課程資訊
課程名稱
英文寫作基礎
Fundamentals of English Writing 
開課學期
101-1 
授課對象
生物資源暨農學院  生物環境系統工程學研究所  
授課教師
張瀞文 
課號
BSE8027 
課程識別碼
622 D0540 
班次
 
學分
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期一6,7,8(13:20~16:20) 
上課地點
農工十 
備註
碩士班於網路加退選課程始得選課,
限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生) 且 限博士班
總人數上限:25人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1011Englishwriting 
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課程概述

This course intends to equip graduate students with fundamental skills of writing English for academic purposes. Topics to be covered include essential vocabulary in academic English, basic English sentence structures, and common patterns for English paragraph/essay writing. 

課程目標
Students will learn how to use online corpora with various concordancing functions for checking the collocation patterns of the vocabulary in Academic Word List and further make up sentences using the expressions. (CILO 1)
Students will analyze various aspects of English grammar by analyzing the journal articles in their own disciplines, devising their own generalizations and checking them against the accounts in the grammar textbooks. (CILO 2 and 3)
Students will write a group essay following a specific rhetorical mode based on common interests. Each student will be in charge of one paragraph and needs to cooperate to make the whole essay coherent in terms organization, content, and diction. (CILO 4)
Students will peer-review one another’s paragraphs/essays and give comments on the works with regard to word choice, grammar usage, and organization. (CILO 2 and 4) 
課程要求
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
CILO 1: Demonstrate familiarities with vocabulary frequently used in academic discourse
CILO 2: Identify and edit their own sentence problems
CILO 3: Apply their knowledge of English grammar for writing purposes
CILO 4: Understand common rhetoric modes in English paragraph/essay writing 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 
指定閱讀
 
參考書目
Oshima, A., and Hogue, A. (2006). Writing academic English (4th ed.). White Plains, NY: Pearson/Longman.
Martin L. Armaudet and Mary Ellen Barrett. (1990). Paragraph Development: A Guide for Students of English (2nd ed.). White Plains, NY: Prentice Hall Regents.
臺大寫作教學中心教材編輯小組。《活用文法結構:捷進學術英文寫作關鍵》。台北:國立臺灣大學出版中心,2011。
臺大寫作教學中心教材編輯小組。《活用學術字彙:跨出論文寫作的第一步》。台北:國立臺灣大學出版中心,2010。 
評量方式
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課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
Week 1
9/10  Course Introduction 
Week 2
9/17  Ch 4: From Paragraph to Essay 
Week 3
9/24  Ch 4: From Paragraph to Essay 
Week 4
10/01  Ch 1: Paragraph Structure 
Week 5
10/08  Ch 3: Supporting Details 
Week 6
10/15  Ch 8: Paraphrase and Summary 
Week 7
10/22  Ch 2: Unity and Coherence 
Week 8
10/29  Ch 5: Process Essays 
Week 9
11/05  Ch 5: Process Essays 
Week 11
11/12  Ch 6: Cause/Effect Essays 
Week 12
11/19  Ch 7: Comparison/Contrast Essays 
Week 13
11/26  Ch 7: Comparison/Contrast Essays 
Week 14
12/3  Ch 9: Argumentative Essays 
Week 15
12/10  Ch 9: Argumentative Essays 
Week 16
12/17  Ch 9: Argumentative Essays 
Week 17
12/24  Classification Essays 
Week 18
2013/01/07  Final Exam