NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 實用英文(四)(4008)
(Eng.) Practical English (Ⅳ)
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 2025-SPRING
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 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 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.
Discussion
Lecturing
Oral Presentation
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Course introduction

Week 2 From riches to rags: Venezuela's economic crisis (politics & economy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL8d91vdR9g
Week 3 Cheddar-Why You Turn Down the Radio When You're Lost (neuroscience)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgjBizysCJw

Week 4 CNBC- Why 7-Eleven Failed In Indonesia (business)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfGUJowHOPM

Week 5 CNBC-Why is Singapore so rich? (politics & economy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRDgnLa42PQ

Week 6 The Economist - The best place to be a woman? (gender equality)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7fyqpHKARg
Week 7 The Economist-Was Karl Marx right? (politics & economy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMmDebW_OBI

Week 8 The Economist- Wooden skyscrapers could be the future for cities (architecture)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DPp2NcnTb0

Week 9 Midterm exam
Week 10 VOX-How the economy shapes our love lives (history & economy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWH5vyi3lTk

Week 11 VOX-Proof of evolution that you can find on your body (physiology)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFxu7NEoKC8

Week 12 VOX-The real story of the Green Book (history & racial equality)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b33PN2NB2Do

Week 13 VOX-Why Cuban cab drivers earn more than doctors (politics & economy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-mUZRP-fpo

Week 14 VOX - Why parrots can talk like humans (zoology)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBGw7uXc0eo

Week 15 BBC Future-Should we be eating three meals a day? (medical science)
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220412-should-we-be-eating-three-meals-a-day

Week 16 BigThink-Change your diet, extend your life (Health & Diet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZRz7k83W-Y

Week 17 Big Think-Is life on Earth in harmony with the planet — or is it ultimately suicidal? (paleontology and climate change)
https://bigthink.com/life/medea-hypothesis-carbon-dioxide/

Week 18 Final exam
Evaluation
Class performance: 40%
Midterm exam: 30%
Final exam: 30%
Textbook & other References
BBC Learning English
YouTube Channels
National Geographic
British Council-Learn English
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0
Office Hours
Tuesday 13:10~15:30
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