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EnglishWritingForEnglishMajorsFinalScoring:*RegularAttendance:10%*ClassParticipation:30%(IncludingGroupDiscussionandAssignments)*FinalPresentation:60%Whatiswriting?Writingisoneofthefourlanguageskills:reading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Insomeway,itissimilarwithspeakingfortheybothbelongtoproductiveskills.That’stosaywritingalsoinvolvesproducinglanguageratherthanreceivingit.Inoureverydaylife,weneedtowritemainlyinordertocommunicateamessage.Whatdowewrite?Nowthinkaboutyourdailywritingandmakealistofthingsthatcometoyourmind.Whenyoufinish,shareyourideaswithyourpartner.letters(E-mails);journals;shoppinglist;apostcard;abirthdaycard;jobapplicationletter;message;posters;address;answeringaquestionnaire;fillinginaform;layouts;composition;playscripts;advertisements;summary;bankreport;socialstudyreports;story;poem;instruction;diary;notes;memos;Doyouseeanythingincommonwithinallthesewrittentexttypes?Forthecommonfeaturesofallwrittentexttypes,twowordscanberatherconclusive:1)Something:orbettertosayamessage.Everywrittentextistocommunicateaparticularmessage;2)Somebody:Peoplewriteinordertocommunicateamessagetosomebody;Whatwillthiscoursedealwith?EnglishWritingApplicationlettersTheResearchPaper(ThesisWriting)TheWholeProcessofWritingthepaperSupplementaryDocumentsPaperPresentationChapter1ApplicationLetters个人陈述AdmissionsEssay;PersonalStatement;StatementofPurpose个人简历Résumé研究计划ResearchProposal;StudyPlan推荐信Recommendationletter1.1Whatisadmissionsessay?Graduateadmissionsessayismeantforcollegestudents,writtentocollegegraduateadmissionscommitteeaboutwhoyouare,whathasinfluencedyourcareerpathsofar,whatyourprofessionalinterestsareandwhereyouplantogofromthere.1.2ThepurposeofadmissionsessayYouradmissionsessayrevealsagreatdealaboutyourability:towritetodeterminethepurposeoftheessaytosticktothetaskathandto“sell”yourselfandexplainwhyyou'reagoodmatchtotheprogramHello,hereIam!1.3Twomaintypesofgraduateadmissionsessayquestions*Generalquestion:relativelyopentopics,leavingtheapplicantfreetoaddressawiderangeofmattersabouthimself.e.g.What’sthemostimportantthingtheadmissionscommitteeshouldknowyouabout?*Specificquestion:assignedtopics,requiringspecificinformationoftheapplicantintheintendedareaofstudywithinagraduateprogram.e.g.Whataretwoorthreeoftheacademicaccomplishments,whichhavewellpreparedyoufortheconcernedgraduatestudy?SampleEssayQuestionsLookingatsamplequestionsisagoodwaytogetafeelingforthetypesofquestionsthatgraduateschoolsaskintheirapplications.Writinganswerstosomeofthequestionsisonewaytoimproveyouressaywriting.Herearesomeessayquestionssimilartothoseusedbyactualschools.GeneralQuestionsforMastersandDoctoralProgramsPleasetellusyourreasonsforapplyingforgraduatestudy,yourparticulararea(s)ofspecializationwithinyourfieldofstudy,yourprofessionalcareerplans,andanyadditionalinformationthatyouwanttheadmissioncommitteetoknow.Youranswershouldnotbelongerthantwopages.Pleasetellusyourreasonsforpursuinggraduatestudyandthestrengthsandweaknessesofyourpreparationforgraduatestudyinyourproposedfield.Limityouranswertoonepage.Pleasesubmitastatementofyouracademicandfuturecareerplansastheyrelatetothefieldwhichyouwishtostudy.Yourstatementmaynotexceed1000words.SpecificQuestionsforMastersandDoctoralPrograms“Whatarethevalueandimportanceofcommunityserviceinoursocietyandtelluswhatitmeanstoyou.”“Whateducationalandpersonalexperienceshaveledyoutowanttoinvestigatethesetopics,problems,orareasinouruniversity?”“Howwouldyoudescribeyourselfasahumanbeing?Whatqualitydoyoulikebestinyourselfandwhatdoyoulikeleast?”“Identifyyourspecificinterestincommunicationandtalkaboutwhyyouareinterestedinourprogram.”QuestionsforBusinessSchools(between500-1000words)WhydoyouwantanMBA?Whatdoyouexpecttogainfromthisdegree?Whatareyourcareerobjectivesforthenextfiveyears?fifteenyears?Describeanethicaldilemmayouoncehadtofaceandhowhandledit.Whathasbeenyoursingle,mostimportantachievementtodate?Whatareyourmaininterestsoutsideyourjoborschool?Whydoyouenjoythem?Otherthanbusinessmanagement,whataresomeotherjobsorcareersthatyouhaveconsidered?Whatdoyouconsideryourstrongestpersonalitytraits?Whattraitswouldyoumostliketochange?Describeasignificantmanagerialorotherworkexperiencethatyouhavehad.1.4Past,present,future,howtostayfocused?•Personalbackground:justpersonalreasonsforyourinterestintherelatedarea;•Professionalbackground:stateyouridealcareerandlistthereasonsfortakeitaswellassomepreparatoryworkyouhavealreadydone,specifyyourfutureplans;•Educationalbackground:importantclassesorspecificprojectwhichhasenhancedyourinterestandstimulatedyourdesireforgraduatestudy;•Relatedresearches:specifywell-knownpartners,thetitleofproject,yourresponsibility;•Outstandingachievements:relevantones;1.5Howtowritegraduateadmissionsessays?Aprocessofself-exploration1)Workoutthecontrollingideaorthethemeofyouressay;2)Trytoanalyzeandreflectuponyourexperiences,theevidenceofyourachievement,theeventsshapingyourattitude,focus,andmostofall,yourintellectualvitality;3)Sitdownandcraftthebeginning,thebodyandtheconclusionofyouressay;Themodelingstructureofatypicaltwo-p