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Course title |
英文寫作基礎
Fundamentals of English Writing |
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Semester |
111-1 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF LIFE SCIENCES Taiwan International Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience |
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Instructor |
簡士捷 |
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Curriculum Number |
CLS5003 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
B00 U0110 |
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Class |
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Credits |
3.0 |
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Full/Half
Yr. |
Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Elective |
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Time |
Thursday 2,3,4(9:10~12:10) |
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Room |
博雅201 |
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Remarks |
初選不開放。本課程中文授課,使用英文教科書。
Restriction: MA students and beyond AND Restriction: students of the College of Life Science (including students taking minor and dual degree program)
The upper limit of the number of students: 20. |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Association has not been established |
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Course Syllabus
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Please respect the intellectual property rights of others and do not copy any of the course information without permission
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Course Description |
This course is designed to help you develop and sharpen the writing skills necessary to become a successful academic English writer, with a particular focus on vocabulary and sentence structure/grammar enhancement. In order to achieve competence with the use of English and fluency with written English, you will be guided step-by-step to improve your ways of thinking and writing clear and concise sentences and paragraphs into a unified, well-organized essay. You will also familiarize with a number of writing techniques and styles that would polish your writing. The course will include various rhetorical modes (process, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, argumentative) to prepare you for future academic writing. |
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Course Objective |
The course aims to raise your awareness and develop skills and deeper understanding of aspects of academic writing, sentence-structural variety and rhetorical modes. It is hoped that you will be motivated to write essays on a range of topics and be able to achieve clarity and correctness in writing. |
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Course Requirement |
1. Class time will be divided into lectures, discussions and a variety of writing exercises, and you will be expected to have the reading assignments done before class. None of writing purposes can be accomplished if you are unfamiliar with the texts.
2. Attendance and Participation Policy: Because the skills taught in English composition are cumulative, regular attendance is necessary. In addition, participation is also crucial to this class format. Please be prepared for each class by completing all assigned readings. Regular class attendance and class participation, such as answering questions in class, participating in class discussions, or showing improvement on composition can have a positive effect on your overall semester grade. On the other hand, frequent absences, tardiness, or inattentiveness in class can have a detrimental effect on your final grade. Family emergencies and illnesses will come up and I will take these situations into consideration. Please come to me and explain such reasons. When you miss class, you are responsible for gaining the lecture notes from classmates and finishing any assignments given during the absence.
3. Assignments: All assignments are due on the date specified on the syllabus. All essays must be typed, double spaced, at least 12 point readable font, and fully proofread; include a title, your name, the date and numbered pages that are either stapled or paper-clipped together. Also, given that you are responsible for keeping a complete folder of your work, make sure to save your papers on a back-up disk and to maintain a hard copy of every piece of writing you hand in to me.
4. Disruptive behavior, sleeping in class, reading the newspaper or other materials not related to class, or doing work for another class will not be tolerated during class time.
5. A Note on Cell Phones: When we meet as a class, no one in class, especially your instructor, wants to be interrupted by your personal life. If you must carry this kind of device, you need to be sure that it is on vibration.
*Academic Honesty: As you are part of the University community, it is your responsibility to act with integrity when it comes to self-conduct and course work. All work done for this class is to be your own. If you consult an outside source or refer to or use another person’s work, you must acknowledge it and give credit where due. Failure to do so is plagiarism. Plagiarism is “the use of someone else’s words or ideas as your own without crediting the other person” (Lunsford, Andrea and Connors, Robert. The New St. Martin’s Handbook. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 1999: 494). Please be sure that you must cite the sources of any ideas that are not your own. To avoid plagiarism, you can document your papers using the MLA/APA/CMS citation formats. We will cover these formats in class. |
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
At least three hours per week |
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Office Hours |
Appointment required. Note: by appointment |
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Designated reading |
1. Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. (2020). Longman Academic Writing Series 4: Essays. 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. 邱崇賢。《文法會說話 》。台北：國立臺灣大學出版中心，2015。 |
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References |
1. Arnaudet, M. & Barrett, M. (1990). Paragraph Development: A Guide for Students of English. NY: Prentice Hall Regents.
2. Conlin, M. L. (2008). Patterns Plus: A Short Prose Reader with Argumentation. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
3. Donald, R., Moore, J., Morrow, Betty, W., Lillian, & Werner, K. (1996). Writing Clear Essays. NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
4. Donald, R., Moore, J., Morrow, B., Wargetz, L., & Werner, K. (1999). Writing Clear Paragraphs. NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
5. Frodesen, J. & Eyring, J. (1997). Grammar Dimensions 4. Boston: Heinle & Heilne.
6. Langan, J. (2007). English Skills with Readings. NY: McGraw-Hill.
7. Langan, J. (2008). College Writing Skills. NY: McGraw-Hill.
8. Liao, P. (2007). Grammar for the Writing of English Research Papers. Taipei: Jong-Wen Books.
9. Reinking, J., Hart, A., & Osten, R. (2002). Strategies for Successful Writing. NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
10. Ruetten, M. (2003). Developing Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar. Boston: Heinle & Heilne.
11. Smalley, R., Ruetten, M., & Kozyrev, J. (2001). Refining Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar. Boston: Heinle & Heilne.
12. Swales, J. & Feak, C. (2004). Academic Writing for Graduate Students. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. |
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Grading |
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Item |
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Explanations for the conditions |
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Attendance and participation |
20% |
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2. |
Writing assignments (paragraph and essays) |
70% |
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3. |
Final exam |
10% |
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Adjustment methods for students |
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Teaching methods |
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Assignment submission methods |
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Exam methods |
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Others |
由師生雙方議定 |
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Week |
Date |
Topic |
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第1週 |
9/8 |
Class orientation |
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第2週 |
9/15 |
Punctuation rules |
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第3週 |
9/22 |
Paragraph structure |
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第4週 |
9/29 |
Unity and coherence |
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第5週 |
10/6 |
Using outside sources |
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第6週 |
10/13 |
From paragraph to essay *Paragraph due |
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第7週 |
10/20 |
From paragraph to essay |
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第8週 |
10/27 |
Process essays |
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第9週 |
11/3 |
Process essays |
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第10週 |
11/10 |
Cause/effect essays |
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第11週 |
11/17 |
Cause/effect essays |
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第12週 |
11/24 |
Comparison/contrast essays *1st essay due |
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第13週 |
12/1 |
Comparison/contrast essays |
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第14週 |
12/8 |
Argumentative essays |
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第15週 |
12/15 |
Argumentative essays *2nd essay due |
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第16週 |
12/22 |
Final exam |
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第17週 |
12/29 |
Self-directed learning |
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第18週 |
1/5 |
Self-directed learning |
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