Original and Goal

Academic English writing is something that anyone involved in researched has to face at one point or another. 

How to use the appropriate words, phrasing and structure to construct a thesis that meets professional standards is no easy task, and so it is also a problem that is common to many individuals who has to publish in English. They may have groundbreaking data and unique insights, but they are restricted by the language ability in expressing themselves, and may not be able to present their research results in its entirety. 

Based on these reasons, and the fact that the University currently have no resource to offer in this regard, the establishment of the writing consultation room provide a support channel for Tamkang faculty and students in their writing endeavors, by offering consultation and editing services on academic article writing. Thematic lectures on academic writing will also be held regularly, and depending on needs, writing seminars and classes may be offered.

1．Consultation services: offered by Taiwanese and foreign faculty members of the English department, as well as graduate students from the department.

2．Goal of consultation: to find the sticking point for writing, establish the correct concepts for academic English writing, in the hope of raising academic English writing skills.

3．Eligibility for consultation: Any teaching staff and undergraduate students at research, teaching, or administrative units of Tamkang University

4．Items for consultation:

• Key areas for writing consultation: focusing on the text and document the individual provided for consultation, provide suggestions and recommendations for academic English writing, including basic structure, logic, and fluency between lines and paragraphs.
   
• Scope of writing consultation: articles for journal publication, degree thesis, themed reports, study planes, document related to overseas studies applications, etc. (The consultation does not offer word-by-word or sentence-by-sentence translation or editing).
   
• Key areas for editing of writing: focusing on the text and document the individual provided for consultation, provide related editing services, including editing on content and structure, the logic and relevance of the content, editing of language use, format of the writing, etc. (Please contact the consultation room for more details regarding services offered under this heading.)
   
• Scope of editing: articles for journal publication, degree thesis, themed reports, study planes, document related to overseas studies applications, etc. (Please contact the consultation room for more details regarding services offered under this heading.)

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