NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 英文作文(一)(1512)
(Eng.) English Composition (I)
Offering Dept Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures
Course Type Required Credits 2 Teacher Chen, Po-Chu
Department Continuing Bachelor Program in Foreign Languages and Literatures(N)Undergraduate Language 中/英文 Semester 2026-SPRING
Course Description The curriculum provides paragraph-level writing development, introduction to and use of rhetorical strategies, grammar support, and a selection of readings serving as springboards for writing.
Prerequisites
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. The students are encouraged to find ideas that interest them and connect these ideas to their knowledge and experience.
2. The students will develop the methods and strategies that English-language writers use in academic discourse.
3. Both fluency in writing and grammatical accuracy will be emphasized.
Lecturing
Discussion
Exercises
Internship
Quiz
Assignment
Written Presentation
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Course orientation.
Writing styles and sentence writing tips
Week 2 Chapter 5: Product Review
Brainstorming for writing ideas
Week 3 Chapter 5: Product Review
Writing an outline
Week 4 Chapter 5: Product Review
Writing a paragraph (Editing and Revising the first draft)
Week 5 Chapter 5: Product Review
Reviewing the final drafts
Week 6 Chapter 6: Preferences
Brainstorming for writing ideas
Week 7 Chapter 6: Preferences
Writing an outline
Week 8 Chapter 6: Preferences
Writing a paragraph (Editing and Revising the first draft)
Week 9 Chapter 6: Preferences
Reviewing the final drafts
Week 10 Chapter 7: Movie Review
Brainstorming for writing ideas
Week 11 Chapter 7: Movie Review
Writing an outline
Week 12 Chapter 7: Movie Review
Writing a paragraph (Editing and Revising the first draft)
Week 13 Chapter 7: Movie Review
Reviewing the final drafts
Week 14 Chapter 8: News Story
Brainstorming for writing ideas
Week 15 Chapter 8: News Story
Writing an outline
Week 16 Chapter 8: News Story
Writing a paragraph (Editing and Revising the first draft)
self-directed
learning
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
   05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.

Evaluation
Assignment: 70%
Class participation: 30%
Textbook & other References
教師自編教材
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0
Office Hours
Wednesday 18:20~20:30
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
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