課程名稱 |
(中文) 學術英文寫作(二) (英文) Academic English Writing |
開課單位 | 英文組 | ||
課程代碼 | G4542 | ||||
授課教師 | 丁鴻儒 | ||||
學分數 | 2.0 | 必/選修 | 選修 | 開課年級 | 大三 |
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課程概述與目標: Academic English Writing provides students with guided practice in writing. The process approach helps students not only develop their paragraph writing skills, but also become independent and creative writers, which are necessary requirement for advanced studies above college level. Through the application of MOODLE online writing, in which students can do peer review and observe excellent peer writing, students can improve their sentence fluency and learn how to produce academic writing. | |||||
教科書 | Developing Composition skills: Academic Writing and Grammar (3rd edition), Marry K. Ruetten, 2012, Heinle, Cengage Learning | ||||
參考教材 | Supplementary handout and articles |
課程大綱 | 學生學習目標 | 單元學習活動 | 學習成效評量 | 備註 | ||
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1 | Unit 5 Analyzing a process: Reading and vocabulary | Instruction of textual structure of process writing | Students learn to analyze a process paragraph |
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2 | Unit 5 Analyzing a process: Writing: Process | Instruction of analyzing a process and giving support for a process | Students learn to focus on a main idea and give support for a process |
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3 | Unit 5 Analyzing a process Composition skills | Connecting words for process Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives |
Students learn basic structures and transitional words in process paragraphs. |
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4 | Unit 5 Analyzing a process: Additional reading | Topics for discussion or writing | Students learn to present a process paragraph with sufficient supportive ideas Assignment 1 |
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5 | Unit 6 Comparing and Contrast Reading and vocabulary | Instruction of Comparative Paragraph | Students learn the structures of comparison |
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6 | Unit 6 Comparing and Contrast Writing: comparison and Contrast | Instruction of Contrast Paragraph | Students learn the structures of contrast |
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7 | Unit 6 Comparing and Contrast Composition skills | Connecting words for comparison and contrast Grammar: Comparative forms |
Students learn to analyze and re-order paragraphs of comparison and contrast. |
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8 | Unit 6 Comparing and Contrast Writing Then and Now | Comparison and Contrast Organizing by subjects |
Students learn to analyze and re-order paragraphs of comparison and contrast. |
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9 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam | Midterm Exam |
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10 | Unit 7 Classifying | The formal definition: Structures of Definition | Students learn to analyze a definition paragraph |
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11 | Unit 7 Classifying | The extended Definition | Students learn to add more information to the term being defined. |
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12 | Unit 7 Classifying | Problems in Definition | Students learn to tackle problems of the circular definition, the overextended definition, and the over-restricted definition. |
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13 | Unit 8 From paragraph to composition | Expanding a paragraph | Students learn to produce well-organized composition. |
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14 | Unit 8 Introduction to the Essay | Controlling idea versus topic sentence | Students learn to distinguish topic sentence and supporting sentences |
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15 | Unit 8: Introduction to the Essay | Mixing methods of paragraph development | Students learn to combine various methods of arranging supporting sentences in a longer composition. |
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16 | Unit 8: Introduction to the Essay | Coordination, subordination, semicolons, and conjunctive adverbs | Students learn to make use of various sentence structures to enrich the composition. |
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17 | Unit 8: Introduction to the Essay | Avoiding run-ons, comma splices, and fragments | Students learn to detect sentence errors regarding run-ons, comma splices and fragments |
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學期報告加分 |
18 | Final Exam | Final Exam | Final Exam |
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