NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 大一英文(0926)
	(Eng.) Freshman English
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Required	Credits	2	Teacher	劉鳳芯
Department	General	Language	English	Semester	2024-FALL
Course Description	Course Requirements 1. Active class participation. 2. Attendance will be checked every week, since the instructor values students’ attendance very much. Any student who is more than 20 minutes late in joining class will be counted as absent. A missed consulting appointment also counts as an absence from class. If a student is absent from class more than five times throughout the semester, with or without sick notice or any other proof, s/he risks being excluded from and failing the course. If a student must miss a class, please notify the instructor by email in advance, and consult our class website for any missed materials. Bear in mind that the instructor is not on email 24/7, so your message may not receive an immediate response. The instructor does not accept text messages or phone calls. 3.Students are expected to be fully prepared to participate when class begins—that is, to have read, listened, and thought about whatever materials were assigned. Late submission of any assignment won’t be accepted for whatever reason. The instructor considers such lateness extremely disruptive to the class schedule and discussions, and is unfair to the other students who do participate and hand in work on time, so late submission will be penalized by receiving a “0” and will not be read or graded. Please note that homework that is copied from another source (including your classmate) will receive an “0”.
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
Course Objective and Description: The aim of this Freshman English course is to improve and enhance students’ English skills, especially the listening and speaking aspects. In order to reach the goals, students will be engaged in a variety of activities related to listening and speaking training, including note-taking drills, transcription practices, imitation, oral presentation, panel discussion, etc. In addition to listening and speaking, students will be reading articles where the topics are interesting and relevant to students’ life. Also, students will learn proper email etiquette by writing effective English emails.	1. 2. 3. 4.	50 30 10 10	Exercises Discussion Lecturing Networking/Distance Education	Written Presentation Internship Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 -Course Orientation -Select a student assistant -Create a LINE group for the class Week 2 -Listening & Speaking: Requesting the Main Point -BBC Learning English: English at University Read aloud practice *Explain GEPT Mock Test #1 GEPT practice Week 3 -BBC Learning English News Review -BBC Learning English: English at University *imitation practice Week 4 Pretest Week 5 ◎In-class Quiz -CNN 10 -BBC Learning English News Review *transcription skills Week 6 -CNN 10 -BBC Learning English 6 Minute English ◎In-class read-aloud practice Week 7 -CNN 10 -BBC Learning English 6 Minute English -transcription Week 8 ◎In-class Quiz -BBC Learning English News Review Week 9 Mid-term Examination (Listening & Written Test) Mid-term Examination (Speaking Test) 1.5 Minute Read aloud (Imitation) with script Week 10 -Song: Rina Sawayama or others -BBC Learning English 6 Minute English *Note-taking skills Week 11 -BBC Learning English 6 Minute English -CNN 10 -Song #2 GEPT practice Week 12 -BBC Learning English News Review -CNN 10 -Note-taking skills Week 13 -Al Jazeera -CNN 10 -Anglophenia episode: How to have a British Christmas #3 GEPT practice Week 14 -Al Jazeera -Anglophenia episode: How to have a British Christmas -Note-taking skills Week 15 -CNN 10 -Anglophenia episode -song Week 16 Final Examination Listening & Written Test + Speaking Test (2 Minute Pair Imitation; without script) Week 17 Autonomous Learning: Oral presentation preparation and practice Week 18 Autonomous Learning: Oral presentation preparation and practice
Evaluation
Grades will be computed according to the following formula: -Attendance and Class Participation 10% -Pretest 15% -Mid-term and Final Examination 40% -Take-home Assignments and In-Class Quizzes 30% -Additional points 5%
Textbook & other References
The instructor will provide listening and reading materials, culled from sources such as BBC Learning English, CNN 10, Al Jazeera, videos, and others.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0. Please Visit iLearning 3.0 regularly for class announcements and syllabus update.
Office Hours
By appointment
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