職場英文寫作

The course is designed to improve student’s English writing ability with a balance between reviewing grammatical structures and examining practical writing tasks. By the end of the course, students will be able to: - use grammatical knowledge to form correct sentences, demonstrating syntactic variety and appropriate word choice. - write well-organized and well-developed paragraphs with examples and details - produce different types of practical tasks such as resume, self introduction, cover letters, formal letters, emails, journal entries etc useful for academic purposes or for the workplace - identify and assess peer writing tasks and provide constructive feedback - complete a portfolio illustrating new knowledge, reflecting the learning to own experiences, and investigate further room for seamless learning

舊的課名: 實用英文寫作 *第一堂課必須要到! 沒到的學生,會被自動退選! The teacher will distribute and explain a detailed syllabus on the first class. Unless you have a good reason, please do not be absent. If you are absent without prior notice, you will be automatically removed from the list. *無法到課務必到學校請假系統請假,確保名額保留! If you cannot come to class, you must go on our school "Student Leave System" and fill in the official absentee form to reserve your spot in the class. *如在隔離,請寫email提共正式文件(黃卡+個離單)並上學校系統正式請假。請備妥視訊影音,當天用webex上線參與課程。如無法看/聽到您本人,視同曠課將被移除。視訊方案僅共隔離者適用,一般生必須要到教室。 If you are in quarantine, please email me with all official documents and file a formal absentee through the school system. Please a prepare webcam and headset and join the class via Webex online. If I cannot see or hear you, you will be counted as absent and will be removed from the class. Online class is only available for students in quarantine; all others need to be present in the classroom. *本課大多是實體課程,搭配部分線上課能。第一堂課會細部說明。 The majority of this class will be in the physical classroom with some online classes via Webex. The teacher will provide details on the first day.

Participate: Learning is a social act and can be best achieved within a community of learners (this class) through engaging, collaborative, and participatory class discussions. Each student is expected to engage in the assigned readings carefully, actively, and critically and come prepared to be an active participant of class discussions. Your individual contributions and serious participation in class activities benefit the entire community of learners (the class). Be an independent learner: You and you alone are responsible for your learning (not the instructor), and you also have an impact on the learning of others. Just going through the motions of completing course assignments at the bare minimum level of effort is not the type of academic work that earns a good grade. Points will be deducted off late work. If you feel you might have difficulty turning in any assignments, please contact me as soon as possible before the due date. Cheating, plagiarizing, and photocopying textbooks are NOT tolerated and will result in the failure of the course. Attend all classes: Attendance will be taken in every class and the class does not allow any excused absences unrelated to covid. That means not coming to class even with a legitimate reason or excuse will result in NO attendance and participation marks unless you have official documents related to covid from the government. Having said that, students do not need to email the teacher with an excuse since no points will be granted for not showing up to class. Take this course only if you are sure that you can dedicate time to come to class. Covid related absentee: Please email me with official documents (yellow card+quarantine paper) and apply for a formal absentee through the school system. Online tools Some classes are scheduled to be online via Webex. Please ensure that you can get online smoothly with both microphone and webcam working. You will get attendance points ONLY if you have all equipment ready. If you come online but with no mic or no webcam, you will NOT get the attendance score for that day. You are expected to have a google drive and webex account. Almost all worksheets, homework, quizzes, and tests are online and require an account. If you don’t have those accounts set up yet, please do this for homework. Writing assignment formats: Google docs: Open restriction as “anyone with a link can edit”. Font: Times New Roman 12pts Heading: Include your full name, ID number, course number, assignment date Assignment title: Skip one line, and then center your title. Writing consultation and English Tables https://lssc.web.nycu.edu.tw/%e6%b4%bb%e5%8b%95/

Attendance 10% Our class meets only once a week. The types and content of the activities and discussions that take place in the classroom cannot be accessed outside of class; attendance is essential. Participation 15% This part includes in class group work, in individual work, and homework. Resume 10% You will write 1 draft before submitting the final draft. The first draft will be reviewed by your peers. The final draft will be reviewed by me with comments and suggestions. Formal Self introduction 15% You will prepare a written script for a formal 1 minute self introduction (about 1 paragraph). Then during a designated time slot, you will share your formal self introduction in front of the entire class. The following is the distribution of score: 5% is the script which will be graded by the teacher 10% is your presentation performance graded by all classmates (average of everyone’s score) Cover Letter 10% You will write 1 draft before submitting the final draft. The first draft will be reviewed by your peers. The final draft will be reviewed by me with comments and suggestions. Emails 10% You will write 1 draft for 3 different types of emails. Midterm 20% This is an e-exam testing content from the grammar book. Application ePortfolio 10% All students are required to send in a real application to a company or school of your choice. You can do this at any point of the class, but I suggest you apply early or you won’t have enough time to finish the reflection assessment. During week 18, students will turn in an e- portfolio (1 pdf file) reflecting your experience of the application process and results. This should include 2 parts: The first section should include evidence of the application to a real company or school and all FINAL documents that you sent in. The second part should be reflections. Possible topics could include writing about your growth and learning, why you succeeded or not, future changes etc... There is no limit in word count; it will be assessed on quality over quantity.

Writing tasks will be introduced using worksheets or PowerPoint designed by the teacher. Worksheets are available on the google drive. For the grammar, we will use a textbook (requred): 英文法: 只是一些規則而已 (2020 第二版) ISBN 13: 978-9-86-841422-8 The Grammar Rules of Thumb by Charles, Tiffany, and Jonathan Chin Google docs will be used to co-work writing tasks in class and after class.

地點

Office location: Rm. A513, Assembly Building I (綜合一館)

時間

Office hours: By appointment

聯絡方式

Email: chintiffany@nycu.edu.tw Tel: +886-03-571-2121 ext.52768 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tiffany.Yutin.Chin/ Please do not contact me via the e3 system.