NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 學術英文聽讀(0933)
(Eng.) Academic English：Listening and Reading
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher CHUNG-YI CHU
Department General Language English Semester 2026-SPRING
Course Description 1 Help students meet the requirement of passing GEPT high-intermediate level test, or its equivalents, like TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, on reading and listening (CEFR B2-C1).
2 Help students develop speaking skills and critical thinking strategies in writing.
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 Help students meet the requirement of passing GEPT high-intermediate level test, or its equivalents, like TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, on reading and listening (CEFR B2-C1).
2 Help students develop speaking skills and critical thinking strategies in writing.
topic Discussion/Production
Exercises
Discussion
Lecturing
Written Presentation
Attendance
Study Outcome
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Final exam returned; Writing returned; Unit 6 Reading 1 (pp. 69-72)
Week 2 Unit 6 Reading 1 (pp. 73-74); International news sharing and sentence rewriting practice
Week 3 Unit 8 Reading 1 (pp. 93-97)
Week 4 Unit 8 Reading 1 (p. 98); International news sharing and sentence rewriting practice










Week 5 Unit 9 Reading 1 (pp. 105-109)
Week 6 Unit 9 Reading 1 (pp. 110); International news sharing and sentence rewriting practice
Week 7 Holiday (校慶與運動會補假)
Week 8 Mid-term (listening + reading)
Week 9 Unit 10 Reading 2 (pp. 123-127)
Week 10 校內英檢後測? GEPT test (10% of final grade)
Week 11 Unit 11 Reading 2 (pp. 135-139)
Week 12 Unit 11 Reading 2 (p.140); International news sharing and sentence rewriting practice
Week 13 Unit 12 Reading 1 (pp. 141-144)
Week 14 Unit 12 Reading 1 (pp. 145-146); International news sharing and sentence rewriting practice
Week 15 International news sharing
Week 16 Final (including letter writing 20%)
self-directed
learning		    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
Grades:
1. Mid-term+ final: 50%
2. Attendance+ classroom performance: 20% (2% deduction for each absence or extreme tardiness; extra points added for a well-prepared group oral presentation; classroom discussions will be observed and graded.)
3. Quizzes: 10%
4. 112學年度後測成績佔學期總成績10%；將決定同學是否通過英語畢業門檻。
5. English Score: 10% (If you take the test, you will get this 10 percent no matter how bad your scores are.)
6. If you want to convert my final grade to a letter grade, the following is the conversion chart American Universities usually adopt: A+ ≥ 95, A≥ 90, A-≥ 85-89, B+≥ 80-84, B ≥75-79, B- ≥70-74, C≥ 65, D/F＜60.

Textbook & other References
Textbook & Useful websites:
1. Reading for the Real World 3. 4th ed. Peggy Anderson and Sam Robinson. Compass Publishing, 2022. ISBN: 978-1-64015-8467. (The same textbook we used in fall 2025.)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
The following are references (need not to be purchased):
2. BBC international news, CNN 10, CNA (Focus Twain website), etc.
3. NCHU i-learning 3.0.
4. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (https://www.merriam-webster.com/); Cambridge Online Dictionary.
Office Hours
Thur. 13:10-15:10
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
09.Industry, Innovation and Infrastructureinclude experience courses：N
Please respect the intellectual property rights and use the materials legally.Please respect gender equality.
Update Date, year/month/day：2026/01/09 13:33:58 Printed Date, year/month/day：2026 / 1 / 09
The second-hand book website：http://www.myub.com.tw/