| 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.
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| 1.Foreign language skills |
| 3.Communication and presentation skills |
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| topic Discussion/Production |
| Exercises |
| Discussion |
| Lecturing |
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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; to be revised with the instructor’s special instructions; exchange with your peer when the revision is done. Discuss the following topic: What is the so-called 校學士or院學士？ Do you think it would be a good program? |
| Week 2 |
Essay 1: A reflection on the university interdisciplinary bachelor degree innovation |
| Week 3 |
Peer review and revision (focusing on diction & sentence pattern) |
| Week 4 |
Grammar review 1 |
| Week 5 |
Essay 2: a cause and effect analysis on …(the increase of random attacks, hiking housing prices, etc.) |
| Week 6 |
Peer review and revision |
| Week 7 |
Holiday (last semester’s NCHU homecoming make-up rest day) |
| Week 8 |
mid-term on IELTS writing task One (35 minutes) |
| Week 9 |
mid-term returned & individual consultation in the classroom |
| Week 10 |
Creative Essay 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 11 |
Peer review and revision |
| Week 12 |
Essay 4: A step-by-step guide to true happiness (Process analysis) |
| Week 13 |
Peer review and revision |
| Week 14 |
Final session on grammar; practice writing for the final |
| Week 15 |
Peer review and suggestions |
| Week 16 |
Final on IELTS writing Task Two (This semester no preparation time; exactly 40 mins and 250 words)
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self-directed
learning |
02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
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| Evaluation |
1. 4 essays+ mid-term + final (including your progressive revision points & peer-review efforts) (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≥ 90, A-≥ 85-89, B+≥80-84, B ≥75-79, B-≥70-74, C≥65. D or F ≤60
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| Textbook & other References |
College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success (https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/568)
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| Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website |
| NCHU i-learning. |
| Office Hours |
Thur. 13:10-15:10 p.m. or by email appointment.
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| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL) |
| 04.Quality Education 05.Gender Equality 08.Decent Work and Economic Growth | include experience courses：N |
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