English Writing for Academic Pursuit familiarizes students with academic writing skills (e.g., summarizing, paraphrasing, paragraph structuring) and with respect to study-related genres: cover letters, curriculum vitae, autobiography, and SoP. Students will be provided with opportunities to cultivate their writing capabilities; to this end, students will be engaged in authentic case analyses and hands-on writing tasks via collaborative learning. 欲加選本課的同學請留意：本課加退選制度採電腦自動加退選，搭配第一周出席的同學可登記候補名單，於第三周線上加退選結束之後，視實際選課人數，酌量開放名額抽籤，以人工加簽的方式加選本課。僅限第一周有出席登記名單的同學可參與抽籤。

This course enables students to produce a portfolio where they adopt the learned skills to produce their study-related documents and tailor the writing to their target audiences. The ultimate goal is to encourage students to marry their inner selves with their professional images, to put their personal interests into professional perspectives, and to map out their academic visions and ambitions in light of accessible resources.

1. No more than three absences are permitted. (不得缺席超過三次) 2. Late assignments will be penalized. (遲交作業皆扣分) 3. No auditors are allowed. (不開放旁聽) 4. Active participation in class discussions is required. (需積極參與小組討論與發言) 5. Email the class TA and course instructor to request leave of absence. (請假事先告知)

Class handouts

1. Asher, D. (2012). Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way into the Graduate School of Your Choice (4th ed.). New York: Ten Speed Press. 2. Maggio, R. (2009). How to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation. New York: Penguin Group. 3. McKinney, A. (Ed.). (2000). Real Essays for College & Grad School. Fayetteville, NC: Prep Pub. 4. Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. (2013) Longman Academic Writing Series 4: Paragraphs to Essays (5th ed.). New York: Pearson Education ESL. 5. Posselt, J. (2016). Inside Graduate Admissions. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. 6. Reading, C. (2015). Grad’s Guide to Graduate Admissions Essays: More than 50 Real-Life Admissions Essays. Texas: Prufrock Press. 7. Schall, J. (2008). Writing Personal Statements & Scholarship Application Essays. Mason, Ohio: Cengage Learning, 8. Stewart, M. A. (2009). Peterson’s How to Write the Perfect Personal Statement, 4th ed. Lawrenceville, NJ: Peterson’s.