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 2025-FALL
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.
Unit 0: Writing styles and sentence writing tips
Week 2 Unit 0: Sentence writing practice
Week 3 Unit 1: Describing a place
Brainstorming
Week 4 Unit 1: Describing a place
Brainstorming to simple outline
Week 5 Unit 1: Describing a place
A complete outline to paragraph
Week 6 Unit 2: Describing a picture
Brainstorming
Week 7 Unit 2: Describing a picture
Brainstorming to simple outline
Week 8 Unit 2: Describing a picture
A complete outline to paragraph
Week 9 Midterm Assignment Review
Week 10 Unit 3: Narrating a memorable incident
Brainstorming
Week 11 Unit 3: Narrating a memorable incident
Brainstorming to simple outline
Week 12 Unit 3: Narrating a memorable incident
A complete outline to paragraph
Week 13 Unit 4: Writing a news story
Brainstorming
Week 14 Unit 4: Writing a news story
Brainstorming to simple outline
Week 15 Unit 4: Writing a news story
A complete outline to paragraph
Week 16 Final assignment review
self-directed
learning
   01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
   02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
   05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.
   06.Participation in field trips and outdoor instructional activities at other NCHU campuses or branches, including experimental forests or test sites.

Evaluation
Assignment: 70%
Class participation: 30%
Textbook & other References
自編教材
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0
Office Hours
Wednesday 18:20~20:30
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