NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 英語字源學(2023)
	(Eng.) English Etymology
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	2026-FALL
Course Description	This course is an introduction to the etymology of some English words, through which students will learn the family of some of the words, and how they have envolved. 2 weeks of self-study included.
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
This course aims to equip students with some basic knowledge concerning the prefixes / suffixes and other components of the words we use -- and also the history behind them sometimes. It will help students build their vocabulary bank and have a better understanding of the words and their connotations.			topic Discussion/Production Networking/Distance Education Exercises Lecturing	Written Presentation Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 * Please be reminded that the syllabus here remains tentative and is subject to further changes Introduction / Ice breaking / Unit 1 Week 2 Unit 2 / 3 Week 3 Unit 3/ 4 Week 4 Unit 4 / 5 Week 5 Unit 5 / 6 Week 6 Unit 6 / 7 Week 7 Review 1 Week 8 Midterm Week 9 Unit 8 / 9 Week 10 Unit 9 / 10 Week 11 Unit 10 / 11 Week 12 Unit 11 / 12 Week 13 Unit 12 / 13 Week 14 Unit 13 / 14 Week 15 Review 2 Week 16 Final Self-study for 16 + 2 (Presumably team work for reading note / short videos online) Self-study for 16 + 2 (Presumably team work for reading note / short videos online) self-directed learning
Evaluation
Midterm: 20% Final: 20% Presentation (video) online for the +2 week: 20% In-class practices and participation: 40% * Please refer to ”修課前須知” for the relevant details.
Textbook & other References
Merriam-Webster’s Vocabulary Builder ISBN 978-0-87779-855-2
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
1. LATIN AND GREEK ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH (with slides) -- http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/Wordpower/syllabus/syllabus.htm 2. Online Etymology Dictionary -- http://www.etymonline.com/ 3. Words Borrowed from Other Languages -- http://www.krysstal.com/borrow.html 4. English Etymology Resources -- http://learningnerd.wordpress.com/2006/08/27/english-etymology
Office Hours
Wed.9:00 - 10:00. Otherwise available online. (Please kindly inform me first.)
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Update Date, year/month/day：None	Printed Date, year/month/day：2026 / 6 / 19
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