研究生英文學術寫作
English Academic Writing for Graduate Students
| 節 | 週二 |
|---|---|
5 13:20–14:10 | 研究生英文學術寫作 YT202 2 節連堂 |
6 14:20–15:10 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
This course aims to develop students’ academic English writing skills at the B2 level to prepare them for academic writing tasks across disciplines. At least 80% of the course content is related to academic contexts. Students will learn to plan, organize, and write properly structured academic texts. Students will be introduced to common academic writing tasks such as paragraphs, essays, summaries, reports, and research papers. The course will also introduce features of academic writing. By the end of the course, students will learn to: ● understand and apply the features of academic English writing ● write well-organized academic texts ● develop a clear thesis and support it with relevant evidence/examples ● summarize, paraphrase, and integrate information from academic sources ● use appropriate grammar, academic vocabulary, and cohesive devices ● apply proper in-text citations and referencing formats (e.g., APA/MLA) ● revise and proofread academic writing for clarity, accuracy, and coherence
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- Weekly lecture and activities Policy on the Use of Smart Devices in Class - You are not permitted to use smart devices (e.g., smartphones, laptops, and tablets) during class time unless instructed to do so. - If I see you using a smart device in class, I will give you a warning. If I see you using a smart device again, you will lose your attendance and participation credit for that class meeting. Note that the lecturer will not correct your master's or doctoral thesis.
Midterm: 40% Exam: 40% Attendance and participation: 20% In order to receive full credit each week, students must attend the class meeting for the entire two hours. Otherwise, no credit will be given. Students who are more than 10 minutes late to class, or who leave class before the end of class, will be counted as absent, and will not receive their attendance and participation credit for that week. Absent students can receive their attendance and participation credit if their absence is excused. In order to receive an excused absence, students must submit their request for leave via NYCU’s Student Leave System (學生請假系統) and have their request approved. No attendance and participation credit will be given for unexcused absences. Students who are absent for more than five course meetings (whether excused or unexcused, not counting the first class meeting, midterm and exam) will receive a failing grade for the course.
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | Introduction |
| 第 2 週 | Preparing to write: taking a position and doing research |
| 第 3 週 | Preparing to write: planning the essay |
| 第 4 週 | Essay paragraphs I |
| 第 5 週 | Essay paragraphs II |
| 第 6 週 | Logical fallacies |
| 第 7 週 | Revision |
| 第 8 週 | Midterm |
| 第 9 週 | No class meeting. The class is replaced by a visit to a museum exhibition. Tentatively scheduled on Sep 27, to be confirmed. Museum entrance fee is around NTD 300-500. Students will read professional curatorial statements and texts in the exhibition and academic articles about the artworks or artists and engage in critical discussions thereof. |
| 第 10 週 | Using and citing sources, evaluating sources, using reporting verbs and phrases |
| 第 11 週 | Accuracy and clarity: hedging and intensifying |
| 第 12 週 | Academic sentence styles I |
| 第 13 週 | Academic sentence styles II |
| 第 14 週 | Editing |
| 第 15 週 | Exam |
| 第 16 週 | Class or Consultation. The lecturer will address questions on students' writings collectively or individually. |
[Academic Writing Skills, Student's Book 3 by Chin, Reid, Wray and Yamazaki (Cambridge University Press, 2013)] To be confirmed
- 地點
- 知行樓前棟, Room 304
- 時間
- By appointment
- 聯絡方式
- gracecheng@nycu.edu.tw