SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentFreshman Class A, Department of English Freshman Class B, Department of English
Course NameWriting and Reading (I)
InstructorCHENG CHUAN CHIEH
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

 



Composition 1



















































































































Week

Date

Class Activities

Homework

1

Sept 4

Class Introduction



Evaluating Internet Articles



Writing Sample

 

2

September 11

Introduction to using AI

 

3

Sept 18

Citations

 

4

Sept 25

The Writing Process and Essay Structure

 

5

Oct 2

Description

 

6

Oct 9

Description

 

7

Oct 16

Narration

 

8

Oct 23

Midterm Exam

 

9

Oct 30

Narration

 

10

Nov 6

Example

 

11

Nov 13

Example

 

12

Nov 20

Classification

 

13

Nov 27

Classification

 

14

Dec 4

Synthesis

 

15

Dec 11

Synthesis

 

16

Dec 18

Final Exam

 

 

 

 

 


 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

none


Requirement/Grading

Midterm 33.3%



Final Exam 33.3%



Class Participation 33.3%



You will be required to:




  • write essays on the topics assigned in class

  • rewrite and improve your essays with my help and the help of AI

  • participate in class discussions

  • comment on the ideas and writing of your classmates

  • take a midterm exam and final exam


Textbook & Reference

The textbook is:



To be determined.

 



This is the book we used last year, and I am currently deciding if I will use it again: Refining Composition Skills: Academic Writing and Grammar by Regina L. Smalley, Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev


Urls about Course
See the class Moodle
Attachment