Tentative Syllabus

Fall 2025

Course name: English Communication and Expression (0933) (Time and venue: Tue. 13:10-15:00; AA303)

Instructor: Chung-yi Chu 朱崇儀cychu@nchu.edu.tw; Tel: (o) 22840322-1029

Office and Office hours: 人文大樓1029 &  Thu. 13:10-15:30 p.m. or by email appointment.

Textbook & Useful websites:

1. Reading for the Real World, 3. Peggy Anderson and Sam Robinson. Compass Publishing, 2022. ISBN: 978-1-64015-8467. (Available in Caves Books 敦煌書局, NCHU Branch). (For the whole year.)

The following are online reference sites:

2. BBC News and Learning English Websites (including 6-minute English; CNN 10 (for comparison of perspective).
3. i-learning 3.0.
4. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary (https://www.merriam-webster.com/); Cambridge online English Dictionary.

Week 1       9/09     Introduction & ice-breaking (demonstrated by TA); i-learning site introduced

Week 2       9/16     Unit 1 lesson 1 pp. 9-13

Week 3       9/23     Unit 1 lesson 1 p. 14; CNN 10

Week 4      9/30     Unit 1 lesson 2 pp. 15-19

Week 5       10/07  Unit 1 lesson 2 pp.19 (new summary)-20; CNN 10

Week 6       10/14  In-class GEPT Test (10%; must attend)

Week 7       10/21   Unit 2 lesson 1 pp. 21-25

Week 8       10/28   Mid-term

Week 9       11/04 Unit 3 lesson 1 pp. 33-37

Week 10     11/11   CNN 10; BBC 6-minute English

Week 11     11/18   Unit 5 lesson 1 pp. 57-61

Week 12     11/25   Unit 5 lesson 1 p. 62; CNN 10

Week 13     12/02   Unit 5 lesson 2 pp.63-67

Week 14     12/09   CNN 10; academic work presentation via PPT

Week 15     12/16   Academic work presentation via PPT

Week 16     12/23   Final

Week 17 (digital)  12/31 Watch a sci-fi movie of your choice

Week 18     01/07   Complete the questionnaire about the film and write a short reflection; final results to be collected from the teacher    

Grades:

1. Mid-term + final: 40%
2. Attendance 20% + classroom performance 10% + quizzes 10%: 40% (2% deduction for each absence or extreme tardiness; extra points for a well-prepared oral presentation; classroom discussions will be observed and graded.)
3. 114學年度第1學期前測成績10%+ English score 10%將佔學期總成績20%；下學期後測成績+ English score亦決定同學是否通過本校英語畢業門檻。