Syllabus
(1) Course objectives (general)
To develop copy editing skills in a technical manuscript
in terms of (a) translation errors made from Chinese to English
and (b) general writing style errors.
To organize and write a research paper or work report
in a time-efficient manner.
(2) Course objectives (specific)
How can I revise my own paper by eliminating general
writing style and Chinese-English colloquial errors?
What is the relation between technical writing and
project time?
How can I identify my reader's interests to make
the paper more user friendly?
(3) Course texts
An Editing Workbook for Chinese
Technical Writers by Ted Knoy
Advanced Copyediting Practice for Chinese Technical
Writers by Ted Knoy
Writing Effective Work Proposals for Chinese Technical
Writers by Ted Knoy
(4) Course materials
(4) Suggested readings
technical editing
- Substance&Style: Instruction and Practice
in Copyediting by Mary Stoughton
- Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph
Williams
- Technical Editing by Lola Zook
curriculum text
- How to Write and Publish Engineering Papers
and Reports by Herbert B. Michaelson Second Edition
- Technical Writing and Professional Communication
for Nonnative Speakers of English by Thomas N. Huckin and Leslie
A. Olsen International edition
- How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper
by Robert A. Day Fourth edition
- The Scientist's Handbook for Writing Papers and
Dissertations by Antoinette M. Wilkinson
- Handbook of Technical Writing by Charles T. Brusaw
Fourth edition
- Technical Writing by John M. Lannon Sixth edition
- Effective Technical Communication by Anne Eisenberg
grammatical or style reference
- The Mc-Graw Hill Style Manual: A Concise Guide
for Writers and Editors Edited by Marie M. Longyear
- A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses,
and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabin Fifth edition
for non-native speakers of English
- Writing Up Research: Experimental Research Report
Writing for Students of English by Robert Weissberg and Suzanne
Buker
- A Handbook for Technical Communication by Jacqueline
K. Neufeld
- English Oral Presentations
for Chinese Technical Writers by Ted Knoy
- Principles and Techniques of English Oral Presentations:
A Guidebook for Chinese Managerial and Technical Professionals
by Chia-Jung Tsai
- Technical Contacts: Materials for developing
listening and speaking skills for the student of technical English
by Nick Brieger and Jeremy Comfort
- Learn to Listen; Listen to Learn: Advanced ESL/EFL
Lecture Comprehension to Develop Note-taking Skills by Roni S.
Lebauer
(5) Course homework
Written assignments will be sent for editing to
the instructor via e-mail (tedaknoy@ms11.hinet.net)
as an attached file in Microsoft Word format. The instructor will
edit the files using the editing tool inside of the "Tools"
box of Microsoft Word and, then, return the edited files to the
student. During the final week of the course, the student will submit
the final assignments on a 3.5 size diskette(Word format).
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考評項目 |
百分比 |
| |
27個教材習作 |
15% |
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線上測驗 |
25% |
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期中考 |
25% |
| |
期末考 |
25% |
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研究提案撰寫(550~750字) |
10% |
(6) Norms for class assignments
The instructor assesses the above assignments on
the basis of the following norms:
| Structure |
Each class assignment must be written
according to the structure taught in class. |
| Style |
Each class assignment must be written
in clear and concise English, omitting any grammatical, general
writing style, or Chinese colloquial errors. |
| Usability |
Each class assignment must not only have a
particular audience in mind, but attempt to link the technical
information with the particular reader's interest(s). |
(7) Attendance policy
出席率計算: 一次上課無故缺席扣二分, 三次上課無故缺席該科不及格
