NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 農業英文(1057)
	(Eng.) English for Agriculture
Offering Dept	College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Course Type	Elective	Credits	1	Teacher	Liu Fang-Jeng
Department	College of Agriculture and Natural Resources	Language	English	Semester	2024-FALL
Course Description	This interdisciplinary course across sciences, humanities, and language learning is designed for students who plan to take agriculture and/or relevant course entirely in English. Major topics includes agri-food education, biological diversity, and sustainable agriculture. Vocabulary, terms, key facts and concepts from the discipline would be introduced in order to prepare students for their academic learning. In addition, the course encourages a humanistic approach to culinary cultures, food consumerism, and the environment. Students would not only enhance their skills in reading, listening, speaking but develop their critical thinking through class activities and assignments.
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 course is more focused, more oriented towards profession. The main objective of this course is: 1. To better prepare students for future professional activities in the field of agriculture. 2. To introduce how English language is presented in a true context of agriculture. 3. To help students understand how the language they will need to use in the field functions of agriculture.			topic Discussion/Production Networking/Distance Education Discussion Other Lecturing	Attendance Oral Presentation Assignment Study Outcome Quiz Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Course Orientation Topic 1: What is Agriculture & Why Farming can Feed the World during an Apocalypse, or Anytime Part 1: Introduction Week 2 Topic 1_part 2”“How to Farm During a Zombie Apocalypse” Week 3 T1_Part 3: “The Art and Science of Agriculture” Week 4 Survey Results & Data Analysis Week 5 Topic 2: What is Urban Farming Part 1: On Urban Farming Week 6 T2: Urban Farming_Part 2: Successful Cases_Singapore as an Example Week 7 On the Structure of Academic Article Week 8 Review / On Presentation Techniques Week 9 PPT Oral Presentation: Jargon Introduction (session 1) 15% Week 10 PPT Oral Presentation: Jargon Introduction (session 2) 15% Week 11 Topic 3: Biodiversity Part 1: What is Biodiversity Week 12 Academic Reading & Presentation: by Guest Lecturer Week 13 Agricultural Sustainability(I) Week 14 Agricultural Sustainability(II) Week 15 Final PPT Oral Presentation (session 1) Week 16 Final PPT Oral Presentation (session 2) Week 17 Online Readings for Extra Points(Remote Learning@ilearning3.0) Week 18 Online Readings for Extra Points(Remote Learning@ilearning3.0)
Evaluation
1.In-class Performance: Discussion, Homework, Quiz 40% 2.Jargon Presentation: 2-minute Oral PPT Presentation 25% 3.Final PPT Presentation 35%
Textbook & other References
-English for Agribusiness and Agriculture in Higher Education Studies -Handouts -Selected films & short stories
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Other supplementary materials and handouts will be distributed in class./ See ilearning 3.0 for online course schedule & content: https://lms2020.nchu.edu.tw/
Office Hours
Tuesday 10:10~12:00 (by appointment) Wednesday 13:10~17:00 (by appointment)
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
06.Clean Water and Sanitation   07.Affordable and Clean Energy   11.Sustainable Cities and Communities   12.Responsible Consumption   13.Climate Action   15.Life On Land include experience courses：N

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