong-Shan Route”中山線. Other buses go
via Yuan-Dong Road 員東路 and then Shan-Jiao Road 山腳路. These are designated “YuanDong Route”員東線. See route map for details.
42 Da‐Yeh – Yuanlin Bus Route Map ZhongShan Route
Xiaoshihou Dabing Via Yuansheng Hospital, Fri 10:30 only Dacun Dangguiya Yuandong route
Dacun Train Station Daye Hardware Store & Supermarket
Guansheng Supermarket Hongcheng Supermarket Sanma Chouchouguo Guansheng Supermarket
Da‐Yeh University
Lixiangjia
Taiwan Mobile Dormitory
Meigang Road Pincubao Cafe Jianhezhendian Laozihao Candied Fruit District Court
Yuansheng Hospital
Yuanlin
Train Station Xueyuan Dormitory
Wuxing Temple
Yuanlin Bus Quanlian Supermarket
Starbucks
Dongshan Police Station Fengshang Cafe Yuanlin Library
B&Q Welcome Supermar
Zhuguang
xiang Peanuts Changsheng Vegetarian Cafe
Fengyuan Stinky Tofu
85。C Coffee Shuangyutang Sushi
43 Chen Hongji Maternity Hospital
Quanjiafu
Shoestore
McDonalds
Changsheng Vegetarian Restaurant The departure times for buses traveling from Yuanlin to Da-Yeh are as follows (as of 1 April,
2014):
07：30
08：00
*08：20
08：40
09：00
*09：20
09：40
10：00
*10：20
10：40
11：00
*11：20
11：40
12：20
12：40
13：00
*13：20
13：40（via Yuansheng Hospital）
14：00
*14：20
14：40
15：00
*15：20
15：40
16：50
17：20
17：50
18：50
19：50
20：25
21：25
22：10
Bus times marked with an asterisk follow the Yuan-Dong route 員東線; others follow the
Zhong-Shan route 中山線. See routes on p.5 for details.
For more up to the minute information, contact the Yuanlin Bus Company 員林客運:
Yuanlin Bus Company 員林客運
No 585, 1F, Zhong-Zheng (Chung-Cheng) Road, Yuanlin Township
員林鎮中正路 585 號 1F
Tel: 04-8320320
Website: www.ylbus.com.tw
44 Buses from Da-Yeh to Yuanlin
The times for buses from Da-Yeh to Yuanlin are as follows:
08：10
08：30
08：50
09：10
09：30
09：50
10：10
10：30（via Yuansheng Hospital）
10：50
11：10
11：30
11：50
12：30
12：50
13：10
13：30
13：50
14：10
14：30
14：50
15：10
15：30
15：50
16：20
17：25
17：45
18：25
19：25
20：25
21：00
21：50
22：35
A reduced service operates on weekends – see the DYU website for details,
Website: www.dyu.edu.tw/1230.php
8.2 Motorcycle Parking Permits
Da-Yeh has six motorcycle parking lots (see map below). In order to park in one of these
legally, you must first buy a parking permit, using DYU’s online iCare system. The price
for two semesters is NT$500. Two of the parking lots, marked on the map by pink
motorcycles, are outside the school gate and you don’t need a parking permit to park in
these.
45 Motorcycle Parking Lots Xue‐Fu Road
46 8.3 High Speed Rail
If traveling to DYU from Taichung or Kaohsiung, you may wish to use the High Speed
Rail (HSR). Get off the HSR at Taichung station and make your way to the Taiwan Rail
(TRA) station (called Xinwuri 新烏日). The TRA station is easy to find because it is
located in the same building as the HSR station. Take a southbound Local Train or JuGuang (Chu-Kwang)莒光號 and get off at Yuanlin Station. From here you can take a
bus or taxi to DYU. See above for how to take the bus.
For up to the minute information on train times and ticket prices, consult the HSR and
TRA websites.
TRA website: www.railway.gov.tw
HSR website: www.thsrc.com.tw
47 9. Accommodation
9.1 Da-Yeh University Hotel
For those looking for accommodation, the most obvious choice, perhaps, will be the DaYeh University Hotel, located on the top floors of the College of Tourism and
Hospitality. The college also houses a gym, swimming pool, table tennis hall and billiard
room. The hotel is very comfortable and convenient, and foreigners probably wouldn’t
consider the price too unreasonable. The main downside is that you have no kitchen.
