课程大纲
Course Syllabus （教学安排）
Week 1 (Unit 10): An Overview of Writing Strategies
Course Introduction
What is academic writing?
Why academic writing for Chinese students?
What is special about this course?
Unit 10: An Overview of Writing Patterns
Organizational patterns
Selection of patterns
Avoiding constant shifts in person
Week 2 (Unit 11): Description
Unit 11: Description
Description of a person/place/object/scene
A controlling Idea or impression
Selection of details
Logic and coherence
Subjective and objective description
Week 3 (Units 12-13): Narration
Unit 12: Narration
Elements of a narrative
Writing to narrate
Narrative analysis
Narrative as proof
Week 4 (Unit 13): Process Description
Unit 13: Process
Introduction to processes
Elements of a process
Time and importance
Key details in writing processes
Week 5 (Unit 14): Comparison
Unit 14: Comparison and Contrast
Elements of comparison and contrast
Similarities and differences
Key details
Methods of comparison and contrast
Analogy
Week 6 (Unit 15): Causality
Unit 15: Cause and Effect
Elements of cause and effect
Causes, effects, and time
Causal relationships
Writing essays of cause and effect
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
（from Week 7 to Week 11)
Week 7 (Unit 16): Exemplification
Unit 16: Examples
Elements of examples
Types of examples
Extended examples
Related examples
Essay development with examples
Week 8 (Unit 17): Definition
Unit 17: Definition
Elements of definition
Types of definition
Basic techniques of defining
Paragraphs developed by definition
The definition essay structure
Common errors
Week 9 (Unit 18): Categorization
Unit 18: Classification and Division
Defining classification and division
Process of classifying and dividing
Common errors in classification and division
Sample essay analysis
Transitions and signals for classification and division
Week 10 (Unit 19): Introduction to Argumentation
Unit 19: Introduction to Argumentation
Understanding argumentation
The western rhetoric
Argumentative claim and evidence
Exploring different viewpoints
Week 11 (Unit 20): Elements of Argument
Unit 20: Elements of Argument
Defining argument: A review
Essential elements of argument
Types of claims
Evidence and its functions
Appeals to needs and values
Warrants
Week 12 (Unit 21): Writing Arguments
Unit 21: Writing Arguments
Basics of argumentation
Applying the basics
Building up logical and effective arguments
Revising and checking for fallacies
FINAL EXAMINATION
(TBA)
STUDY RESOURCES
Approaches to English Vocabulary
General Service List (2284 words)
Academic Word List (570 words)
How to Write a Standard College Essay
What is the traditional essay structure?
How to write the 5-paragraph essay? (the key-hole structure)
Why learn the 5-paragraph essay structure?
How to Write Abstracts
Questions about abstracts
Structure of RA abstracts
Writing traditional (one-paragraph) abstracts
Writing structured abstracts
How to Prepare the Application Dossier
Writing Application Letters and Résumés
Questions about application
Writing the cover letter
Writing the résumé
Writing an Admission Essay (or Personal Statement)
Questions about the admission essay (or PS)
Tactics for writing the admission essay (or PS)
Analysis of a sample admission essay (or PS)
The study/research proposal
本课程配套教材：李慧辉, 刘晶. 大学英文写作.：高等教育出版社，2016年.
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