本课程着重讲解英语议论文的写作。通过该课程的系统学习,学生能够掌握这类文体的写作要求,写作思路和写作方法,做到根据相应的要求表达观点、陈述道理。所写文章内容充实、观点明确、条理清楚、具有逻辑性、语言表达流畅、清晰、用词准确、语句通顺。该课程还能够帮助学生增强英语学习能力,发展和形成有效的、个性化的英语学习能力和方法。
通过该课程的学习,学习者能够了解英语议论文写作的要求、思路和方法。
成绩合格要求:
完成每个单元练习;
积极参与课程讨论。
推荐通过大学英语四级考试的学生学习该课程。
John Langan,《美国大学英语写作》,College Writing Skills with Readings,第九版,外语教学与研究出版社引进。
Cooper, H. and Shoolbred, M. (2016) Where’s your argument? London: Palgrave. Godwin, J. (2014) Planning your Essay. 2nd ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave-MacMillan
University of Essex. (2008) How to improve your academic writing. Available from: / www.essex.ac.uk/ldev/documents/ study_guides/academic_writing.pdf. University of Leicester. (2012)
Writing essays. Available from: www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/ writing-resources/writing-essays
https://www.learningdevelopment.plymouth.ac.uk/wrasse/ sample essays
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/679/01/ general advice & grammar
https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk academic phrases
https://vimeo.com/44666462 paragraphs
https://flower987.wikispaces.com/file/view/LC_worksheet_linking%2520words.pdf linking words & phrases