NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 進階英文(0953)
	(Eng.) Advanced English
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Elective	Credits	3	Teacher	CHEN JHAO LIANG
Department	General	Language	English	Semester	2024-FALL
Course Description	The course is designed to take NCHU students’ overall English level to the next level, including speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. In terms of reading and writing skills, we’ll read CNBC News articles of the day and do paraphrasing and summarizing tasks on selected paragraphs. In terms of listening and speaking, we used materials in our textbooks. Extra activities like NBC nightly news blank filling exercise and VR (video relay; listening to and shadowing Youtube videos) will also be included through this semester. Each student will also have to give one oral presentation with slides and without notes.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	N

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
To take NCHU students’ overall English level to the next level, including speaking, listening, reading and writing skills.	1. 2. 4.	40 30 30	topic Discussion/Production Discussion Other Lecturing	Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Week 1 Orientation (how to prepare for classes and how to do and video relay homework; what to expect in mid-term and final exam) Week 2 Week 2 Unit 1 Week 3 Week 3 Unit 1 + student presentation + video relay Week 4 Week 4 Unit 2 + student presentation + video relay Week 5 Week 5 Unit 2 + student presentation + video relay Week 6 Week 6 Unit 3 + student presentation + video relay Week 7 Week 7 Unit 3 + student presentation + video relay Week 8 Week 8 Unit 4 + student presentation + video relay Week 9 Week 9 mid-term exam Week 10 Week 10 Unit 4 + American sitcom Week 11 Week 11 Unit 5 + student presentation + video relay Week 12 Week 12 Unit 5 + student presentation + video relay Week 13 Week 13 Unit 6 + student presentation + video relay Week 14 Week 14 Unit 6 + student presentation + video relay Week 15 Week 15 Unit 7 + student presentation + video relay Week 16 Week 16 Unit 7 + student presentation + video relay Week 17 Week 17 Unit 8 + student presentation + video relay Week 18 Week 18 final exam
Evaluation
Assignments/Exercises One oral presentation (12-15 minutes long without notes. Everyone in class will give one presentation this semester) dictation homework VR homework quizzes—NBC nightly news Mid-term exam (IELTs listening) Final exam (TOEFL listening) Grading: class participation/video relay/quizzes: 45% presentation: 10% mid-term exam: 20% final exam: 25%
Textbook & other References
Q: Skills for Success Listening and Speaking level 5 3rd Edition ISBN 978-0-19-490517-6 assigned Youtube videos; NBC Nightly News; CNBC news articles.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
N/A. You can reach me by writing to pectaichung@gmail.com
Office Hours
N/A
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