NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 學術英文聽讀(0940)
	(Eng.) Academic English：Listening and Reading
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Required			Credits	2	Teacher	Huang, Wan-Ting
Department	General			Language	English	Semester	2026-SPRING
Course Description	The course emphasizes the integration of reading and listening as complementary academic skills. Students will learn to identify thesis statements, recognize main ideas and supporting details, interpret organizational structures, and make inferences across different types of texts. Listening activities will include audio and video materials created from the assigned readings, as well as additional topic-related multimedia resources, guiding students to listen for gist, key information, discourse markers, and academic vocabulary in context. Special attention will be given to recognizing and using collocations, formulaic expressions, and high-utility language chunks that enhance academic reading and listening comprehension. Additionally, students will work collaboratively in group presentations and discussion tasks that require them to synthesize ideas across multiple sources. By combining reading comprehension, strategic listening, and spoken communication, the course aims to strengthen students’ overall academic literacy. 本課程強調「閱讀」與「聽力」的結合。在閱讀層面，同學將學習如何找出文章的中心論點、主要概念與支持細節，理解文章的架構，並能從不同類型的文本中做出推論。聽力活動則包含根據課文製作的音訊與影片，以及與主題相關的多媒體資料，引導學生練習抓取大意、重要細節，以及學術字彙的使用情境。課程也會特別訓練學生使用聽讀素材中所擷取的搭配詞（collocations）與固定語塊（chunks），以提升學術語言的流暢度與理解能力。此外，學生將透過小組簡報、課堂討論等活動，整合多元資訊來源，發展批判思考與表達能力。
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
Reading Skills 1. Identify thesis statements and recognize main ideas and supporting details across a variety of academic genres. 2.Analyze the organizational structure of texts and understand how ideas are developed. 3.Apply effective reading strategie, such as predicting, annotating, summarizing, and making inferences. Listening Skills 4.Understand the gist, key information, and structure of academic audio and video materials. 5.Listen for discourse markers and academic vocabulary in context. 6.Recognize and use academic collocations, formulaic expressions, and language chunks extracted from learning materials appropriately			Discussion Other Lecturing	Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Orientation Syllabus overview Break the ice Week 2 Unit 5 Travel Business Article 1: The New Face of Tourism Focuses on how tourism is changing and introduces a more responsible approach to travel. Week 3 Unit 5 Travel Business Article 2: Geotourism in Action Presents real examples of responsible tourism practices in different parts of the world. Week 4 Unit 5 Travel Business Listening and discussion Week 5 Unit 7 Global Challenge Article 1: A Need for Change Highlights why environmental change is urgent and how awareness can inspire action. Week 6 Unit 7 Global Challenge Article 2: Eight Steps to a Sustainable Future Explains several broad strategies societies can use to work toward sustainability. Week 7 Spring break 校慶及運動會補假 Week 8 Unit 7 Global Challenge Listening and Discussion Week 9 Midterm Week 10 Post-test (紙筆測驗，上課時間採隨班考試進行) Week 11 Unit 9 Languages and culture Article 1: Language, Thought, and Culture Explores how language shapes identity and influences how people understand the world. Week 12 Unit 9 Languages and culture Article 2: How Languages Change Discusses how languages evolve through cultural contact and social influences. Week 13 Unit 10 Survival Instinct Article 1: The Science of Survival Examines how humans react in dangerous situations and what drives survival responses. Week 14 Unit 10 Survival Instinct Article 2: Real Stories of Survival Looks at real survival situations to illustrate how instinct, decision-making, and environment interact. Week 15 Supplementary materials Week 16 Final exam self-directed learning    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
Attendance & participation & quizzes 35 % Post-test 15 % Midterm exam 25% Final exam 25 % Extra points 1-3%
Textbook & other References
Pathways 3 Reading, Writing & Critical Thinking * The textbook will be used for two semesters. * Students can purchase the textbook from the Caves Books store on campus.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
The materials will be provided on iLearning.
Office Hours
By appointment
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
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