SemesterFall Semester, 2017
DepartmentSophomore Class A, Department of English Sophomore Class B, Department of English
Course NameWriting and Reading (II)
InstructorWU MIN-HUA
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
PrerequisiteAcademic Writing、American Language and Culture、English Reading & Discussion、Writing and Reading、Writing and Reading (I)
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule
Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

  1. Class Attendance 20%

  2. Class Participation 20%

  3. Presentation 10%

  4. Essays 50 %


Textbook & Reference

Required:



Cooley, Thomas. Back to the Lake: A Reader for Writers. 2nd Ed. New York: Norton, 2011.  



Recommended:



1. Joseph M. Williams, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (New York: Longman, 2007). 



2. Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener, The Short Prose Reader [SPR] (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009). 



3. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th Ed. New York: The Modern  Language Association of America, 2009. 

4. William Struck Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. New York: Penguin Books 2000.



5. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2002.



 



 



 


Urls about Course
1. http://wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/ (MLA Documentation, Punctuation in Paragraphs, Model Student Papers, Exercises, etc.) 2. http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/backtothelake/ 3. Self-Access Language Center, National Chengchi University 4. Writing tutorial service, National Chengchi University 5. Online Etymology Dictionary: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php 6. One Look Dictionary Search: http://www.onelook.com/ 7. BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ 8. Academic Writing in English (AWE) at University College, London: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/ (Apple and Android)
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