Date

Activity / Topic & Assignments

I. Business Writing: Resume, application letter and/or personal statement.

2/ 22 (T) 

Opening talk: My future direction? career plan?  How do I work for it?  Search for a job wanted and/or a graduate program

2/25 (F) 

Sample Resume/ Cover Letter discussion

* Resume, application letter 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html#sub3

* Application Letters: How to Sell Yourself (from OWL)           

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html

3/1 (T)  

 I need a job: Resume/Cover letter               * Cover Letter/Resume due

  Job Wanted / Interview Q/A        

 * The Resume: Making it work for you (from OWL)       

•  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_thresum.html      

•  http://www.etweb.fju.edu.tw/business/

 *Guide to Resume Writing  

http://www.jobweb.com/Resumes_Interviews/default.htm

 * Job section of dept.'s relevant links: 

• http://www.myjob.com.tw/

• http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/links.htm   #Job Opportunities求才求職機會網站

 *Personal Statement: 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_perstate.html

3/4 (F)

Job and School Application Interview:  Could you tell us …? How do I choose my future direction? How do I work for it? 

Possible questions; some students' responses 

• http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/~eng/con&com_databank/conversation_act/Interview.html

•  http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/~eng/con&com_databank/conversation_act/interview-notes.htm

* Journal (1) – 2 entries (4 pages)

3/8 (T)

 Conversation: Job Interview   

 *Application Portfolio--1^st draft due

3/11 (F) 

Conversation: Job Interview    

II. Evaluation 

3/15 (T)

How do we compare/contrast?    

 * Research Paper: Topic and Outline due

Reading/sharing: Compare & Contrast, Analyze & Evaluate

3/18 (F)  

Comparison & Contrast: on Imitation Culture…

Fashion; life style; culture…

       * RP Sample Notes-taking due—five entries

  *Application Portfolio—revision due

3/22 (T) 

Presentation: Comparison & Contrast                 * RP--1^st draft due

* Journal (2) – 2 entries (4 pages)　

3/25 (F)

Good Friday  (No class)    

Discussion: The results of your observation & find out a tentative thesis  

3/29 (T) 

Individual Conference: Your RP    

 *Comparison & Contrast 1^st draft due  

III. Observation Analysis: A. entertainment: a museum exhibit, a school event, a park's morning activities, a shopping center, a pub, etc. B. job: a certain job (a DJ, a PR, an assistant's day in the office), an educational center, etc.            

4/l (F)   

Time Square: current affairs 

4/5 (T)  

Spring Recess!   (Time for your evaluation project!)

4/8 (F)  

Discussion: Working out the questionnaires for your observation paper

4/12 (T) 

Language/Grammar Review                    * Journal (3)-- 3 entries

4/15 (F)

      MA Exam (No Class)

4/19 (T)  Midterm: Composition          

  *Comparison & Contrast revision due

4/22(F)

Midterm: Presentation       

 * RP Sample Notes-taking due—five entries

4/26 (T)   

Individual Conference: Your RP      

4/29 (F)

At the Movies: Evaluation    

5/3 (T)

A 15-min report on the result of your  evaluation project

          *Observation paper--1^st draft due   　

5/6 (F)

Language Review                           * Journal (4)--3 entries due    

IV. Research Paper

5/10 (T)

Time Square: current affairs         

5/13 (F)

Open session

5/17 (T)

Oral Presentation I: facing challenges      * RP Abstract due

5/20 (F)

Oral Presentation II: facing challenges     * Research Paper--final

5/24 (T)

Oral Presentation III: facing challenges  

*Observation paper--Revision due      

5/27(F)

Oral Presentation IV: facing challenges

5/31 (T)

Research Paper Convention  I             * Journal (5)--3 entries due

6/3 (F)

      Research Paper Convention  II 

6/7 (T)

      Research Paper Convention  III

6/10 (F)

      Research Paper Convention  IV

6/14 (T)

      Review/Course Evaluation: Discussion of the RP convention