99年第1學期-0118 英文作文（二） 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
3 Multiple-draft essays	60	There will be a 5-point deduction on the final grade of each essay for each day a draft is late.
3 Peer revision workshops	15	Active contribution to discussion is necessary. Students need to give constructive suggestions to peer writers.
Participation	15	Evaluation based on attendance and participation in classroom as well as workshop discussion.
Writing Portfolio	10	Based on the completeness and thoroughness of your portfolio.

教育目標

By the end of the coruse, students are expected to be able to 1. identify and develop a controlling idea/topic sentence/thesis statement 2. organize and develop support for a topic sentence/thesis statement 3. organize essays in a logical order and with proper transitions 4. write a narrative essay that is developed inductively or deductively 5. write a summary-response essay (summarizing, quoting, paraphrasing) 6. write and respond to email 7. write an expository essay with a clear thesis and supporting details

課程概述

Composition 2 is a second-year required course and is the continuation of Composition 1, building on the English-language skills developed in Composition 1. This course focuses primarily on writing multi-paragraph essays. The course continues to stress accuracy in writing and emphasizes skills and strategies to improve the ability to communicate in written English. Students will also learn how to analyze and strengthen their written English and that of their classmates. The general goal of the course is to increase the academic English language proficiency of the students to a high-intermediate level in writing. This course is taught together with Oral Training 2.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：2-2
上課時間：四/1,2[C103]
修課班級：外文系2A
修課年級：年級以上
選課備註：1由系辦編班2口訓及作文任一門上期未達60分下期不得續修

參考書目

Wyrick, Jean. Steps to Writing Well with Additional Readings. 11th ed. Boston: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007.