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課程名稱

英文作文二上
English Composition (Ⅱ)(1)

開課學期

111-1

授課對象

外國語文學系

授課教師

張心瑜

課號

FL2009

課程識別碼

102 49121

班次

學分

2.0

全/半年

全年

必/選修

必修

上課時間

星期二5,6,7(12:20~15:10)

上課地點

博雅204

備註

限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限：15人

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課程概述

Composition II is a year-long course that focuses on writing full-length essays. To set the foundation for academic writing, four important skills – summarizing, evaluating, synthesizing, and arguing – will be closely examined, discussed, and put into practice in the first semester. The course will be delivered in a range of formats, including lectures, workshops, and supervisions, all of which involve your active participation and critical engagement with your own writing, your peers, and your instructor. Additionally, the course will also provide opportunities for you to explore the role of these skills in different types of writing professions.

Note: 1) The course will be primarily conducted in English; 2) Topics discussed in this course will lean more towards the social sciences than the arts & humanities. Referencing in all course assignments will follow APA style.

課程目標

By the end of this course you will:
- Be more confident in engaging with – and responding to – different academic texts.
- Develop skills in summarizing, evaluating, synthesizing, and arguing.
- Be able to apply these skills in writing full-length essays.
- Expand your understanding about the role of these skills in different types of professions that involve writing.

課程要求

待補

預期每週課後學習時數

Office Hours

指定閱讀

McDonald, S., Salomone, W., Gutierrez, S., & Japtok, M. (2016). The writer's response: A reading-based approach to writing (6th edition). Cengage Learning.

** Please purchase the textbook at Bookman 書林書店 or online before the start of the course.

參考書目

N/A

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	Attendance and participation	25%	This includes weekly assignments that will be shared and discussed in class. Attendance is mandatory. If you will not be able to attend a class please e-mail the instructor as early as possible. Too many absences will hurt your final grade.
2.	Four compositions	60%	On summarizing (600-800 words; due at noon, 10/1), evaluating (600-800 words; due at noon, 10/15), synthesizing (800-1000 words; due at noon, 11/5), and arguing (800-1000 words; due at noon, 11/19). Each composition accounts for 15% of the final grade. Please send each composition to your instructor on time. Each composition should be typed (12-point word font; Times New Roman; 1.5 spacing; name and student ID visible on each page; include word count at the end of the final page). The specific requirements for each composition will be announced a week prior to each deadline. Note: Plagiarism is not tolerated. Plagiarized compositions will not be corrected nor given a grade. Late submissions will still be corrected, but the grade will be reduced by 50%.
3.	Interview presentation	15%	Many jobs require one to write. Of course, writing in different professions may look quite different: it could be as simple as writing short notes on standardized forms; it could be as complex as writing research papers, controversial issues, literary pieces, or project proposals and reports. For this assignment, you are asked, in pairs, to interview someone whose job requires regular and extensive writing primarily in English. This person you choose to interview could be, for example, a researcher, journalist, columnist, textbook writer, novelist, blogger, or a specific type of content creator. In the 20-minute presentation, please cover the following aspects: 1) an introduction of the person you interviewed, 2) a description of the job that the person does, 3) what the job routine is like (e.g., daily, weekly, and/or monthly routine), 4) what types of writing are required in this job (e.g., does it involve summarizing, evaluating, synthesizing, and/or arguing?), 5) what is considered “good” writing in that particular job (e.g., provide examples), 6) what qualities and requirements are needed for this kind of job, and 7) what writing and career advice does the person have for students who are majoring in English. You may also include any additional parts that are interesting in the interview in your presentation.

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第1週	9/06	Introduction
第2週	9/13	The Reading-Writing Conversation (Chapters 1-4)
第3週	9/20	Writing about Reading (Chapter 5 Summarizing)
第4週	9/27	Workshop
第5週	10/04	Writing about Reading (Chapter 6 Evaluating)
第6週	10/11	Workshop
第7週	10/18	Individual supervision
第8週	10/25	Writing about Reading (Chapter 7 Synthesizing)
第9週	11/01	Workshop
第10週	11/08	Writing about Reading (Chapter 8 Arguing)
第11週	11/15	Workshop
第12週	11/22	Pair supervision
第13週	11/29	Editing Skills (Chapters 9-23)
第14週	12/06	Editing Skills (Chapters 9-23)
第15週	12/13	Invited speaker
第16週	12/20	Interview presentation: In conversation with a writer