NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 英文作文(一)(1515)
(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 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
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 writing practice
Week 3 Chapter 1: What is a paragraph?
Topic sentence, supporting sentences, and closing sentence
Week 4 Chapter 1: What is a paragraph?
Topic sentence, supporting sentences, and closing sentence
Week 5 Chapter 1: What is a paragraph?
Topic sentence, supporting sentences, and closing sentence
Week 6 Chapter 2: A famous place
Describing a famous place in your hometown
Week 7 Chapter 2: A famous place
Describing a famous place in your hometown
Week 8 Chapter 2: A famous place
Describing a famous place in your hometown
Week 9 Midterm exam
Week 10 Chapter 3: In the picture
Describe one of the given photos or one of your own
Week 11 Chapter 3: In the picture
Describe one of the given photos or one of your own
Week 12 Chapter 3: In the picture
Describe one of the given photos or one of your own
Week 13 Chapter 4: My best and worst purchases
Describing a product
Week 14 Chapter 4: My best and worst purchases
Describing a product
Week 15 Chapter 4: My best and worst purchases
Describing a product
Week 16 Chapter 5: My role model
Explaining why you admire someone
Week 17 Chapter 5: My role model
Explaining why you admire someone
Week 18 Final exam
Evaluation
Midterm exam: 15%
Final exam: 15%
Assignment: 50%
Class participation: 20%
Textbook & other References
Write It 1-Paragraph to Essay by Michael Ledezma & MyAn Le
NE_Build & Grow (敦煌)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
iLearning 3.0
Office Hours
Wednesday 18:20~20:30
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
04.Quality Educationinclude experience courses:N
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