課程資訊
課程名稱
英文作文一上
English Composition (Ⅰ)(1) 
開課學期
111-1 
授課對象
經濟學系  
授課教師
李佳穗 
課號
ECON1025 
課程識別碼
303E11111 
班次
01 
學分
2.0 
全/半年
全年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期四6,7(13:20~15:10) 
上課地點
社科305 
備註
初選不開放。本課程以英語授課。開學後領授權碼選課。大一全英專班學生優先。
總人數上限:15人 
 
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課程概述

This one-year course is designed to help undergraduate students gain a foundation for college-level English writing and familiarize them with the skills essential to academic writing. The course includes 1.5 hours of lecture and 30 minutes of discussion or writing exercise. Topics to be covered include sentence structure, common rhetorical patterns, paragraph/essay development, grammar functionality, and essential vocabulary in academic English.  

課程目標
By the end of the course, students are expected to:
1. Understand common rhetoric modes in academic writing
2. Write genres of paragraphs and short essays clearly and effectively
3. Develop critical reading and thinking skills
4. Apply their knowledge of grammar function to their own writing
5. Demonstrate familiarity with vocabulary frequently used in academic writing
6. Review, edit and proofread their own and their peers’ writing 
課程要求
1. Students are required to attend all classes. No more than two excused absences are permitted.
2. Active participation in class discussions is required.
3. Quizzes and a comprehensive final exam are included in this course. No make-up quizzes/exam will be allowed.
4. Writing assignments are scheduled as stages toward the fulfillment of the course’s objectives. Late assignments will not be accepted.
5. No plagiarism. A grade of “0” may be earned for plagiarism or other forms of dishonesty. 
預期每週課後學習時數
2-3 hours 
Office Hours
另約時間 
指定閱讀
1. Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2020). Longman Academic Writing Series: Essays (5th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.
2. Course handouts and Lecture slides
 
參考書目
1. Folse, K.S., Solomon E., & Clabeaux D. (2019). Great Writing 3: From Great Paragraphs to Great Essays (5th ed.). Boston: National Geographic Learning.
2. Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2020). Longman Academic Writing Series3: Paragraphs to Essays (4th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.
3. Savage, A., & Mayer P. (2012). Effective Academic Writing: The Short Essay. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Writing Assignments 
50% 
 
2. 
Homework 
10% 
 
3. 
Final Exam 
20% 
 
4. 
Participation 
20% 
 
 
針對學生困難提供學生調整方式
 
上課形式
以錄影輔助, 提供學生彈性出席課程方式
作業繳交方式
學生與授課老師協議改以其他形式呈現
考試形式
書面(口頭)報告取代考試
其他
由師生雙方議定
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
9/08  Course Introduction 
第2週
9/15  Writing Good Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex sentences 
第3週
9/22  Paragraph Structure: Topic, Supporting, and Concluding Sentences 
第4週
9/29  Unity and Coherence 
第5週
10/06  Narrative Paragraph: My Hero/Heroine 
第6週
10/13  Process Paragraph: “How” 
第7週
10/20  Cause-Effect Paragraph: “Why” 
第8週
10/27  Classification Paragraph: “What” 
第9週
11/03  Writing Consultation 
第10週
11/10  From Paragraph to Essay 
第11週
11/17  Essay Organization: Introduction, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusion 
第12週
11/24  Making Comparison: Culture 
第13週
12/01  Comparison-Contrast Essay  
第14週
12/08  Fallacy: common errors in reasoning 
第15週
12/15  Opinion Essay: Technology 
第16週
12/22  Final Exam 
第17週
12/29  Writing Consultation 
第18週
1/05  Writing Consultation