This book introduces students to academic writing through a sequenced set of assignments that help them to move from personal， expressive writing to informative and persuasive writing. The use of source materials， including summary， paraphrase， quotation， and documentation， is emphasized in the informative and persuasive writing assignments. The book stresses writing as a process and encourages the use of collaborative learning strategies as well as individual activities.Therefore， this book is mainy for students enrolled in Engilsh writing courese. It is suitable for undergraduates， both English majors， and non-English majors， and Master Students from other majors than English. Students who want to study abroad in English-speaking countries will also find this book useful because good writing skills are essential for success in courses and examinations in an academic setting.
作者簡介
George Braine，應(yīng)用語言學(xué)博士，香港中文大學(xué)英文系副教授，Asian Journal of English Language Teaching主編。1989年獲美國得克薩斯大學(xué)應(yīng)用語言學(xué)博士。曾在美國賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)、得克薩斯大學(xué)奧斯汀分校、南亞拉巴馬大學(xué)任教。主編有Teaching English to the World．"History，Curriculum＆Practice；Non—Native Speaker Educators in English Language Teaching；Writing from Sources：A Guide for ESL Students等書，并在TESOL Quarterly、System等國際知名期刊發(fā)表有影響論文多篇。
圖書目錄
PREFACE ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK SPECIAL FEATURES Chapter 1 English Composition and the Chinese Student THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE YOUR WRITING STRENGTHS WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES? GAINING CONFIDENCE IN WRITING READING AND WRITING HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED READINGS Chapter 2 Planning to Write STEP ONE： PLANNING STEP TWO. RESEARCH STEP THREE： DRAFTING STEP FOUR： REVIEWING AND REVISING Chapter 3 Guiding the Reader THESIS STATEMENT PARA GRAPHING TRANSITIONS OUTLINING INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCL USIONS READINGS Chapter 4 Writing Clearly READING ENGLISH A READABLE STYLE COMMON GRAMMATICAL PROBLEMS BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH MAJOR SENTENCE ERRORS PROBLEMS WITH VERBS PROBLEMS WITH PRONOUNS Chapter 5 Developing a Portfolio of Your Writing RESEARCH TOPICS SAMPLE PORTFOLIOS Chapter 6 Writing on Your Experiences PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNMENT 1 ： EXPRESSING KNOWLEDGE AND OPINIONS READINGS PLANNING/SELF-EVALUATION OF DRAFT PEER REVIEW REVISION Chapter 7 Using and Acknowledging Resources USING THE LIBRARY SEARCHING FOR BOOKS AND PERIODICAL ARTICLES THE INTERNET SUMMARY， PARAPHRASE， AND QUOTATION SUMMARY VS. PARAPHRASE SUMMARY VS. QUOTA.TION ACKNOWLEDGING SOURCES Chapter 8 Writing to Inform PURPOSE AND A UDIENCE …… Chapte 9 Writing to Persuade Chapter 10 Anwering Essay Examinations
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