NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 學術英語聽講(9911)
(Eng.) English for Academic Communication: Listening and Speaking
Offering Dept Language Center
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher Yi Fan Hsieh
Department General Language 中/英文 Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description This course attempts to provide students with various knowledge-based articles. Relevant film clips will be presented to motivate students’ active exploration and in-depth discussions throughout the class.
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 completion, students will be able to understand the details of a text through reading the paragraph presented on the articles. In the mean time, students will have the confidence to tackle natural accent speech on listening tasks as well as awareness on general English language spoken forms.
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Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction & Grouping
Week 2 Unit 1: Emphasis of collocations
Week 3 Unit 2: Hopes: Learning outside the zone
Week 4 Unit 3: Perceptions
Week 5 Unit 3: Perceptions( Describing beliefs and facts)
Week 6 Unit 4: Human interaction
Week 7 Unit 5: Economic resources
Week 8 Unit 6: Practical design
Week 9 Unit 7: The notion of various stories
Week 10 Film Appreciation
Week 11 Unit 8: Food & Sustainability
Week 12 Unit 9: Internet sensations
Week 13 Unit 10 :The mystery of philosophy
Week 14 Unit 11: Learning & Memory
Week 15 Unit 12 Innovation or Evolution
Week 16 Review of the Unit 1 ~ 12
Week 17 Final presentation
Week 18 Final presentation & Course reflection
Evaluation
1.Class participation and attendance (30%)

2.In-class quizzes(30%)
3.Midterm- Listening notes (20%)
4.Final - Group presentation (20%)

Textbook & other References
Keynote Proficient : National Geographic learning
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
https://lms2020.nchu.edu.tw/dashboard
Office Hours
By appointment
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
include experience courses:N
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Update Date, year/month/day:None Printed Date, year/month/day:2024 / 10 / 13
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