本书以现代语言学习理论为依据，以结合范文讲解进行写作训练为主要方法，按照循序渐进的原则编排，重点讲授说明文、议论文和研究论文的基本写作技巧。全书由四部分组成，第一部分为说明文(Exposition)。该部分以段落写作为起点，从学习段落的基本结构开始，而后逐一展开介绍说明文段落的主要技巧，同时指导学生反复练习段落的写作，最后在段落写作的基础上进行各种技巧的短文写作训练。第二部分为议论文(Argumentation)。该部分首先介绍如何构思、准备议论文的写作，而后讲授如何运用描写、叙述和说明的技巧展开论证，然后讲解论说的技巧，并指导学生逐一运用这些技巧练习写作议论文，最后进行各种目的的议论文的写作训练。第三部分为英语专业四、八级作文和非英语专业四、六级作文应试指南(Practice Writing)，主要包括英语专业四级作文与便条、英语专业八级作文和非英语专业四、六级作文的应试技巧。第四部分为研究论文写作(The ResearchPaper)。该部分包括论文的准备阶段、论文的写作和论文写作中引用文献资料的两种常用体例(MIA和APA)的详尽介绍。

Unit One Exposition

Part I Paragraph Writing

Lecture One Transitions

Lecture TwO Subordination

Lecture Three Parallelism

Lecture Four Topic Sentence

Lecture Five Controlling Idea

Lecture Six Unity

Lecture Seven Coherence

Part II Developing from Paragraph to Essay with Expository Techniques

Lecture One Paragraph Development by Listing

Lecture Two Paragraph Development by Examples

Lecture Three Essay Development by Examples

Lecture Four Paragraph Development by Comparison

Lecture Five Paragraph Development by Contrast

Lecture Six Essay Development by Comparison and Contrast

Lecture Seven Paragraph Development by Definition

Lecture Eight Paragraph Development by Classification

Lecture Nine Essay Development by Definition and Classification

Lecture Ten Paragraph Development by Space and Time

Lecture Eleven Paragraph Development by Process Description

Lecture Twelve Essay Development by Time，Space，and Process

Lecture Thi~een Paragraph Development by Cause and Effect

Lecture Fourteen Paragraph Development by Generalization

Lecture Fifteen Essay Development by Various Means

Unit Two Argumentation

Part I Material Shaping

Lecture One Preliminary Steps in Writing

Lecture Two The Introduction

Lecture Three The BOdy and the Ending

Part II Strategies of Description，Narration，and Exposition

Lecture One Description and Narration

Lecture Two Developing by Examples

Lecture Three Developing by Comparison and Contrast

Lecture Four Developing by Division and Classification

Lecture Five Developing by Cause and Effect

Part III Argumentative Strategies

Lecture One Argumentation and General Claim

Lecture Two Specific Evidence(1)

Lecture Three Specific Evidence(2)

Lecture Four Induction and Deduction

Lecture Five The Combination of Induction and Deduction

Lecture Six Making Concessions and Appealing to Emotions

Part IV Argumentative Writing Activities

Lecture One Taking a Position

Lecture Two Proposing Solutions

Lecture Three Speculating about Causes

Lecture Four Making Evaluation

Lecture Five Interpretation

Unit Three Practice Writing

Part I TEM-4 Composition

Lecture One TEM-4 Composition(2002)

Lecture Two TEM-4 Composition(2003)

Lecture Three TEM-4 Composition(2004)

Lecture Four TEM-4 Composition(2005)

Part II TEM-4 Note-Writing

Lecture One Basic Format of the English Letter

Lecture Two Basic Format of the English Note

Lecture Three TEM-4 Note+Writing

Part Ⅲ TEM-8 Composition

Lecture One TEM-8 Composition(2002)

Lecture Two TEM-8 Composition(2003)

Lecture Three TEM-8 Composition(2004)

Lecture Four TEM-8 Composition(2005)

Lecture Five TEM-8 Composition(2006)

Part Ⅳ Guide to CET-4／6 Writing

Unit Foup The Research Paper

Part I Research Paper Writing

Lecture One Choosing the Topic and Doing Library Research

Lecture Two Doing Empirical Research

Lecture Three Literature Review,Outline and Research Proposal

Lecture Four Writing the First Draft

Lecture Five Documentation(1)—Using Sources

Lecture Six Documentation(2)——Acknowledging Sources

Part II Sample Research Papers

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