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課程名稱 |
基礎英文寫作
Fundamentals of English Writing |
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開課學期 |
112-1 |
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授課對象 |
公共衛生學院 環境與職業健康科學研究所 |
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授課教師 |
楊淑涵 |
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課號 |
EOHS7050 |
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課程識別碼 |
852 M0500 |
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班次 |
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學分 |
3.0 |
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全/半年 |
半年 |
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必/選修 |
選修 |
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上課時間 |
星期五2,3,4(9:10~12:10) |
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上課地點 |
公衛208 |
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備註 |
欲修習本課程同學第一週上課時需出席並簽到。加退選時限公衛學院同學加選。總修課人數上限20人。
限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限：20人 |
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核心能力關聯 |
核心能力與課程規劃關聯圖 |
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課程概述 |
*This course is taught in Chinese. （英文教材；中文授課）
This course aims to familiarize students with fundamental skills concerning academic English writing. This course includes two hours of lecture plus one hour of skill-based hands-on tasks and/or discussion. Topics to be covered include common rhetorical patterns, paragraph/essay developments, and essential academic English writing skills and strategies.
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課程目標 |
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, students will
1. Understand and apply common rhetoric modes in academic writing;
2. Produce English paragraphs and essays with good logic and coherence;
3. Demonstrate familiarity with essential academic English writing skills and strategies;
4. Edit and proofread their own and their peers’ writing.
Course Content:
1. Preliminaries to Writing: Reading, Vocabulary Building, Sentence Structure, Functional Approach to Grammar, Unity and Coherence, Organization
2. Patterns of Paragraph/Essay Writing: Process, Cause and Effect, Comparison and Contrast, Classification, Argumentation
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課程要求 |
Course Requirements:
1. Students are required to attend all classes. No more than three 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 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.
5. Plagiarism or cheating will result in zero point for the assignment/quiz/exam. Students copying and pasting any sentence or phrase that contains more than four words from any form of material without citation may risk plagiarism.
6. Students should take weekly tests and the final exam.
‧ Students should make time for the final exam, a joint exam that traditionally takes place on the Wednesday evening in the final week (18:30-20:10, 20/12/2023; at Main Campus).
‧ Students who do not take the final exam will be failed.
‧ If students cannot take tests as scheduled, make-up tests are available and there will be a 20% reduction in the score. |
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預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
另約時間 |
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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。 |
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參考書目 |
1. Hacker, Diana and Nancy Sommers. A Pocket Style Manual (9th ed.). Bedford/St. Martin’s.
2. Hacker, Diana and Nancy Sommers. A Writer’s Reference (7th ed.). Bedford/St. Martin’s.
3. Bizup, Joseph and Joseph M. Williams. Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (11th ed.).
4. Langan, John. The Reading-Writing Connection. Townsend Press. 2013. |
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評量方式
(僅供參考) |
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項目 |
百分比 |
說明 |
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1. |
Homework and Assignments |
40% |
1. Students develop a paragraph (150-200 words) and two essays (400-500 words) via pre-writing, writing and re-writing.
2. Students edit and proofread their own and their peers’ writing. |
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Independent Study Project |
5% |
Students will use different learning resources to improve their English proficiency, especially in academic grammar, vocabulary and writing. |
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Weekly Tests |
20% |
Students demonstrate their familiarity with the vocabulary and grammar frequently used in academic writing. |
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Final Exam |
20% |
1. Students demonstrate their familiarity with the vocabulary and grammar frequently used in academic writing.
2. Students analyze essay organization.
3. Students produce writing that responds to task requirements. |
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Participation |
15% |
1. Students practice writing skills regarding paragraph and essay development.
2. Students share ideas via individual responding to reading, peer reviews or group discussions. |
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針對學生困難提供學生調整方式 |
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上課形式 |
以錄音輔助 |
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作業繳交方式 |
延長作業繳交期限 |
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考試形式 |
延後期末考試日期(時間) |
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其他 |
由師生雙方議定 |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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第1週 |
9/08 |
Course Orientation and Diagnostic Test (100 minutes; Dictionary is NOT allowed; NOT included in assessment)
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第2週 |
9/15 |
Ch 1: Paragraph Structure
Assignment: Paragraph (Outline) |
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第3週 |
9/22 |
Ch 2: Unity and Coherence
Assignment: Paragraph (Draft)
Quiz 1 |
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第4週 |
9/29 |
No Class (Moon Festival Holiday) |
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第5週 |
10/06 |
Ch 2: Unity and Coherence
Assignment: Paragraph (Revision)
Quiz 2 |
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第6週 |
10/13 |
Ch 3: Using Outside Sources (Avoid Plagiarism)
Assignment: Essay#1 (Outline)
Quiz 3 |
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第7週 |
10/20 |
Ch 4: From Paragraph to Essay
Assignment: Essay#1 (Draft)
Quiz 4 |
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第8週 |
10/27 |
Writing Consultation |
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第9週 |
11/03 |
Ch 6: Cause/Effect Essays
Assignment: Essay#1 (Revision) |
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第10週 |
11/10 |
Ch 6: Cause/Effect Essays
Quiz 5 |
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第11週 |
11/17 |
Ch 7: Comparison/Contrast Essays
Quiz 6 |
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第12週 |
11/24 |
Ch 7: Comparison/Contrast Essays
Assignment: Essay#2 (Outline)
Quiz 7 |
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第13週 |
12/01 |
Ch 8: Argumentative Essays
Assignment: Essay#2 (Draft)
Quiz 8 |
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第14週 |
12/08 |
Ch 8: Argumentative Essays
Assignment: Essay#2 (Revision)
Quiz 9 |
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第15週 |
12/15 |
Ch 5: Process Essays
Independent study project: Essay critique & reflection
Quiz 10 |
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第16週 |
12/20 |
Final Exam (12/20 Wednesday 18:30~20:10) |
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