NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 實用英文(二)(3070)
	(Eng.) Practical English(II)
Offering Dept	Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	Chen, Po-Chu
Department	Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Undergraduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	1. Students will learn to apply English language skills to a wide range of categories including daily communication as well as academic fields. 2. During each class session, two selected units from British Council Website will be introduced. 3. Class performance of students will be examined through quizzes and discussion.
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
Upon completing the course students are expected to • be able to apply morphological rules and to segment words into parts. • have the English language skills necessary to succeed in an academic setting. • know words of various fields for GEPT and TOEFL.	1.Foreign language skills 3.Communication and presentation skills	50 50	Discussion Lecturing	Attendance Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Course introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8d91vdR9g Big Think+ Umami: You never say its name, yet you taste it every day https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/umami-fifth-taste/ Week 2 Vox—The Right Way to Kill A Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS4AM9mPX-8 Week 3 BBC Learning English (Lingohack)-Mind reading machine helps man walk again https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/lingohack/ep-191009 VOX-The real reason Boeing’s new plane crashed twice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2tuKiiznsY Week 4 The Economist -Are Americans trashing the English language? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WJVDDZTFY Week 5 CNBC-Why do we have the penny? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfXUkcdm9o Week 6 Business Insider - Sneaky Ways H&M Gets You to Spend Money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFVuIQSNj8 Week 7 The problem with fast fashion https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-190902 Week 8 How the Romans influenced English https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-220905 VOX - Why the US celebrates Columbus Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNqOGhDMm8k Week 9 Midterm exam Week 10 The science of why you have great ideas in the shower https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower Week 11 VOX- Why the Victorian mansion is a horror icon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xvNhN1PsRw Week 12 Lingohack Ultra-processed food health warning https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/lingohack/ep-190605 VOX-The science is in: Exercise isn’t the best way to lose weight] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXTiiz99p9o Week 13 VOX-The New Year’s Eve song, explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWxyxsVAsQ Week 14 BBC Takeaway English—Why do we dream? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-220822 Week 15 BBC Takeaway English Make-up’s little secret https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-191118 The Economist -What happens when we sleep? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgNgGO_bLs Week 16 VOX-Why people think they see ghosts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFMuLqZ1zaU Takeaway English-The podcast boom https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-191104 Cheddar-The Unseen Inefficiency of Escalator Etiquette - Cheddar Explains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbsoO2c7gCM Final exam self-directed learning
Evaluation
Class performance: 30% Midterm exam: 30% Final exam: 40%
Textbook & other References
Youtube Channels BBC Learning English Website
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0
Office Hours
Tuesday 13:00~15:00
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
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