NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 學術英文說寫(2412)
(Eng.) Academic English:Speaking and Writing
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher Yi Fan Hsieh
Department General Language 中/英文 Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description This course aims at interpreting articles in written
academic forms, identify and synthesize language use by reading
articles, in the mean time, attempts to provide students with various knowledge-based articles. Relevant film clips will be presented to motivate students’ active exploration and in-depth discussions throughout the class.
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 completion of this lesson, students will be trained to be able to reflect on academic reading through using English effectively.Meanwhile, recognise the benefits of overlooking how perception affect language learning in terms of using quotation in academic paper by the end of the course.
Exercises
Discussion
Lecturing
Written Presentation
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction & Group orientation
Week 2 Generating a theme in groups
Outline $ Peer Review
Week 3 Researching for information:(Solar energy)
Week 4 The structure of mapping:( Healthcare)
Week 5 Academic writing : (quotation & synthesizing )

Avoiding plagiarism
Week 6 Thesis statement :( World population)
Week 7 Academic hedges& signal phrases
Week 8 In-text citation : (Hybrid vehicle)
Week 9 In-text citation : (Hybrid vehicle)
Week 10 Extended article practice with in-text citation
Week 11 Analyze & Proofread
Week 12 Academic language (Abstract)
Week 13 Cohesion & Coherent of writing
Week 14 Paraphrasing & editing
Week 15 Format of research paper
Week 16 Course Reflection & Review
self-directed
learning
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.

Evaluation
1. Synthesized writing Assignment (20%)
2. Class discussion & attendance (30%)
3.Individual practice during the class.(20%)
4.Final Assessment (30%)
Textbook & other References
To be announced during the First class.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
To be announced during the First class.
Office Hours
Kindly inform by appointment. ( Thursday)
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
include experience courses:N
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