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課程名稱	研究方法與學術英文寫作二 Research Methodology and Academic Writing (Ⅱ)
開課學期	101-2
授課對象	外國語文學研究所
授課教師	蕭立君
課號	FL7202
課程識別碼	122 M0080
班次	02
學分	2
全/半年	半年
必/選修	必修
上課時間	星期四3,4,@(10:20~)
上課地點	外研三
備註	本課程以中英雙語授課。限碩士班以上總人數上限：8人
Ceiba 課程網頁	http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1012gradwritinghsiao
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課程概述	課程編號:122 M0080 研究方法與學術英文寫作二教師: 蕭立君 Course Description: Our classes will operate mainly as workshops and individual conferences. Workshops consist of oral reports on research ideas, findings, progress of project, presentations of works in progress, group discussions, and peer collaborations. Individual conferences are scheduled meetings between individual students and the instructor (and whenever possible, the advisors in question too). Weekly or biweekly journal entries are required, as are mid-term and final writing samples. Detailed schedules of the meetings and the writings to be presented or handed in will be determined after the first couple of weeks. Students are also required to come up with a preliminary reading list for thesis writing after initial research and consultation with the instructor and their advisors. While such lists are still taking shape, the instructor will suggest certain readings from which students may learn what a well-researched and articulated academic essay consists of, and , by extension, what it takes to compose a quality thesis.
課程目標	Course Objective: The objective of this course is to help second-year graduate students better prepare themselves for the process of writing an MA thesis. It will introduce and familiarize students with the methodologies, research and writing skills necessary for starting and completing a thesis. Students should note that this class can only aspire to a supporting role for the implantation of research and the actual writing of theses, which will have to be carried out by the students themselves. Our ultimate goal is to help every student become an independent researcher and author of a quality Master’s thesis, even though each is expected to make the most of the resources provided by both this class and her/his thesis advisor.
課程要求	Requirements: 1. Oral reports and presentations 2. Mid-term and final writing samples (details to be determined in the opening weeks) 3. Weekly or biweekly journal entries 4. Group discussions, peer collaborations, and individual conferences
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指定閱讀	Required Readings: “Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation” by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D. (http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/ )
參考書目	Suggested Readings: Political Theories of Decolonization: Postcolonialism and the Problem of Foundations, by Margaret Kohn and Keally McBride They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing, by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
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課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第7週	4/04	Updated preliminary reading list
第8週	4/11	Working thesis and sample paragraph
第10週	4/25	Presentation on latest research findings; An updated outline that demonstrates how you plan to organize your ideas and research findings up to this point (to be revised in the future if necessary)
第11週	5/02	Due: Mid-term report
第15週	5/30	peer-editing and individual conferences
第16週	6/06	Crystal Lin's rehearsal of defense & individual conferences
第17週	6/13	presentations on your thesis proposal