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 2024-FALL
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 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
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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Lecturing
Exercises
Quiz
Assignment
Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Tentative schedule:
Week 1-- Introduction
Week 2 Week 2-- *Chapter 1 Education & student life I
*CNN news unit 1
Week 3 Week 3-- *Chapter 1 Education & student life II
*CNN news unit 2
Week 4 Week 4-- *Chapter 2 City lilfe I
*CNN news unit 3
Week 5 Week 5-- Freshman English Pretest (前測)
Week 6 Week 6-- *Chapter 2 City life II
*CNN news unit 4
Week 7 Week 7-- *Chapter 3 Business and Money I
*CNN news unit 5
Week 8 Week 8-- *Chapter 3 Business and Money II
*CNN news unit 6
Week 9 Week 9— Midterm
Week 10 Week 10-- *Chapter 4 Apartment problems I
*CNN news unit 7
Week 11 Week 11-- *Chapter 4 Apartment problems II
*CNN news unit 8
Week 12 Week 12-- *Chapter 5 Job and Profession I
*CNN news unit 9
Week 13 Week 13-- *Chapter 5 Job and Profession II
*CNN news unit 10
Week 14 Week 14-- *Chapter 5 Job and Profession III
*CNN news unit 11
Week 15 Week 15-- *Chapter 6 Lifestyles around the world I
*CNN news unit 12
Week 16 Week 16-- Final exam
Week 17 Week 17-- self-directed learning: MyET
Week 18 Week 18— self-directed learning: MyET
Evaluation
1. Attendance 10%;
2. Quiz 20%;
3. Homework 15%;
4. Freshman English Pre-test 15%;
5. midterm 20%;
6. Final exam 20%
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

Office Hours
Instructor: Wednesday 9:10 am ~10:00 am, or by appointment
TA: Friday 10:00~12:00
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