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	Huang, Wan-Ting
Department	General	Language	English	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	This course aims to develop the language skills essential for academic success, with a particular emphasis on listening and speaking. Students will enhance their ability to comprehend academic lectures, take effective notes, and participate actively in academic discussions and presentations. The course emphasizes analyzing discourse structures to identify main and supporting ideas, using transcripts to learn formulaic expressions for spoken output. Students will be introduced to various presentation templates, aiding in the clear articulation of complex ideas. The course aims to create an interactive learning environment where students actively participate in small group conversations on various topics. Through guided exercises and collaborative activities, students will comprehend and critically engage with discourse, learn to express complex ideas clearly, and develop confidence in academic contexts. 本課程旨在培養學生在學術環境中的核心語言能力，特別著重於聽力和口說技巧。學生將透過練習辨識聽力中的關鍵字句，提升聽力理解能力，並學習分析篇章結構中的主要與次要訊息。課程將使用逐字稿來教授常用句型，並在課堂中練習應用這些句型於實際表達中。此外，學生將學習不同的演講模板，幫助他們清晰地陳述觀點並有效地表達想法。
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
Listening Skills: •Master strategies for comprehending academic lectures and discussions •Develop systematic note-taking techniques •Analyze discourse structure to identify main ideas and supporting details •Build a repertoire of academic expressions and vocabulary through authentic materials •Practice bottom-up and top-down listening strategies Speaking Skills: •Learn effective presentation structures and delivery techniques •Acquire formulaic expressions for academic discussions •Practice articulating complex ideas with clarity and precision •Develop skills for participating in academic discussions and Q&A	1. 2. 3. 4.	50 30 10 10	topic Discussion/Production Exercises Discussion Lecturing	Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Orientation: Introduction to the course, ice-breaking activities, online learning resources Week 2 Unit 1 Week 3 Unit 1 Week 4 Unit 1 Week 5 Unit 2 Week 6 Unit 2 Week 7 No class (Spring Break) Week 8 Unit 2 Week 9 Midterm exam Week 10 Unit 3 Week 11 Unit 3 Week 12 Unit 3 Week 13 Unit 4 Week 14 Unit 4 Week 15 Unit 4 Week 16 Final exam Week 17 Self-directed Learning Week 18 Self-directed Learning
Evaluation
Attendance & Group participation 20% In-class quizzes and tasks 20 % Midterm exam 30% Final exam 30 %
Textbook & other References
Jessica Williams. (2017). 21st Century Communication Level 2. Cengage Learning. (Available in the Caves)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
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