課程資訊
課程名稱
英文寫作基礎
Fundamentals of English Writing 
開課學期
104-1 
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
李家宏 
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
星期二2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
農工十 
備註
總人數上限:25人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1041BSE8027_ 
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課程概述

Fundamentals of English Writing serves as an introductory course to academic English writing. In this course, we will cover a wide range of basic English writing skills that are essential to building up your confidence as a writer. Special attention will be focused on how to apply the topics covered in class to the students’ own writing. Students will have ample opportunities to practice writing and discuss their writing assignments with their peers, the TA, and the teacher.  

課程目標
The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamentals of English writing, inclusive of, but not limited to, academic vocabulary, the basic grammar of English, paragraph structure, and essay organization.  
課程要求
This course is not intended to be demanding in any way. However, it is recommended that students set aside regular study time for this course.
Students are required to finish the assigned reading and hand in their study notes two days before the class meets. Quizzes and assignments are on a weekly basis and count toward the final score. Most importantly, students are expected to actively participate in classroom activities and discussions.

The schedule for the in-class quizzes and the schedule for the grammar lessons are as follows.

Quiz Grammar Exercises
Week 1 N/A N/A
Week 2 Sublist 1 1. Reference Forms
Week 3 Sublist 2 2. Subject-verb Agreement
Week 4 Sublist 3 3. Tenses and Aspects
Week 5 Grammar Quiz 1 4. Passive Voice
Week 6 Sublist 4 5. Modal Verbs
Week 7 Sublist 5 6. Discussion 1
Week 8 Review 1-5 7. Infinitives and Gerunds
Week 9 N/A 8. Transition Signals
Week 10 Sublist 6 9. Noun Clauses
Week 11 Sublist 7 10. Relative Clauses
Week 12 Grammar Quiz 2 11. Participle Phrases
Week 13 Sublist 8 12. Participle Phrases
Week 14 Sublist 9 13. Discussion 2
Week 15 Sublist 10 14. Emphatic Structures
Week 16 Review 6-10 15. Punctuation Marks
Week 17 Grammar Quiz 3 N/A
Week 18 (Final Exam) N/A N/A
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 
指定閱讀
1.Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2014). Longman Academic Writing Series: Essays.
White Plains, NY: Pearson/Longman.
2.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。
3.王炳勻。《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。
 
參考書目
http://www.awec.ntu.edu.tw/reference.html 
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Quizzes 
20% 
Academic word list & Grammar Quiz  
2. 
Participation 
20% 
Classroom activities and discussions 
3. 
Writing Assignments 
40% 
Paragraph + Essay I+ Essay II 
4. 
Final exam  
20% 
Administered by AWEC 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
9/15  Course introduction/ Tips for improving your writing 
第2週
9/22  Chapter 1 Paragraph Structure 
第3週
9/29  Chapter 2 Unity and Coherence 
第4週
10/06  Chapter 3 Using Outside Sources 
第5週
10/13  Chapter 4 From Paragraph to Essay 
第6週
10/20  Chapter 4 From Paragraph to Essay (continued) 
第7週
10/27  Chapter 5 Process Essays 
第8週
11/03  Chapter 5 Process Essays (continued) 
第9週
11/10  Chapter 6 Cause/Effect Essays  
第10週
11/17  Chapter 6 Cause/Effect Essays (continued) 
第11週
11/24  Writing consultation/Peer Review 
第12週
12/01  Chapter 7 Comparison/Contrast Essays 
第13週
12/08  Chapter 7 Comparison/Contrast Essays (continued) 
第14週
12/15  Chapter 8 Argumentative Essays 
第15週
12/22  Chapter 8 Argumentative Essays (continued) 
第16週
12/29  Classification Essays 
第17週
1/05  Review 
第18週
1/12  Final Exam