Also, you are far away from the amenities of a town like Yuanlin.
Room
Standard Room
Bed
One double
Size
23
$/night
1,500
w/ends
1,800
Deluxe Twin
(152 X190 cm)
Two single
16
1,500
1,800
Each room comes equipped with: LCD screen cable TV, refrigerator, adjustable air con,
kettle, desk with chair, 24hr hot water, hair drier, comb, razor, shower cap, shampoo,
soap, toothbrush, towels, teabags, coffee. You also get a free parking space and free
Internet access.
48 9.2 Single Room Apartments in Da-Cun
You may want to consider renting a room nearby the university. Providing accommodation for
Da-Yeh students has blossomed into a small industry and many single room apartment blocks
have sprung up on and around Shan-Jiao Road 山腳路. Should you choose to live there, bear in
mind that most of your neighbors will be Da-Yeh students. Also, you won’t have your own
kitchen. On the upside though, you will be able to save a lot of money. Some of the more popular
places are listed below. Ask a friendly student or collegue to give you a ride on their scooter and
show you around.
NB: Some of the dormitories may have restrictions on pets and/or smoking. Check with the
landlord/lady about this.
瑞和居
大村鄉黃厝村山腳路 42-8 號
RuiHeJu
No 42-8, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 3500/month,
call Mr You 游明晃 tel: 04-8536666, cell: 0937788588
文昌學舍
大村鄉黃厝村美港路 418 巷 6-3 號
WenChang
XueShe
No6-3, Lane 418, Mei-Gang Rd, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 3250/month,
call Mr Zhang 張宏石 cell: 0987-333460
學者之屋
XueZhe zhi Wu
巴頓
BaDun
幸福天地
XingFu TianDi
玫瑰園
大村鄉黃厝村山腳路 17-21 號
No 17-21, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$2500/month,
call Mr Lai 賴社慶 tel: 04-8530487
大村鄉黃厝村山腳路 18-19 號
No 18-19, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 3800/month,
call Mr Ye 葉永安 daytime cell: 0932-547766, evening cell: 0963-155568
大村鄉福興村學府路 19 號
No 19, Xue-Fu Rd, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 1700/month,
call Mr Zhang 張強偵 cell: 0925-002555
大村鄉平和村山腳路 131-8 號
MeiGuiYuan
No 131-8, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 3600/month,
call Miss Chen 陳美安 cell: 0911-110905
郭媽媽之家
大村鄉平和村山腳路 132-7 號
49 GuoMaMa zhi Jia No 132-7, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 4000/month,
call Miss Huang 黃燕 tel: 04-8524331, cell: 0919-524331
貴族之家
GuiZu zhi Jia
新立大宿舍
XinLi DaSuShe
學園居 A 棟
XueYuanJu
藍海二館
LanHai ErGuan
大村鄉福興村山腳路 77-42 號
No 77-42, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 4200/month,
call Miss You 游佩瑜 cell: 0911-817215
大村鄉黃厝村美港路 442 號
No 442, Mei-Gang Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 3400/month,
call Mr Lai 賴科丞 tel: 04-8392815
大村鄉福興村山腳路 78-8 號
No 78-8, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 3900/month,
call Miss Su 蘇淑娥 cell: 0928-831989
大村鄉福興村山腳路 94-22 號
No 94-22, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 5500/month,
call the caretaker, Mr Tsai 蔡先生 tel: 04-8529658, cell: 0972-160561
大村鄉黃厝村山腳路 2-3 號
宜庭花園
YiTing HuaYuan
No 2-3, Shan-Jiao Road, Da-Cun Township, NT$ 3000/month,
call Miss Chen 陳桂柳 daytime cell: 0973-922738, evening cell: 0933853895
9.3 Renting a Larger Apartment
For teachers with families or large pet dogs, the most attractive proposition will probably be to
rent a bigger apartment in Yuanlin or Da Cun. The Chinese websites Qijiji 奇集集 and 591
Fangwu Jiaoyi 房屋交易 may be useful when looking for apartments:
Qijiji website: www.kijiji.com.tw
591 Fangwu Jiaoyi website: www.591.com.tw
50 Althernatively, you could choose a well-known apartment complext and call the care-taker’s
office directly. The caretaker will hopefully be able to inform you if there are any apartments for
rent. A four bedroom apartment will normally cost around NT$12,000 per month, depending on
levels of furnishing.
