課程資訊
課程名稱
英文寫作基礎
Fundamentals of English Writing 
開課學期
107-1 
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
陳翊齊 
課號
BSE8027 
課程識別碼
622 D0540 
班次
 
學分
3.0 
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
選修 
上課時間
星期一2,3,4(9:10~12:10) 
上課地點
生工202 
備註
總人數上限:25人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1071BSE8027_ 
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課程概述

This course aims to help graduate students master the fundamentals of English writing for academic purposes. Since writing is, in simple terms, the behavior of persuading others by presenting ideas, for each week's lesson, this course consists of two hours of lecture plus one hour of grammar practice and discussion. Topics which are to be covered include essential vocabulary in academic English, basic English sentence structures, and common rhetorical patterns for English paragraph/essay development.  

課程目標
By the end of the course, students will
1.understand common rhetoric modes in English writing.
2.apply their knowledge of English grammar for academic writing purposes.
3.demonstrate familiarities with vocabulary frequently used in academic discourse.
4.identify and edit their own sentence problems.  
課程要求
1.Students are required to attend all classes. No more than three excused are permitted. <第一堂課未到視同放棄>
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 carefully scheduled as stages toward the fulfillment of the course’s objectives. Late assignments will not be accepted.  
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 (5th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.
2. 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. 文法會說話。台北:國立臺灣大學出版中心,2016。
4. McCarthy, M. & O’Dell, F. (2008). Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge
University Press.  
參考書目
1. Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2014). Longman Academic Writing Series: Essays (5th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.
2. 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. 文法會說話。台北:國立臺灣大學出版中心,2016。
4. McCarthy, M. & O’Dell, F. (2008). Academic Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge
University Press.  
評量方式
(僅供參考)
 
No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Participation 
20% 
 
2. 
Final Exam 
20% 
 
3. 
Quizzes 
20% 
 
4. 
Assignments and Homework 
40% 
 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
9/10  Course Orientation and Diagnostic Test  
第2週
9/17  Ch1: Paragraph Structure // [Gr] Sentence Problems (Ch 10) 
第3週
9/24  No class (Mid-autumn Festival) 
第4週
10/01  Ch1: Paragraph Structure + Ch 2: Unity and Coherence
[Gr] Appendix: S-V Agreement // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 1 
第5週
10/08  Ch 3: Using Outside Sources
[Gr] Appendix: S-V Agreement + Unit 1: Articles // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 2  
第6週
10/15  Ch 3: Using Outside Sources
[Gr] Unit 2: Referential Forms // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 3  
第7週
10/22  Ch 4: From Paragraph to Essay
[Gr] Unit 3: Tenses and Aspects // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 4  
第8週
10/29  Ch 6: Cause/Effect Essays
[Gr] Unit 4: Modal Verbs // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 5 
第9週
11/05  Ch 6: Cause/Effect Essays
[Gr] Unit 5: Passive Voice // [Quiz] Grammar 1  
第10週
11/12  Writing Consultation / Peer Review // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 6  
第11週
11/19  Ch 7: Comparison/Contrast Essays
[Gr] Unit 6: Infinitives & Gerunds // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 7  
第12週
11/26  Ch 7: Comparison/Contrast Essay
[Gr] Unit 7: Noun Clauses // [Quiz] Grammar 2  
第13週
12/03  Ch 8: Argumentative Essays
[Gr] Unit 8: Relative Clauses // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 8  
第14週
12/10  Ch 8: Argumentative Essays
[Gr] Unit 9: Transitional Signals // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 9  
第15週
12/17  Ch 5: Process Essays
[Gr] Unit 10: Emphatic Structures // [Quiz] Vocab Unit 10  
第16週
12/24  Writing Consultation / Peer Review 
第17週
12/31  Classification Essays // [Quiz] Grammar 3  
第18週
1/7  Final Exam