Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Syllabus for the 2nd semester

Basic English Composition

EFL Class 1A

Instructor: Ming Huei (John) Lin

Email: johnlinminghuei@gmail.com

Grading: Mid-term exam 25%

Final exam: 25%

(The final exam includes a paper-based writing test and a final journal)

Assignments: 50%

(The assignments include 3 journals and 3 regular writing assignments. All the assignments

should be send to the instructor by email. No late assignments or journals will be accepted.)

Note. Each absence will lead to a loss of 10% of your final mark.

Teaching materials will be posted on either LMS or class blog (http://eflwriting.blogspot.com/) a week ahead of the lecture.



Lectures

Assignments

2/26

Week 1

Introduction, in-class exercise


3/05

Week 2

Five-paragraph essay (1)

Journal 1, due date 3/5

3/12

Week 3

Five-paragraph essay (2)


3/19

Week 4

Mechanics

Assignment 1, due date 3/19

3/26

Week 5

Review of assignments


4/02

Week 6

No class

Journal 2, due date 4/01

4/09

Week 7

Argumentative Essays (1)


4/16

Week 8

Argumentative Essays (2)

Assignment 2, due date 4/16

4/23

Week 9

MID-TERM EXAM


4/30

Week 10

Movie


5/07

Week 11

Review of mid-term exam


5/14

Week 12

Narration (1)

Journal 3, due date 5/14

5/21

Week 13

Narration (2)


5/28

Week 14

Grammar

Assignment 3, due date 5/28

6/04

Week 15

Review of assignments


6/11

Week 16

Final Journal

Final Journal, due date 6/11

6/18

Week 17

FINAL EXAM


6/25

Week 18

Review & Grading


Extra bonuses: Students can earn extra bonuses by journaling on http://lang-8.com or posting extra journals on our class blog apart from the assigned journals by the lecturer. The more entries you post on Lang-8, the more points you earn for your final scores.

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