1、2018/10/12,English writing,1,English Writing for sophomores,By Liu Huimin,2018/10/12,English writing,2,Term 1: 2012-2013 academic year 32 Credit hoursClass Requirements be on time no phone call in class homework in time No absence for two sessionsCourse AssessmentAttendance 10%Performance 10% In-cla
2、ss exercise 20%Take-home assignments 60% （4*15）,2018/10/12,English writing,3,Course objectives This course is designed for the 2nd-year college students to acquire basic skills in English writing through frequent writing practice so as to empower them with the basic qualification in English writing.
3、In this course you will learn how to:1. use concrete details to show what you want to say,2. shape the content, voice and style of your writing based on the needs of the reader,3. write narrative stories, descriptive essays and how-to process papers.Tentative Schedule,2018/10/12,English writing,4,Up
4、on the completion of the course, you should be able to:,1. Obtain general knowledge of English writing. 2. Know how to construct sentences without any grammatical errors. 3. Link sentences into a reasonable paragraph under a central topic and develop paragraphs into a short article.,2018/10/12,Engli
5、sh writing,5,4. Apply basic writing skills for 4 types of English essays including narration, description, exposition, and argumentation.5. Develop the ability of English practical writing including notes, letters, cards, and notices.,2018/10/12,English writing,6,Why should we study English Writing
6、Course?How does this course differ from other subjects you have learnt in the 1st year?What are the contents of the Writing Course?,2018/10/12,English writing,7,Francis Bacon said, “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.” 读书使人充实，讨论使人机敏，写作则能使人精确。 Writing sharpens
7、 and improves thinking. English writing can help students develop the habit and ability of thinking in English and become more competent in English.,2018/10/12,English writing,8,Keen observation and deep thoughts are necessary for good English and they are also signs for well-educated people.Writing
8、 may help students know how much and how well they have actually learned. If they cannot express themselves correctly and clearly in written English, they havent grasped the language well.,2018/10/12,English writing,9,Writing can also strengthen students abilities in reading comprehension and oral E
9、nglish. Written skills may help to polish and beautify their spoken English and make their oral expression precise and elegant. Writing involves a lot of reading. When reading others writing, they will be sensitive to various styles and that will quicken their reading speed and comprehension.,2018/1
10、0/12,English writing,10,English writing is in fact a most practical tool in students future career. Every kind of writing has its special style, which needs a careful study and strenuous practice. Yet, all those are based on essential skills in English writing that will be covered in an English writ
11、ing course.Writing is an important part in high-level examinations.,2018/10/12,English writing,11,TEM4 average score(10+25),2005 15.47 ( 7+ 8) 2006 14.7316.9115.2616.3215.68 16.10,2018/10/12,English writing,12,TEM8,Full score : 20 Average score: 2010: 72011: 9.52012: 9.32,2018/10/12,English writing,
12、13,How does this course differ from other subjects you have learnt in the 1st year?,Other subjects focus on the comprehension of the received information. ( input )Writing Course focuses on the use of what you have learnt to produce a piece of good writing.,2018/10/12,English writing,14,The contents
13、 of English Writing Course:diction,general/specific denotation/connotation Association Synonymous repetition idiom,syntax,cohesive device orders of information structure sentence problems caused by comma fault,2018/10/12,English writing,15,Paragraph developing,unity when to paragraph ways of develop
14、ing paragraph,Organization of a whole composition: introduction body/development conclusion,2018/10/12,English writing,16,General Knowledge: Manuscript Form,How to leave margins?write a title?indent the first line of each paragraph?capitalize words?use different punctuations?,2018/10/12,English writ
