1 Course objectives general

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(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 the research paper in a
  time-efficient manner.

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• To prepare for publication by meeting the
  expectations of one of three audiences journal
  editor or reviewer, academic committee, or
  industrial manager.

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(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?

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• How can I identify my reader's interests to make
  the paper more user friendly?

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(3) Course texts

• 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

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• Unit 8 summary
• Unit 9 summary
• Unit 10 summary
• Overcoming Chinese-English Habits in Writing" by
  Ted Knoy, The Internet TESL Journal (Japan),
  February 2000
• A Correspondence Manual for Chinese Technical
  Writers by Ted Knoy
• Technical Correspondence What Professionals Need
  to Learn by Ted Knoy, The Internet TESL Journal
  (Japan), May 2000
• An Editing Workbook for Chinese Technical Writers
  by Ted Knoy
• Editing for Conciseness and Clarity in an ESL
  Writing Class by Ted Knoy, The Chinese On-line
  Writing Lab, April 2000
• Increasing the Vocabulary Power of Chinese
  Writers Through Contrastive Rhetoric by Ted Knoy,
  The Chinese On-line Writing Lab, May 2000.
• Advanced Copyediting Practice for Chinese
  Technical Writers by Ted Knoy

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(4) Suggested readings

• technical editing
• SubstanceStyle Instruction and Practice in
  Copyediting by Mary Stoughton
• Style Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace by Joseph
  Williams
• Technical Editing by Lola Zook

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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(5) Course homework

• Written assignments will be sent for editing to
  the instructor via e-mail (tedaknoy_at_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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• 01 Paper organization (research title,
  engineering / scientific objective,engineering/sci
  entific motivation, personal motivation, outline
  for research, problem statement, and hypothesis
  statement) 5
• 02 Outline for technical argument (five
  questions) 5
• 03 Technical argument (300-450 words) 10
• 04 Engineering/Scientific need (five criteria)
  and Problem/Hypothesis statements 10

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• 05 Abstract 10
• 06 Introduction 10
• 07 Conclusion 10
• 08 Twenty seven editing exercises for conciseness
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• 09 Twenty nine editing exercises for clarity 10
• 10 Technical correspondence (NOTE using the
  software package, write twelve letters by
  choosing from the thirty eight options in A
  Correspondence Manual for Chinese Technical
  Writers by Ted Knoy 20

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Course grade 100
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(6) Norms for class assignments

• The instructor assesses the above assignments on
  the basis of the following norms

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• Structure Each class assignment must adhere to
  the structure outlined in "Details of class
  assignments".
• 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).