| Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) |
Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives |
| Course Objectives |
Competency Indicators |
Ratio(%) |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1. To get students familiarized with different types of essays.
2. To train students to write short English essays coherently and fluently.
3. Students are required to write weekly journal entries and present their essays in Peer review groups for the other peers to give you suggestions for further revisions. |
| 1.Foreign language skills |
| 3.Communication and presentation skills |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
| Networking/Distance Education |
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| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Attendance |
| Written Presentation |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Last semester’s final returned, edited, and revised with the instructor’s special instructions; reintroduce yourself to the whole class (= ice-breaking; starting from the instructor herself) |
| Week 2 |
Shortened revision peer-reviewed in-class |
| Week 3 |
A dramatic monologue of (something or someone) following the example of Robert Browning or some other poets; E.g. 柯文哲, yourself, an ancient mirror, a dying person, etc. (Discussion first, followed by in-class writing) |
| Week 4 |
editing and revision (diction & sentence pattern) |
| Week 5 |
Further shortening; one journal entry writing (E. g. “On the Most Tiring Class I Am Taking Today,” “What Bothered Me Recently,” etc.) |
| Week 6 |
process analysis |
| Week 7 |
Holiday (last semester’s NCHU homecoming make-up rest day) |
| Week 8 |
mid-term on IELTS writing task One |
| Week 9 |
mid-term returned & individual consultation in classroom |
| Week 10 |
Classification games & exercises (E. g. green energy, clothes accessories; euthanasia standpoints or qualifications, etc.); draft 1 |
| Week 11 |
draft 1 returned for peer-review, editing, and revision |
| Week 12 |
final grammar review of last essay’s revision |
| Week 13 |
Debating on euthanasia, the benefit of part-time jobs, etc. Draft one in-class |
| Week 14 |
Further revision of your argument |
| Week 15 |
Final on IELTS writing Task Two (This semester no preparation time; exactly 40 mins) |
| Week 16 |
Final returned and volunteers reading their own writings (extra points) |
| Week 17 |
digital week 1 (online questionnaire posted) |
| Week 18 |
digital week 2 ((Mon. 6/16) online questionnaire closed; semester final grade posted online first & finalized to the registrar 3 days later
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| Evaluation |
1. 4 essays+ mid-term + final (including your progressive revision points) (80%). (Pay more attention to your revision. It involves not just editing, but sometimes also an entire structure change.)
2. Attendance+ participation: 20% (2% deduction for each absence or extreme tardiness. Active participation counts.)
3. Peer review performance instructions: (presentation of your comments, summarizing and critical thinking ability) E. g.: provided peers with specific, constructive written feedback: 0-5 pts; participated actively in discussion (spoken feedback) of each paper: 0-5 pts; wrote specific response to peers’ feedback: 0-5 pts. Be specific. Don’t write “You have done a good job” or “Your paper was interesting.” Reviewers please always sign your Chinese name.
4. If you want to convert my final grade to a letter grade, the following is the conversion chart American Universities usually adopt: A+ ≥95, A= over 90, A- = 85-89, B+ = 80-84, B = 75-79, B- = 70-74, C= 65. D≤60
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| Textbook & other References |
The Writer’s Response. Sixth ed. McDonald, Salomone, Gutiérrez, and Japtok. Singapore: Cengage, 2017.
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| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| NCHU i-learning. |
| Office Hours |
Thurs. 13:30-15:30 p.m. or by email appointment.
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| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| 04.Quality Education 05.Gender Equality 08.Decent Work and Economic Growth 10.Reduced Inequalities 17.Partnerships for the Goals | include experience courses：N |
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