NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 大一英文(0934)
(Eng.) Freshman English
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher CHUNG-YI CHU
Department General Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description This course seeks to help students develop better English reading and listening skills. And Provide students opportunities for oral presentation so that they would not be shy of speaking.


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
Help students meet the requirement of passing Gept high-intermediate level test on reading and listening. Oral practices to express their own ideas in English.



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Exercises
topic Discussion/Production
Discussion
Networking/Distance Education
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Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction & ice-breaking
Week 2 Holiday
Week 3 Unit 1 lesson 1 (pp. 9-11)
Week 4 In-class GEPT Test
Week 5 Unit 1 lesson 1 exercise pp. 12-14
Week 6 Unit 1 lesson 2 pp. 15-17
Week 7 Unit 1 lesson 2 exercise pp.18-20
Week 8 Mid-term
Week 9 Unit 2 lesson 1 pp. 21-23
Week 10 Unit 2 lesson 1 exercise pp. 24-26
Week 11 Unit 3 lesson 2 pp. 39-41
Week 12 Unit 3 lesson 2 exercise pp. 42-44
Week 13 Unit 5 lesson 1 pp. 57-59
Week 14 Unit 5 lesson 1 exercise 60-62
Week 15 film reflection exchanged to be corrected
Week 16 Final
Week 17 film reflection due online or in hard copy (繳交以紙本為優先); digital week 1
Week 18 Final results returned in class (free to come to collect); digital week 2

Evaluation
1. Mid-term+ final: 40%
2. Attendance+ classroom performance + quizzes: 45% (2% deduction for each absence or extreme tardiness; extra points added for a well-prepared group oral presentation; classroom discussions will be observed and graded.)
3. 112學年度後測成績佔學期總成績15%;將決定同學是否通過英語畢業門檻。
4. If you want to convert my final grade to a letter grade, the following is the conversion chart American Universities usually adopt: A= over 90, A- = 85-89, B+ = 80-84, B = 75-79, B- = 70-74, C= 65.

Textbook & other References
1. Reading for the Real World, Peggy Anderson and Sam Robinson. Compass Publishing, 2022. ISBN: 978-1-64015-8467. (Available in Caves Books 敦煌書局, NCHU Branch). (For the whole year.)

The following are references (need not to be purchased):
2. BBC Learning English Websites; CNN 10 for comparison of perspectives).
3. One self-chosen film and reflection. (Draft done in class session.)
4. NCHU i-learning 3.0.
5. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (https://www.merriam-webster.com/).
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
TA consultation time Mon. 8-10 am.; NCHU i-learning websites.
Office Hours
Thu. 14:00-16:00 p.m. or by email appointment.


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