GRAMMAR & WRITING PRACTICE        
(C-2011-01208-A) 
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
EVENING DIVISION
FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
2000-2001

TERRI LI-CHI YUEH

 TIME: Monday 8:30-10:00 PM
CLASSROOM: ES 508 /            COMPUTER LAB

OFFICE: LA 110 
TEL: 29031111 EXT. 2269 / 3731 
MAIL BOX: LA 110
E-MAIL: yueh@mails.fju.edu.tw / terriyue@ms3.hinet.net

                                                             

REQUIRED TEXTS:

CORRECT WRITING, 6TH ED. (Butler, Hickman, McAlexander, Overby) (CW) 
SIGNIFICANT SCRIBBLES: WRITING FOR FLUENCY (Kelly & Shorteed) (SS)
FLONGMAN ESSENTLAL ACTIVATOR 

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RECOMMENDATIONS:

PARAGRAPH PRACTICE: WRITING IN PARAGRAPH & COMPOSITION (SULLIVAN)
PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT, 2ND Ed. (ARNAUDET & BARRETT)
PRENTICEHAL HANDBOOK FOR WRITERS, 12th Ed. 
THE PROCESS OF PARAGRAPH WRITING (REID & LINDSTROM)
THE WORKING WRITER (FULWILER) PRENTICE HALL
ALLUSIONS OF WESTERN LITERARY WORKS
LONGMAN DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

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REQUIREMENTS:

Be an active member of the class—this is possible only if you are present. Thus, regular attendance, class participation, learning attitude, and assignments submitting on time are very important for your grade and progress in language learning. If you are absent, you are responsible for the material that we cover in the class. If you miss the class for more than three times (with excuses or non-excuses), you might not pass the course. In addition, please make necessary preparation before you come to the class. Any delayed assignment will be reviewed but no graded, and you are expected to complete assigned writings on your own; that is, “no late paper!” and “no plagiarizing!”  Failure to do so will positively affect your final grade. 

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  GRADING:

IN-CLASS ATTENDANCE & WEB-CLASS PARTICIPATION   15%

(Including the conference with your instructor)

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS & REVISIONS                   30%

PRACTICES & QUIZZES                                  25%

MIDTERM & FINAL EXAM                               30%

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A TENTATIVE SYLLABUS:

1 9/18 COURSE ORIENTATION / A DEAR TEACHER LETTER   
2 9/25 WHAT IS GRAMMAR? & THE PARTS OF SPEECH (CW 1)

*THE WRITING PROCESS & YOUR WRITING HABITS
3 10/2 INTERNET BASIS & COURSE WEBSITE (COMPUTER LAB /CL)
4 10/9  GRAMMAR & WRITING RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET / CL
5 10/16 WHAT IS A SENTENCE? (SS 1) / SENTENCE FRAGMENTS (CW 7)
6 10/23

PARTS OF SENTENCE (CW 2 & 9)

*sentence combining (ss 1) / TURN IN THE TYPED ASSIGNMENT FROM NOW ON
7 10/30

 SENTENCE STRUCTURE & CLAUSES (CW 6 & SS 6)

*WHAT IS A GOOD TOPIC SENTENCE? / MECHANICS (CW 20)
8 11/6  COMMA SPLICES & RUN-ON SENTENCES (CW 5)

*WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH? & PARAGRAPH UNITY (SS 4)

9 11/13  MODIFIERS (CW 13, 14, 15)

*DESCRIPTION (SS 2 & 3)
10 11/20  VERBS: TENSE, VOICE, MOOD (CW 8)

*CHRONOLOGICAL PARAGRAPHS (SS 5 -- 6)
11 11/27 VERBALS & PHRASES (CW 3-4) / MIDTERM REPORT
12 12/4 UNIVERSITY ANNIVERSARY / EXTENDED HOLIDAY
13 12/11 ILLOGICAL COMPARISONS & MIXED CONSTRUCTIONS (CW 18)

*METAPHOR, SIMILE, PERSONIFICATION (SS 7 – 8)
14 12/18 TRANSITIONAL SIGNALS (SS 9 – 10)

*PARAGRAPH COHERENCE
15 12/25 *PARAGRAPH COHERENCE
16 1/1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
17 1/8 FINAL EXAM

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EFERENCRES:


The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, 3rd ed. 1999. Hong Kong: Longman.

Alexander, Louis. 1998.Longman Right Word Wrong Word. Hong Kong: Longman.

Alexander, Louis. 1993 Longman English Grammar Practice. Hong Kong: Longman.

Arnaudet, M. L. & Barrett, M. E. 1990. Paragraph Development, 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall

Ascher, Allen. 1993. Think About Editing: A Grammar Editing Guide For ESL Writers. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Bailey, E. P. & Powell, P. A. 1999. The Practical Writer, 7th ed. Orlando: Harcourt Brace & Company.

Brieger, N. & Sweeney, S. 1994. The Language of Business English: Grammar & Function. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Devitiis, G. D., Mariani, l. & O’Malley, K. 1997 English Grammar for Communication. Hong Kong: Longman.

Henrichsen, Lynn E & Pack, Alice C. 1992. Sentence Construction, 2nd ed. Boston: Heinle & Heinle.

Kramer, M. G., Leggett, G. & Mead, C. D. 1995. Prentice Hall Handbook for Writers, 12th ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Marius, R. & Wiener H. S. 1994. The McGraw-Hill College Handbook, 4th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Redman, S. 1997. English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Strong, William. 1981. Sentence Combining and Paragraph Building. London: Random House.

Swan, M. & Walter, C. 1997. How English Works: A Grammar Practice Book. Oxford: Oxford UP.

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