《实用英语写作》教学大纲
Practical English Writing
课程编码:08A11290 学分:2.0 课程类别:专业任选课
计划学时:32 其中讲课:32 实验或实践:0 上机:0
适用专业:英语
推荐教材:丁往道、吴冰.英语写作手册(英文版第三版) [M].北京:外语教学与研究出版社,2009.
参考书目:
1. 冯秀红.实用英语写作[M].南京:东南大学出版社. 2008.
2. 田力平.实用英语写作[M].北京:北京邮电大学出版社有限公司. 2012.
3. 周邦友.英语应用文写作(第四版)[M].上海:东华大学出版社, 2015.
课程的教学目的与任务
《实用英语写作》是英语专业的一门专业任选课,本课程旨在帮助学生熟悉各种常见英语应用文体,掌握常见英语应用文的写作方法,提高学生英语应用文的写作技能,能在实际工作中灵活运用所学知识,为今后走向工作岗位打下良好的英语应用文写作基础。
课程的基本要求
1. 通过本课程学习,学生应掌握常用英语应用文的用途及基本格式、写作特点以及相关的常用句型或词汇。
2. 通过学习和实践,能够运用英语熟练地写作专用书信、求职应用文、便条、备忘录、启事以及通知等各种应用文,做到格式规范、条理清晰、内容充实、语言通顺、用词得当。
3. 进一步提高书面表达能力和综合运用英语能力。
各章节授课内容、教学方法及学时分配建议
本课程采用课堂讲授和写作实践相结合的教学方式。课堂讲授使用多媒体教学,由教师讲解写作技巧并引导学生发现使用规律,结合小组活动和个人训练等各种形式提高学生的写作学习热情。强调写作过程的教学,积极鼓励学生参与课堂教学,培养学生获取和运用知识的能力、分析问题的能力、独立提出见解的能力和创新的能力。在课外布置适量的写作任务,及时操练和巩固所学的语言知识和写作技巧,加强对语言的实际运用能力。
第一章:General Remarks on Practical English Writing 建议学时:4
[教学目的与要求] Learn about the importance, the characteristics and principles of practical English writing.
[教学重点与难点] Characteristics and principles of practical English writing.
[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Importance of practical English writing
第二节Characteristics of practical English writing
第三节Principles of practical English writing
第四节Rudimentary knowledge of practical English writing
第二章:Social Correspondence 建议学时:6
[教学目的与要求] Grasp writing of social correspondence.
[教学重点与难点] structure of a letter; Characteristics of personal letters and social letters
[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work;Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节structure of a letter
第二节how to write personal Letters
第三节how to write social Letters
第三章:Business Letters 建议学时:6
[教学目的与要求] Grasp the characteristics of business letters. Learn to write the appropriate business letters.
[教学重点与难点] Structure and Style of Business Letters
[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Structure and Style of Business Letters
第二节Samples of General Business Letters
第三节Business terms, common words and expressions in business letters
第四章:Personal and Public Information 建议学时:8
[教学目的与要求] Learn how to offer personal and public information.
[教学重点与难点] the writing of resume, application letters, notice and news announcement.
[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Writing of personal statement and resume
第二节Writing of application letters
第三节Writing of notice
第四节Writing of news announcement
第五章:Advertisements 建议学时:4
[教学目的与要求] Learn how to write advertisements.
[教学重点与难点] structure and stylistic features of advertisements
[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Writing of merchandise selling advertisements
第二节Writing of enrollment Advertisements
第三节Writing of employment Advertisements
第六章:Research Paper Writing 建议学时:4
[教学目的与要求] Learn how to write research papers.
[教学重点与难点] General format and stylistic features of research papers
[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)
[授 课 内 容]
第一节Usual steps in writing a research paper
第二节Stipulated format of research paper
第三节Useful expressions and structures in research paper writing
撰稿人:戴理敏 审核人:宋庆伟