Spring 2024【英】新制托福寫作：學術討論寫作(B) New TOEFL Writing Task: Academic Discussion Writing(B)

Spring 2024【英】
新制托福寫作：學術討論寫作(B)
New TOEFL Writing Task:
Academic Discussion Writing(B)

開課時間	週四12:10-14:50 (2024/05/09-06/06)，總時數：15小時。
開課教師	林玉書老師 (Teresa Lin) Email: teresa.indiana@gmail.com
上課地點/ 遠距方式	遠距授課採用Microsoft Teams，每堂上課前會用email的方式通知學生相關教材。 ※online course: Microsoft Teams; email students class materials each time before the class.
課程對象	希望提升托福學術討論寫作或一般英文寫作表達能力的學生本課程適合英文自己評估程度為：50-80 （超過80分以上及50分以下適合自己自習） ※課程皆會提供對學生英文的回饋及矯正，無法接受者先請於課堂前email老師，讓老師因應及調整。 This course suits students who rate their English proficiency by themselves between 50 to 80 out of 100. (Students whose self-rated English ability is more than 80 and below 50 are recommended to study English by themselves by this instructor.) ※If your self-esteem is fragile and cannot accept any suggestions from the instructor, please email her before the class to help her understand you better and how to adjust the class for you accordingly.
報名資訊	報名時間：2024/03/21 09:00 至 2024/05/03 09:00 欲報名同學請至GOOGLE表單報名👈請點擊或直接檢附學號、姓名寄信至：jltseng@mx.nthu.edu.tw 人限: 20人（報到滿12人方開班）※報名及出席率規定（請務必詳閱）

課程說明

本課程針對新制托福學術討論寫作規則、評分規定、技巧，並讓學生實地練習。會先藉由對其主題式題目的討論及同學間的辯論導入其單字、片語及句型讓學生先腦力激燙出一些想法。再藉由對題目的閱讀來構想其更有邏輯性、組織力的作文。課堂中老師會給學生英文寫作的回饋，進而改正學生的中式英文，修正語意不清和文法錯誤，讓學生的托福寫作更為精進。
※課程包含講授、討論與批改。講授部分以英文進行。討論、批改部分則以中文為主，英文為輔。會依照學生需求而調整。
This course introduces the grading criteria and tips of TOEFL Academic Discussion Writing. First, students will brainstorm related vocabulary, phrases, and sentence patterns. Then, students will debate and share their opinions on the assigned question. Finally, students will read and respond to the question by writing a logical, structured short essay. The instructor will provide feedback and correction on students’ writings.
※Course Language: This course will include lecturers, discussions, and comments and correction on students’ writings. The instructor will be speaking English and Chinese. The subtitles on the slides will be English while there will also be some Chinese characters to make students understand better. For the discussion and correction part, the teacher will mainly speak Chinese and some English. However, the instructor will adjust the proportion of the usage of the language according to the students’ needs.

課程安排

課次	日期	主題
1	05/09	介紹新制托福寫作：學術討論寫作(1) 好的寫作要素閱讀與寫作的相關性英文句子的改寫, 代換語合句、副詞子句的應用含主題式討論，單字、片語、句型和實地演練 Introduction to New TOEFL Writing Task: Academic Discussion (I) How to write better: elements of good writing Reading & Writing How to paraphrase and rewrite the sentences Practicing conjunction and subordinate clauses
2	05/16	新制托福寫作：學術討論寫作(2) 回答句型的介紹含主題式討論，單字、片語、句型和實地演練 Writing for an Academic Discussion Task (2) Sentence patterns introduction Theme-related vocabulary, phrases, sentence patterns, discussion, and in-class writing
3	05/23	新制托福寫作：學術討論寫作(3) 如何精簡寫作練習agree/disagree Writing for an Academic Discussion Task (3) How to write concisely Practicing agree/ disagree Theme-related vocabulary, phrases, sentence patterns, discussion, and in-class writing
4	05/30	新制托福寫作：學術討論寫作(4) 練習不同的模板及找到適合自己的回答模板含主題式討論,單字、片語及句型和實地演練 Writing for an Academic Discussion Task (4) Practicing different templates and finding the one you like Theme-related vocabulary, phrases, sentence patterns, discussion, and in-class writing
5	06/06	新制托福寫作：學術討論寫作(5) 邁向托福寫作5.0 含主題式討論，單字、片語、句型和實地演練 Writing for an Academic Discussion Task (5) Acing 5.0 on TOEFL writing task 2 Theme-related vocabulary, phrases, sentence patterns, discussion, and in-class writing

上課教材:
老師講義，投影片，英文線上影片
The teacher’s handouts, slides, online English videos

參考資料:
國外網站，線上資源. online authentic English websites, resources.