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Academic Writing in English

Offered in 112-2
  • Serial Number

    35648

  • Course Number

    CIE7202

  • Course Identifier

    521 M5260

  • No Class

  • 3 Credits
  • Elective

    GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING DIVISION

      Elective
    • GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING DIVISION

  • ADRIAN HUANG
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    • COMMON GENERAL EDUCATION CENTER COMMON EDUCATION SECTION

    • AdrianHuang@ntu.edu.tw

    • DeKalb, Illinois
    • To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield

    • Cogito Ergo Sum!
  • Tue 2, 3, 4
  • 新504

  • Type 2

  • 15 Student Quota

    NTU 15

  • No Specialization Program

  • Chinese
  • NTU COOL
  • Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
  • Notes
    Not open in course pre-registration period。
  • Limits on Course Adding / Dropping
    • Restriction: within this department (including students taking minor and dual degree program)

  • NTU Enrollment Status

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  • Course Description
    This course aims to equip you with knowledge and techniques you will need for writing an academic research paper, through an introduction to academic English and the framework of each part of an academic paper. You will also learn how to give an effective presentation of your research. The lecture will mainly be conducted in English.
  • Course Objective
    1. You will develop writing skills through guided practice and peer-review. (CILO 1, 2, 3 & 4) 2. You will analyze structural features of research papers. (CILO 1, 2 & 3) 3. You will compose a draft of the introduction section of your research, making use of the moves and techniques that you have learned from the course. (CILO1, 2, 3 & 4) 4. You will practice tailoring your written and oral presentations to your target audience. (CILO 1, 2 & 5)
  • Course Requirement
    1. Learners are required to attend all classes. No more than three excused absences are permitted. 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 not be accepted. 5. This course is not open to auditors. 6. Engagement is crucial. If one's absence reaches one third of the whole period, a fail will be given. Cell phones are not allowed in class. Further information will be announced if necessary. 7. An absence for the first class is considered quitting.
  • Expected weekly study hours after class
    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
  • Office Hour

    Dr. Adrian Huang can be reached at adrianhuang@ntu.edu.tw "Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams and I'll show you a happy man. But only in their dreams can men be truly free. 'Twas always thus, and always thus will be."

    *This office hour requires an appointment
  • Designated Reading
    Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students (3rd ed.). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
  • References
    Relevant materials will be provided and more information will be announced in class.
  • Grading
    40%

    Assignment

    It is a task relevant to a course of study to substantiate the course contents. The purpose is to ensure that students understand the subject matter thoroughly.

    20%

    Evaluation Tasks

    Tasks are characterized as an interface between the learners and the information offered in the learning environment. They serve to activate and control learning processes in order to facilitate successful learning.

    20%

    Presentation

    A presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.

    20%

    Engagement

    It is the extent to which students show attention, curiosity, optimism and interest in the material that they are being taught. It also refers to students’ cognitive investment in their learning, including participating and committing to their studies.

  • Adjustment methods for students
    Adjustment MethodDescription
    Teaching methods

    Provide students with flexible ways of attending courses

    Assignment submission methods

    Mutual agreement to present in other ways between students and instructors

    Exam methods

    Written (oral) reports replace exams

    Others

    Negotiated by both teachers and students

  • Course Schedule
    0220Week 1Orientation
    0227Week 2Introduction to English Composition
    0305Week 3Unit 1: An Approach to Academic writing
    0312Week 4Unit 2: Writing General to Specific Texts
    0319Week 5Unit 5: Writing Summaries
    0326Week 6Writing Introduction
    0402Week 7Unit 3: Problem, Process, and Solution
    0409Week 8Writing Consultation
    0416Week 9Writing Methods
    0423Week 10Unit 4: Data Commentary
    0430Week 11Writing Results
    0507Week 12Writing Discussion
    0514Week 13Writing Conclusion
    0521Week 14Unit 6: Writing Critically
    0528Week 15Writing Abstract
    0604Week 16Writing Consultation