週次

Week

課程主題

Topic

課程內容與指定閱讀

Content and Reading Assignment

教學活動與作業

Teaching Activities and Homework

學習投入時間

Student workload expectation

課堂講授

In-class Hours

課程前後

Outside-of-class Hours

Course Orientation

• Introduction to the course


• Getting to know one another through in-class writing and discussion: My academic narrative


• Five keywords in my field

• Read assigned texts


• Revise in-class writing and submit


• Research and select 2-3 papers from your own field

3

4.5

Academic Writing

• Presentation and discussion of your topic of interest


• Discussion on more immediate academic requirements


• Lecture on forms of academic writing

• Start to build a personal corpus of 10 papers


• Submit a draft corpus list with rationale

3

4.5

Self-help Resources and Library Skills

• Introduction to free online dictionaries, corpora, and learning resources


• A library tour on academic databases and research tools, including reference list generators

• Readings


• Complete a personal corpus with a cover page in the required format and submit

3

4.5

Developing a strong paragraph

Using outside sources

• Longman Academic Writing Pp. 46-71


• Paraphrasing and summary writing


• Using and citing sources

• Write a summary and reaction of an article

3

4.5

Comparison/

contrast Essays

• Presentation and analysis of comparison/contrast examples from corpus


• Lecture on comparison/ contrast essays


• Exercises and discussions on grammar and vocabulary


• Brainstorming essay ideas

• Write an outline, 3 potential thesis statements, and topic sentences

• Study assigned readings

3

4.5

Comparison/ contrast Essays

• Introduction to peer reviews and revisions


• Peer review workshops


• Whole-class discussion on comparison/contrast essays


• Trouble-shooting with resources

• Complete Comparison/Contrast essay draft 1 by incorporating peer comments


• Essay writing notes

3

4.5

Comparison/ contrast Essays

• Peer Review


• Discussion of student essay examples


• Demonstration and discussion of essay revisions


• Peer review workshops

• Write Draft 2:

Revise the draft, proofread, use online resources for trouble-shooting, and submit with a revision report

3

4.5

Cohesion and Cohesive devices

• Discussion and assessment of the completed essays


• Lecture on the importance and basics of cohesive writing


• Exercises on improving cohesion/cohesiveness

• Complete grammar and vocabulary exercises


• Draft ideas for end-of-term poster presentations

3

4.5

Cause-Effect Essays

• Presentation and analysis of cause-effect examples from corpus


• Lecture and sample on cause-effect essays


• Exercises on cause-effect reasoning


• Presentation and discussion on poster presentations

• Write an outline, then develop a draft with thesis statement and topic sentences highlighted

3

4.5

Cause-Effect Essays

• Peer review on cause-effect essay drafts


• Individual teacher-student conferences

• Complete grammar and vocabulary exercises


• Revise the draft by incorporating peer comments

3

4.5

Cause-Effect Essays

• Discussion of student essay examples


• Demonstration and discussion of essay revisions

• Further revise the draft, proofread, use online resources for trouble-shooting, and submit with a revision report

3

4.5

Logical Fallacies and Hedging

• Lecture on solid argumentation


• Discussion of logical fallacy problems


• Lecture and exercises on facts vs. opinions and academic hedging

• Complete grammar and vocabulary exercises


• Prepare an outline and visual plan for the end-of-term poster

3

4.5

Argument Essays

• More discussion on poster presentations


• Lecture on argument essays


• Exercises on critical reasoning

• Write an outline, then develop a draft with thesis statement and topic sentences highlighted

3

4.5

Argument Essays

• Peer review on argument essays


• Individual teacher-student conferences

• Complete grammar and vocabulary exercises


• Revise the draft 

3

4.5

Argument Essays

• Analysis of argumentation examples from learner-developed corpus


• Discussion of student essay examples


• Demonstration and discussion of essay revisions

• Further revise the draft, proofread, use online resources for trouble-shooting, and submit with a revision report

3

4.5

Poster Presentation

• Presenting your work in a poster session

• Prepare for the poster presentation

3

4.5

Poster Presentation

• Simulation of poster sessions with peer Q&A


• Individual conferences

Responding to peer/teacher feedback and revise

3

4.5

Poster Presentations

• Final showcase of written work arranged on posters


• Guest commentators invited for discussions


• Author Q&A sessions

Record and document poster presentations

3

4.5