Many students and researchers find it challenging to articulate their research in a way that is both intuitive and convincing, especially in a cross-disciplinary context. This course is designed to equip students with the skills to write more clearly, making it easier for their audience to grasp their ideas. It will also train students to provide sufficient support for the direct and indirect arguments they make in their research and academic writing. These writing skills will be put into practice in this course, particularly in the creation of effective Personal Statements and general proposals, preparing students for real-world applications.

This course will not only enhance students' writing skills but also sharpen their critical thinking abilities. Students will learn to analyze, create, and support arguments in their academic writing, fostering a deeper understanding of their research topics. The goal is to produce well-presented, logical writing in the context of a research article and persuasive writing in general. Additionally, the course will focus on writing clarity, style, and flow, providing a comprehensive approach to academic writing.

Emphasis will also be placed on communicating research through both speaking and writing to facilitate understanding and communication. This will involve conducting audience/reader analysis, using more active sentence constructions, incorporating syntactic and semantic clarity, utilizing progression and transition strategies, and evaluating overall language and jargon usage.

In addition, students will learn to develop their critical reading skills to present and support research arguments in writing. Critical reading will involve multiple ways of evaluating academic arguments for clarity and logic while also identifying any logic and argument shortcomings in students' own writing.

This course primarily focuses on Informal logic and Deductive and Inductive critical thinking skills. These elements of logic will be focused on and adapted for an academic writing and oral communication setting.

This class will be a dynamic learning experience, conducted through a blend of lecture and group work. While each class will have a lecture component, the course heavily relies on group work to allow students to apply the content presented in class. This interactive approach fosters the exchange of ideas and opinions, enhancing the learning experience. Students will engage in class tasks and activities, and also provide peer feedback to each other, focusing on the effectiveness of their communication of research, thought process, and arguments.

This course will be taught entirely in English and will focus on writing in the sciences and the humanities. 

1. 本校尚無訂定 A+ 比例上限。
2. 本校採用等第制評定成績，學生成績評量辦法中的百分制分數區間與單科成績對照表僅供參考，授課教師可依等第定義調整分數區間。詳見學習評量專區 (連結)。