spContent=本课程旨在培养学生使用英语进行书面表达的能力。通过课程学习，学生应熟练掌握英语写作的基础知识和基本技能，进行记叙文和说明文写作；养成良好的写作习惯，具有一定的思辨写作能力。本课程严格遵循《普通高等学校本科英语专业教学指南》和《英语专业本科教学质量国家标准》的指导思想。课程读写结合，循序渐进，专项训练写作技巧。主题包括：Life and Value, Empathy and Justice, Growth and Maturity, Truth and Interpretation, Dream and Faith, Conflict and Harmony。
本课程旨在培养学生使用英语进行书面表达的能力。通过课程学习，学生应熟练掌握英语写作的基础知识和基本技能，进行记叙文和说明文写作；养成良好的写作习惯，具有一定的思辨写作能力。本课程严格遵循《普通高等学校本科英语专业教学指南》和《英语专业本科教学质量国家标准》的指导思想。课程读写结合，循序渐进，专项训练写作技巧。主题包括：Life and Value, Empathy and Justice, Growth and Maturity, Truth and Interpretation, Dream and Faith, Conflict and Harmony。
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课程概述
This course is designed for second-year English majors as well as anyone interested in English writing. The purpose is to develop students’ basic English writing skills. The course covers basic writing skills, including writing effective paragraphs, stating and supporting your thesis, revising and editing your essays. Different genres of English writing are practiced through the semester, such as narrative and expository essays. Students are expected to learn the rules and conventions concerning effective writing.
课程大纲
Introduction to English Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to:1. Understand the writing process and basic structure of English writing; 2. Understand the differences between writing in English and Chinese
1.1 Writing Process and Essay Structure
1.2 Differences in Writing in English and Chinese
Overview of Narrative Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to:1. Define various genres of narrative; 2. Understand the elements of narrative writing
2.1 Elements and mini genres of narrative writing
2.2 Discussion of "The Story of My Life"
Time order and concrete details
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Use time order signals to organize the sequence of events; 2. Present concrete details in narrative writing; 3. Identify and correct common grammar errors in writing
3.1 Time order and concrete details
3.2 Editing for common errors
3.3 Discussion of "The Necklace"
Plot in Narrative Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Understand the elements of plot in narrative writing; 2. Diagram the plot structure; 3. Understand the role of conflict in narrative writing
4.1 Elements of Plot
4.2 Discussion of “The Story of an Hour”
Cohesion and Unity
课时目标：Students are expected: 1. Understand different ways of creating cohesion; 2. Learn how to keep unity in narrative writing
5.1 Cohesion and unity
5.2 Discussion of “A Secret for Two”
Characterization of Narrative Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Define the meaning of characters; 2. Develop round characters in various ways
6.1 Types of characters and developing characters
6.2 Discussion of "After Twenty Years"
Concrete Language
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Balance showing and telling in developing characters; 2. Use concrete language to create characters
7.1 Crafting effective dialogues and balancing showing and telling
7.2 Concrete language
7.3 Discussion of "The Selfish Giant"
Setting of Narrative Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Understand the meaning and importance of setting in narrative writing; 2. Practice various types of settings in a story; 3. Build up the link between settings and characters; 4. Use concrete words and provide sensory details to describe settings
8.1 Setting and Concrete details
8.2 Discriptive Writing
8.3 Discussion of "Too Soon a Woman" and "My Father Sits in the Dark"
Point of View in Narrative Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Understand the functions of point of view in narrative writing; 2. Get familiar with various types of points of view; 3. Choose a proper point of view for a specific story
9.1 Point of View
9.2 Discussion of Two Versions of “The Three Little Pigs”
Precise Word Choice and Narrative Tense
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Understand the importance of precise word choice in expressing point of view; 2. Detect the functions of tenses in narrative writing
10.1 Precise word choice and narrative Tense
10.2 Discussion of “A Day’s Wait”
Theme in Narrative Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Understand the concept of theme in narrative writing; 2. Identify various types of themes in narrative writing 3. Use figurative language to enhance the quality of narrative writing
11.1 Presenting Themes
11.2 Figurative Language
11.4 Discussion of “The Cop and the Anthem” and “Thank You, M’am”
Introduction to Expository Writing
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Understand the elements and structure of an expository essay; 2. Identify different patterns of development within exposition
12.1 Patterns of development
12.2 Discussion of “Mother Tongue”
Building Effective Introduction
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Write a well-organized introduction; 2. Use a variety of sentence structures in writing
13.1 Building effective introduction
13.2 Sentence variety
13.3 Discussion of “Spanglish Spoken Here”
Process Analysis
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Understand the structure of process analysis essays; 2. Write a clear, concise, and well-defined thesis statement
14.1 Explaining a Process
14.2 Writing thesis statement
14.3 Discussion of “Writing Drafts” and "Shitty First Drafts"
Cause and Effect
课时目标：Students are expected to:1. Define causation in expository writing;2. Write an exposition by using cause and effect;3. Develop support for a topic sentence
15.1 Explaining cause and effect
15.2 Writing PIE paragraphs
15.3 Discussion of “The Obligation to Endure”
Comparsion and Contrast
课时目标：Students are expected to: 1. Compare and contrast two objects or concepts; 2. Write an effective conclusion
16.1 Making Comparison and Contrast
16.2 Write an effective conclusion
16.3 Discussion of "Born to be Different"
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证书要求
为积极响应国家低碳环保政策， 2021年秋季学期开始，中国大学MOOC平台将取消纸质版的认证证书，仅提供电子版的认证证书服务，证书申请方式和流程不变。
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完成课程教学内容学习和考核，成绩达到课程考核标准的学生（每门课程的考核标准不同，详见课程内的评分标准），具备申请认证证书资格，可在证书申请开放期间（以申请页面显示的时间为准），完成在线付费申请。
认证证书申请注意事项：
1. 根据国家相关法律法规要求，认证证书申请时要求进行实名认证，请保证所提交的实名认证信息真实完整有效。
2. 完成实名认证并支付后，系统将自动生成并发送电子版认证证书。电子版认证证书生成后不支持退费。
参考资料
- 《大学思辨英语教程 写作1 记叙文写作》杨鲁新、王素娥主编，2015年，外语教学与研究出版社
- 《大学思辨英语教程 写作2 说明文写作》李莉文主编，2016年，外语教学与研究出版社
- 《英语篇章语法与修辞实用教程》陈新仁主编，2020年，华东师范大学出版社
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