NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 大一英文(0917)
Course Name	(Eng.) Freshman English
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Required	Credits	2	Teacher	CHEN, CHAO-JUNG
Department	General	Language	English	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	Based on essential reading materials, this course aims to provide students with a comprehensive training of all four skills: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The course encompasses academic lectures and thematic interviews of diverse content areas. Language usage and structural analysis are the pivotal concerns of the classroom activities. The classes entail group discussion to facilitate and motivate students’ learning process. In addition, supplementary reading materials, vocabulary quizzes, and group presentation will also be included to help consolidate students’ English proficiency.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	N

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This course aims to reinforce students’ English abilities through a series of exercises, in which students will strengthen their English capacity by means of approaching diverse content areas. Students are expected to develop proficiency in both practical applications of English and structural understanding of English lectures and thematic interviews.

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Networking/Distance Education

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Week	Course Content
Week 1	Course orientation/ Unit Seven: Energy Solution 【Reading A】 Powering the Planet 【Reading B】 City of the Future 【Reading Skill】 Identifying Pros and Cons 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Pros and Cons
Week 2	Unit Seven: Energy Solution 【Reading A】 Powering the Planet 【Reading B】 City of the Future 【Reading Skill】 Identifying Pros and Cons 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Pros and Cons
Week 3	Unit Seven: Energy Solution 【Reading A】 Powering the Planet 【Reading B】 City of the Future 【Reading Skill】 Identifying Pros and Cons 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Pros and Cons
Week 4	Unit Nine: High-Tech Solutions 【Reading A】 The Power of Virtual Reality 【Reading B】 High-Flying Helpers 【Reading Skill】 Applying Information from a Text 【Critical Thinking】 Applying ideas
Week 5	Unit Nine: High-Tech Solutions 【Reading A】 The Power of Virtual Reality 【Reading B】 High-Flying Helpers 【Reading Skill】 Applying Information from a Text 【Critical Thinking】 Applying ideas
Week 6	Unit Nine: High-Tech Solutions 【Reading A】 The Power of Virtual Reality 【Reading B】 High-Flying Helpers 【Reading Skill】 Applying Information from a Text 【Critical Thinking】 Applying ideas
Week 7	Unit Ten: All in the Mind 【Reading A】 What’s on Your Mind? 【Reading B】 Inside Animal Mind 【Reading Skill】 Identifying Text Organization 【Critical Thinking】 Applying Concepts
Week 8	Unit Ten: All in the Mind 【Reading A】 What’s on Your Mind? 【Reading B】 Inside Animal Mind 【Reading Skill】 Identifying Text Organization 【Critical Thinking】 Applying Concepts
Week 9	Unit Ten: All in the Mind 【Reading A】 What’s on Your Mind? 【Reading B】 Inside Animal Mind 【Reading Skill】 Identifying Text Organization 【Critical Thinking】 Applying Concepts
Week 10	Post Test(後測) on April 24 in class
Week 11	Midterm Exam (Unit 7 & 9)
Week 12	Unit Eleven: Visual Pioneers 【Reading A】 Van Gogh’s World 【Reading B】 Seeing the Light 【Reading Skill】 Inferring Information 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Evidence
Week 13	Unit Eleven: Visual Pioneers 【Reading A】 Van Gogh’s World 【Reading B】 Seeing the Light 【Reading Skill】 Inferring Information 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Evidence
Week 14	Unit Eleven: Visual Pioneers 【Reading A】 Van Gogh’s World 【Reading B】 Seeing the Light 【Reading Skill】 Inferring Information 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Evidence
Week 15	Unit Twelve: Far Out 【Reading A】 Defying Gravity 【Reading B】 The Ultimate Trip 【Reading Skill】 Understanding Appositives 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Challenges
Week 16	Unit Twelve: Far Out / Online Reading Comprehension Assignment (Online flexible course) 【Reading A】 Defying Gravity 【Reading B】 The Ultimate Trip 【Reading Skill】 Understanding Appositives 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Challenges
Week 17	Unit Twelve: Far Out / Online Reading Comprehension Assignment (Online flexible course) 【Reading A】 Defying Gravity 【Reading B】 The Ultimate Trip 【Reading Skill】 Understanding Appositives 【Critical Thinking】 Evaluating Challenges
Week 18	Final Recording Submission

Evaluation

1. Class Performance 25%: Presence, In-class Activity & Discussion, Assignment
2. Midterm exam: 30%
3. Final Presentation: 30%
4. Post Test(後測)[15%]: The Post Test will be held in the classroom.

Textbook & other References

Reading Explorer 3 / National Geographic
此書自113-1沿用至113-2，如須再購買，請自行於「敦煌書局教科書訂購網」訂購
The textbook is the same as the one we used in the previous semester. For those who’d like to purchase it, you could buy one from the Caves Book website: https://www.mytb.com.tw/index.html

Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

Other supplementary materials and handouts will be distributed in class.
Online learning resources: ELTNGL.com/readingexplorerseries

Office Hours

Friday: 10-12 (by appointment)

Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)

03.Good Health and Well-Being 06.Clean Water and Sanitation 07.Affordable and Clean Energy 11.Sustainable Cities and Communities 12.Responsible Consumption 13.Climate Action

include experience courses：N

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Update Date, year/month/day：2025/02/06 10:44:51	Printed Date, year/month/day：2025 / 12 / 14
The second-hand book website：http://www.myub.com.tw/