二十一世纪经济的全球化,高等教育的国际化,对大学英语教学提出新的要求。《大学英文写作》课程的目的是帮助学员掌握大学英文基本的写作方法和技巧,夯实写作基本功,为论文写作、出国留学和将来对外交流做好充分准备。
英文写作说到底是一门实践课。因此,本课程强调实践,讲授按照过程写作法组织知识点,例子剖析贯穿始终,为学生提供边学边练的机会。本课程共30单元, 第1单元为课程概况,第2-9单元为英文写作的基本知识(Writing Basics); 第10-21单元为写作策略或模式(Writing Strategies or Patterns)。这两部分都属于《大学英文写作》课程的基础部分,系统梳理英文学术写作所需的知识、技巧、策略和规范。第22-30单元着手于具体的写作任务(Writing Tasks), 该部分涵盖总结、评述、较长论文、实验报告、电子书信、备忘录、留学书文等,力求兼顾同学们英文写作的特殊需求。
课程按MOOC形式要求,每单元包含若干微视频、课堂讨论平台及配套练习,方便学生复习和预习课程内容。课程结束时,学员能够基本掌握大学英文写作:了解写作过程和学习规律,能够完成西方高校英文写作课程、人文社科课程和专业课程一般性的写作任务、写作规范和写作方法,作文基本做到条理清晰,连接自然,论据充分,具有说服力。
本课程适用对象:已修完《大学英语》课程,选修英文写作或希望提高英文写作能力的学生,以及备考雅思和托福准备出国深造的学生。
形成性评估部分:
10%课堂表现
20%单元测试
20%单元作业
50%单元大任务
Week 1
Week 1 作业
Unit 2 Writing Process
Unit 1 Course Introduction
Week 2
Unit 4 Planning and Outlines
Unit 3 Brainstorming
Week 2 测试
Week 2 作业
Week 3
Unit 5 The 5-Paragraph Essay Structure
Week 3 测试
Week 3 作业
Unit 6 Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
Week 4
Week 4 测试(一) Read the following thesis statements and evaluate each of them.
Unit 7 The Thesis Statement
Unit 8 Paragraph Unity and Paragraph Development
Week4 测试(二) Read the following topic sentence, and decide whether they are effectively "focused."
Week 5
Week 5 测验(二)Organization Patterns
Week 5 测验(一) Paragraph Coherence
Unit 9 Coherence in Paragraphs
Unit 10 Patterns of Paragraph Development: An Introduction
Week 6
Unit 11 Description in Essay Writing
Week 6 测验:Identify the type(s) of sense the description in the sentences below by choosing from the senses. Multiple answers are possible.
Week 6 作业
Unit 12 Narration in Essay Writing
Week 7
Week 7 测验(Process Analysis)
Unit 13 Process Analysis in Essay Writing
Week 7 测验 (Comparison and Contrast)
Unit 14 Comparison and Contrast
Week 8
Week 8 测验 (Cause and Effect)
Week 8 作业 (Examples)
Unit 16 Examples in Essay Writing
Unit 15 Cause and Effect
Week 9
Unit 17 Definition
Unit 18 Classification and Division
Week 9 测验(二): Classification and Division
Week 9 测验 (一): Definition
Week 10
Unit 20 Elements of an Argument
Week 10 测验: Distinguishing Facts and Opinions
Week 10 作业:Analyzing an Argument
Unit 19 Introduction to Argumentation
Week 11
Unit 21 Writing Arguments
Week 12
Unit 23 Writing Reviews
Unit 22 Writing Summaries
Week 13
Unit 24 Writing Extended Essays
Unit 25 Writing Abstracts
Week 14
Unit 26 Writing Informal Lab Reports
Unit 27 Writing Formal Lab Reports
Unit 28 Writing Letters, Memos, and Email
Week 15
Unit 30 Application Dossier (II): Admissions Essays (Personal Statements) and Study/Research Proposals
Unit 29 Application Dossier (I): Application Letters and Résumés
系统学习过初中、高中、大学英语基础课程,具有基本的英语词汇、语法基础知识以及语言能力,能进行一般的书面交流。
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