NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 實用英文(一)(3070)
(Eng.) Practical English (I)
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 2024-FALL
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 N
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.
topic Discussion/Production
Exercises
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
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Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Course introduction & preview

Week 2 Mid-autumn Festival
Week 3 WSJ-The Economics Of 7-Eleven (Business & Economy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RATHbP1bAhI

Week 4 BBC Ideas-How nuclear should our future be? (Environment & Climate change)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRke-WXRvME
Week 5 BigThink-5 ways to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain (Medical science)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDGgovA1LI
Week 6 VOX-Why can’t prices just stay the same? (Financial literacy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLtnm_bRzPw
Week 7 VOX-Why you don’t hear about the ozone layer anymore (Environment & Climate change)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaLOiGEDPJQ

Week 8 VOX- Why US gun laws get looser after mass shootings (Social study & law)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB3qNWRaxGE

Week 9 Midterm exam
Week 10 VOX-How America became a superpower (Geopolitics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BShvYeyMm_Y

Week 11 BBC Ideas-Should human kidneys be bought and sold? (Medical ethics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQYF5twXZgU

Week 12 WSJ-Why America’s Biggest Brands Are Failing to Keep Up in China (Business)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOSEFRtaNc&t=15s
Week 13 CNBC—Why do we have chemicals in our food? (Health & Diet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu3MR6ql4k&t=250s
Week 14 WSJ-The Plan to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips Amid Fears of a Chinese Invasion (Business and Geopolitics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTaXzHc5N3I
Week 15 BBC Ideas-Why smart people make stupid mistakes (Psychology)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDxNh1wVamg



Week 16 BBC Ideas-How what you eat affects your immune system (Medical science)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cn2L2y6O0I


Week 17 WSJ-Why Japan's Shrinking Economy Is Stuck in the ‘90s (Economy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8MldJsSjl4
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 13:00~15:00
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
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