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 2026-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 T1_Part 4: News on Climate Change & Climate Refugees
Week 5 On Oral Presentation Skills(1)
Week 6 On Oral Presentation Skills(2)
Week 7 Topic 2: What is Urban Farming Part 1: On Urban Farming
Week 8 PPT Oral Presentation: Jargon Introduction (session 1)
Week 9 PPT Oral Presentation: Jargon Introduction (session 2)
Week 10 T2: Urban Farming_Part 2: Successful Cases_Singapore as an Example(Debate activity 1)
Week 11 On Academic Reading: Lectured by Invited Speaker(tentative)
Week 12 Topic 3_part 1: Agricultural Sustainability_Invasive Species(Debate activity 2)
Week 13 Topic 3_part 2: Agricultural Sustainability_Eating Bugs
Week 14 Final PPT Oral Presentation (session 1）
Week 15 Final PPT Oral Presentation (session 2)
Week 16 Final PPT Oral Presentation (session 3)
self-directed
learning		    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
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
**Handouts will be provided by the teacher and made available on iLearning 3.0.
Reference:
English for Agribusiness and Agriculture in Higher Education Studies
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Please check the course iLearning 3.0 page regularly for important class announcements, digital course materials, online quizzes, in-class worksheets and homework assignments, supplementary reading materials, and extra-credit activities.
Other supplementary materials and handouts will be distributed in class.
Office Hours
Wednesday: 10-12 Thursday:9-12 / 13-14
(Timeslots are available by appointment only)
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
include experience courses：N
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Update Date, year/month/day：2026/07/28 11:02:10 Printed Date, year/month/day：2026 / 8 / 18
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