NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 實用英文(三)(4008)
	(Eng.) Practical English(Ⅲ)
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	2026-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, 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	topic Discussion/Production Discussion Lecturing	Attendance Study Outcome Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Course introduction Week 2 National Geographic-The science of why you have great ideas in the shower (neuroscience) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/the-science-of-why-you-have-great-ideas-in-the-shower Week 3 Harvard Business Review-How to Get Good at Small Talk, and Even Enjoy It (language & social skills) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRG-YubP1rw&t=399s Week 4 Newsthink-Why the U.S. and China are So Interested in Taiwan (business & politics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMXIPOiSkbI&t=141s Week 5 VOX- Why China’s population is shrinking (social study & politics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmehUgOy5ok&list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5czofUrrizDiyC_yNLOe_CF&index=8 Week 6 VOX-Why Queen Elizabeth II was the queen of 15 countries (history & politics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbmoGe1zoDc&list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5czofUrrizDiyC_yNLOe_CF&index=21 Week 7 CNBC Explains-What is a bubble? (financial literacy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDPowCDWc8 CNBC Explains-What is GDP? (financial literacy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLom1WlqwS0 Week 8 VOX-Why kids don’t get as cold as adults do (medical science) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcI_g_zrpk Week 9 Midterm exam Week 10 VOX-Why so many people need glasses now (health) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAkFtka3UFw Week 11 BBC Ideas-Why being bilingual is good for your brain (language & neuroscience) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzHY-muy2Mw Week 12 DW-Neuromarketing: How brands are getting your brain to buy more stuff (business & neuroscience) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkDVC_izIV0&t=544s Week 13 Big Think-The 5 core principles of life | Nobel Prize-winner Paul Nurse (biology) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EwVBC3VsRA Week 14 BBC Ideas-Four ways your brain is playing tricks on you (neuroscience) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY29cd5SxYQ Week 15 VOX-The British Museum is full of stolen artifacts (art & history) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoTxiRWrvp8 Week 16 BBC Ideas-Why smart people make stupid mistakes (psychology) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxNh1wVamg BBC Ideas-How nuclear should our future be? (environment & climate change) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRke-WXRvME self-directed learning
Evaluation
Midterm exam: 30% Final exam: 30% Class performance: 40%
Textbook & other References
Online resources and YouTube channels
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Office Hours
Tuesday 1 ~ 3 pm
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
03.Good Health and Well-Being   04.Quality Education   17.Partnerships for the Goals include experience courses：N

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