NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 英語溝通與表達(0945)
	(Eng.) English Communication and Expression
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Required	Credits	2	Teacher	CHEN LI HENG
Department	General	Language	中/英文	Semester	2026-FALL
Course Description	English Communication and Expression is designed to help freshmen to gain and build their communication skills. The course features introduction to listening and oral communication strategies and skills. The content includes listening practice, oral practice, DVD/clip/video viewing, pair/group discussion, and article reading, etc. Exposed to a wide range of listening, speaking, and reading situations, and through in-class discussions and pair/group activities, students can accumulate the amount of vocabulary, enhance their English aural-oral and literacy skills, and cultivate their intercultural knowledge, etc.
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 primary goal of this course is to help non-English majors to improve their English communicative competence. Upon completion of the course, students are expected to acquire: (1) the ability to guess meanings of unfamiliar words from contexts; (2) the ability to understand main ideas in everyday conversations, short talks, and articles; (3)the ability to read and think critically (4)the ability to understand English spoken in a range of academic, professional, and social settings; (5) the ability to briefly express their own ideas, opinions, and to give short explanations in English; and (6) some test-taking strategies of English proficiency tests.			topic Discussion/Production Exercises Discussion Practicum Lecturing	Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 (09.08):Class Orientation Week 2 (09.15):Find Your Partner+Fill out Personal Profile +Select your Seat+Read One Poem Week 3 (09.22): Pair Work(1):Read One Poem +Describe People+How to Introduce Partner Week 4 (09.29): How to deliver Self-Introduction in English (TA Presentation)+ Pair Work(2):Introduce Your Partner Week 5 (10.06): Unit 03: Speaking Through Poetry+How to Deliver a Presentation-1+Pair Work (2) Week 6 (10.13):(Pre-Test) Week 7 (10.20): How to Deliver a Presentation-2+ Unit 04: Cooking Korean Week 8 (10.27): Self-Introduction (1) Week 9 (11.03): Self-Introduction (2) Week 10 (11.10): Self-Introduction (3) Week 11 (11.17): EAP in Practice: Understanding Academic Topics Week 12 (11.24): Pair Work (3):Introduce Your Department Week 13 (12.01): EAP in Practice: Analyzing Lecture Structure & Key Ideas Week 14 (12.08): Pair Work (4):Pair Presentation on “How to Make College Life……" Week 15 (12.15): Pair Work (4):Pair Presentation on “How to Make College Life……" Week 16 (12.22): Final Exam: Written Test (Listening & Reading) Students can choose any activities or workshops to participate in and then record their feedback to the activity or workshop in English in one minute or two. self-directed learning    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia. Students can choose any activities or workshops to participate in and then record their feedback to the activity or workshop in English in one minute or two.
Evaluation
1.Class Attendance 15％(Students get 1 point each time when they are present.) 2.Mid-Term: 20% (Self-Introduction:20%) 3.Pair Work: In-class Pair discussion/Pair Presentation:25% 4.Final Exam:(Written Exam)15% 5.Freshman English Pre-Test:15% 6.Self-Directed Learning:10%
Textbook & other References
Hironobu Tanaka, Mika Igarashi, Bill Benfield, and Akira Morita. Global English Corners: Developing All Languages Skills. Book 3. Cosmos Culture Ltd. 2025. (ISBN:978-626-300-294-4) Grimm, Skye. Ed. EAP in Practice: Building Academic English Skills Step by Step. Hebron Soft Limited. 2026. (ISBN:978-626-780-993-8)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning
Office Hours
By Appointment or 10:00-20:00 on Tuesdays
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