15、ing,17,How to leave margins?,1. Leave a margin on each side of the paper2 centimeters at the top1.5 centimeters at the left , the right and the bottom.,2018/10/12,English writing,18,Word Division:,Right or Wrong?thr-ough, mar-ch, br-ain a-lone, o-ther, Chi-na, Aus-ten, Man-chester re-state, judg-men
16、t, relent-ing, sudden-ly shat-ter, strug-gle, set-ting,2018/10/12,English writing,19,Word Division:,Right or Wrong?thr-ough, mar-ch, br-ain a-lone, o-ther, Chi-na, Aus-ten, Man-chesterre-state, judg-ment, relent-ing, sudden-lyshat-ter, strug-gle, set-ting,2018/10/12,English writing,20,Pay attention
17、to the conventional practices: (1) Do not put a single letter of a word at the end or at the beginning of a line: evade, perky, alone, tricky.(2) Do not put a two-letter ending syllable at the beginning of a line:dated, taxis, hated, cabin.(3) Do not divide words in a way that may mislead the reader
18、: really, peacock.(4) Do not separate proper names of people or places: China, Fitzgerald.,2018/10/12,English writing,21,(5) Do not divide the last word on a page . Instead, write the whole word on the next page.(6) Divide the hyphenated words only at the hyphen: lookers-on, mother-in-law.(7) Divide
19、 words with prefixes or suffixes between the prefix or the suffix and the base part of the word: restatement, correctness.(8) Divide two-syllable words with double consonants between the two consonants: struggle, shatter, setting.,2018/10/12,English writing,22,How to write a title?,Write the title i
20、n the middle of the first line. Capitalization,2018/10/12,English writing,23,CapitalizationCapitalize (to begin a word with a capital letter )the first and last words of the title and all other words (including words following hyphens in compound words) e.g.Three Broad-Shouldered Men Except ?,2018/1
21、0/12,English writing,24,-The New York Times,Coordinating conjunctions,Articles (a, an, the),Short prepositions,To in infinitives.,2018/10/12,English writing,25,Titles: Right or Wrong?,My first visit to Hangzhou The People Without a CountyRules to Abide byThe English-speaking People in QuebecThe Myth
22、 of A “Negro Literature”,2018/10/12,English writing,26,1. My first visit to Hangzhou - My First Visit to Hangzhou 2. The People Without a County 3. Rules to Abide by -Rules to Abide By4. The English-speaking People in Quebec- The English-Speaking People in Quebec5. The Myth of A “Negro Literature”-
23、The Myth of a “Negro Literature”,2018/10/12,English writing,27,How to indent the first line of each paragraph?,A space of about four or five letters.,How to capitalize words?,Capitalization in quoted speech:* He said, “My trip to Mount Tai was interesting but tiring.”* “ My trip to Mount Tai,” he sa
24、id, “was interesting but tiring.”,2018/10/12,English writing,28,How to use punctuations?,2018/10/12,English writing,29,Two-letter space:DashOne-letter space:Hyphen,Parentheses,Quotation marks,2018/10/12,English writing,30,The comma (,) The period (.) The semicolon (;) The colon (:) The question mark
25、 (?) The exclamation mark (!) Quotation mark (“”) single qtn mark ( ) Parentheses/brackets () Square brackets(【】) Braces ( ) The dash(-),2018/10/12,English writing,31,A comma is used to join clauses. It is put before the conjunction (and,but, or, for, so, nor, yet ) 2. A comma is used after an adver
26、bial clause or phrase. 3. Commas are used to separate a series of words or phrases with the same function in the sentence. 4. Nonrestrictive clauses and phrases are set off by commas. 5. Commas set off parenthetical elements. 6. In dates, a comma is used to separate the day and the year if the order
27、 is month-day-year, no comma need be used if the order is day-month-year. 7. Numbers1,253,90053,807,214,2018/10/12,English writing,32,Declarative sentence, a mildly imperative sentence, and an indirect question 2. Abbreviations 3. Ellipsis mark ,2018/10/12,English writing,33,How to use punctuations?
