NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 英文作文(二)(2528)
(Eng.) English Composition (II)
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 English Semester 2024-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 英文作文(一) self-directed learning in the course N
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 Sentence and paragraph writing practices
Week 3 Chapter 1: What is an Essay?
Basic structure of an essay
Week 4 Chapter 1: What is an Essay?
Writing models
Week 5 Chapter 2: A lesson from experience
Writing about a valuable experience
Week 6 Chapter 2: A lesson from experience
Writing models
Week 7 Chapter 2: A lesson from experience
Write about an experience and lesson you learned from it.
Week 8 Review
Week 9 Midterm exam
Week 10 Chapter 3: The story of our lives
Writing a biographical essay
Week 11 Chapter 3: The story of our lives
Writing models
Week 12 Chapter 3: The story of our lives
Write a biography about your future self
Week 13 Chapter 4: Exploring the world
Writing about a country
Week 14 Chapter 4: Exploring the world
Writing models
Week 15 Chapter 4: Exploring the world
Write about three famous things from a country
Week 16 Chapter 5: So alike, yet so different
Writing about a compare-and-contrast essay
Week 17 Chapter 5: So alike, yet so different
Write about the similarities and differences between you and a family member.
Week 18 Final exam
Evaluation
Midterm exam: 15%
Final exam: 15%
Assignment: 50%
Class participation: 20%
Textbook & other References
Write It 3-Paragraph to Essay by Michael Ledezma & MyAn Le. NE_Build & Grow (敦煌)
ISBN: 9791125335146
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0
Office Hours
Tuesday 18:20~20:00
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
04.Quality Educationinclude experience courses:N
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Update Date, year/month/day:None Printed Date, year/month/day:2024 / 10 / 11
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