《实用英语写作》教学大纲

Practical English Writing

课程编码：08A11290 学分：2.0 课程类别：专业任选课

计划学时：32 其中讲课：32 实验或实践：0 上机：0

适用专业：英语

推荐教材：丁往道、吴冰.英语写作手册(英文版第三版) [M].北京:外语教学与研究出版社,2009.

参考书目：

1. 冯秀红.实用英语写作[M].南京:东南大学出版社. 2008.

2. 田力平.实用英语写作[M].北京:北京邮电大学出版社有限公司. 2012.

3. 周邦友.英语应用文写作（第四版）[M].上海:东华大学出版社, 2015.

课程的教学目的与任务

《实用英语写作》是英语专业的一门专业任选课，本课程旨在帮助学生熟悉各种常见英语应用文体，掌握常见英语应用文的写作方法，提高学生英语应用文的写作技能，能在实际工作中灵活运用所学知识，为今后走向工作岗位打下良好的英语应用文写作基础。

课程的基本要求

1. 通过本课程学习，学生应掌握常用英语应用文的用途及基本格式、写作特点以及相关的常用句型或词汇。

2. 通过学习和实践，能够运用英语熟练地写作专用书信、求职应用文、便条、备忘录、启事以及通知等各种应用文，做到格式规范、条理清晰、内容充实、语言通顺、用词得当。

3. 进一步提高书面表达能力和综合运用英语能力。

各章节授课内容、教学方法及学时分配建议

本课程采用课堂讲授和写作实践相结合的教学方式。课堂讲授使用多媒体教学，由教师讲解写作技巧并引导学生发现使用规律，结合小组活动和个人训练等各种形式提高学生的写作学习热情。强调写作过程的教学，积极鼓励学生参与课堂教学，培养学生获取和运用知识的能力、分析问题的能力、独立提出见解的能力和创新的能力。在课外布置适量的写作任务，及时操练和巩固所学的语言知识和写作技巧，加强对语言的实际运用能力。

第一章：General Remarks on Practical English Writing 建议学时：4

[教学目的与要求] Learn about the importance, the characteristics and principles of practical English writing.

[教学重点与难点] Characteristics and principles of practical English writing.

[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Importance of practical English writing

第二节Characteristics of practical English writing

第三节Principles of practical English writing

第四节Rudimentary knowledge of practical English writing

第二章：Social Correspondence 建议学时：6

[教学目的与要求] Grasp writing of social correspondence.

[教学重点与难点] structure of a letter; Characteristics of personal letters and social letters

[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work;Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节structure of a letter

第二节how to write personal Letters

第三节how to write social Letters

第三章：Business Letters 建议学时：6

[教学目的与要求] Grasp the characteristics of business letters. Learn to write the appropriate business letters.

[教学重点与难点] Structure and Style of Business Letters

[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Structure and Style of Business Letters

第二节Samples of General Business Letters

第三节Business terms, common words and expressions in business letters

第四章：Personal and Public Information 建议学时：8

[教学目的与要求] Learn how to offer personal and public information.

[教学重点与难点] the writing of resume, application letters, notice and news announcement.

[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Writing of personal statement and resume

第二节Writing of application letters

第三节Writing of notice

第四节Writing of news announcement

第五章：Advertisements 建议学时：4

[教学目的与要求] Learn how to write advertisements.

[教学重点与难点] structure and stylistic features of advertisements

[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Writing of merchandise selling advertisements

第二节Writing of enrollment Advertisements

第三节Writing of employment Advertisements

第六章：Research Paper Writing 建议学时：4

[教学目的与要求] Learn how to write research papers.

[教学重点与难点] General format and stylistic features of research papers

[授 课 方 法] Take the approach of lecture combined with personal writing practice and group work; Traditional teaching approach combined with modern teaching facility—Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI)

[授 课 内 容]

第一节Usual steps in writing a research paper

第二节Stipulated format of research paper

第三节Useful expressions and structures in research paper writing

撰稿人：戴理敏 审核人：宋庆伟