《writing--medium level 1》.ppt

Hello! I’m your writing teacher. I’m Lydia. Now please take out your pen and a piece of paper, in 10 minutes please write about whatever you believe true about me, e.g., my personality, hobbies, teaching styles. Now please begin. Group Discussion Now work in groups of 4, exchange your assumptions with your neighbors. Do you agree with each other? Let’s listen to some of you. Now, let me prove your guess! You can ask me any questions. College English Writing To achieve EFFECTIVENESS Lecture I:General Introduction to Writing Free writing (You’ve already done that!) Course description General introduction to writing General introduction Parts of an essay Enhancement: sentence skills Reading writing assignments Course Description （1） Aims To guide the students to learn to tell effective writing from inefficient ones To guide the students into disciplined thinking To train the students to skillfully compose expositions Textbook reference books Shangwai Book 1 Book 2 美国大学英语写作 （外研社） 英语写作手册 （外研社） Course Description (2) Lecture contents General introduction Outline summary Four good criteria of good writing Argumentation Diction Sentence skills Assessment (中文附件） Open Questions What makes a good piece of writing? Why do you write in English? Usually how long does it take you to compose a piece of English writing? Common Mistakes in Writing 1. 内容贫乏，知识面窄，想象不丰富。 2. 文章结构紊乱，句与句之间、段与段之间缺乏逻辑关系，或强加逻辑关系，中心不突出。 3. 语言不地道，文章中满是汉语式、翻译式的句子；一句到底不断句。 4. 语言贫乏，用词单一，句式单一。 5.书面体和口语体混淆使用。 6.冗余信息：近意词，不必要的让步成分，不必要的连接词。 我们应尽力做到以下几点： 1.改变一个传统观念: 在中学阶段，用母语写作的中学生会运用一些写作技巧，以求文章新颖、别致，但若将此观念引用到大学英语四级考试作文中来，效果可能相反。四级作文的应试者的注意力应放在切题，以及清楚、准确表达思想上。 2.检查行文是否联贯，是否 不必要的改变时态 不必要的改变单复数 不必要的改变人称 3. 是否有语法错误 4. 是否有大小写、拼写、标点错误 Four principles (key to effective writing) Besides, you should mind: Unity of formality Diction (general vs specific words) Logic Sentence skills Grammar Beyond grammar Benefits of Writing Essays Mastering the traditional essays will help make you a better writer, who can handle v