Lecturer: Li Mei （李梅）
Please feel free to contact me if you have any problem or question about your academic learning and college
life.
My Office Hour: Monday & Tuesday (Room 408, No. 5 Building, the Songjiang Campus of SHISU)
* Please call or email me to make an appointment.
Progress Schedule
Sept. 12 Warming-up
Sept. 19 Mechanics (1) Punctuation and reading discussion
Sept. 26 Mechanics (2) Punctuation and reading discussion
Sept. 31 The Correct Word (1), note-writing and reading discussion
Oct. 3 The Correct Word (2), notice writing and reading discussion
Oct. 10 The Appropriate Word (1), précis writing and reading discussion
Oct. 17 The Appropriate Word (2), précis writing and reading discussion
Oct. 24 The Better Word (1), description writing and reading discussion
Nov. 7 Mid-Term Test
Nov. 21 The Better Word (2), description and reading discussion
Nov. 28 Sentence Base (1), narration and reading discussion
Dec. 5 Sentence Base (2), narration and reading discussion
Dec. 12 Expanded Sentence (1), figures of speech and reading discussion
Dec. 19 Expanded Sentence (2), figures of speech and reading discussion
Dec. 26 Review and prepare for the final exam
Jan. Final Exam
* The day-to-day schedule can be flexible, as long as the above mentioned tasks are fulfilled.
2. Class Activities
(1) The Teacher’s lecturing on writing techniques;
(2) Discussions on the employment of writing techniques in the reading materials;
(3) Q & A on exercises;
(4) Reading Discussion;
(4) Homework Critique.
3. Written Homework
(1) Free/ Essay Writing (at least 250 words);
(2) Supplementary Reading Tasks.
4. Assessment of Students’ Average Performance
Your performance in class activities and written homework will be assessed with points/scores and account for 30% of
your total score for the course of this semester. (*mid-term test accounts for 30% of the total, final written exam 40%)
You’re supposed to hand in your written homework on time. Deferred work will be given zero. NO PLAGERISM!