28、,(1) At the end of a complete sentence, you should use * A period (full stop). A period is a dot.* A question mark (only for a direct question).* An exclamation mark. (2) Do not use a comma to join two coordinate clauses* Dad is watching TV, mom is knitting a sweater. (3) Put direct speech between q
29、uotation marks.* She said, “We have decided to take the examination.”* “We have decided to take the examination,” she said.* “We have decided,” she said, ”to take the examination.”,2018/10/12,English writing,34,To quote titles of short works:The poem “When I Have Fears” The chapter “Chinese Religion
30、”,To quote titles of Long works (in printed materials): The book Paths of FaithThe magazine NewsweekThe television show Sixty MinutesIn handwritten materials?,2018/10/12,English writing,35,4) Use dashes singly or in pairs to mark off separate information (to indicate a comment, an explanation, or a
31、conclusion of what has been said or to create some dramatic effects.He had many good qualitiessincerity, honesty, and thoughtfulnessyet he seldom demonstrated them.The pardon from the governor finally arrivedtoo late.,2018/10/12,English writing,36,1. most american people are fond of cats and or dogs
32、 it is said that every year they spend about $5.4billion on their pets including $1.5 billion on pet food four times the amount of money they spend on baby food now there are about 100 million dogs and cats in the country the number is still going up rapidly since 12 500 puppies are born every hour,
33、Exercise 1,2018/10/12,English writing,37,1. Most American people are fond of cats and/or dogs. It is said that every year they spend about $5.4billion on their pets, including $1.5 billion on pet food -four times the amount of money they spend on baby food. Now there are about 100 million dogs and c
34、ats in the country; the number is still going up rapidly since 12 500 puppies are born every hour.,2018/10/12,English writing,38,2. its 745 on tuesday morning and 26 year old steve clerkson is going to work he puts on his jacket and picks up his cell phone paper and laptop as he leaves the house he
35、turns on his mp3 player and put on his headphones he is ready to go,Exercise 2,2018/10/12,English writing,39,2. Its 7:45 on Tuesday morning and 26-year-old Steve Clerkson is going to work. He puts on his jacket and picks up his cell phone, paper, and laptop. As he leaves the house, he turns on his M
36、P3 player and put on his headphones. He is ready to go.,2018/10/12,English writing,40,This course also attempts to cultivate and nurture students creativity and critical thinking ability.,2018/10/12,English writing,41,Creativity is as much an attitude as its a set of mental processes. It incorporate
37、s playfulness, curiosity, sensitivity, self-awareness and independence.Donald J. Treffinger and Jaclyn R. Huber defined creativity as follows:be able to break away from habit-bound thinking and learn to question the habitual response; develop many possible alternative ways of responding.be able to d
38、efer judgment and refrain from evaluating the responses of others; give responses without imposing evaluations.be able to see new relationships and identify similarities among objects or experiences; identify differences among objects or experiences.,2018/10/12,English writing,42,Creativity, in sum,
39、 is the ability to suspend judgment, discover new links between familiar things, look at problems or issues from new perspectives, and form new combinations from concepts already in the mind It is the ability to think outside of the box.,2018/10/12,English writing,43,2018/10/12,English writing,44,Cr
40、eativity,The famous line from Titanic:“You jump, and I jump.”,2018/10/12,English writing,45,Creative Versions of “You jump, and I jump”,Buddhist version: If I dont jump, who jumps?Hamlet version:To jump or not to jump, that is the question.,2018/10/12,English writing,46,Coward version: Can you jump
41、before me? If nothing happens to you, I will jump.Leader version: Gambler version:Advertiser version:Skeptic version: Accountant version:,2018/10/12,English writing,47,Leader version: I want to jump, and all of you must jump after me.Gambler version:Lets throw a coin for it. If it is head, I jump;if it is tail, you jump.Advertiser version:You should jump because both celebrities and people around you jumps.Skeptic version:Do you really want to jump? What for? I wont buy your story.Accountant version:The record shows that I jumped one more time than you do, so today it is your turn to jump.,
