Technical and Scientific English Writing familiarizes students with academic writing and with respect to study-related genres: curriculum vitae, and autobiography. Students will be provided with opportunities to cultivate their writing capabilities; to this end, students will be engaged in authentic case analyses and hands-on writing tasks via collaborative learning.
教學目標Course Objectives
This course aims at providing higher-intermediate or advanced EFL students with the essential skills in academic/scientific written communications and productions. Specific strategies for composing and revising texts will be introduced to guide students in writing for different academic purposes and audiences. Along with lectures and class discussion, a variety of individual and collaborative tasks will be incorporated in class to better prepare the students with hands-on practices and greater metacognitive awareness of writing processes. More specific objectives include: 1. To develop confidence, skills, and strategies for writing a scholarly/scientific paper in English. 2. To increase students’ awareness of academic expectation and performance requirements of writing styles and formats. 3. To develop writing skills for logical development and clarity of thought, including improving grammatical and mechanical control, practicing constructive peer editing and self-correction techniques.
This course aims at providing higher-intermediate or advanced EFL students with the essential skills in academic/scientific written communications and productions. Specific strategies for composing and revising texts will be introduced to guide students in writing for different academic purposes and audiences. Along with lectures and class discussion, a variety of individual and collaborative tasks will be incorporated in class to better prepare the students with hands-on practices and greater metacognitive awareness of writing processes. More specific objectives include: 1. To develop confidence, skills, and strategies for writing a scholarly/scientific paper in English. 2. To increase students’ awareness of academic expectation and performance requirements of writing styles and formats. 3. To develop writing skills for logical development and clarity of thought, including improving grammatical and mechanical control, practicing constructive peer editing and self-correction techniques.
先修科目Prerequisites
None
None
教學方式Teaching Methods
同步教學(使用虛擬教室如：Moodle同步教室、Google Meet、Microsoft Classroom等)
Synchronous Online Learning
非同步教學(主要提供線上影音教材，透過線上教學平台進行作業及討論)
Asynchronous Online Learning
講課
Lecturing
學生實作
Student hands-on practice
習題練習、書面報告
Exercise, Written report
小組討論、腦力激盪(如案例討論、電影欣賞等)
Group discussion, Brain storming, e.g., Case study, Event discussion, Movie review
評量方式Assessment
小組作業
Group homework
期中報告
Midterm report
期末報告
Final report
出席狀況
Class attendance
課堂參與與表現
Class involvement
Attendance & participation – 10%
In-class activity – 30%
Writing Assignment (at least 3 writing) – 30%
Final Project – 30%
參考書目Reference
Handout from the instructor 科技英文寫作（李開偉，2019/05）
科技英語論文寫作（俞炳丰，2016）
教學進度Course Schedule
2022/09/12 Orientation (Course Information & Requirement)
Orientation (Course Information & Requirement)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/09/19 An Introduction to Paragraph Writing (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Paragraph Writing (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/09/26 An introduction to Essay Writing (with selected reading materials)
An introduction to Essay Writing (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/10/03 In-class Writing Activity I (Peer Review I & Student & Teacher Conference I)
In-class Writing Activity I (Peer Review I & Student & Teacher Conference I)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/10/10 An Introduction to Descriptive/Narrative Essay (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Descriptive/Narrative Essay (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/10/17 An Introduction to Comparison/Contrast Essay (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Comparison/Contrast Essay (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/10/24 In-class Writing Activity II (Peer Review II & Student & Teacher Conference II)
In-class Writing Activity II (Peer Review II & Student & Teacher Conference II)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/10/31 An Introduction to Cause/Effect Essay (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Cause/Effect Essay (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/11/07 An Introduction to IF Essay (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to IF Essay (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/11/14 In-class Writing Activity III (Peer Review III & Student & Teacher Conference III)
In-class Writing Activity III (Peer Review III & Student & Teacher Conference III)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/11/21 An Introduction to Different Types of Application Essay (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Different Types of Application Essay (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/11/28 An Introduction to Argumentative Essay (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Argumentative Essay (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/12/05 In-class Writing Activity IV (Peer Review IV & Student & Teacher Conference IV)
In-class Writing Activity IV (Peer Review IV & Student & Teacher Conference IV)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/12/12 An Introduction to Research Writing: INTRO (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Research Writing: INTRO (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/12/19 An Introduction to Research Writing: LITERATURE (with selected reading materials)
An Introduction to Research Writing: LITERATURE (with selected reading materials)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2022/12/26 In-class Writing Activity V (Peer Review V & Student & Teacher Conference V)
In-class Writing Activity V (Peer Review V & Student & Teacher Conference V)
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2023/01/02 Day off
Day off
黃文志(Huang, Wen-Chi) 2023/01/09 Final week of the semester (Course Review)
Final week of the semester (Course Review)
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