本教材與傳統的寫作教材比較有以下不同點:
1.突出自主學習。一般人認為寫作學習尤共是作文的修改沒有教師的指導是無法進行的,但是本教程力圖在此方面有所突破。本教程在寫作技巧的介紹和練習的編排方面都充分考慮有利於學生自學和互學。例如,我們提供了自我診斷的練習,設計了具體的作文檢查內容和評估內容,學生可以通過自評和互評發現問題,提高寫作能力。
2.力求針對性強。一般大學英語寫作教材編成2到4冊,從寫句子開始?過渡到段落教學,最後才寫文章,包括了描寫文、敘述文、說明文、議論文和應用文等多種體裁的作文教學。考慮到大學英語選修課課時有限,我們只編寫一冊,供2個學分的寫作課使用。全書共8個單元,適合18周教學。因此,編者在內容的設計上突出針對性強,力求短、平、快。即在內容上只介紹和托福、雅思、考研、四、六級考試以及學術論夫寫作相關的寫作體裁和技巧,在方法上直接從寫文章開始,句子和段落等的寫作技巧都結合在學習寫文章中介紹。
3.貫徹以內容為主線。傳統的寫作教材是以技巧為主線的,如從句子到段落再到文章等。我們嘗試改變這樣的編法,采取以內容為主線(content-based)的編寫原則。整個教程設計了8個主題,涉及教育、技術、家庭、倫理等學生感興趣的內容。每個話題有幾篇相關的文章,要求學生在閱讀這些文章後,發表感想,寫得越長越好。技術的介紹和練習的安排都圍繞這些主題和內容進行。編者認為只有學生感興趣的內容,才能激發他們的寫作熱情,並能寫出較長且內容豐富的作品。
4.強調語言提高。根據編者的經驗,中國學生寫作的難點不僅是對結構技巧的學習,如主題句、段落連貫、體裁寫作等,更難的是對語言表迷,尤其是地道的英語表達的學習,因為這是一種需耍長期鍛煉才能獲得的能力。針對中國學生作文詞匯貧乏,句子單調的通病,編者從詞的選擇到句子的構造進行詳細的分析和比較,並列出一些相關的囿定表達法,幫助學生選擇更合適的詞和更地道的句子結構束寫作。
5.側重外語寫作。對中國人來說,英語寫作是外語寫作。根據編者的觀察和研究,中國學生在寫作過程中,受母語的遷移影響是很大的,中國式英語表現在詞匯、結構和修辭等諸多層面上。根據這些問題,我們在技巧的介紹和練習的編寫中十分注重分析各種形式的中式英語,提供具體的解決方法。
6.配合在線寫作。寫作課程的趨勢是網絡化(標志是鍵盤輸入)。托福等考試已實行了網絡寫作,四、六級考試也將在2009年改為網考。網絡寫作特點是在線性,學生通過鍵盤輸入實時發表自己的文章,並可以在自己約定的小紐內互相進行閱讀、討論和評改。他們不僅可以讀到同伴的評論,也可以讀到教師的批玟意見,並隨時提出疑問,得到解答。本教材就是考慮到網絡寫作的特點進行編寫的,並推出網絡版和配套茹在線自主寫作平台。
目錄
Chapter 1 The Effect of Modern Technology
Goals
Topic
Stress and Technology
Link
The Highs of Low Technology
Overload:More Time Is Less Time
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Unity
Topic Sentence(TS)
sUPPORTING sENTENCE(SS)
Writing Strategy
Coherence
Transitional Words
Lauguage Awareness
Common Errors
Formality
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 2 Goodness and Courtesy
Goals
Topic
Unwritten Rules
Link
The Rules of Polite Behavior
Accountability
On Behalf of Common Courtesy
可怕的秩序
歐洲評選最佳游客
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Introduction
Thesis Statement
Writing Strategy
Anecdotes
Lauguage Awareness
Word Variety
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 3 Freedom and Discipline
Goals
Topic
The Fifth Freedom
Link
Young Students Need Discipline Along With Kindness
Response
About the theme
Aoubt the rhetoric
Organization
Body Paragraphs
Writing Strategy
Examples
Language Awareness
Reduction of Verbs
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 4 Success and Failure
Goals
Topic
Turning Failure into Success
Link
Real Failure Comes from Not Trying
Waht Winners Know
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Conclusion
Language Awareness
Parallelism
Dashes
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 5 Marriage and Family
Goals
Topic
The Art of Flying Solo
Link
Divorce Declining,But So Is Marriage
Driving the Divorce Rate:Who’’s Teaching the Women?
「高收入職業女性獨身多」原因揭秘
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Cause Analysis
Patterns for Cause Analysis
Writing Strategy
Statistics
Quotations
Language Awareness
Subordination
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 6 Chinese Versus Americans
Chapter 7 Modern Dilemma
Key to Practices
Bibliogaphy
Goals
Topic
Stress and Technology
Link
The Highs of Low Technology
Overload:More Time Is Less Time
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Unity
Topic Sentence(TS)
sUPPORTING sENTENCE(SS)
Writing Strategy
Coherence
Transitional Words
Lauguage Awareness
Common Errors
Formality
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 2 Goodness and Courtesy
Goals
Topic
Unwritten Rules
Link
The Rules of Polite Behavior
Accountability
On Behalf of Common Courtesy
可怕的秩序
歐洲評選最佳游客
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Introduction
Thesis Statement
Writing Strategy
Anecdotes
Lauguage Awareness
Word Variety
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 3 Freedom and Discipline
Goals
Topic
The Fifth Freedom
Link
Young Students Need Discipline Along With Kindness
Response
About the theme
Aoubt the rhetoric
Organization
Body Paragraphs
Writing Strategy
Examples
Language Awareness
Reduction of Verbs
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 4 Success and Failure
Goals
Topic
Turning Failure into Success
Link
Real Failure Comes from Not Trying
Waht Winners Know
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Conclusion
Language Awareness
Parallelism
Dashes
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 5 Marriage and Family
Goals
Topic
The Art of Flying Solo
Link
Divorce Declining,But So Is Marriage
Driving the Divorce Rate:Who’’s Teaching the Women?
「高收入職業女性獨身多」原因揭秘
Response
About the theme
About the rhetoric
Organization
Cause Analysis
Patterns for Cause Analysis
Writing Strategy
Statistics
Quotations
Language Awareness
Subordination
Tasks
Revision
Revise
Edit
Evaluation
Chapter 6 Chinese Versus Americans
Chapter 7 Modern Dilemma
Key to Practices
Bibliogaphy
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