本課程中文授課,使用英文教科書。不宜與「學術英文論文寫作與發表」同時修習。臺師大與臺科大學生不開放授權碼選課。

This course teaches fundamental yet important skills that enable students to write well-organized, clearly-reasoned, rhetorically effective, and grammatically correct essays. Topics to be covered are basic vocabulary and grammatical structures in academic English, techniques to construct an effective paragraph, mistakes in reasoning, and common patterns for essay writing.

This is a fundamentals course. You may not come out ready to write a thesis, but hopefully you will 1. learn to read as a writer; 2. understand the nature and standard of academic writing; 3. gain a vocabulary of elements with which to analyze and write a paragraph or essay; 4. improve reasoning skills and minimize possible logical fallacies; and 5. perhaps develop a sense of vision for your own writing. For those interested in moving up to the higher-level writing class—designed specifically to meet the needs of knowing how to write a research paper, thesis, or dissertation—these are important and rewarding preparatory tasks.

1. Class attendance is mandatory. Absences are excused only for good reasons. (Note: First-week absentees will be viewed as going to drop this course.) (第一週課程未到視同放棄選修) 2. Active participation in class discussions is required. 3. Quizzes and a comprehensive final exam are included in this course. No make-up quizzes/exam will be allowed. 4. Writing assignments are carefully scheduled as stages toward the fulfillment of the course’s objectives. Late assignments will be marked down.

1-2 hours

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