課程資訊
課程名稱
英文作文一上
ENGLISH COMPOSITION (I)(1) 
開課學期
96-1 
授課對象
外國語文學系  
授課教師
鄭秀瑕 
課號
FL1019 
課程識別碼
102 49111 
班次
02 
學分
全/半年
全年 
必/選修
必修 
上課時間
星期一1,2(8:10~10:00) 
上課地點
視聽館206 
備註
本系學號尾數為2者本課程中文授課,使用英文教科書。
限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限:14人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/961comp 
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課程概述

本學期課程以段落組織為重點。 

課程目標
熟習各類型段落的發展 
課程要求
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
每週三 09:00~10:30 
指定閱讀
 
參考書目
A. Style
Morenberg, Max et al. _The Writer’s Options: Lessons in Style and
Arrangement_. 7th. ed. New York: Longman, 2003.
Strunk Jr., William and E. B. White. _The Elements of Style_. 3rd. ed.
Macmillan, 1979
William, Joseph M. _Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace_. 7th. ed. New
York: Longman, 2003.

B. Grammar
Azar, Betty S. _Understanding and Using English Grammar_. 3rd. ed. New York:
Pearson Education, 2000. (for verb tenses)
Frank, Marcella. _Modern English: Exercises for Non-native Speakers_. Part I:
Parts of Speech. 2nd. ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1986.
(for sequence of adjectives and definite and indefinite articles.)
Murphy, Raymond. _English Grammar in Use_. 3rd. ed. Cambridge UP, 2006. (CD-Rom
available, for intermediate to upper-intermediate level. This edition
includes eight new units on phrasal verbs.)

C.Dictionaries
_Free Dictionary_. Farlax. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/. Includes a
thesaurus and a collection of idioms)
_Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English_. Oxford UP, (upper-
intermediate to advanced level)
_Random House Webster’s College Thesaurus_. Rev. & Updtd. ed. Random House
Refenrence, 2007.
_Oxford English Dictionary Online_. Oxford UP, 2007. (http://www.oed.com)

D. Handbook
Gibaldi, Joseph. _MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers_. 6th. ed. New
York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2003.

E. Novels about the American Civil War
Crane, Stephen. _The Red Badge of Courage: an Episode of the American Civil
War_. 1895. Ed. Fredson Bowers. Charlottesville: UP of Virginia, 1975.
Frazier, Charles. _Cold Mountain_. New York: Atlantic, 1997.
Shaara, Jeff. _Gods and Generals_. New York: Ballantine, 1996. (a "prequel to
_The Killer Angels_)
Shaara, Michael. _The Killer Angels_. N.Y.: Random House, 1974.

F. Dictionaries of Proper Names
Lokatch, Alfred. _Dictionary of First Names_. Middle village, N. Y.:
Jonathan David, 1980.
Withycombe, E. G. _Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names_. London:
Oxford UP, 1947.
_Oxford Pronouncing Dictionary_


 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
   
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
Week 1
9/17  Introduction to Course;
Welcome to Class;
Introduction to Ceiba (Please activate your NTU email account);
Reference tools recommended; Pre-test;
Hk: 1). Read "Student Overview," pp. xvii-xx, At a Glance; 2). Read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce 
Week 2
9/24  Mid-Autumn Festival: A Holiday 
Week 3
10/01  Review of Pre-test; Reading Effectively and Writing Summaries (pp. 1-10, _At a Glance_; cf. pp. 31-32, _Elements of Style_); Hk: Summarize "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" 
Week 4
10/08  "In summaries, keep to one tense," _The Elements of Style_, pp. 31-32; Introduction to Each Other before Peer Review on Summary of "Owl Creek Bridge"; Writing a Reaction (pp. 10-12, _At a Glance_); Hk: Write a response to "Owl Creek Bridge" 
Week 5
10/15  Library Session; Hk: Compile a list of references for a critical study of "Owl Creek Bridge" and locate one of the articles  
Week 6
10/22  Review of Summary, Reaction and List of References; Two-part Response (pp. 12-14, _At a Glance_); Hk: Write a two-part response  
Week 7
10/29  Review of Research Assignment; Description and Narration: Collaborate on drawing scenes in "Owl Creek Bridge"; Hk:(1). Read "Source and Root" in _Cold Mountain_, pp. 136--139. (2). Do freewriting for 10 minutes. (Consult pp. 21-24, _At a Glance_ on how to proceed if you’ve never tried your hand at this.)
 
Week 8
11/05  The paragraph defined; Prewriting; Revising a body paragraph of the Two-part Response in class; Hk: (1.) Read pp. 20-26, _At a Glance_ and do clustering on your Reaction. (2.) Read the file named  
Week 9
11/12  "Owl Creek Bridge" on film; verb tense in summaries; Writing the Topic Sentence; Hk: Do Exs. 2.2 and 2.3, _At a Glance_. 
Week 10
11/19  Writing the Outline; Peer Review of "Owl" map; Revsing "Owl" reaction by including a plan of development; Hk: Write a sentence outline of "Effects of the Automobile" by James M. Henslin 
Week 11
11/26  Review of Thesis Statement and Topic Sentences (esp. for specificity); Develop a paragraph from one of the topic sentences; Narration; Hk: Write a piece of narrative 
Week 12
12/03  Review of Outline (See content file 13); Peer Review on Point of View; Hk: Identify passages about fantasies in  
Week 13
12/10  Sharing a few stories; Participial and Absolute Constructions; Hk: Making sentences with Participial and Absolute Constructions 
Week 14
12/17  Review of  
Week 15
12/24  Sharing vignettes 
Week 16
12/31  individual conferences 
Week 17
1/07  individual conferences