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課程名稱

英文基本寫作
Fundamentals of English Writing

開課學期

110-1

授課對象

理學院

授課教師

葉姿伶

課號

COS5002

課程識別碼

200 U0020

班次

學分

1.0

全/半年

半年

必/選修

選修

上課時間

第6,7,8,9,10 週
星期三3,4,5(10:20~13:10)

上課地點

共301

備註

本課程中文授課,使用英文教科書。密集課程。
限理學院學生(含輔系、雙修生)
總人數上限：30人

Ceiba 課程網頁

http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1101COS5002_01

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核心能力關聯

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課程概述

This course aims to familiarize students with fundamental skills concerning academic English writing in Science fields. 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.

課程目標

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.

課程要求

因本堂課第六週才上課，為讓同學進一步暸解此課程，以利加退選決定，所以錄了簡單課程介紹
希望可幫助到同學（抱歉，剪輯軟體突然出現問題，只好下載試用版，請大家當作看不到浮水印囉～）
影片連結：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t0DrV8zjQA
防疫期間。諸事稍繁雜。謝謝同學耐心，也請保護好自己～

1. Learners are required to attend all classes.
2. Active participation in class discussions is required.
3. Comprehension check tasks are conducted in the beginning and at the end of each class session to reinforce students' learning and transferable skills.
4. Writing assignments are carefully scheduled as stages toward the fulfillment of the course’s objectives. Late assignments will not be accepted.
5. This course is not open to auditors.

預期每週課後學習時數

Office Hours

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指定閱讀

Oshima, A., & Hogue, A. (2014). Longman Academic Writing Series: Essays (5th ed.). New York: Pearson Education.

參考書目

Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 2nd edition. John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak. (2004). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
Grammar Dimensions 4, 2nd edition. Jan Frodesen and Janet Eyring. (1997). Boston: Heinle& Heilne.
Writing Clear Paragraphs, 6th edition. Robert B. Donald, James D. Moore, Betty Richmond Morrow, Lillian Griffith Wargetz, and Kathleen Werner. (1999). NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
Writing Clear Essays, 3rd edition. Robert B. Donald, Betty Richmond Morrow, Lillian Griffith Wargetz, and Kathleen Werner. (1996). NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
English Skills with Readings, 5th edition. John Langan. (2007). NY: McGraw-Hill.
College Writing Skills, 7th edition. John Langan. (2008). NY: McGraw-Hill.
Paragraph Development: A Guide for Students of English, 2nd edition. Martin L. Arnaudet & Mary Ellen Barrett. (1990). NY: Prentice Hall Regents.
Strategies for Successful Writing, 6th edition. James A. Reinking, Andrew W. Hart, and Robert von der Osten. (2002). NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.
Developing Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar, 2nd edition. Mary K. Ruetten. (2003). Boston: Heinle& Heilne.
Refining Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar, 5th edition. Regina L. Smalley, Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev. (2001). Boston: Heinle& Heilne.
文法會說話。台北:國立臺灣大學出版中心，2016。

評量方式
(僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比	說明
1.	2 Homework	40%	• Students develop a paragraph and an essay via pre-writing, writing and re-writing. • Students edit and proofread their own and their peers’ writing.
2.	Comprehension Check and Evaluation Task	20%	• Students demonstrate their familiarity with essential academic English writing skills and strategies. • Students analyze text organization.
3.	Learning Tasks	20%	• Students contribute to and complete weekly learning tasks to meet task requirements.
4.	Participation & Attendance	20%	• Students practice writing skills regarding paragraph and essay development. • Students share ideas via individual responding to reading, peer reviews or group discussions.

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第6週	因本堂課第六週才上課，為讓同學進一步暸解此課程，以利加退選決定，所以錄了簡單課程介紹希望可幫助到同學（抱歉，剪輯軟體突然出現問題，只好下載試用版，請大家當作看不到浮水印囉～）影片連結：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t0DrV8zjQA 防疫期間。諸事稍繁雜。謝謝同學耐心，也請保護好自己～	• Paragraph Structure (Cause & Effect text) (Basic components—topic sentence, supporting sentence, supportive data, concluding sentence, transition words, & opening) • Pre-training writing task • CCET 1
第7週		• Writing Logic: Coherence & Unity (Principles, writing strategies, & pitfalls; Article analysis) • Self- and peer reviews Practice (Rubric introduction) • HW 1 due • Self- & Peer Reviews I
第8週		• Avoid Plagiarism Summarizing, paraphrasing, citing sources, & using direct and indirect quotations • CCET 2
第9週		• From Paragraph to Essay (Thesis statement, Transition paragraph, closure techniques) • Compare & Contrast Essays (Organization, features, & writing strategies) • Mixed and matched crafting task • CCET 3
第10週		• Argumentation I (Organization, features, & writing strategies; Article analysis) • Debate and clustering task • CCET 4
第11週		(Online: TBA) •. Argumentation II (HW text analysis) • Self- & Peer reviews II (Rubric introduction, online software introduction) • HW 2 due • Post-training writing task