LANG 2000-26

Brief

This course is designed for learners of upper-intermediate English proficiency who have no many writing experiences in the real world, aiming to develop effective written communication skills in the pursuit of their professional career goals. Several types of job-related genres will be introduced. Skill-ba<x>sed content will be provided to help learners discover the structures and language forms of the introduced genres. By means of reviewing and analyzing authentic texts of the target genres, learners work individually and/or collaboratively, make presentations for their findings and writing performance, and develop the writing skills needed for their professional pursuit.

Description

Course keywords: upper-intermediate English proficiency, written communication skills, job-related genres, the structures and language forms of the introduced genres, anlyzing authentic texts LANG200024 Writing for Professional Pursuit, Fall 2024 Instructor: Pei-Ju Huang Email: pjhuang@gapp.nthu.edu.tw Tuesday 13:20 – 15:10 Credits: 2 (Elective) 本課程開放人工加簽一位學生。學生符合以下條件，得於第一週上課時，向老師提出加簽申請。老師簽署申請表 後，申請表送英語教育中心辦公室。由老師進行線上簽核。 條件1：學生可於加退選第一天開始，以英文電子郵件簡要書寫學生欲修課動機，並傳送至 pjhuang@gapp.nthu.edu.tw。如超過預期人數，屆時以電子郵件抵達先後順序進行加簽。（＊註：提前傳送 郵件，或以中文書寫郵件，不符合本條件要求，不予加簽。） 條件2：學生必須於第一週上課時間到課，並參加Pre-Writing Session 完成寫作評估。 Course Description and Learning Goal This course is designed for learners of upper-intermediate English proficiency who have no many writing experiences in the real world, aiming to develop effective written communication skills in the pursuit of their professional career goals. Several types of job-related genres will be introduced such as employment documents, result-oriented email messages, reports/recommendations, products review, etc. Skill-based content will be provided to help learners discover the structures and language forms of the introduced genres. By means of reviewing and analyzing authentic texts of the target genres, learners work individually and/or collaboratively, make presentations for their findings and writing performance, and develop the writing skills needed for their professional pursuit. Achieving an effective learning outcome, learners have to actively participate in discussions, expressing ideas, and exchanging information. By the end of the course students are expected to: (1) examine and analyze the structural features of authentic texts of specific genres for occupational purposes, (2) write conventionalized, structured job-related genres and communicate the information with focus and relevant support, (3) develop a good range of vocabulary and phrases which can be employed to formulate different job-related genres 本課程以職場慣用英文句型教授電子郵件和信函撰寫，可實際應用至校園生活和職場溝通需求，非以 國際貿易為目的，亦不需商學背景。 Prerequisites Students who wish to take this course should: 1. complete the training of Upper-intermediate English III – Reading and Listening, or Upper-intermediate English I and II 2. be able to write a paragraph of at least 150 words about experiences or events, describing personal feelings and reactions. 3. need to know and properly use most of these language areas: comparatives and superlatives; conditionals 2nd and 3rd; modals; future continuous; past continuous; past perfect; past tense responses; present perfect continuous; reported speech; simple passive; connecting words expressing cause and effect, comparison and contrast; relative clauses, etc. Core Capabilities (英文核心能力指標) 1. Ability to communicate and express oneself in English 英語溝通與表達能力 30% 2. Ability to think critically and organize ideas logically in English 深度分析 與組織思考能力 25% 3. Knowledge of English learning strategies and techniques英語學習策略與技巧 15% 4. Global views of English and multicultural diversity對英語與多元文化的國際視野 20% 5. Ability to use existing English learning resources and development of independent self-learning habit善用英語學習資源，培養獨立學習英語的習慣能力 10% Course Materials Online course package will be provided. (*The teacher reserves the right to make changes for pending tasks.) Course Requirements and Evaluation 1. Attendance & oral participation 10% (*No free points for oral participation!) 2. Writing assignments 30% (*multiple drafts of resume, cover letter , one email message) 3. Mid-term exam 20% 4. Group Proposal Writing and Presentation 15% 5. Final writing 15% 6. In-class/take-home learning tasks 10% Course Rules 1. In order to assess students’ subsequent writing, every officially-enrolled student must complete the pre-writing session in the first week. If you have not signed up for this course in the first week and have missed the session, please come to me in person after you successfully sign up for the class. 2. Attendance, lesson preparation and active participation are required. - Attendance will be taken from the first week and frequently throughout the semester. Points will be taken away for each lateness, absence and any type of leave. Your grade will suffer a failure if you are absent, no matter what your reasons are, up to six weeks. - Every week students need to preview the lessons and write exercises. Come prepared and you may expect to be called to share your preparation. - Active participation in class discussion and activities is also required. To get higher score for “Attendance and participation” category, you must earn points by voluntarily participating in class activities orally. - We have various in-class activities every week, so frequent attendance will ensure your fulfillment in this category. Due to limited weeks, any request on make-up in-class activities and presentations will not be accepted. 3. If you expect to ask for a leave, take a leave in person beforehand and show me your proof. If your reason for absence is beyond control, please provide a valid proof within two weeks. For a sick leave, the medication proof should be provided in the week when you return to the class. 4. There will be no make-up exams unless valid and official reasons for absence are presented beforehand. In the case of being absent for the mid-term exam and presenting a proof of justifiable reason after the exam, your grade will lose 30%. 5. Submit all of the writing assignments on time. Every writing assignment loses 10% per day when the assignment is due (including weekend), and any assignment which is late on the fourth day will not be accepted and considered zero. Absence cannot be an excuse of not knowing assignment submission or what has been discussed in that class. Ethic Statement on Generative AI Grounded in the principles of transparency and responsibility, this course adopts the policy: “Conditionally open” 1. Students should specify how to use generative AI in course output, and briefly explain how generative AI is used for sentence refinement or structural reference at the end of their assignments. 2. However, in all of the email writing assignments and “Final Writing,” students are not allowed to use generative AI tools. If usage is discovered without proper disclosure, the instructor has the right to withhold scores. 3. Students enrolled in this course need to agree with the above ethics statement. If students cannot agree with the statement, do not register this course. SYLLABUS (*subject to change) Week 1 9/3 Course overview and pre-writing session Week 2 9/10 Writing Resumes I Establish your qualifications Week 3 9/17 Mid-Autumn Festival (no class) Week 4 9/24 Writing Resumes II Establish your qualifications Week 5 10/1 Writing Resumes III Make specific statements Week 6 10/8 Employment writing: Cover Letters Week 7 10/15 Email messages: Email writing basics, opening and closing in emails Week 8 10/22 Email messages: Asking for and sending information, tone and style Week 9 10/29 Email messages: Parts of a message, The beginning and ending part Week 10 11/5 Mid-term exam Week 11 11/12 Writing a report/proposal Week 12 11/19 Writing a report/proposal Week 13 11/26 Group writing and presentation Week 14 12/3 Email messages: Giving good and bad news Week 15 12/10 Email messages: Making a mild and strong complaint Week 16 12/17 Final writing and course wrap-up

Timetable

Remarks

1、2選:限同級數大二生，3選:限同級數大三、大四生，加退選:開放同級數大二至大四生修習。

Restrictions

限大學部2年級3年級4年級,頂標生,前標生

Compulsory

Elective

Cross Discipline

First Specialization

Second Specialization