Week
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Date
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Topics & Activities
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Assignments
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1
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2/22
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Course Overview: Genre, SDGs, & AI
An Introduction to Essay Writing (1) (RCS 6: 100-120)
Review, Thesis Statement, & Introduction
*Pre-teaching survey, writing, & essay writing practices
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2
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2/29
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An Introduction to Essay Writing (2) (RCS 6: 100-120)
Developmental paragraphs & Conclusion
SDGs: “Immigrants and Transnational Students” (TBA)
Provocative questions
*Essay writing practices & group formation
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3
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3/7
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Summary and Response (TBA)
One-sentence, one-paragraph summary
Five-paragraph summary and response
Use of quotes, paraphrases, and references
AI & Strategies: Distinguishing valid information
*Practices of summary and response
[selection of voluntary participants]
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1. Find 2 articles related to “Immigrants and Transnational Students”
2. Summarize one of them
3. Bring your summary and articles for in-class discussion (03/07 class)
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4
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3/14
(lab)
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Summary and Response (TBA)
AI & Strategies: ChatGPT for in-class revision & reading
GenAI- and peer-assisted response: Focus on content & organization (language function, positioning)
SDGs: Decide 2-3 essential questions for exploration (group discussion)
*Practices of ChatGPT, the 2nd survey
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Essay #1: Summary and response (draft)
(03/11, Monday noon)
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5
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3/21
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Process Analysis Writing (RCS 10)
-Study Math/Cognitive Development
*Structural analysis of exemplary student essays & topic discussion
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Essay #1: Summary and response (final)
(03/21, Thursday midnight)
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6
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3/28
(lab)
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Process Analysis Writing
AI & Strategies: ChatGPT for in-class revision & Focus on content, organization, vocabulary, grammar
Sentence Practices (1)
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Essay #2: Process Analysis (draft)
(03/25, Monday noon)
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7
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4/4
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No class [清明連假]
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Essay #2: Process Analysis (final)
(04/04, Thursday noon)
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8
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4/11
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Classification Writing (RCS 9: 172-194)
- Motivation/Kinds of Customers/Kinds of Hotels
*Structural analysis of exemplary student essays & topic discussion
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9
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4/18
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Mid-term examination (essay writing, summary, response, process analysis, paraphrase, quotations, etc.; excluding classification)
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10
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4/25
(lab)
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Classification
AI & Strategies: ChatGPT for in-class revision & Creation of images or infographics
Sentence Practices (2)
*The 3rd survey
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Essay #3: Classification (draft)
(04/22, Monday noon)
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11
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5/2
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Comparison and Contrast (RCS 8: 146-171)
- Two patterns of writing
*Structural analysis of exemplary student essays
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Essay #3: Classification (final)
(05/02, Thursday midnight)
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12
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5/9
(lab)
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Comparison and contrast
AI & Strategies: ChatGPT for in-class revision & Creation of images or infographics
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Essay #4: Comparison and contrast (draft)
(05/06, Monday noon)
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13
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5/16
(lab)
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Putting together an e-magazine
-Design of the e-magazine
-Editors’ bio, Editors’ words (preface), mini-saga
Sentence Practices (3)
*Work distribution & group conference
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Essay #4: Comparison and contrast (final)
(05/16, Thursday midnight)
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14
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5/23
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Guest speaker: description of graphics, tables, etc. (Preparation for IELTS) (or Sentence Practices)
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15
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5/30
(lab)
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Preparation for your e-magazine
-Giving your peers a task that can be included in the e-magazine
[task: one-paragraph writing based on at least one essay writing from your e-magazine]
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Submission of the e-magazine & reflection
(06/03, Monday noon)
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16
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6/6
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Oral presentation of the e-magazine
Wrap-up
*Post-teaching survey & writing
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Oral presentation
(06/06, 8:00 am)
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17
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X
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[彈性課程] Field trip (TBA, ideally in April)
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18
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X
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[彈性課程] Individual conference (in March)
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