Lecture-1-Course-introduction

Lecturer:LiangYi(Leon)15167513867(663867)[e-mail]：thinktop1138649365Objectivesoftheclass1)Abetterunderstandingof“writing”2)Abetterunderstandingofwhatwewilldointheclass3)Abriefunderstandingof“Diction”Content*Teacher–leddiscussionabout“Writing”*Preliminaryplanoftheterm*Threebasicelementsof“Diction”*AssignmentsOnWritingA.Whatiswritingfor?B.Whydowespendsuchalongtimeonthecourse?C.Whatdoeswritingrequire?OnWritingA.Whatiswritingfor?Indailylife,weencounteratleastthreedifferentcategoriesofwriting:(1)Writingforentertainment,(creativewriting,suchasnovels,storiesandpoems)(2)Writingforinformation.(formalorexpositoryprose,suchasresearchpapersandnewspaperreports)(3)WritingfortestsB:Whydowespendsuchalongtimeonthecourse?Arequirement:incollege,e.g.CET6,postgraduatetest,TEM4,TEM8OnWritingAbeneficialskill:1.goodforlearning(vocabulary/reading/othercourses)2.goodforfuturework(foreignenterprises,teachers,)advantageforEnglishmajors3.goodforpersonaldevelopment(thinkingability,perceptionability,accuracy)OnWritingC:Whatdowritingrequire?ThePhysicalPart:muscleandamechanicaldevice(apen,atypewriter,oracomputer)TheMentalPart:•Theuseofoursensesandourintellect•Theimagination•Thefancy•Thememory•Theintelligence•TheabilitytomakeassociationOnWritingOnWritingTosumup:Wemusthavegoodstuff(content);Wemustorganizeiteffectively(organization);Wemustpresentitintherightcontext(settingorbackground);Wemustknowouraudience,payactiveattentiontoit,andrespondappropriatelytoitsfeedback.Whatwillwelearninthiscourse？1.Wording/Diction2.TheSentence3.TheParagraph4.TheEssay5.VarietiesofWritingWhatwillwelearninthissemester？1.Diction(formalandinformalwords)2.PracticalGrammarinEnglishWriting动词及其时态和语态，非谓语动词，情态动词，基本句型及转换，主谓一致，倒装语序，反意疑问句，名词性从句，定于从句，状语从句，虚拟语气3.SentenceWriting4.ParagraphWriting(speciallyforTEM4preparation)•Warming-upActivites1)CreativeandCriticalThinkingExercises2)OralDescription3)10Minutes’FreeWriting4)GroupDiscussiononCertainTopicsWhatwillwedoinclass?•GroupPresentation:eachgroupneedstoprepareabout5minutes’presentationtointroducethegrammarpointsassigned.•SentenceandParagraphDevelopment:withcertainsentence-makingorparagraphwritingactivities,theteacherwillintroduceandexplainsomewritingskillsoranalyzingsomewritingcases.•EditingandRewriting:studentsinagroupof3-4areguidedtoassesstheirpeers’writingsandrewritethem.Whatwillwedoinclass?ElementsYourFinalMarksDependOn“平时+期末”模式：平时成绩占40%，期末考试占60%。1)平时成绩中，30%平时作业+10%课堂讨论及出勤（每人每学期最多可请假2次，无故缺勤一次扣10分，无故缺勤2次平时成绩为0）2)期末考试为闭卷形式，主要考查学生的实际语言运用能力。题型可采用选择题、改错题、句型转换、造句、写小短文等。参考教材及资料：[1]刘海平主编，2007，《写作教程第一册》，上海：上海外语教育出版社。[2]石坚，帅培天主编，2010，《英语写作：句子.段落.篇章》，北京：外语教学与研究出版社。[3]张满胜编著，2002，《英语语法新思维初级教程：走近语法》，北京：世界知识出版社。[4]张满胜编著，2002，《英语语法新思维中级教程：通悟语法》，北京：世界知识出版社。[5]张满胜编著，2002，《英语语法新思维高级教程：驾驭语法》，北京：世界知识出版社。[6]丁往道等编著，2005，《英语写作手册》，北京：外语教学与研究出版社。[7]余宝珠主编，1994，《遣词造句组篇》，西北工业大学出版社。[8]《新概念英语2》[9]《新概念英语3》[10]•Attendmylecturesregularly;•Beactiveinclass;•Finishmyassignmentsindividuallyandintime;•Trytoreadasmanyaspossiblethosearticlesonthetopicsconcerningourdailylife,socialproblems,newtechnologies,etc.Practice1:Ineachsentencebelow,choosethemorepreciseofthetwowordsinbracketsandfillintheblankwithyourchoice:1)Ajudgemustbe______inthecaseshetries.(uninterested,disinterested)Afewlistenerswere_____anddozedoff.2)Yournieceimpressedmeassweetand_____.(childish,childlike)Thoughshehasgrownup,herbehaviorisoften_____.3)ThePresidentspokenontheradiotothe____.(land,nation)4)Whywereyouso____aboutyourachievements?(humble,modest)5)Shehasbecomevery_____sincemarryinghim.(respectable,respectful)Peopleareseriousand_____atreligiousservices.Keys:disinterested,uninterested,childlike,childish,nation,modest,respectable,respectfulDictionissimplyyourchoiceofwords.Itistherightwords,thebestwordsyoudecidetouse.Thereisnosingle,correctdictionintheEnglishlanguage;instead,youchoosedifferentwordsorphrasesfordifferentcontexts.越来越多的人开始骑自行车。学沫版：Moreandmorepeoplebegintoridebikes.学渣版：A(n)growing/increasing/expandingnumberofpeoplebegintocycle.伪学霸版：Cyclingattractsmoreandmorepeople.学霸版：Cyclingisnowaddingitsappealformanycitizens.学神版：Cyclinggainsitpopularity.Practice2:Comparingthefollowingthreeparagraphs,canyoufindoutanydifferencesinthelanguage.Sample3:Mymother’skitchenwasfullofjunkfoodwhichIhaveeverseen.Myhousewasfullofapplesandpeachesandmilkandcoffee—whichwerenice,andgoodforyou,butnotrightbeforedinneroryou’llspoilyourappetite.Mysister’shousehadnothinginitthatwasgoodforyou.Sample2:What’swrongwiththestudent-unionbookshop?Everything.It’sinterestedinsellingsweatshirtsandcollegemugsratherthangoodbooks.Itsstaffoftenisincompetentanduncivil.Themanagermaynotbeintelligentenougheventoorderasufficientnumberofcopiesofrequiredtextbooksforthebeginningofaterm.Sample1:Thereisnothingnewintherecognition,withinagivenlanguage,ofadistinctionbetweencommonusageandusesofthelanguageformorerestrictedpurposesandoftenenough,perhapscharacteristically,moreelevatedpurposes…LevelsofWordsFormalWordsCommonWords/ActiveWordsInformalWordsFormalwordsarealsocalledadvancedwords