Academic Communication in Chinese Studies

This course aims to equip students with the necessary skills for gathering, reviewing, analysing, and evaluating credible and relevant sources through writing a response paper and an exploratory paper by: 1. reading and responding to academic-related texts in English relevant to Chinese studies; 2. gathering, evaluating and citing relevant academic-related texts in English; 3. presenting a short proposal in English on potential exploratory paper topics relevant to Chinese studies; and 4. reviewing academic-related texts in English relevant to Chinese studies to explore a topic of interest. This course is designed specifically for the needs of NTU Chinese Studies Year 2 students to equip you with academic English communicative competence in both written and spoken channels. It prepares you for your future courses or job situations that involve academic or professional English competence.