Some of the more popular apartment complexes are listed below, along with phone numbers for
the caretaker’s office (guanli zhan 管理站) where available:
Yuanlin Public Housing Estate (Yuanlin Guo-Zhai 員林國宅), located a the intersections of
Yu-Ying 育英 Road, San-Min 三民 Street and Lin-Sen 林森 Road, near Yuanlin Town hall. You
can phone the caretaker’s office on 04-8359397.
Yuanlin Public Housing Estate
Ying-Hua Ou-Zhou Cun (櫻花歐洲村)Located in Ying-Hua Road, Da-cun Township (大村鄉
櫻花路) near Da-Cun Train Station. Call the caretaker’s office on tel: 04-8533317
Yuanlin Guofuzhen 員林國富鎮 Located in No 73, Hui-Ming Street ,Yuanlin Township 彰化
縣員林鎮惠明街 73 號, call the care taker’s office on tel: 04-8315940
Dongmen Juxing 東門巨星 Sec. 2, Yuan-Shui Road,Yuanlin Township 彰化縣員林鎮員水路
二段 We regret that we were unable to find a phone number for this apartment complex, but it is
included anyway for your reference. You could try dropping in to see if there are any apartments
for rent.
Yuanlin Fuda 員林府大 Yuanlin Township, He-Zuo Street 彰化縣員林鎮合作街 call the
caretaker’s office on tel: 04-8366435
51 10. Health and Medical Care
You will find a large array of hospitals and clinics in Da-Cun and Yuanlin – a Google search
revealed more than 150, not including the Chinese-medicine clinics! Some of the better-known
hospitals, clinics and dental surgeries are listend below.
hospital/clinic
Yuansheng Hospital
員生醫院
type
phone
general hospital
04-8339595
The biggest and best
in Yuanlin. You can
find English
speaking doctors,
male and female,
here.
Yuanrong Hospital
員榮醫院
general
medicine/surgery
04-8326161
Xie-He Hospital
協和醫院
family medicine,
cardiology, physiatry
&
rehabilitation
04-8321047
Hong-Ren Hospital
宏仁醫院
general medicine,
surgery, physiatry &
rehabilitation,
orthopedics
04-8323186
Xiao-Lin Dental
Surgery
dental surgery
04-8368889
52 address
No. 359, Ju-Guang
(Chu-Kwang) Road,
Yuanlin
員林鎮莒光路359 號
NB: Yuansheng
Hospital will soon
move to a massive
new complex on the
intersection of JuGuang and Jing-Xiu
(Ching-Hsiu) Road 靜
修路.
No. 201, ZhongZheng Road,
Yuanlin
員林鎮中正路201
號
No. 98, Hui-Lai
Street, Yuanlin
員林鎮惠來街98 號
No. 89, HuiLai Street,
Yuanlin
彰化縣員林鎮惠來
街89 號
No. 174, Da-Tong
(Ta-Tung), Sec. 1,
Yuanlin
小林牙醫診所
Quan-Le Dental
Surgery
全樂牙醫診所
dental surgery
04-8528942
Zheng-Dao Dental
Surgery
正道牙醫診所
dental surgery
04-8385580
Lin-Xin Dental
Surgery
林欣牙醫診所
dental surgery
04-8333639
Townhall
Dental
Surgery
公所前牙醫診所
dental surgery
04-8538002
Pan Ears, Nose &
Throat Clinic
潘耳鼻喉科診所
otolaryngology
04-8347798
Cheng Hong-Ji
Women and
Children’s
Hospital
陳鴻基婦幼診所
obstetrics &
gynecology, family
medicine, pediatrics
04-8323103
04-8323104
Xiao Huo-Ling
Maternity
Hospital
蕭火炩婦產科診
所
obstetrics and
gynecology
04-8356111
53 彰化縣員林鎮大同
路一段174 號
No.90, ZhongZ h e n g W. R o a d ,
Da-Cun
To w n s h i p
大村鄉擺塘村中正
西路90 號
No.58, ZhongShan S. Rd.
