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Basic Written Skills: Personal Correspondence & Reading Scientific Literature

Chapter 4. Correspondence (1:1 Communication)

To learn the Fundamentals of 1:1 informal Written Communication
To learn the Fundamentals of 1:1 formal Written Communication
To learn the Skills of Pre-Writing (including Mind Mapping) for Technical Writing
To learn Basic Editing and Revising Methods for Technical Writing

To learn how to quickly gain a general understanding of a scientific article
To learn and apply the methods of skimming, scanning to reading technical literature and scientific papers
To identify the key differences between scientific, regular writing and oral communication.

§	Topic 主題	Week 週
§	Topic 主題	9wkx2hr	18wkx2hr	9wkx3hr
1	Introduction to course, classmates and teacher (selective) (pptx)	1	1
Chapter 4 Correspondence (1:1 Communication)
4.1	§4 Overview (pptx)	1	2
4.2	Purpose and Types (pptx)	1	2
4.3	The Writing Process: Prewriting & Cluster Diagrams with Application to Personal Letters (pptx)	2	3,4
4.4	Editing Your First Draft (pptx)	3	5
4.5	Business Letters: Cover Letters & Resumes (pptx)	4	6
4.1	Evaluation: Informal Letter of Introduction	5	6
4.6	Final Editing & Revising (pptx)	5	7,8
§5. Reading Scientific Literature
5.1	§5 Overview (pptx)	5	8
4.1	Evaluation: Cover Letter and Resume	6	10
5.2	Evaluation: Reading Speed Trial Pre-Test	6	10
5.3	Verbs & Formality (pptx)	6	10*
5.4	Skimming and Scanning (Pt 1)(pptx)	6	11*
5.4	Skimming and Scanning (Pt 2)(pptx)	7	12, 13
5.5	Chinglish, English and Englese (pptx)	7	14*
5.6	Reading Journals and Textbooks (pptx)	8	15
5.7	Learning from Mistakes(pptx)	9	16*	8
5.2	Evaluation: Reading Speed Trial Post-Test	-	17*

* Additional reading from supplementary textbook or Handouts. One long article per class. Prepare before. Read aloud. Discuss synonyms. Questions.