Course Overview

This course intends to equip graduate students with fundamental skills of writing English for academic purposes. Topics to be covered include basic English sentence structures, common rhetorical patterns, paragraph/essay development, and some essential vocabulary and grammar in academic English.

Learning Achievement

By the end of the course, students will 1. Understand common rhetoric modes in academic writing. 2. Apply their knowledge of grammar function to their own writing. 3. Demonstrate familiarity with vocabulary frequently used in academic writing. 4. Edit and proofread their own and their peers’ writing.

Competence

Course prerequisites

*Restrict to international students.

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Chien-Ta Hsu

Other information

Graduate Institute of Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering Division,
Graduate Institute of Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management Division

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