經濟學專業英文寫作一 二 Academic English Writing for Economics Time: Thursdays (四) 9:10 a.m. ~ 12:10 p.m. Social Science Campus (Room 28)

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. 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