NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 學術英文說寫(2419)
	(Eng.) Academic English：Speaking and Writing
Offering Dept	Language Center
Course Type	Required	Credits	2	Teacher	Ron-ki Chen
Department	General	Language	中/英文	Semester	2025-FALL
Course Description	希望能提升大學部學生之英語說寫能力，有效增進自我表達能力與自信心。特別是協助學生勝任各種學術場合之口語溝通需求，尤其是一般性英語表達技能的加強（如課堂討論以及簡報）。 We hope to enhance undergraduate students’ English speaking and writing skills, thereby effectively improving their ability to express themselves and boosting their confidence. In particular, we aim to help students meet the oral communication demands of various academic settings, with a focus on strengthening general English expression skills such as classroom discussions and presentations.
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
Practice makes perfect. 畢業後，終身學習 1 讓英文成為生活中的一部分 Let English be a part of life 不用強迫自己非學到100%和母語人士一樣，但是也不能不學英文0%，然後不管有無考試目的，也不管生活中有無接觸外籍人士，每天最好接觸英文33%以上(5小時多)，至少30~60分鐘，以聽或讀點英文的方式，瀏覽訊息，吸收知識，增長智慧 2 未來全世界的三語語文教育：母語，華語，英語 因為台灣現在是世界中心的中心，所以生在台灣，很幸運，一學好英語，就立即成為國際人才			Exercises Discussion Practicum Other Lecturing	Assignment Quiz Attendance Oral Presentation Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Week 1— Brief Introduction 第一周就要開始點名算出缺席 Week 2 Week 2— Unit 1 Week 3 Week 3— Unit 2 Week 4 Week 4— Unit 3 Week 5 Week 5— Unit 4 Week 6 Week 6— Unit 5 Week 7 Week 7— Unit 6 Week 8 Week 8— Unit 1-6 Review Week 9 Week 9— Midterm Week 10 Week 10— Unit 7 Week 11 Week 11— Unit 8 Week 12 Week 12— Unit 9 Week 13 Week 13— Unit 10 Week 14 Week 14— Unit 11 Week 15 Week 15— Unit 12 Week 16 Week 16— Final self-directed learning    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.    04.Participation in visits or internships at industry, government, or academic institutions.    05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.    06.Participation in field trips and outdoor instructional activities at other NCHU campuses or branches, including experimental forests or test sites.
Evaluation
以建立良好師生關係的方式，進而因材施教，尋找適合各別學生學習語言較有效率的方法 1 小考 10次 Test 10 times 15% 2 作業 10份 Homework 10 assignments 15% 3 務實活動 5-10次 Practical activities 5-10 times 10% 4 期中考 Midterm 20% 5 期末考 Final 20% 6 參與度 Participation 20% 7 其他 官方作業 輔導作業 加減扣分 Other missions
Textbook & other References
※教科書Textbook Chase, B. T., & Johannsen, K. L. (2018). Pathways 3: Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking. Bos-ton: Heinle ※參考書目References 1. Dummett, P. (2016). Keynote (Intermediate). Boston: Cengage Learning 2. Clandfield, L., Goldstein, B., Jones, C and Kerr, P. (2020). Evolve-- Level 4. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 3. Moslehpour, M. (2010). Effective Presentation Skills. 台北：東華出版社 4. Knaflic, C. N. (2016). 《 Google必修的圖表簡報術: Google總監首度公開絕活, 教你做對圖表、說對話, 所有人都聽你的！》台北：商業週刊
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