This course aims at improving writing and oral presentation skills that are vital for young scholars and scientists in cognitive sciences. Undoubtedly, it is never an easy task to present or publish one’s work in English-oriented international journals. By providing a practical guide, I will help course participants to obtain clear focus, and apply good organization and straightforward, unbiased language to write papers as well as communicate effectively in scientifically related applications. Through lecturing, in-class discussions, hands-on experience, writing assignments, course participants will learn the essential elements to keep in mind when writing an abstract, a methods section, and a results section for an empirical paper with the APA style.
教學目標Course Objectives
本課程旨在協助研究生建立科學論文寫作的知識、技巧與自信心，使能成功的溝通、發表研究成果。我將按步就班、深入淺出的介紹科學論文寫作的精義，並以全英語教學循序漸進的提升學生的基礎英文寫作能力；從寫好一個完整無誤的句子到建構一篇刊論文，並知悉將學術成果公開發表的步驟與過程。本課程的目標會放在讓修課學生1. 熟稔論文投稿與發表的過程步驟， 2. 能夠寫出好的 Abstract，3. 熟悉期刊論文的基本段落結構，4. 熟稔APA 6.0 寫作格式，5. 能開始建構自己的學術履歷表(Curriculum Vitae)。本課程為英語授課。
1. This course aims to enable graduate students to gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to succeed in communicating about their work. I will step-by-step introduce the quintessence as to how to write and publish a scientific paper in simple language. The curriculum was designed to gradually enhance the course participants’ English writing proficiency, from writing an impeccable sentence to organizing a scientific paper. The objectives of this writing course are multifold. By the end of the course, the participants are expected to be familiar with 1) the logistics for submitting a peer-reviewed scientific paper; (2) the basics of a well-written abstract; (3) the basics of a well-structured empirical paper; (4) key concepts with the APA 6.0 publication style; (5) how to prepare a Curriculum Vitae. The language of instruction will be English.
先修科目Prerequisites
教學方式Teaching Methods
由學生自訂學習目標與抱負水準
Self-defined learning goal and evaluation standard
講課
Lecturing
學生課後書面報告
After class written report
腦力激盪
Brain storming
學生實作
Student hands-on practice
習題練習
Exercise
一分鐘回饋
One-minute feedback
評量方式Assessment
隨堂筆試測驗
In-class exam
期中報告
Midterm report
專題報告
Project report
前後測比較進步與成長
Progress evaluation
出席狀況
Class attendance
課堂參與與表現
Class involvement
課堂參與表現20%，課後評論與作業80%
參考書目Reference
1. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, The Sixth Edition. (APA, Washington DC)
2. 科學論文之英文寫作與範例解析: Scientific English /胡淼琳(合記出版社)
3. 英文研究論文寫作—關鍵句指引/ 廖柏森(眾文出版社)