98學年度第 1學期課程大綱/ Fall 2009 Course Description
授課教師/ Instructor： 黃淨慧
課程名稱/ Course name： 英文作文一上
課號/ Course number： 102 49111
班次/ Section number： 07
學分數/ Credit hour： 2

課程概述 Course Description
Like the taste of pudding is in the eating, so the test of one’s English competency is in the writing. Furthermore, there is no shortcut to brilliant written English; if any, then being an active reader and a diligent writer certainly helps. In this class, students will learn to more actively explore and study the rhetoric and organizing principles of English writing. Students will learn about the guidelines of different types of writing, and will see how these skills are put into practice through reading and discussing sample pieces of writing. There will be in-class writing about every other week. There will also be quizzes on new vocabulary and key sentences from their reading.
課程目標 Course Objectives
Students are expected to be familiar with the guiding principles of narration, description, examples, classification, and comparison. They will produce coherent pieces of writing of about 250-300 words in length. Through participation in discussion and textual analysis, they will learn to be a more critical reader and acquire a keener sense of the English language. They will not only enlarge their knowledge of vocabulary, but will also learn to use the vocabulary in appropriate context.
課程要求 Requirements
As the course is organized around in-class discussion and writing, attendance comprises the basic requirement. Students who are absent (i.e. no-show without advanced notices to the instructor) for more than 10 hours in this semester will be flunked; students who are late for more than 30 minutes with no prior notice to the instructor will be regarded as absent. All in-class writing must be submitted by the end of the class; otherwise the writing must be submitted before 12 o'clock noon of the coming Monday, with 10 points deducted (the penalty does not apply to those students who are absent because of extreme conditions [e.g. illnesses, accidents, financial or family issues, etc.]). Take-home writing assignments must be submitted before 12 o’clock noon of the coming Monday; submission after the deadline will not be considered.
參考書目（教科書）Textbook and References
Mary Lou Conlin. Patterns Plus: A Short Prose Reader with Argumentation. Ninth edition.
評量方式 Grading
In-class writing and writing assignments 30%
Classroom participation and teamwork 30%
Quizzes 20%
Mid-term and final exams 20%

進度 Syllabus
第1週 Housekeeping announcement; Chapter One: The Basics of Writing; in-class writing: introducing your classmate
第2週 Feedback; Chapter Two: Narration; group discussion on selected texts
第3週 Quiz; more discussion; in-class writing--narrating an event or an experience, point of view
第4週 Quiz; feedback; more discussion; Chapter Three: Description; take-home reading for group discussion
第5週 Chapter Three: Description; group discussion on selected texts; take-home writing assignment
第6週 Quiz; feedback; more discussion; in-class writing; take-home reading for group discussion
第7週 Feedback; Chapter Four: Examples; group discussion on selected texts
第8週 More discussion; in-class writing
第9週 Mid-term exam
第10週 Feedback; more discussion; in-class writing; take-home reading for group discussion
第11週 Feedback; Chapter Five: Classification and Division; group discussion on selected texts; take-home writing assignment
第12週 Quiz; feedback; more discussion; take-home reading for group discussion
第13週 Chapter Six: Comparison and Contrast; group discussion on selected texts
第14週 Quiz; more discussion; in-class writing
第15週 Quiz; feedback; more discussion; in-class writing
第16週 Quiz; feedback; more discussion; in-class writing (essay)
第17週 Tutorials
第18週 Final Exam