98年第2學期-0165 英文修辭學 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Presentation & discussion	75	individual/group presentation and the participation of classroom discussion
final paper	25	final paper

教育目標

1. To gain fundamental knowledge about mainstream rhetoric theories. 2. To know how to analyse different genres of texts by applying the rhetoric theories learned. 3. To be familiar with different forms of communication. 4. To gain a thorough understanding about the process of writing and process of thinking.

課程概述

Several mainstream rhetorical theories will be introduced to help students gain a better understanding about the diversity and nature of texts. Students will compose texts and then analyze the texts by employing the rhetorical theory learned. Classroom activities include writing, discussion, peer review, and oral presentation.

基本資料

選修課，學分數：0-2
上課時間：二/1,2[FL011]
修課班級：外文系3,4
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：請自行上網加選

參考書目

There is no textbook for this class, but you are required to read three landmark articles.
(1) The theme of contrastive rhetoric:
Kaplan, Robert (1966). “Cultural thought patterns in inter-cultural education.”
Language learning, 16 (2008): 1-20. Print.
(2) The theme of process writing:
Emig, Janet (1971). The composing processes of twelfth graders. Urbana: NCTE,
1971. Print.
(3) The theme of situated context:
Young, Richard (2008). “Chapter three: Investigating context.” Language
learning, 58.2 (2008): 49-86. Print.