NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 新聞英文(0952)
Course Name	(Eng.) Journalistic English
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	LIN KEN AN
Department	General	Language	中/英文	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	This course is designed to enable students to acquire essential vocabulary on politics, economics, society, culture and entertainment through reading newspapers and listening to English broadcasts. Students will be taught how to understand English news reports so that they may further analyze and comment on the content.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

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This course trains students in the ability to think critically and present their arguments effectively through reading and listening to news in English.

Networking/Distance Education

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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule

Week	Course Content
Week 1	Week 1：Course introduction+ Why learning Journalistic English?
Week 2	Week 2: understanding the characteristics of headlines+ political and international news
Week 3	Week 3：reading the news+ political and international news
Week 4	Week 4：features in writing English news + political and international news
Week 5	Week 5：vocabulary, neologism and set expressions in English news (I) + news about business, economics and international trade
Week 6	Week 6：vocabulary, neologism and set expressions in English news (II)+ news about business, economics and international trade
Week 7	Week 7: vocabulary, neologism and set expressions in English news (III)+ news about business, economics and international trade
Week 8	Week 8： group presentations on news
Week 9	Week 9： mid-term exam
Week 10	Week 10：Review of the mid-term exam + case analysis
Week 11	Week 11: metaphorical expressions, allusions and idioms in English news (I) + social and crime news; 1st self-study week
Week 12	Week 12：metaphorical expressions, allusions and idioms in English news (II) + social and crime news
Week 13	Week 13：metaphorical expressions, allusions and idioms in English news (III) + social and crime news (II)
Week 14	Week 14：social and crime news (III)
Week 15	Week 15：grammatical and textual characteristics of English news (I) + cultural, media and entertainment news; 2nd self-study week
Week 16	Week 16：grammatical and textual characteristics of English news (II) + cultural, media and entertainment news
Week 17	Week 17：grammatical and textual characteristics of English news (III) + cultural, media and entertainment news
Week 18	Week 18 ：Submission of final written and oral reports

Evaluation

**Forms of evaluation is subject to change according to the method of teaching this semester.**

1. mid-term exam 30%
2. final written and oral reports 30%
3. pair/group discussion+attendance:20%
4. quiz+ group presentations 20 %

*Self-study sessions and content will be currently made on the 11th and 15th week, with extra reading and supplementary tasks.

Textbook & other References

1. News English in Focus
Author：Zi-you Lin，Publisher：Caves Books Ltd.，Published Year：2018

Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website

1. How to Read an English Newspaper
Author：Hsiao-Chia Chu，Publisher：Crane Publishing Co., Ltd.，Published Year：2018

2.Your Guide to English News Language
Author：Tim Ferry，Publisher：Cosmos Culture Ltd.，Published Year：2006

3. The Metropolitan Daily News
Author：Joan Corliss Bartel，Publisher：Pearson ，Published Year：2002

4.teacher-made handouts+ materials from newspapers or news websites, programs, YouTube, podcasts, etc.

Office Hours

Should there be any questions regarding the course, please contact by email (gensosuikogaiden@yahoo.com.tw)

Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs

03.Good Health and Well-Being 05.Gender Equality 10.Reduced Inequalities 13.Climate Action

include experience courses：N

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Update Date, year/month/day：None	Printed Date, year/month/day：2025 / 1 / 22
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