NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 新聞英文(2023)
	(Eng.) Journalistic English
Offering Dept	Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	CHIANG FENG WEI
Department	Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures/Undergraduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	The course aims to increase students' reading / speaking abilities through the introduction / exploration of various events in international news. With the regular practice provided, students are expected to be able to work on their own, to cultivate a global vision, and to hone / wield some basic critical thinking abilities.
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
1. The course aims to equip students with the basic idea of the news English structure and to strengthen their reading / Speaking ability. 2. The course seeks to broaden students' international aspect and to cultivate their critical thinking abilities.	1.Foreign language skills 2.Professional expertise	50 50	Lecturing Discussion	Quiz Assignment Oral Presentation Attendance
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 * Please be informed that syllabus here is tentative and is subject to further changes * Please refer to iLearning for the specific content each week Week 1 — Warm-up Week 2 News 1 Week 3 News 2 Week 4 News 3 Week 5 News 4 Week 6 News 5 Week 7 News 6 Week 8 Midterm Presentation 1 Week 9 Midterm Presentation 2 Week 10 News 8 Week 11 News 9 Week 12 News 10 Week 13 News 11 Week 14 News 12 Week 15 News 13 Week 16 Final Exam self-directed learning    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
* Please be informed that syllabus here is tentative and is subject to further changes * Please refer to ”修課前須知” on iLearning for regulations and score calculation In-class work: 40% Work for Self-learning: 10% Midterm Presentation: 25% Final Exam: 25%
Textbook & other References
(available on iLearning) Materials from news websites
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
NPR: http://www.npr.org/ VOA: https://www.voanews.com/ BBC: http://www.bbc.com/ The Economist: http://www.economist.com/ CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/ and so on.
Office Hours
Wed.9:00 - 10:00. Otherwise available online. (Please kindly inform me first.)
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia. include experience courses：N

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