英文段落寫作

課程概述

This course aims to familiarize undergraduate students with fundamental skills of English writing. Topics to be covered in this course include paragraph organization, idea development, syntactic analysis, and drafting/editing strategies. The reading and writing of a myriad of texts in the course are arranged to help students build a solid foundation of academic writing.

教學目標

Course Intended Learning Outcome (CILO)

The course adheres to the NTU educational goal for students  to develop

CC 1: independent judgment and ability to innovate

CC 2: professional knowledge and skills

CC 3: communicative and team skills

By the end of this course, students should be able to

CILO 1: develop comprehensive writing skills and knowledge (CC 1 & 2)

CILO 2: learn how to craft a well-established paragraph (CC 1 & 2)

CILO 3: recognize and analyze the features of authentic texts for academic purposes (CC 1, 2 & 3)

CILO 4: communicate and collaborate with peers to improve and polish different types of texts (CC 1, 2 & 3)

CILO 5: apply writing skills and knowledge to constructing drafts, revisions, and finalized works (CC 1, 2 & 3)

每週進度及教學內容概述

其他課程要求

**英文程度為CEFR B1-B2, TOEIC 600-785, TOEFL iBT 60-72, IELTS 5.0-6.5** (Required English language proficiency: CEFR B1-B2, TOEIC 600-785, TOEFL iBT 60-72, IELTS 5.0-6.5)

1. Plagiarism will result in assignment failure.
2. Absence over three times will result in course failure.
3. Late submission of assignments will be penalized.
4. Course slides will not be uploaded in advance.
5. Auditors will not be allowed in this course.

一、Required Reading (Please list the reading on a weekly basis)

Brandon, L. (2012). At a Glance: Paragraphs. USA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

二、Extended Readings  (Please list the reading on a weekly basis)

Arvatu, A. & Aberdein, A. (2015). Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasion. NY: Bloomsbury.

Baig, B. (2015). Spellbinding Sentences: A Writer’s Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers. Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Penfield, E. (2009). Short Takes (10^th ed.). NY: Pearson Education.

Pinker, Steven. (2014). The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21^st Century. USA: Penguin Books.

Smalley, R. L., Ruetten, M. K., & Kozyrev, J. R. (2012). Refining Composition Skills: Academic Writing and Grammar (6^th ed.). USA: Cengage Learning.

Williams, J. M. (2007). Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9^th ed.). USA: Pearson Education.

Wyrick, J. (2014). Steps to Writing Well (12^th ed.). Boston: Thomson Wadsworth.

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