The Chinese Online Writing Lab

[ Syllabus ]

1. Course objective
   To develop copyediting skills in a technical manuscript in terms of (a) translation errors made from Chinese to English and (b) general writing style errors (conciseness).
   
   To develop writing skills for the work place through a series of listening comprehension exercises and conversation-based tasks
2. Course texts

科技英文編修訓練手冊(An Editing Workbook for Chinese Technical Writers) by Ted Knoy

有效撰寫讀書計畫(Writing Effective Study Plans) by Ted Knoy

Course materials

• Overcoming Chinese-English Habits in Writing" by Ted Knoy, The Internet TESL Journal (Japan), February 2000
• Editing for Conciseness and Clarity in an ESL Writing Class by Ted Knoy, The Chinese On-line Writing Lab, April 2000
• "Increasing the Vocabulary of Chinese ESL Writers Through Contrastive Rhetoric" by Ted Knoy, The Chinese On-line Writing Lab, May 2000
• An English Style Approach for Chinese Technical Writers by Ted Knoy Revised edition
• Unit 1 summary
• Unit 2 summary
• Unit 3 summary
• Unit 4 summary
• Unit 5 summary
• Unit 6 summary
• Unit 7 summary
• Unit 8 summary
• Unit 9 summary
• Unit 10 summary
3. Suggested readings texts

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



4. Course homework

Students must complete the twenty seven editing exercises for conciseness found in An Editing Workbook for Chinese Technical Writers by Ted Knoy and twenty eight listening exercises from the Online Listening Lab.

 

	Assignment	Percent
	Twenty seven editing exercises for conciseness from An Editing Workbook for Chinese Technical Writers by Ted Knoy	10%
	Online exercises	15%
	Study plan for doctoral study or advanced research	25%
	Midterm examination Final examination	50%
	Course grade	100%

5. 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).

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

[ Schedule ]