《英语写作B》教学大纲

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英文名称:english writing b

一、课程目标。

1. 课程性质:《英语写作b》为英语专业学科基础课程,为英语专业本科二年级必修课程。

在已修英语专业二年级第一学期《英语写作a》后,《英语写作b》将侧重培养和提高学生阅读速度。加强学生思维能力和创新能力的培养;要有意识地训练学生分析与综合、抽象与概括、多角度分析问题等多种思维能力以及发现问题、解决难题等创新能力;正确处理语言技能训练与创新能力培养的关系;重点讲解英语段落写作技巧和措辞技巧,提高语篇写作的有效性、流畅性、生动性和准确性。除此之外,本学期学生将参加英语专业四级考试,该课程将帮助学生针对英语专业四级考试中作文写作的特点和要求等进行大量训练,在写作练习的选题时将更加注重与时俱进,突出鲜明的时代特征,努力提高学生书面表达的能力。

2. 教学方法:课堂教学和训练为主,课后练习和辅导为辅。

3. 课程学习目标和基本要求。

通过本课程的教学,帮助学生提高在有限时间内按要求阅读一定字数的文章的能力,进一步培养学生独立思考的能力。课程将结合全国英语专业四级统考要求,要求学生在课内外进行大量写作训练,提高学生写作的速度和质量,争取实现写作成绩达标。学生通过学习本课程,学生能在写作中较灵活有效地运用措辞、语法、写作基本技巧等所学知识,综合运用英语语言的能力,提高英文写作水平。

通过本学期的综合训练,帮助学生在段落写作中争取有效实现段落的统一性、连贯性和完整性;对有效措辞有较为全面的了解。

课堂教学应以学生为主体,教师为主导,注重培养学生的学习能力、学习兴趣和语言应用能力。教师应根据不同教学对象、教学内容选择相应教学方法,在教学中以任务为中心,开展形式多样的写作实践活动。在加强基础训练的同时,采用启发式和讨论式等教学方法,充分调动学生的学习积极性和主动性。

4. 课程学时:27学时

5. 课程学分:1.5学分。

6. 课程类型:学科基础课。

7. 考核方式:考试

1. 先修课程:《精读a》、《精读b》、《泛读与写作a》

8. 适用专业与年级:英语专业本科二年级。

二、课程结构。

第一章 coordination and subordination(学时数:3)

知识点: 1. coordination:

coordinating conjunctions, patterns of coordination, conjunctions and the accompanying punctuation in compound sentences, **oidance of excessive coordination

2. subordination: subordination to show the emphasis of the main statement, subordination to **oid choppy sentences and to break up lengthy compound sentences, ways of subordination, **oiding inverted subordination, **oiding excessive overlapping of subordinate constructions, **oiding expressive subordination

重点:conjunctions and the accompanying punctuation in compound sentences; subordination to show the emphasis of the main statement, ways of subordination, **oiding inverted subordination, **oiding excessive overlapping of subordinate constructions

难点:to **oid excessive coordination; use subordination to **oid choppy sentences and to break up lengthy compound sentences

第二章: sentence variety(学时数:2)

知识点: sentence variety: varying the beginning of sentences, varying the kinds of sentences, varying the length of sentences

重点: to vary the kinds of sentences

难点: how to achieve sentence variety in writing

第三章 paragraph development-1(学时数:3 )

知识点: logical reasoning, sequences of paragraph development, three special paragraphs; tips on excellent writing

重点: three special paragraphs

难点: different ways to write the introductory paragraph well

第四章 ten-sentence writing model (学时数:2)

知识点:how to write according to the ten-sentence model

重点: the organization of the ten-sentence model

难点: various sentence patterns in the ten-sentence writing model

第五章 internal structure of a paragraph (学时数:4)

知识点: internal structure of a paragraph (unity): the topic sentence, other kinds of unity, checklist for paragraph unity; internal structure of a paragraph (coherence):

coherence through pronoun reference, coherence through repetition, coherence through transitional words and phrases, coherence between paragraphs, checklist for paragraph coherence; internal structure of a paragraph (completeness)

重点:how to **oid irrelevant sentences in paragraph writing; how to write the topic sentence well; coherence through transitional words and phrases, coherence between paragraphs;

难点:how to make a paragraph more unified; how to achieve paragraph unity; paragraph completeness

第六章 paragraph development-2 (学时数:4)

知识点: methods of paragraph development: development by time, development by space, development by examples, development by process, development by classification, development by comparison and contrast, development by causal analysis, development by definition, development by mixed methods

重点: developing a paragraph by examples; developing a paragraph by classification; developing a paragraph; by comparison and contrast; development by causal analysis

难点: developing a paragraph by definition; developing a paragraph by mixed methods

第七章 diction(学时数:9)

知识点: diction: using exact and fresh word; overcoming chinglish; using figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, irony); using an appropriate level of diction; using words economically; overcoming chinglish

重点: the ways to choose the exact words; various ways to make expressions more concise; how to overcome chinglish

难点:how to use specific words; how to **oid wordy expressions; how to **oid erroneous subject

三、课程资料。

教材:麻保金,a college english writing course(vol. i & vol. ii),河南大学出版社,1999。

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