大学英文写作

PREFACE　ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK　SPECIAL FEATURESChapter 1 English Composition and the Chinese Student　THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE　YOUR WRITING STRENGTHS　WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?　GAINING CONFIDENCE IN WRITING　READING AND WRITING　HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED　READINGSChapter 2 Planning to Write　STEP ONE: PLANNING　STEP TWO. RESEARCH　STEP THREE: DRAFTING

PREFACE　ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK　SPECIAL FEATURESChapter 1 English Composition and the Chinese Student　THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE　YOUR WRITING STRENGTHS　WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?　GAINING CONFIDENCE IN WRITING　READING AND WRITING　HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED　READINGSChapter 2 Planning to Write　STEP ONE: PLANNING　STEP TWO. RESEARCH　STEP THREE: DRAFTING　STEP FOUR: REVIEWING AND REVISINGChapter 3 Guiding the Reader　THESIS STATEMENT　PARA GRAPHING　TRANSITIONS　OUTLINING　INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCL USIONS　READINGSChapter 4 Writing Clearly　READING ENGLISH　A READABLE STYLE　COMMON GRAMMATICAL PROBLEMS　　BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH　　MAJOR SENTENCE ERRORS　　PROBLEMS WITH VERBS　　PROBLEMS WITH PRONOUNSChapter 5 Developing a Portfolio of Your Writing　RESEARCH TOPICS　SAMPLE PORTFOLIOSChapter 6 Writing on Your Experiences　PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE　METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT　ASSIGNMENT 1 ： EXPRESSING KNOWLEDGE AND OPINIONS　READINGS　PLANNING/SELF-EVALUATION OF DRAFT　PEER REVIEW　REVISIONChapter 7 Using and Acknowledging Resources　USING THE LIBRARY　　SEARCHING FOR BOOKS AND PERIODICAL ARTICLES　　THE INTERNET　SUMMARY, PARAPHRASE, AND QUOTATION　　SUMMARY VS. PARAPHRASE　　SUMMARY VS. QUOTA.TION　ACKNOWLEDGING SOURCESChapter 8 Writing to Inform　PURPOSE AND A UDIENCE……Chapte 9 Writing to PersuadeChapter 10 Anwering Essay Examinations

This book introduces students to academic writing through a sequenced set of assignments that help them to move from personal, expressive writing to informative and persuasive writing. The use of source materials, including summary, paraphrase, quotation, and documentation, is emphasized in the informative and persuasive writing assignments. The book stresses writing as a process and encourages the use of collaborative learning strategies as well as individual activities. Therefore, this book is mainy for students enrolled in Engilsh writing courese. It is suitable for undergraduates, both English majors, and non-English majors, and Master Students from other majors than English. Students who want to study abroad in English-speaking countries will also find this book useful because good writing skills are essential for success in courses and examinations in an academic setting.