Edward R Bailey,是美國商務(wù)溝通專業(yè)的退休教授,也是商務(wù)和政務(wù)方面的資深顧問。他在美國空軍學(xué)院獲得學(xué)士學(xué)位,在佛羅里達大學(xué)獲得碩士學(xué)位,并在愛阿華大學(xué)獲得博士學(xué)位。他有豐富的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗,除《實用寫作》外,在口語和寫作方面,還著有其他7本頗有影響的著作:"Writing andSpeaking at Work","Plain English at Work","A Practical Guidefor Business Speaking","Plain English Approach to Business Writing","Writing Clearly"。"Writing Research Papers",以及"The Practical Writer with Readings"。
圖書目錄
PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS SECTION ONE A Model for Writing PART 1 The One-Paragraph Essay (Stage Ⅰ) 1 Overview of the One-Paragraph Essay (Stage Ⅰ) 2 Support: Examples, Statistics, Statements by Authorities 3 Topic Sentence 4 Unity 5 Coherence 6 Tips on the Writing Process PART 2 The One-Paragraph Essay (Stage Ⅱ) 7 Overview of the One-Paragraph Essay (Stage Ⅱ) 8 Support: Subtopic Sentences Checklist for the One-Paragraph Essay PART 3 The Five-Paragraph Essay 9 Overview of the Five-Paragraph Essay 10 Alternative Techniques of Layout 11 Thesis Statement with Blueprint 12 Central Paragraphs 13 Introduction 14 Conclusion Checklist for the Five-Paragraph Essay SECTI0 N TWO Beyond the Model Essay PART 4 More Patterns of Development 15 Comparison and Contrast 16 Cause and Effect 17 Classification 18 Process PART 5 The Research Paper 19 Overview of the Research Paper 20 Finding Support 21 Taking and Organizing Notes 22 Organizing Your Thoughts and Support 23 Using Borrowed Material in Your Paper 24 Parenthetical Documentation 25 Works Cited SECTION THREE Improving Your Punctuation and Expression PART 6 Punctuation 26 Definitions 27 Sentence Fragment 28 Comma Splice and Fused Sentence 29 Comma 30 Semicolon …… PART 7 Expression APPENDIXES INDEX