| NCHU Course Outline |
| Course Name | (中) 英語溝通與表達(0945) | ||||||||
| (Eng.) English Communication and Expression | |||||||||
| Offering Dept | Language Center | ||||||||
| Course Type | Required | Credits | 2 | Teacher | CHEN LI HENG | ||||
| Department | General | Language | 中/英文 | Semester | 2026-FALL | ||||
| Course Description | English Communication and Expression is designed to help freshmen to gain and build their communication skills. The course features introduction to listening and oral communication strategies and skills. The content includes listening practice, oral practice, DVD/clip/video viewing, pair/group discussion, and article reading, etc. Exposed to a wide range of listening, speaking, and reading situations, and through in-class discussions and pair/group activities, students can accumulate the amount of vocabulary, enhance their English aural-oral and literacy skills, and cultivate their intercultural knowledge, etc. | ||||||||
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| The primary goal of this course is to help non-English majors to improve their English communicative competence. Upon completion of the course, students are expected to acquire: (1) the ability to guess meanings of unfamiliar words from contexts; (2) the ability to understand main ideas in everyday conversations, short talks, and articles; (3)the ability to read and think critically (4)the ability to understand English spoken in a range of academic, professional, and social settings; (5) the ability to briefly express their own ideas, opinions, and to give short explanations in English; and (6) some test-taking strategies of English proficiency tests. |
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| 1.Class Attendance 15％ Students get 1 point each time when they are present. 2.Mid-Term: 30% (Written Test:15%+Self-Introduction:15%) 3.Pair/Group Discussion & Presentation: In-class Group discussion/Group Presentation:15% 4.Final Exam:(Written Exam)15% 5.Freshman English Pre-Test:10% 6.English Score(Core Skill+Speaking+Writing):5% 7.Self-Directed Learning:10% |
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| Update Date, year/month/day：None | Printed Date, year/month/day：2026 / 8 / 24 |
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