NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 學術英語聽講(9904)
(Eng.) English for Academic Communication: Listening and Speaking
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher Liu Fang-Jeng
Department General Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description This course is designed to enhance student’s communication and presentation skills. Students will learn to exchange information, develop critical thinking, and eventually present it in public. Topic-based conversation and guided speaking tasks will be introduced to improve the students’ speaking confidence and competence. Topics may range from daily issues such as health, culture and fashion, to more professional subjects including science, business and economics. In addition to oral speaking trainings, techniques of presentation will also be introduced. Conversational functions and tasks are designed to improve students’ understanding of spoken English in everyday life and in academic situations.
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
The main objective of this course is to provide students with the training in presentation conducted in English, as chances are that students nowadays are required to communicate and express their ideas in English when they are presenting to their clients or academic audiences. How to communicate one’s ideas clearly and succinctly is something very much needed. This course will help students identify the most fundamental elements required in presentation, allow students to build a presentation in their own style, and, of course, deliver their own presentation in an effective manner.
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Networking/Distance Education
topic Discussion/Production
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Lecturing
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Part1_Basic Skills__”On Description”
1. Course orientation
2. Prompt 1_Self-Introduction (all)
Week 2 Part1_Basic Skills__”On Description”
1. Video:TED:”Learning a Language?Speak It Like You’re Playing a Video Game” by Marianna Pascal
2. Prompt 2_My English Learning(or Presentation) Experience(S1:15~20 students)
Week 3 Part 1_Basic Skills_”Summary+Comment”
1. Prompt 2_My English Learning(or Presentation) Experience(S2:15~20 students)
2. Video_News Reading+Comment
3. Prompt 3: summary+comment (S1:10~15 students)
Week 4 Part 1_Basic Skills_”Summary+Comment” & ”On Opener and Topic Sentence”
1. Prompt 3: summary+comment (S2:20~25 students)
2. On Opener and Topic Sentence
3. Prompt 4: On Opener and Topic Sentence(S1:10~15 students)
Week 5 Part 1_Basic Skills_”On Opener and Topic Sentence” & Outline
1. Prompt 4: On Opener and Topic Sentence(S1:20~25 students)
2. Constructing Topic Sentence & Outline

Week 6 Outline Presentation for the Midterm Oral PPT Presentation (group or individual work)
Week 7 Midterm Oral PPT Presentation (session 1)
Week 8 Midterm Oral PPT Presentation (session 2)
Week 9 Part 2: Academic Skills_”Jargon”
1. TED_on Jargons
2. Group Discussion & Prompt
Week 10 Part 2: Academic Skills_”Data Analysis & Report”
1. Reading
2. Prompt 5: all
Week 11 Part 2: Academic Skills_”On Structure”
1. Lecture & Demonstration by invited speaker (tentative)
2. Prompt 6: Comment & Self-Evaluation from the students(all)
Week 12 Part 2: Academic Skills_”On Food Sustainability”
- How to read, analyze & respond
1. Article reading
2. Prompt 7: Group discussion (10 students)
Week 13 Part 2: Academic Skills_”How to make an Argument”
1. Structure analysis
2. Prompt 8: Practice & Demonstration (10 students)
Week 14 Outline Presentation for the final PPT oral Presentation
Week 15 Final Oral PPT Presentation (Session 1)
Week 16 Final Oral PPT Presentation (Session 2)
Week 17 Online Self-learning
Week 18 Online Self-learning
Evaluation
1. In-class discussion & participation:15%
2. In-class Prompt Presentation: 15%
3. Midterm Outline Presentation: 5%
4. Midterm PPT Oral Report: 30%
5. Final Outline Presentation: 5%
6. Final PPT Oral Report: 30%
Textbook & other References
Reference:
Present Yourself 2 (台北: 華泰, 2015)
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