Yu a n l i n
彰化縣員林鎮中
山南路58 號
N o . 8 2 , Yu - Yi n g
R o a d , Yu a n l i n
彰化縣員林鎮育
英路82 號
N o . 1 5 , D a - Yi
St., Da-Cun
彰化縣大村鄉大
村村大義街15 號
No. 226, ZhongZheng Road,
Yu a n l i n
彰化縣員林鎮中
正路226 號
No. 168, San-Min E.
Road, Yuanlin
彰化縣員林鎮三
民東街168 號
No. 128, Nan-Chang
Road, Yualin
員林鎮南昌路128 號
Chen Zhi-Long
Clinic
陳志隆診所
Zhang Tian-Chang
Clinic
張天長診所
Zheng Dong-Jie Eye
Clinic
鄭冬佶眼科診所
orthopedics,
pediatrics,
dermatology
04-8353515
orthopedics,
pediatrics,
dermatology,
gastroenterology
04-8324479
ophthalmology
04-8385992
04-8385980
54 N o . 1 9 7 , Wa n Nian Road, Sec.3
員林鎮萬年路三
段，197 號
N o . 4 8 2 , Yu a n Shui Road, Sec.2
員林鎮員水路二
段，482 號
No. 42-2, Jing-Xiu
(Ching-Hsiu) Rd.,
Yuanlin
彰化縣員林鎮靜
修路42-2 號
11. Tax returns, ARCs and Vehicle Registration
There is a vehicle registration office, a tax bureau and an immigration agency all within
reasonable distance of DYU. They will be able to help you with any problems you should have
regarding tax, ARCs or vehicle registration.
Immigration Agency 移民署
You can come here for any ARC related issues.
No. 18, He-Ping Street, Yuanlin 員林鎮和平街 18 號
Tel: 04-8349614
Fax: 04-8349106
Website: www.immigration.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1085168&CtNode=29682&mp=S010
Yuanlin Tax Office 國稅局員稽徵所
You can do your tax returns here. The section for Chinese speakers, on the first floor, is usually
very busy, but the English speaking section, on the second floor, is quite empty.
No 319, Hui-Ming Street, Yuanlin 彰化縣員林鎮三義里惠明街 319 號
Tel: 04-8332100
Website:
www.ntbca.gov.tw/etwmain/front/ETW118W/CON/1836/7795676942322659359?tagCode=
55 Changhua Motor Vehicles Station 彰化監理站
Come here for all problems related to your drivers’ licence, vehicle registration and road tax.
彰化縣花壇鄉南口村中山路二段 457 號
No. 457, Sec. 2, Zhongshan Rd., Huatan Township, Changhua County 503, Taiwan
04-7867161
Website:
www.ntbca.gov.tw/etwmain/front/ETW118W/CON/1836/7795676942322659359?tagCode=
12. Notary Public and Translation Services
Should you have any English documents that need legalizing, (e.g. degree certificates, academic
transcripts, criminal record checks) the notary public for Changhua County is:
Guo Jun-Lin (郭俊麟)
No 182-1, Ci-Xiu Road (辭修路), Changhua City
Tell: 04-7200 422
Cell: 0916- 095627
Mr Guo can also put you in touch with a translator, should you need one.
56 13. Food and Drink
13.1 Campus Food
There are four “food courts” located on the Da-Yeh campus. You will likely become quite
familiar with them during your time here:
College of Engineering Food Court (gongyuan canting 工院餐廳), located in the basement of the
college of Engineering.
College of Foreign Languages Food Court ( waiyu canting 外語餐廳). Located on the first floor
of the College of Foreign Languages, near the university book store.
First Dormitory Cafe (diyi sushe yizhen xiaozhan 第一宿舍頤貞小棧)
Fifth Dormitory Food Court (diwu sushe canting 第五宿舍餐廳)
13.2 Shan-Jiao Road
There are also a number of restaurants and cafes near the university, especially on Shan-Jiao
Road. Bert’s Music Restaurant (see below) is among the most popular, but a short scooter ride
down Shan Jiao Road will uncover many more delights.
