NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 學術英語聽講(9909)
(Eng.) English for Academic Communication: Listening and Speaking
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher CHEN, CHAO-JUNG
Department General Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description This EAP course(English for Academic Purposes) aims to help students advance
academic English in listening and speaking for academic study, which provides
students with effective approaches to related academic vocabulary, online
academic English learning resources and the structure of thesis by learning
academic vocabulary in different fields, learning note-taking skills, listening to
different genres of academic lectures and learning critical thinking strategies. In
this way, this course is designed to pave a solid foundation for further academic
study in the future.
Prerequisites
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
1. To advance students’ listening
and speaking ability in academic
fields.
2. To develop effective notetaking strategies for academic
lectures.
3. To learn the structure of
thesis and give simple
presentations on the outline of
thesis.
4. To strengthen the skills at
organizing and comprehending
by listening to academic
lectures in different scenarios.
1.
2.
3.
4.
50
30
10
10
topic Discussion/Production
Networking/Distance Education
Exercises
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Course Introduction / Unit One: Shopping Psychology (Behavioral Science/Psychology)
【Listening A】 A Look at Consumer Behavior
【Listening B】 How to Plan a No Buy Year
【Critical Thinking】 Consider Positive and Negative Consequences
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss Shopping Centers of the Future
Option 2: Present Shopping Tips
Week 2 Unit One: Shopping Psychology (Behavioral Science/Psychology)
【Listening A】 A Look at Consumer Behavior
【Listening B】 How to Plan a No Buy Year
【Critical Thinking】 Consider Positive and Negative Consequences
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss Shopping Centers of the Future
Option 2: Present Shopping Tips
Week 3 Unit One: Shopping Psychology (Behavioral Science/Psychology)
【Listening A】 A Look at Consumer Behavior
【Listening B】 How to Plan a No Buy Year
【Critical Thinking】 Consider Positive and Negative Consequences
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss Shopping Centers of the Future
Option 2: Present Shopping Tips
Week 4 Unit Two: It’s My DNA (Biology/Genetics)
【Listening A】 Is Personality Determined at Birth?
【Listening B】 DNA and Career Choice
【Critical Thinking】 Evaluate Online Materials
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss Your Personality Traits
Option 2: Present on the Personality Traits for a Specific Career
Week 5 Unit Two: It’s My DNA (Biology/Genetics)
【Listening A】 Is Personality Determined at Birth?
【Listening B】 DNA and Career Choice
【Critical Thinking】 Evaluate Online Materials
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss Your Personality Traits
Option 2: Present on the Personality Traits for a Specific Career
Week 6 Unit Two: It’s My DNA (Biology/Genetics)
【Listening A】 Is Personality Determined at Birth?
【Listening B】 DNA and Career Choice
【Critical Thinking】 Evaluate Online Materials
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss Your Personality Traits
Option 2: Present on the Personality Traits for a Specific Career
Week 7 Unit Three: On the Move (Sociology)
【Listening A】 Human Migration
【Listening B】 Brain Drain
【Critical Thinking】 Categorize Information
【Speaking Task】 Discuss Migration Patterns of the Future
Week 8 Unit Three: On the Move (Sociology)
【Listening A】 Human Migration
【Listening B】 Brain Drain
【Critical Thinking】 Categorize Information
【Speaking Task】 Discuss Migration Patterns of the Future
Week 9 Unit Three: On the Move (Sociology)
【Listening A】 Human Migration
【Listening B】 Brain Drain
【Critical Thinking】 Categorize Information
【Speaking Task】 Discuss Migration Patterns of the Future
Week 10 Midterm Oral Presentation (Topics from Unit 1~3)
Week 11 Unit Six: Design With Purpose (Design)
【Listening A】 What is Good Design?
【Listening B】 The Design Process
【Critical Thinking】 Make Inferences
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss the Design of Everyday Items
Option 2: Present a Process
Week 12 Unit Six: Design With Purpose (Design)
【Listening A】 What is Good Design?
【Listening B】 The Design Process
【Critical Thinking】 Make Inferences
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss the Design of Everyday Items
Option 2: Present a Process
Week 13 Unit Six: Design With Purpose (Design)
【Listening A】 What is Good Design?
【Listening B】 The Design Process
【Critical Thinking】 Make Inferences
【Speaking Task】 Option 1: Discuss the Design of Everyday Items
Option 2: Present a Process
Week 14 Unit Seven: Inspired to Protect (Environmental Science)
【Listening A】 Fighting Environmental Fatigue
【Listening B】 Hope for the Future
【Critical Thinking】 Prioritize
【Speaking Task】 Persuade Others to Act
Week 15 Unit Seven: Inspired to Protect (Environmental Science)
【Listening A】 Fighting Environmental Fatigue
【Listening B】 Hope for the Future
【Critical Thinking】 Prioritize
【Speaking Task】 Persuade Others to Act
Week 16 Unit Eight: Traditional and Modern Medicine (Health/ Medicine)
【Listening A】 Plant-based Medicine
【Listening B】 The Placebo Effect
【Critical Thinking】 Evaluate Claims
【Speaking Task】 Discuss Common Remedies from the Kitchen


Week 17 Unit Eight: Traditional and Modern Medicine (Health/ Medicine)
【Listening A】 Plant-based Medicine
【Listening B】 The Placebo Effect
【Critical Thinking】 Evaluate Claims
【Speaking Task】 Discuss Common Remedies from the Kitchen



Week 18 Final Oral Recording (Topics from Unit 6~8)
Evaluation
Presence, class participation & assignment(30%)
Midterm exam (35%)
Final exam(35%)
Textbook & other References
Pathways: Listening, Speaking and Critical Thinking 3
National Geographic Learning

References:
1. Academic Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press.
2. Academic English Oral Presentation (英文研究論文發表口語報告指引) 廖柏森,台北, 眾文, 2010
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Online learning resources from ELTNGL.com/Pathways

Other supplementary materials and handouts will be distributed in class.
Office Hours
Friday 13:00~15:00 (by appointment)
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