NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 大一英文(0915)
(Eng.) Freshman English
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher CHANG,YUH-FANG
Department General Language English Semester 2025-SPRING
Course Description This course is designed to equip students with the English language skills necessary to meet academic goals. Fundamental to the course is intensive practice in listening and reading comprehension. You will learn to listen to a variety of audio and video texts including conversations, short lectures, news reports strategically and effectively and develop essential listening skills such as activating background knowledge, listening for main ideas and inferring meaning from context. You will also learn to read informational texts of various topics and develop reading skills such as skimming for main idea, scanning for specific information, and interpreting an adapted text for inferences.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
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.take notes on listening passages;
2.identify the topic and main idea
3.distinguish relevant from irrelevant information;
4. comprehend relationships between ideas;
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10
Exercises
Lecturing
Attendance
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Tentative schedule:
Week 1-- Introduction
Week 2 Week 2-- Chapter 5 Life style around the world I
CNN news unit 1
Week 3 Week 3-- Chapter 5 Life style around the world II
CNN news unit 2
Week 4 Week 4-- Chapter 6 Global Connection I
CNN news unit 3
Week 5 Week 5-- Chapter 6 Global Connection II
CNN news unit 4
Week 6 Week 6-- Chapter 6 Global Connection III
CNN news unit 5
Week 7 Week 7-- Chapter 7 Language and communication I
CNN news unit 6
Week 8 Week 8-- Chapter 7 Language and communication II
CNN news unit 7
Week 9 Week 9—Midterm
Week 10 Week 10-- Chapter 8 Tastes and preferences I
CNN news unit 8
Week 11 Week 11-- Chapter 8 Tastes and Preferences II
CNN news unit 9
Week 12 Week 12-- Chapter 8 Tastes and Preferences III
CNN news unit 10
Week 13 Week 13-- Chapter 9 New Frontiers I
CNN news unit 11
Week 14 Week 14-- Chapter 9 New Frontiers II
CNN news unit 12
Week 15 Week 15-- Chapter 9 New Frontiers III
CNN news unit 13
Week 16 Week 16-- Chapter 10 Ceremonies I
CNN news unit 14
Week 17 Week 17-- Chapter 10 Ceremonies II
CNN news unit 15
Week 18 Week 18— Final exam
Evaluation
1. Quiz 20%
2. Homework 20%
3. Midterm 25%
4. Final 25%
5. Participation10%
Textbook & other References
Interaction 2 by Tanka & Baker (校內圖書館旁 敦煌書局購買)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
N/A
Office Hours
Instructor: Wednesday 9:10 am ~10:00 am, or by appointment
TA: Friday 10:00~12:00
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
 include experience courses：N
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Update Date, year/month/day：None Printed Date, year/month/day：2025 / 1 / 22
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