Semester	Fall Semester, 2020
Department	Sophomore Class A, Department of English Sophomore Class B, Department of English
Course Name	Writing and Reading (II)
Instructor	HUANG YI-PING
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Required
Prerequisite	Academic Writing、American Language and Culture、English Reading & Discussion、Writing and Reading、Writing and Reading (I)

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Course Schedule & Requirements (Subject to change according to learners’ needs)

Week	Date	Course Content & Assigned Reading	Assignments	Learning Hours
1	09/18	Introduction to the course -Diagnostic exam		0+3
2	09/25	Summary & Response -Research skills (1): Avoiding plagiarism, quoting and paraphrasing (SWWAR 14: 383-392) -Research skills (2): Summarizing (SWWAR 8: 175-176) The Decline of Neatness		6+3
3	10/02	Summary & Response (Peer review) -Research skills (3): Responding -Exemplary work & structure analysis	Essay#1 Summary	6+3
4	10/09	Summary & Response (Peer review) -Exemplary work & structure analysis	Essay#1 Draft	6+3
5	10/16	Cause & Effect (RSC11: 219-252) “Surfing’s up and grades are down”	Essay #1 Final	0
6	10/23	Cause & Effect (Peer review) -Exemplary work & structure analysis	Essay#2 Outline (+Introduction)
7	10/30	Cause & Effect (Peer review) -Exemplary work & structure analysis Effective sentences (SWWAR6: 117-126)	Essay #2 Draft	6+3
8	11/06	Individual Conference	Essay #2 Final	6+3
9	11/13	Comparison & Contrast (RCS 8: 146-171) “Conversational ballgames”		6+3
10	11/20	Comparison & Contrast (Peer review) -Exemplary work & structure analysis	Essay#3 Outline (+Introduction & A Table)
11	11/27	Comparison & Contrast (Peer review) -Exemplary work & structure analysis Effective sentences (SWWAR6: 127-132)	Essay #3 Draft	6+3
12	12/04	Mid-term Exam	Essay #3 Final	6+3
13	12/11	Definition (LAWS: 86-108) “What’s language? 魯蛇 vs.溫拿		6+3
14	12/18	Definition (Peer review) -Exemplary work & structure analysis	Essay#4 Outline (+Introduction)	6+3
15	12/25	Definition (Peer review) -Exemplary work & structure analysis Effective sentences (SWWAR6: 117-126)	Essay #4 Draft	6+3
16	01/01	No Class	Essay #4 Final
17	01/08	Cover Letter & CV Wrap-up
18	01/15	Individual Conference	Cover Letter & CV

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

Grading

Participation & attendance (& various kinds of practice): 15%

Four essays: 65% [Draft 30%; Final 70%]+ Cover letter & CV: 5%

Mid-term exam: 15%

Grading categories (Length: 700-1000 words)

Content (originality & depth of thinking)

Organization / Unity and Coherence (logic)

Grammar

Diction (word choice, style of writing) / Details

Mechanics (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, format)

Textbook & Reference

Smalley, R. L., Ruetten, M. K., & Kozyrev, J. (2012). Refining composition skills: Academic writing and grammar (6th edition). Boston, MA: Cengage. (RCS)

Wyrick, J. (2008). Steps to writing well: With additional readings (6th edition). Boston, MA: Wadsworth. (SWWAR)

Goshgarian, G. (2008). The contemporary reader. New York: Pearson Longman. (CR)

Muller, G. H., & Wiener, H. S. (2009). The short prose reader (12th edition). Taipei: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

Meyers, A. (2014). Longman academic writing series: 5, essays to research papers. White Plains, NY: Pearson Education. (LAWS)

Supplementary Handouts

*All of the materials will be retrievable from the E-learning platform. You must print out the assigned readings and bring them to class.

Urls about Course

1. On-line Language Learning, Purdue University 2. Self-Access Language Center, National Chengchi University 3. Writing tutorial service, National Chengchi University

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