NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 高級英語聽講(0960)
	(Eng.) Advanced Listening and Speaking
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Elective			Credits	2	Teacher	Huang, Wan-Ting
Department	General			Language	English	Semester	2026-SPRING
Course Description	This course develops English listening comprehension and oral communication skills through engagement with a wide range of authentic listening materials centered on diverse social issues. Instructional activities progress through phases: pre-listening schema activation and strategy planning, multiple listening with comprehension tasks, and post-listening analysis and reflection. Each listening task is paired with structured speaking activities such as small-group discussions and opinion sharing to help students transform input into meaningful output. 本課程以英語聽力與口語溝通訓練為核心，涵蓋多元社會議題的真實素材。課程依循系統化的聽力流程進行：課前背景知識建構與聽力策略預測、多次聽力練習搭配主旨與細節理解任務，以及議題討論與反思。每個聽力單元皆結合口語練習，如課堂討論、意見交換等，協助學生將語言輸入轉化為有深度且具自信的口語表達。
Prerequisites

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Help students comprehend complex, real-life English spoken at a natural speed. 2. Help students apply decoding and metacognitive listening strategies effectively . 3. Help students interpret arguments, perspectives, and emotions in spoken texts. 4. Help students participate in extended discussions with clarity and confidence.			topic Discussion / Production Discussion Lecturing	Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Orientation Break the ice Week 2 Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech (1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc Week 3 Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech (2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc Week 4 Before I die I want to …(1) https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to Week 5 Before I die I want to …(2) https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to Week 6 How I swam the North Pole (1) https://www.ted.com/talks/lewis_pugh_how_i_swam_the_north_pole Week 7 運動會補假 Week 8 How I swam the North Pole (2) https://www.ted.com/talks/lewis_pugh_how_i_swam_the_north_pole Week 9 Midterm exam Week 10 Can AI Companions Help Heal Loneliness? https://www.ted.com/talks/eugenia_kuyda_can_ai_companions_help_heal_loneliness Week 11 Why perfect grades don’t matter https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/ltryN5j7 Week 12 Grit: The power of passion and perseverance https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance Week 13 What staying up all night does to your brain https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-staying-up-all-night-does-to-your-brain-anna-rothschild Week 14 Why do we have crooked teeth when our ancestors didn’t? https://www.ted.com/talks/g_richard_scott_why_do_we_have_crooked_teeth_when_our_ancestors_didn_t Week 15 Review Week 16 Final exam self-directed learning    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
Attendance, participation, and in-class tasks 40% Midterm 30% Final 30% 出席、課堂參與與課堂作業：40% 期中考：30% 期末考：30%
Textbook & other References
No textbook is required. Learning materials will be provided on iLearning. 本課程無指定教科書，所有學習資料將於 iLearning 平台提供。
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Learning materials will be provided on iLearning.
Office Hours
By appointment
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