NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 大一英文(0938)
(Eng.) Freshman English
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher SHIH,I-MING
Department General Language 中/英文 Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description Freshman English is a one-year course of 4 credits, 2 credits for each semester. The course covers four-skill components and is conducted via lectures, lab sessions, and group activities. Students will be exposed to a variety of listening, speaking, reading, and writing situations to improve their English aural-oral as well as literacy skills. The contents include listening and oral communication practice, DVD viewing, discussion of English articles, analysis of English word formation, intercultural knowledge learning, test-taking practice, etc. In addition, every student will be encouraged to do autonomous learning by participating in the language learning activities offered by the Foreign Language Self-Access Center.
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
The primary goal of this course is to develop English communicative competence of first-year students (non-English majors). Upon completion of the course, students are expected to acquire: (1) the ability to guess meanings of unfamiliar words from contexts; (2) the ability to comprehend main ideas in everyday conversations, short talks and articles; (3) the ability to understand English spoken in a range of academic, professional and social settings; (4) the ability to briefly express an opinion and to give short explanations in English; and (5) the test-taking strategies of various English proficiency tests.











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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 (09/10) Introduction
Week 2 (09/17) 中秋節
Week 3 (09/24) Unit 1
Week 4 (10/01) Freshman English Pre-test
Week 5 (10/08) Unit 1
Week 6 (10/15) Unit 1
Week 7 (10/22) Unit 2
Week 8 (10/29) Unit 2
Week 9 (11/05) Unit 2
Week 10 (11/12) Unit 3
Week 11 (11/19) Unit 3
Week 12 (11/26) Unit 3
Week 13 (12/03) Unit 4
Week 14 (12/10) Unit 4
Week 15 (12/17) Unit 4
Week 16 (12/24) Final Exam
Week 17 (12/31) Self-directed learning
Week 18 (01/07) Self-directed learning
Evaluation
1. Assignments & Quizzes: 45%
2. Freshman English Pre-test: 15%
3. Final Exam: 30%
4. Participation and Attendance: 10%
Notes:
1. Attendance is mandatory. More than three unexcused absences will affect your grade.
2. Active participation is encouraged. Respectful and constructive communication is expected at all times.
Textbook & other References
Reflect: Reading and Writing (Book 5) 敦煌書局有售
Supplementary Materials
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
NCHU iLearning (https://lms.nchu.edu.tw/)
Office Hours
By appointment (Semd an email to me at iming@dragon.nchu.edu.tw)
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