文藻外語學院九十二學年度第ㄧ學期教學綱要

Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages

           Syllabus for the Autumn Semester of 2004 Academic Year

Educational

System

日間部 Day School   

  專科部 5-year Junior College

  二技部 2-year College

  四技部 4-year College

進修部 Division of Continuing Ed.

  二專部 2-year Junior College

X 二技部 2-year College

  四技部 4-year College

 

 

科目名稱

Subject

Writing Research Papers

學分數

Credits

2

必修Required course【*】

選修Elective course  

授課教師

Instructor

Aiden Yeh [Yeh, Pai-Hsien]

開課年級Year group taught

4th

辦公室

Office located

 

辦公室電話0938-392-852

E-mail address

 aidenyeh@yahoo.com

約談時間

Office Hours

By appointment

 


 

文藻外語學院九十二學年度第一學期教學綱要

Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages

Syllabus for the Autumn Semester of 2004 Academic Year

 

一、        課程敘述Course Description

This course teaches both research writing strategies to prepare students for future academic demands.  Students learn how to access the Internet, check out the books in major libraries and interview with knowledgeable people.  At the end, they will be able to write a cohesive and well-structured 25-page research paper.

二、        教學目標Course Objectives

To teach students

(1) The methods of discovery

(2) Investigative skills

(3) Critical thinking

(4) Logic

(5) The basic ingredients of argument

 

三、        評量方式與評分比例分配Evaluation CriteriaGrading

Class attendance and participation: 10%

Blogs, Academic Writing Online 10%

Assignments, Quizzes and Research Preparation [outline and drafts] 30%

Midterms 20%

Final exam: 30%

 

 

 

四、        課堂要求Course Requirement Attendance Policies

In-class writing

Group discussion

Peer tutoring and editing

Attendance

五、        教科書Textbooks

 

Writing Research Papers, 4thEdition, Writing Research Paper: A Norton Guide, 4th Ed. Melissa Walker, 1997, US: Norton.

 

 

六、        指定參考書目或網址References

 

Reid, J. 2000. The process of writing. 3rd Ed. US: Longman

Raimes, A. 1999. Keys for writers: A Bried Handbook. 2nd Ed.US: Houghton Mifflin

Jordan, R.R. 1999. Academic Writing Course: Study Skills in English. US: Longman

Internet Resources

 


 

文藻外語學院九十二學年度第一學期教學綱要

Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages

Syllabus for the Autumn Semester of 2003 Academic Year

 

 

七、         課程內容與進度(Course ContentProgress

    請詳列每次上課進度

    Please list course content & progress based on each session meet with students!!!

 

上課日期

date

課程內容

Course Content & Progress

授課方式

Instructional Approaches

作業、報告、考試或其他

Assignment

備註

remarks

09/15

Introduction

Lecture

 

 

9/22

Unit 1: Understanding what Research is

Lecture, p1-10

Assignment 1, p.11, item C.

 

09/29

Unit 2: Choosing a topic

Lecture/group discussion/class activities [p12-26]

Assignment 2: Item E-

Choosing your research topic

Do the exercises on p 26 [in-class activity]

10/6

Unit 3: Identifying Library Resources

Lecture[29-60]

Assignment 3:Activities [p62] items A to C and F and do the project activity on p. 64.

 

10/13

Unit 4: Using Library Sources

Lecture [p65-84]

Assignment 4: Researching, choosing & writing bibliographic list.

 

10/20

Drafting a research proposal (2h)

Lecture/class activities

Quiz

Assignment 5: Writing a Research Proposal: Draft 1

 

10/27

Unit 5: using the Internet and searching beyond the library

Lecture/class activities [p65-84]

Submission of interview questions. [Conducting the interview]

 

11/03

Unit 6: Recording Information

Lecture. Writing workshop.

 

Transcribing the interview.

 

11/10

Unit 6: Paraphrasing

Lecture. Writing workshop

P136-137

 

Assignment: Paraphrase notes and quotations

 

11/10

Unit 7: Organizing Material

Lecture. Writing workshop: testing hypothesis

Assignment: writing the introduction

 

11/17

Reviewing research materials

Workshop

Re-writing research proposal: Draft 2

 

11/24

Writing research outline

Lecture/class activities

Reading MLA & APA

 

12/01

Reviewing research outline

Lecture/writing workshop

P155

 

12/08

Writing the Introduction

Lecture/class activities

Writing research paper: draft 1

 

12/15

Unit 8: Composing & Revising

Lecture/discussion

P181, peer review

 

12/22

Introduction of works cited: MLA style and APA style

Producing the final paper

Lecture/ Workshop: reviewing bibliography

Quiz 2

Presentation of bibliography

MLA style & APA style

12/29

Writing the introduction, body and conclusion

Take-home assignment

 

 

1/05

Revising, proofreading and formatting the rough draft

Lecture/ group discussion

 

 

01/12

Final exam

 

Preliminary evaluation of research draft

 

 

Winter vacation

Refining the 25-pages research paper

Works cited:

MLA style or APA style, library research, and peer-editing

 

 

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