《**英语写作教程》是根据新近颁布的《高 等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》中对学生写作技能的要求而编写的一部写作教程。在总结了多年 写作课教学经验的基础上,马红军和毛卓亮两位教授注意借鉴国外先进的教学理论,并结合中国学生学习英文写作的特点,在一本教材中安排了从段落写作到篇章布局、短文写作和学术论文写作等教学内容,达到了新大纲对英语专业学生英文写作训练的要求。这本教材特色明显,针对性强,是配合新大纲的一本好教材。

1 CHOOSING RIGHT WORDS
1.1 General and Specific Words
1.2 Denotation and Connotation
1.3 Figurative Language
1.4 Levels of Diction
Exercises
2 SHAPING EFFECTIVE SENTENCES
2.1 Sentence Variety
2.2 Impressive Sentences
2.3 Sentence Emphasis
2.4 Concise Sentences
Exercises
3 UNDERSTANDING PARAGRAPHS
3.1 Paragraph Structure
3.2 Paragraph Unity
3.3 Paragraph Coherence
3.4 Paragraph Development
Exercises
4 WRITING DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPHS
4.1 About a Person
4.2 About an Object
4.3 About a Place
4.4 More Practice on Description
Student Practice Paragraphs
Exercises
Writing Activities
5 WRITING NARRATIVE PARAGRAPHS
5.1 Framework of a Narrative
5.2 About an Experience
5.3 About an Activity
Student Practice Paragraphs
Exercises
Writing Activities
6 WRITING OTHER TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS
6.1 Example Paragraph
5.2 Process Paragraph
6.3 Comparison Paragraph
6.4 Cause-Fffect Paragraph
6.5 Definition Praagraph
6.6 Opinion Paragraph
Student Practice Paragraphs
Exercises
Writing Activities
7 WRITING BEYOND THE PARAGRAPH
7.1 Thesis statement
7.2 Outline
7.3 Introduction
7.4 Body Paragraphs
7.5 Conclusion
7.6 Revision of First Draft
Student Practice Paragraphs
Exercises
Writing Activities
8 WRITING A SUMMARY
8.1 Summarizing Paragraphs
8.2 Summarizing Longer Pieces
Exercises
9 WRITING ABOUT LITERATURE
9.1 The Elements of Literature
9.2 Literal Versus Analvtical Reading
9.3 Wrtitng a Literary Interpretation
9.4 Writing a Research Paper
9.5 Format for Documenting Sources
9.6 Eriting Logical Argument
9.7 Quesions Often Asked about Research Papers
Exercises
10 WRITING FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES
A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS
ANSWERS TO SELECTED EXERCISES
INDES
BIBLIOGRAPHY