英文作文(一)
English Composition (1)
| 節 | 週一 |
|---|---|
3 10:10–11:00 | 英文作文(一) F205 2 節連堂 |
4 11:10–12:00 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
To train students to write paragraphs and short essays in English
Only students who major in Foreign Languages can sign up. There are no prerequisites for taking this class.
Teaching assistant: Angela 游師晴 (angelayu0207@gmail.com) for grade releases
Grading Scale 1. Throughout the semester, there will be 4 in-class writing assignments, each of which will be graded with the scale of 1 to 15. The grades are interpreted as follows: 9 for satisfactory, 10 average, 12 fair, 13 very good, and 14 and above excellent. However, the highest grade you receive for a make-up assignment is 12. 2. The 14 blogs you write will each be graded with the scale of 1 to 5. 3. Keep all your in-class essays for your record. 4. Your semester grade will be calculated according to the chart below: Writing Assignments 15 points Weekly Blogs 30 points Class Participation 10 points Midterm Examination 20 points Final Examination 25 points Extra bonus (with full attendance) 5% of total grade, with total 85 as ceiling Total 100 points 5. If you should miss either the midterm or the final examination, you cannot receive a passing grade for the course. 6. If you have a full attendance the whole semester, you will receive a 5% extra grade for your overall semester grade. For example, if your grade is 80, it will be increased to 84. If after the adjustment your grade exceeds 85, you receive 85. 7. In the case in which a student should owe any missing work by the end of the semester, he or she shall not be allowed to take the final exam. A make-up final will be given only after all missing works have been turned in. As it is a make-up exam, the grade received shall time 0.8, as a penalty. 8. During the interval before the make-up exam is taken, an “incomplete” grade as “I” will be granted as the temporary semester grade. If the student should fail to turn in any missing work or make up for the final by the time when the “incomplete” must be resolved and its final grade be sent, his or her extant grade on file shall be his or her semester grade.
| 週次 | 主題 |
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| 第 1 週 | Chap. 1, “The Writing Process” (pp. 1-8) |
| 第 2 週 | Chap. 2, “Introduction to the Paragraph” (I): The Topic Sentence (pp. 9-19) Blog on Monkey, Chap. I |
| 第 3 週 | Chap. 2, “Introduction to the Paragraph” (II): Support, Unity, Coherence (pp. 20-28) Blog on Monkey, Chap. II |
| 第 4 週 | Writing Assignment 1 Blog on Monkey, Chap. III |
| 第 5 週 | Chap. 3, “The Narrative Paragraph” (I): Present Narration (pp. 29-40) Blog on Monkey, Chap. IV |
| 第 6 週 | Chap. 3, “The Narrative Paragraph” (I): Past Narration (pp. 41-44) Writing Assignment 2 Blog on Monkey, Chap. V |
| 第 7 週 | Chap. 4, “The Descriptive Paragraph” (I) (pp. 45-54) Blog on Monkey, Chap. VI |
| 第 8 週 | Chap. 4, “The Descriptive Paragraph” (II) (pp. 54-62) Blog on Monkey, Chap. VII |
| 第 9 週 | Midterm examination. |
| 第 10 週 | Chap. 5, “The Expository Paragraph” (I) (pp. 63-78) Blog on Monkey, Chap. VIII |
| 第 11 週 | Chap. 5, “The Expository Paragraph” (II) (pp. 78-86) Blog on Monkey, Chap. IX |
| 第 12 週 | Writing Assignment 3 Blog on Monkey, Chap. X |
| 第 13 週 | Chap. 6, “Introduction to the Essay” (I): The Thesis Statement, the Introduction, the Developmental Paragraphs (pp. 87-100) Blog on Monkey, Chap. XI |
| 第 14 週 | Chap. 6, “Introduction to the Essay” (II): The Conclusion (pp. 100-106) Chap. 7, “The Example Essay” (I): Readings 1 & 2 (pp. 107-115) Blog on Monkey, Chap. XII |
| 第 15 週 | Writing Assignment 4 Blog on Monkey, Chap. XIII |
| 第 16 週 | Chap. 7, “The Example Essay” (II): Examples or Illustrations (pp. 116-126) Blog on Monkey, Chap. XIV |
| 第 17 週 | Final examination |
Textbook: Developing Writing Skills 3: Mastering the Essential Skills through Instruction and Practice. By Regina L. Smalley, Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev. Singapore: Learners Publishing and Thomson Learning, 2006. Monkey. By Wu Ch’êng-ên. Translated by Arthur Waley. New York: Grove Press, 1958. Recommended: (1) Macmillan English-Chinese Dictionary《麥克米倫高級英 漢雙解詞典》(2019 revised edition). Taipei: Bookman (書林), 2019. (2) Collins Cobuild English Dictionary: The Source of Authentic English. 9th ed. Andover, UK: Heinle ELT, 2018. (3) Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2014.
- 地點
- Office: HC414 (Tel: 03-5731792, or campus extension 3-1792)
- 時間
- Office hour: Monday, 3:30–5:30 PM, and by appointment.
- 聯絡方式
- Instructor: Kien Ket Lim 林建國 (limk728@g2.nctu.edu.tw)