Lecture 1 Overview of the Approach to English Writing
Lecture 1 Overview of the Approach to English Writing
Warm-up activity Work in pairs and think of the following question. What are the factors you need to take into account for your writing tasks? Consider the rubric.What are the key words to assess the writing?
Warm-up activity n Work in pairs and think of the following question. What are the factors you need to take into account for your writing tasks? n Consider the rubric. What are the key words to assess the writing?
A piece of English writing is a product of many considerations, including audience,purpose, organization,style,flow,and presentation
n A piece of English writing is a product of many considerations, including audience, purpose, organization, style, flow, and presentation
1.Audience Before you write,you need to consider your audience.To be successful in your writing task,you need to have an understanding of your audience's expectations and prior knowledge, because these will affect the content of your writing. Consider the following examples:
1. Audience Before you write, you need to consider your audience. To be successful in your writing task, you need to have an understanding of your audience ’ s expectations and prior knowledge, because these will affect the content of your writing. Consider the following examples:
1a.Thermal systems is a very broad field involving many separate fields of engineering. 1b.Thermal systems is an interdisciplinary field which involves the traditional disciplines of thermodynamics(热力学)， heat transfer,fluid mechanics,mass transfer(质量传递)，and chemical kinetics(化学动力学)
n 1a. Thermal systems is a very broad field involving many separate fields of engineering. n 1b. Thermal systems is an interdisciplinary field which involves the traditional disciplines of thermodynamics（热力学）, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, mass transfer（质量传递）, and chemical kinetics（化学动力学）
2a.A consonant is a speech sound produced by either closing or constricting(压缩)the vocal tract (声道) 2b.A speech sound produced by either closing or constricting the vocal tract is called a consonant
n 2a. A consonant is a speech sound produced by either closing or constricting（压缩） the vocal tract （声道）. n 2b. A speech sound produced by either closing or constricting the vocal tract is called a consonant
My dear Mother: We are having a capital holiday,and I am much better,and enjoying myself to the times.Richmond is painting my portrait. Today I lunch with him,and meet Burne- Jones;tonight Browning dines with us.That sounds rather lofty work,does it not?His path was paved with celebrities.Tomorrow we leave for Paris,and next week,or the week after,come home.I am really very well Ever your affectionate son R.L.S
My dear Mother: We are having a capital holiday, and I am much better, and enjoying myself to the times. Richmond is painting my portrait. Today I lunch with him, and meet Burne- Jones; tonight Browning dines with us. That sounds rather lofty work, does it not? His path was paved with celebrities. Tomorrow we leave for Paris, and next week, or the week after, come home. I am really very well. Ever your affectionate son R.L.S
Dear Sirs, As is announced in the papers,from next year your country will give ours the treatment of Generalized System of Preferences.We are anxious to know what commodities of our country are put under GSP,what is the tariff and what procedures we have to go through as exporters.It will be a pleasure to have a pamphlet from you if available. Yours faithfully
Dear Sirs, As is announced in the papers, from next year your country will give ours the treatment of Generalized System of Preferences. We are anxious to know what commodities of our country are put under GSP, what is the tariff and what procedures we have to go through as exporters. It will be a pleasure to have a pamphlet from you if available. Yours faithfully
For blog writing,5 ways to attract audience: http://www.copyblogger.com/bond-with-your- audience/ (Note:Blog writing is different from essay writing. An article for you to read:Audience matters
For blog writing, 5 ways to attract audience: http://www.copyblogger.com/bond-with-your- audience/ (Note: Blog writing is different from essay writing.) An article for you to read: Audience matters
2.Purpose The purpose of writing is the reason why you are writing. If the audience knows less than the writer,the writer's purpose is often instructional (as in a textbook). If the audience knows more than the writer,the writer's purpose is usually to display familiarity, expertise,and intelligence (as your homework). Sometimes,the purpose can be just for fun/entertainment,like in some movies. Consider the following example:
2. Purpose The purpose of writing is the reason why you are writing. If the audience knows less than the writer, the writer ’s purpose is often instructional (as in a textbook). If the audience knows more than the writer, the writer ’s purpose is usually to display familiarity, expertise, and intelligence (as your homework). Sometimes, the purpose can be just for fun/entertainment, like in some movies. Consider the following example:
