NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 實用英文(四)(4008)
	(Eng.) Practical English (Ⅳ)
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-SPRING
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, selected units from English learning Websites 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.			Discussion Lecturing	Oral Presentation Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Course introduction Vox—The Right Way to Kill A Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS4AM9mPX-8 Week 2 VOX-The real reason Boeing's new plane crashed twice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2tuKiiznsY Week 3 The Economist -Are Americans trashing the English language? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WJVDDZTFY Week 4 CNBC-Why do we have the penny? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSfXUkcdm9o Week 5 Business Insider - Sneaky Ways H&M Gets You to Spend Money https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wFVuIQSNj8 The problem with fast fashion https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-190902 Week 6 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 7 VOX-Why people think they see ghosts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFMuLqZ1zaU Why do people like horror films? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-211206 Week 8 VOX - Why the US celebrates Columbus Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNqOGhDMm8k Week 9 Midterm exam Week 10 VOX- Why the Victorian mansion is a horror icon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xvNhN1PsRw Week 11 Lingohack Ultra-processed food health warning VOX-The science is in: Exercise isn’t the best way to lose weight] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXTiiz99p9o Week 12 VOX-The New Year's Eve song, explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWxyxsVAsQ Week 13 BBC Takeaway English—Why do we dream? https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-220822 The Economist -What happens when we sleep? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgNgGO_bLs Week 14 BBC Takeaway English Make-up's little secret https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-191118 Week 15 Takeaway English-The podcast boom https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/chinese/features/take-away-english/ep-191104 Week 16 Reading: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/advanced-c1/giving-and-receiving-positive-feedback Listening: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/advanced-c1/man-or-beast Week 17 Reading: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/advanced-c1/cultural-behaviour-in-business Listening: https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/advanced-c1/teens-going-veggie Week 18 Final exam
Evaluation
Class performance: 30% Midterm exam: 30% Final exam: 40%
Textbook & other References
BBC Learning English YouTube National Geographic British Council-Learn English
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0
Office Hours
Tuesday 13:10~15:30
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
include experience courses：N

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