NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 英文作文(二)(2529)
(Eng.) English Composition (II)
Offering Dept Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher 林佑容
Department Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures(N)Undergraduate Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description 1. This required course is for sophomore to increase their writing skills, writing knowledge, and critical thinking.
2.Learners not only have more important concepts of writing by reading the sample compositions but also practice correct grammars and words by exercising the exercise parts.
3. After learning each writing styles, learners need to write their own compositions according to the specific writing skills.
4.Finally, Learners must choose at least one writing style to finish their midterm writing exam and final writing exam in 90 minustes.
5.We hope learners love and enjoy English writing after taking this course.
Prerequisites 英文作文(一) self-directed learning in the course Y
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. 1.To help learners to develop reading and writing skills through reading samples and exercises.
2.To build the basic writing concepts and writing skills..
Exercises
Discussion
Lecturing
topic Discussion/Production
Other
Written Presentation
Attendance
Quiz
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction the course and the textbook
Week 2 Moon Festival 9/ 17 Holiday
Week 3 unit 1 Spatial Descriptions
Week 4 unit 1 Spatial Descriptions and homework
Week 5 unit 2 Biographies
Week 6 unit 2 Biographies and homework
Week 7 unit 2 Biographies and unit 3 Analysis
Week 8 unit 3 Analysis and quiz and homework
Week 9 midterm
Week 10 Seeing a movie and feedback
Week 11 unit 3 Analysis and unit 4 Definitions and homework
Week 12 unit 4 Definitions
Week 13 unit 4 Definitions
Week 14 5 Time and Reality and homework
Week 15 unit 5 Time and Reality
Week 16 unit 5 Time and Reality and quiz
Week 17 Final exam
Week 18 self-directed learning
Evaluation
1. Midterm: 25% 2.Final Exam: 25% 3.quiz : 10% 4. attendance 10% 5.Others:30% (writing homework, in-class performance , self-directed learning )









Textbook & other References
Textbook:
New Composition Practice Book 4, Linda Lonon Blanton and Jessica Beck, 2016
Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd. Taiwan Branch

Reference Books:
1. Reference: Effective Academic Writing 3 (Second Edition), 2012 Rhonda Liss and Jason Davis, Oxford University Press.
2. Reference: Ready to Write (Third Edition), Karen Blanchard & Christine Root, 2003, Longman
3. Reference: Focus on Writing 4, John Beaumont, 2012,Pearson Education,Inc.








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Office Hours
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Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
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