NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 新聞英文(2023)
(Eng.) Journalistic English
Offering Dept Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher CHIANG FENG WEI
Department Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description The course aims to increase students' reading / speaking abilities through the introduction / exploration of various events in international news. With the regular practice provided, students are expected to be able to work on their own, to cultivate a global vision, and to hone / wield some basic critical thinking abilities.
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. The course aims to equip students with the basic idea of the news English structure and to strengthen their reading / Speaking ability.
2. The course seeks to broaden students' international aspect and to cultivate their critical thinking abilities.
1.Foreign language skills
2.Professional expertise
50
50
Lecturing
Discussion
Quiz
Assignment
Oral Presentation
Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 * Please be informed that syllabus here is tentative and is subject to further changes
* Please refer to iLearning for the specific content each week
Week 1 — Warm-up
Week 2 News 1
Week 3 News 2
Week 4 News 3
Week 5 News 4
Week 6 News 5
Week 7 News 6
Week 8 News 7
Week 9 Midterm Presentation 1
Week 10 Midterm Presentation 2
Week 11 News 8
Week 12 News 9
Week 13 News 10
Week 14 News 11
Week 15 News 12
Week 16 Final Exam Self-study for 16 + 2 (Reading note assignment online) Self-study for 16 + 2 (Self-chosen 1 piece of news and related work)
self-directed
learning
Evaluation
* Please be informed that syllabus here is tentative and is subject to further changes
* Please refer to ”修課前須知” on iLearning for regulations and score calculation

In-class work: 40%
Reading Note and the +2 week work: 20%
Midterm Presentation: 20%
Final Exam: 20%
Textbook & other References
(available on iLearning)
Materials from news websites
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
NPR: http://www.npr.org/
VOA: https://www.voanews.com/
BBC: http://www.bbc.com/
The Economist: http://www.economist.com/
CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/

and so on.
Office Hours
Wed.9:00 - 10:00. Otherwise available online. (Please kindly inform me first.)
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
 include experience courses：N
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Update Date, year/month/day：None Printed Date, year/month/day：2025 / 6 / 18
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