NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 大一英文(0930)
(Eng.) Freshman English
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher SHIH HUI-CHIA
Department General Language 中/英文 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
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
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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topic Discussion/Production
Networking/Distance Education
Exercises
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Internship
Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 course orientation
Week 2 Unit 6
Week 3 Unit 6
Week 4 Unit 6 (quiz)/ Unit 8
Week 5 Unit 8
Week 6 Unit 8
Week 7 No Class: Spring Break
Week 8 Unit 8 (quiz) / Unit 9
Week 9 Unit 9
Week 10 Post Test(後測)
Week 11 Class Meeting – No Class
Week 12 Units 10-11
Week 13 Self-Directed Learning (Units 10-11)
Week 14 Units 10-11
Week 15 Preparing for the group project
Week 16 Final Assessment: group project presentation
Week 17 Final Assessment: group project presentation
Week 18 Self-Directed Learning
Evaluation
1. Attendance, class participation, assignments & quizzes: 35%
2. Final group project: 35%
3. Post-Test (後測): 15%
4. Self-directed learning: 15%

**Self-directed learning activities will be assigned for weeks 13 and 18. In Week 13, you will be working with your team for the final project. In Week 18, you will complete “My English Learning Path” for the year and submit the report by June 17.
Textbook & other References
Reading Explorer 3(3rd edition, Hi, Taiwan)
此書自112-1沿用至112-2,如須再購買,請自行於「敦煌書局教科書訂購網」訂購 https://www.mytb.com.tw/index.html
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.
Office Hours
by appointment
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
04.Quality Education   07.Affordable and Clean Energyinclude experience courses:N
Please respect the intellectual property rights and use the materials legally.Please repsect gender equality.
Update Date, year/month/day:None Printed Date, year/month/day:2025 / 1 / 22
The second-hand book website:http://www.myub.com.tw/