本课程是面向本科学生开放的一门通识课程,旨在让学生全面系统了解英语学术写作的思路与方法。课程分析了学生在写作中经常出现的问题并提出相应的解决方法、逐步引导学生从段落的组织到篇章的结构,针对不同写作内容和目标选择相应的写作方法。其中,对记叙、描述、定义、过程、分类、对比、因果分析、议论等不同文体的写作提出了具体的方案。对学生在本专业学术写作中从信息的收集到选择、应用做出了指导。
小组讨论:10%, 获取满分学生需要在“教师发起的讨论任务”中发帖和回帖的数量总共达10条及以上。
单元测试:40%,每次测验需在40分钟内完成。
单元作业:10%,每次作业需按照时间节点提交。
课程考试:40%,需要在60分钟内完成。
Unit 1 Academic Writing
Unit 1 Reading-Why Academic Writing is Good for You
Unit 1 Quiz
1.1 Academic Writing
1.2 Word Choice
Unit 2 Topic Sentence
Unit 2 Quiz
2.1 Topic Sentence
2.2 Run-ons & Comma Splices
Unit 2 Provide a topic sentence for the paragraph
Unit 3 Supporting Sentences
3.1 Supporting Sentences
3.2 Facts vs. Opinions
Unit 3 Quiz--Are the following statements opinions?
Unit 3 Provide supporting sentences for the given topic sentence.
Unit 4 Concluding Sentence
4.1 Concluding Sentence
4.2 How to Paraphrase
Unit 4 Quiz- Reorder the scrambled sentences into a paragraph.
Unit 4 Provide the concluding sentence for the given paragraph
Unit 5 Narrative Paragraph
5.1 Narrative Paragraph
5.2 Capitalization
Unit 5 Write a narrative paragraph
Unit 5 Quiz--2. Capitalize the words where necessary
Unit 5 Quiz--1. Arrange the sentences in correct time order.
Unit 6 Descriptive Paragraph
6.1 Descriptive Paragraph
6.2 Strategies of Description
Unit 6 Write a descriptive paragraph
Unit 6 Quiz--Preposition
Unit 7 Process Paragraph
7.2 Royal Order of Adjectives
7.1 Process Paragraph
Unit 7 The order of adjectives
Unit 7 Quiz
Unit 8 Definition Paragraph
8.2 Omit Needless Words
8.1 Definition Paragraph
Unit 8 Definition paragraph
Unit 8 Quiz
Unit 9 Logical Division of Ideas
9.1 Logical Division of Ideas
9.2 From Paragraph to Essay
Unit 9 Quiz
Unit 10 Introduction
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Unity & Coherence
Unit 10 Quiz-Introduction
Unit 10 Identify the hook and thesis
Unit 11 Conclusion
11.1 Conclusion
11.2 How to Write a Summary
Unit 11 Quiz-Conclusion
Unit 11 Write a conclusion
Unit 12 Cause/Effect essays
Unit 12 Quiz--Fill in the blanks with appropriate words indicating cause/effect relations. The first letter of each word is given. Please type the complete word in correct form.
12.1 Cause/Effect Essays
12.2 How to Describe a Chart
Unit 12 Cause/Effect essay--Fresh Water Shortage
Unit 13 Classification Essays
Unit 13--Convert active voice into passive voice in the following sentences.
13.1 Classification Essays
13.2 Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
Unit 13 Quiz-Fill in the blanks with appropriate words indicating classification. The first letter of each word is given. Please type the complete word in correct form.
Unit 14 Comparison vs. Contrast
14.1 Comparison vs. Contrast
14.2 Information Online
Quiz 14 Multiple choice--Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
Unit 15 Argumentation
Quiz 15--Are the following sentences good thesis statements for argument?
15.1 Argumentation
15.2 Plagiarism
Unit 16 Review & Exam
16.2 Review: Essay
16.1 Review: Paragraph