Bert’s Music Restaurant: purveyors of live music and homemade pizza.
515 彰化縣大村鄉福興村山腳路 90-3 號 (No 90-3 Shan-Jiao Road)
Website:
www.facebook.com/pages/%E4%BC%AF%E7%89%B9%E9%9F%B3%E6%A8%82%E9%A4
%90%E5%BB%B3/329678991710
Tel: 04-8531027
57 13.3 Restaurants in Yuanlin
Before long, you will probably want to look further afield than the DYU campus when choosing
where to go for dinner. Fortunately, Yuanlin is blessed with many restaurants, attracting diners
from all over Changhua County, so enjoy!
Hera (Xila 希拉)
Named after Zeus’ wife. A trendy, comfortable restaurant with excellent service. Sells pasta and
sandwiches, open morning till night.
Website: www.facebook.com/Hera.restaurant
No 336, Lin-Sen Road 彰化縣員林鎮林森路 336 號
04-8372406
58 Little Italy 小義大利
Perhaps one of the best Italian restaurants in Yuanlin.
Website: www.facebook.com/little.italy
No 321, Da-Tong Road, Sec. 2 彰化縣員林鎮大同路二段 321 號
04-8373090
59 Ye-Guang Gao-Tie 夜光高鐵
Train enthusiasts will love this! Spectacular night views of Yuanlin and just a stone’s throw
away from the 300kph High Speed Rail trains, it is located on a winding lane, half-way up BaGua Mountain, but is well sign-posted, so not too difficult to find. See the website for directions.
No 465, Po-Jiang Lane, Shan-Jiao Road Sec.1 彰化縣員林鎮山腳路一段坡姜巷 465 號
04-8392927
60 Lily White Café (Tainxin Duoduo 恬心朵朵輕食)
Website: www.facebook.com/lilywhitecafe
Friendly, English speaking staff and pleasant ambience. Good for meetings with students.
No 84, Yu-Ying Road 彰化縣員林鎮育英路 84 號
04-8337605
Karuisawa (Qingjingze 輕井澤鍋物)
Perhaps among the best of the Shabu Shabu Restaurants.
Website: www.karuisawa.com.tw
No, 507, Zhong Zheng (Chung-Cheng) Road 彰化縣員林鎮中正路 507 號
04-8373714
61 Siena 希恩納
Another nice little Italian Restaurant.
No 21, Xin Yi (Hsin Yi) Street 彰化縣員林鎮新義街 21 號
62 A-Du 阿杜皇家泰式料理
Website: www.ado8888.com.tw
Perhaps the best of the Thai restaurants in Yuanlin.
No 131, Da Tong Road, Sec. 2 彰化縣員林鎮大同路二段 131 號
04-8397738
Shark Bites Toast 鯊魚咬吐司
This popular chain store has a branch in Yuanlin. Excellent sandwiches and drinks.
Website: www.sharkbitestoast.com
No 106, Nan-Chang Road 彰化縣員林鎮南昌路 106 號
04-8338133
QianYe Hot Pot 千葉火鍋
All you can eat hot pot – make sure to go on an empty stomach!
Website: www.chien-yen.com.tw
No 38-1, Yu-Ying Road 彰化縣員林鎮育英路 38-1 號
04-839-5021
63 WuHua Ma Dumplings 五花馬水餃館
Another popular chain store which is based in Yuanlin. Dumpling aficionados will love this.
Website: www.whm.com.tw
No, 242, Ju-Guang (Chu-Kwang) 彰化縣員林鎮莒光路 242 號
04-8336727
You Sir Coffee (Youshe 右舍咖啡)
A splendid little coffee shop beside Yuanlin park.
Wan-Nian Road, Sec 3, No 67 彰化縣員林鎮萬年路三段 67 號
04-8364864
64 Hanguo Guan 韓國館
If you are in the mood for Korean food, this is probably the best bet.
No 722, Zhong Shan (Chung Shan) Road, Sec. 1 彰化縣員林鎮中山路一段 722 號
04-8369111
TeaPaTea (Chatanghui 茶湯會)
A well known Taiwanese tea chain. Watch out – this stuff is addictive!
