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 2025-SPRING
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 A-level 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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Oral Presentation
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 02/18: Unit 5--Sharing a Laugh
Week 2 02/25: Unit 5 (cont.); Quiz 1
Week 3 03/04: Unit 5 (cont.); Quiz 2
Week 4 03/11: Unit 6--Our Changing Cities; Quiz 3
Week 5 03/18: Unit 6 (cont.)
Week 6 03/25: Unit 6 (cont.)
Week 7 04/01: 校慶及運動會補假 (no class)
Week 8 04/08: Midterm Exam
Week 9 04/15: Post-Test Practice
Week 10 04/22: 大一英文後測
Week 11 04/29: Unit 7--Attracting Tourists; Quiz 4
Week 12 05/06: Unit 7 (cont.); Quiz 5
Week 13 05/13: Unit 7 (cont.); Quiz 6
Week 14 05/20: Unit 8--Breaking Records; Quiz 7
Week 15 05/27: Unit 8 (cont.)
Week 16 06/03: Group Presentations
Week 17 06/10: 自主學習
Week 18 06/17: 自主學習; Autonomous Learning Report Due
Evaluation
1. Quizzes: 35%;
2. Freshman English Post-Test: 15%;
3. Midterm Exam: 20%;
4. Group Presentation: 20%;
5. Autonomous Learning Report: 10%
Textbook & other References
Reflect: Reading & Writing (Student Book 5) (2022 出版)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
NCHU iLearning (https://lms.nchu.edu.tw/)
Office Hours
Mon. 15:10~17:00 or by appointment
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