| Course Name |
(中) 大一英文(0910) |
| (Eng.) Freshman English |
| Offering Dept |
Language Center |
| Course Type |
Required |
Credits |
2 |
Teacher |
SHIH,I-MING |
| Department |
General |
Language |
中/英文 |
Semester |
2025-SPRING |
| Course Description |
Freshman English is a one-year course of 4 credits, 2 credits for each semester. The course covers four-skill components and is conducted via lectures, lab sessions, and group activities. Students will be exposed to a variety of listening, speaking, reading, and writing situations to improve their English aural-oral as well as literacy skills. The contents include listening and oral communication practice, DVD viewing, discussion of English articles, analysis of English word formation, intercultural knowledge learning, test-taking practice, etc. In addition, every student will be encouraged to do autonomous learning by participating in the language learning activities offered by the Foreign Language Self-Access Center.
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| Prerequisites |
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self-directed learning in the course |
Y |
| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
The primary goal of this course is to develop English communicative competence of first-year A-level students (non-English majors). 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 comprehend main ideas in everyday conversations, short talks and articles; (3) the ability to understand English spoken in a range of academic, professional and social settings; (4) the ability to briefly express an opinion and to give short explanations in English; and (5) the test-taking strategies of various English proficiency tests.
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| Discussion |
| Exercises |
| topic Discussion/Production |
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| Quiz |
| Assignment |
| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
02/19: Introduction |
| Week 2 |
02/26: Unit 5--The Plastic Age (cont.) |
| Week 3 |
03/04: Unit 5 (cont.); Quiz 1; Group sign-up due |
| Week 4 |
03/11: Unit 5 (cont.); Quiz 2 |
| Week 5 |
03/18: Unit 6--Business with a Heart; Quiz 3 |
| Week 6 |
03/25: Unit 6 (cont.); Quiz 4 |
| Week 7 |
04/01: Spring Break |
| Week 8 |
04/08: Unit 6 (cont.); Groups 1~2; Quiz 5 |
| Week 9 |
04/15: Midterm Exam |
| Week 10 |
04/22: Freshman English Post-Test (大一英文後測) |
| Week 11 |
04/29: Groups 3~4; Quiz 6 |
| Week 12 |
05/06:”An Ocean Waiting to Happen”; Groups 5~6; Quiz 7 |
| Week 13 |
05/13: Groups 7~8; Quiz 8 |
| Week 14 |
05/20:”Tulipomania”; Groups 9~11; Quiz 9 |
| Week 15 |
05/27: Quiz 10 |
| Week 16 |
06/03: Movie--”The Farewell”; 學期積分公佈
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| Week 17 |
06/10: 自主學習 |
| Week 18 |
06/17: 自主學習; Autonomous Learning Report Due (6/22) |
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| Evaluation |
1. Quizzes: 35%;
2. Freshman English Post-Test: 15%;
3. Midterm Exam: 20%;
4. Group Presentation: 20%;
5. Autonomous Learning Report: 10% |
| Textbook & other References |
1. Reflect: Listening & Speaking (Book 4) 敦煌書局代理
2. Supplementary Reading Materials |
| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| NCHU iLearning (https://lms.nchu.edu.tw/) |
| Office Hours |
| Tue.13:10~15:00 or by appointment |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| 03.Good Health and Well-Being 04.Quality Education 10.Reduced Inequalities 11.Sustainable Cities and Communities 12.Responsible Consumption 14.Life Below Water | include experience courses：N |
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