No 29, Jing-Xiu (Ching-Hsiu) Road 彰化縣員林鎮靜修路 29 號
(04)8337436
Website: www.teapatea.com.tw
65 Guo-Da-Ye Mongolian Hot Pot 鍋大爺蒙古火鍋
A popular restaurant chain offering all you can eat hot pot and unlimited Haagen Dazs ice
cream. Warning: not good for those lacking in self-restraint.
No 60, Sec. 2 Zhong Shan (Chung Shan) Road 彰化縣員林鎮中山路二段 60 號
04-8319689
Website: www.0800555878.com.tw
FeedMe
Selling oversize hamburgers and other fast food. Admit it – you want to eat this don’t’ you!
No 120, Nan-Chang Road 彰化縣員林鎮南昌路 120 號
tel: 070-10024056
Website: www.feedme-tw.com
66 SheSheTea 喜喜茶室
A rather interesting little restaurant, claiming to be “Hong-Kong style”. The service is
friendly; the menu and décor, creative and different.
ZhongShan (ChungShan) Road, No 48, Sec. 2 彰化縣員林鎮中山路二段 48 號
tel: 04-836 8777
Website: www.facebook.com/SheSheTea?rf=410588098970270
SheSheTea
GaiBang LuWei 丐幫滷味
In our judgment, this is one of the best of the many LuWei’s to be had in Yuanlin. Good for
those wishing to economize.
No 421, Zhong-Zheng (Chung-Cheng) Road 彰化縣員林鎮中正路 421 號
Website: www.gaibom.com
tel: 04-8361517
67 CangLu 藏綠
A highly unusual restaurant – their specialty known as “Opium Chicken Leg Rice” is sold
only once a month on what seems to be a day chosen completely at random. Good value for
money, but watch out for the short opening hours.
Cang Lu 藏綠
No 31, Shi Zhong (Shih Chung) Lane, Zheng Xing (Cheng-Hsing) Street 育英路正興街實中
巷 31 號
04-8359599
Opening hours: 11:00–14:00, 16:30–19:30
Closed on Sundays
Italy Kitchen 義國廚房
Among the cheapest of the Italian restaurants – great for those wanting to economize. Open
all day on weekends and in the evening, Mon-Fri.
Italy Kitchen
04-8347790
No. 321, Wan-Nian Rd. Sec. 1 萬年路 1 段 321 號
68 Stinky Tofu Fries
No. 43, Nan-Chang East Road 南昌東路 43 號
Spectacular! Could this be the best way to eat stinky tofu?
Stinky Tofu Fries
69 14. Shopping
In addition to many local supermarkets, there are four hypermarkets within reasonable
distance of DYU – one in Yuanlin, two in Changhua City, and one in Pu-Xin (Pu-Hsin) 埔心,
near Yuanlin. You will find these places very useful for grocery shopping so take your pick:
RT Mart No. 319, Zhong-Shan (Chung-Shan) Road, Pu-Xin (Pu-Hsin) Township
[大潤發]彰化縣埔心鄉瓦南村中山路 319 號
Website: www.rt-mart.tw/store_info.asp?fno=55&no=65&id=13
A-Mart No. 90-100, Zhong-Zheng (Chung-Cheng) Road, Lane 2
[愛買] 彰化縣員林鎮中正路二巷 90~100 號.
Website: www.fe-amart.com.tw/about_store_detail.aspx?id=18
A-Mart, Yuanlin
Carrefour: No. 321, Jin-Ma Road, Sec. 2, Changhua City
[家樂福]彰化縣彰化市金馬路二段 321 號 Website:
www.carrefour.com.tw/store/%E5%BD%B0%E5%8C%96%E5%BA%97
70 Yumaowu No. 15, Xiao-Yang (Hsiao-Yang) Road, Changhua City
[裕毛屋]彰化市曉陽路 15 號
Guang-Ming Street (Kwang-Ming) 光明街 is Yuanlin’s “shopping street”. Here you will
find many clothes stores and boutiques.
Guang‐Ming Street, Yuanlin 71

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