課程說明

想寫出一篇出色的英文新聞報導？同時又增進新聞英文閱讀技巧？
上完這個工作坊，希望同學能：
1.    認識新聞標題的特殊句法，能為新聞下吸引人的標題。
2.    能嘗試運用英文修辭技巧（如成語、譬喻、典故），為英文新聞寫出精彩的導言。
3.    增進對新聞英文句型與特殊句法的掌握。
4.    透過討論與分析時事議題的相關報導，掌握新聞英文報導類型與架構，學習各領域專門術語，累積英文詞彙。
5.    提升英文閱讀與寫作技巧，豐富寫作詞彙，累積文法知識。

※課程包含講授與討論：講授部分以英文為主，中文為輔，討論部分可以中文進行。
※每堂課皆有指定作業。含課堂練習與課後練習，同學須參與。

How to write a impressive English news article or news story?
After this workshop, I hope my students can:
1.    Master the special structure of headlines and are able to write a beautiful one.
2.    Try to use rhetoric, idioms, analogies, terms or rhetorical questions to write effective leads for a news article.
3.    Increase the understanding of special use of grammar and sentence structure in the news articles.
4.    Through discussion and analysis of news reports or feature stories of current issues, grasp different styles and structures of news writing. Accumulate the knowledge of special terms in diverse fields and increase general vocabularies. 
5.    Greatly increase English reading and writing skills; enrich grammar and word choices.

* There will be in-class writing practices. Occasional take-home assignments are optional.
* The lecture will be conducted in both English and Chinese. Chinese is allowed in group discussion.

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