99年第2學期-0088 英文作文（一） 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Graded essays	60	There will be at least 3 essays that students will need to write, using course skills.
Exams	40	The exams will be sit-down tests where students will need to write essays using the course skills.

教育目標

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to write polished, organized expository essays (essays that explain something) on familiar topics in an academic way. Students should be able to begin to recognize and produce writing for basic descriptive and academic genres. Such writing typically includes a controlling idea (an argument that is expressed in a topic sentence for a paragraph and a thesis statement for essays), an organization pattern (such as enumeration and compare-contrast), and support (using examples, statistics, anecdotes, etc.) that shows unity with the controlling idea and logical ordering. Students’ writing should also include appropriate language suitable for the type of writing they are doing. Finally, students should understand that writing is a creative process.

課程概述

Comp﹧Oral 1 is a required first-year writing and speaking course. The composition component, which introduces students to the writing process and to the conventions of written English, teaches students to write grammatically accurate sentences, well-formed paragraphs with clear topic sentences and supporting details, and coherent short essays. The oral component helps students improve their ability to communicate in accurate, fluent English. Written assignments may include journals, paragraphs, and short essays while oral assignments may include pronunciation exercises, role－play activities, panel discussions, group discussions, impromptu presentations, and planned speeches.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：2-2
上課時間：四/6,7[LAN001]
修課班級：外文系1A
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

You mainly need the coursepack provided by Prof. Yin. Other Composition I teachers may require the book Refining Composition Skills: Rhetoric and Grammar, 5th edition, by Smalley, Ruetten, & Kozyrev; if you can borrow a copy or afford one, it can be a useful reference for you, but it is not essential for my class.