Academic English Writing for Economics
香港中文大學(xué)研究生英文經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)期刊論文撰寫訓(xùn)練
中文課程簡介
本課程旨在訓(xùn)練研究生以英文撰寫經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)期刊論文。課程內(nèi)容包含基本英文寫作訓(xùn)練,英文論文架構(gòu)介紹,經(jīng)典論文閱讀,以及實(shí)際撰寫論文並投稿。學(xué)生也有機(jī)會學(xué)習(xí)如何用英文口頭報(bào)告自己的研究。
第一學(xué)期是奠定基本的英文寫作基礎(chǔ),第二學(xué)期則是實(shí)際撰寫自己的期刊論文。第一學(xué)期的課程中,每週均有安排單字與文法進(jìn)度,上課時小考指定的內(nèi)容。課堂上則介紹段落寫作技巧,以及與學(xué)術(shù)論文相關(guān)的五種英文作文文體,分別討論因果關(guān)係、過程、分類、比較,以及議論。學(xué)生須撰寫三篇文章,並依教師的建議在完稿前做適度的修改。
第二學(xué)期則包含八個單元,每單元涵蓋期刊論文的某個篇章段落。每單元?dú)v時兩週,包含兩小時的英文寫作技巧講述,兩小時的經(jīng)典閱讀討論,與兩小時的學(xué)生寫作作業(yè)討論。每週上課後,學(xué)生必須撰寫自己論文的相應(yīng)段落,交由老師批改,老師並於隔週上課的後兩小時逐一就學(xué)生的論文段落與所有學(xué)生一起討論。每週均有寫作作業(yè),使得學(xué)生在期末可以完成一篇論文並投稿至某個學(xué)術(shù)期刊。另外,學(xué)生也必須在課堂上就其論文作20 分鐘的英語口頭報(bào)告。
學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)評量方式與評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)如下:
1. 寫作作業(yè)(50%):繳交作業(yè)的期限為當(dāng)週上完課之後的星期日午夜(上傳至CEIBA 的時間為準(zhǔn)),逾期一律視為未交。
2. 課堂評量(50%):第一學(xué)期為課堂小考與期末評量,第二學(xué)期為英文口頭報(bào)告與期刊投稿 (期限為2010 年6 月25 日)。
3. 課堂出席與討論:上課無故不到每次扣總成績10%。
Course Objectives:
This course trains students to write a publishable article in economics. The course includes teaching fundamentals of English writing,
introducing the structure of a research paper, reading path-breaking papers in economics, and actually writing and submitting a research article to a journal. Students will also learn how to make an oral presentation of their research in English.
Course Description and Requirements:
The first semester focuses on English writing basics, and the second on research paper writing. In the first semester, vocabulary lists and grammar review material will be assigned and quizzed weekly in class. Class lectures focus on writing techniques, including paragraph writing and five different essay formats related to academic writing: cause/effect, process, classification, comparison/contrast, and argumentation.
Students will be required to write three essays and make appropriate revisions before submitting the final draft.#p#分頁標(biāo)題#e#
The second semester will consist of eight two-week blocks, each focusing on one aspect of academic writing in economics. Each block consists of two hours of lecture on general writing techniques, two hours devoted to reading novel papers, and two hours on interactive discussion of students’ own writing (homework assignments).
These eight blocks include:
[A]Outline / Thesis Statement (論文大綱/賣點(diǎn))
[B] Paragraph Writing / Summary (段落寫作/摘要整理)
[C]Article Writing / Introduction (導(dǎo)論)
[D]Data Collection Methods and Model (資料收集方法與理論模型)
[E] Results (研究結(jié)果)
[F] Discussion (結(jié)果討論)
[G]Conclusion (結(jié)論)
[H]Abstract (摘要)
Weekly writing assignments will be given to students. By the end of the term, these assignments can be combined into a research paper ready for submission. In addition, students are required to give a 20-minute oral presentation of their paper.
Pre-Requisites:
Preliminary results on a specific topic in economics are required to enroll. Basic English composition ability, such as satisfactory grades in “English Composition I (英文作文一)” is also required and will be tested in the first week (placement test).
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