Students will be able to: 1. grasp the layout and conventions of letter writing; 2. recognize the distinctions between personal letter and business letter; 3. write a letter using the right format and appropriate language. • Layout and conventions of letter writing • Business and personal letters: formal and informal distinctions

1. INTRO We all suffer in writing, one way or another. We have trouble writing or we get writer's block. But there are ways to go at it that are less painful. a. Divide and conquer the rules of writing. Taking them one at a time will make learning the rules earlier. i. We'll keep nagging you on your writing. Take the time to go over the comments we write on your papers

The primary task of the writing course is to familiarize and equip students with strategies and skills approaching the academic writing tasks needed in the university, and to meet the requirements of the Band 8 as well as Band 4 examination on writing. In addition, personal and academic development necessities such as creative

Lesson Plan for Graduate Students (Writing Course) Science writing in our country, according to many experts in English, is in fact scientific translation from Chinese to English. That is to say, all the Chinese college graduates are able to write academic papers in Chinese. The problem is how they can put their papers into English versions. Quite a few professors and graduate students at our university sent

Content 1. summary of last article 2. exchange writing activity 3. a brief introduction of types of essays 4. Writing Is a process 5. writing is a social act 6.Task: write a story about yourself to your classmates

Composition Structure Many good compositions of academic writing (e.g. report, an essay, an assignment, a project) have their organizational structure or their ways in which the different parts are linked together. The following general plan for three paragraph composition will help to control the overall structure of your writing

Part I Writing Skills Part II Sections of a Paper

Writing 1 Title--Things not seen before You came to this city and this university not long ago. It was the first time you had been here There were many things that you had never seen before. What are they?) Writing 2

 Understanding  Reproduction  Structure Analysis  Summary  Active Expressions  Focus Study  Chinese to English  Word Using  Matching Game  Structured Writing  Practical Writing

1. elements of writing a topic sentence; 2. common errors in writing a topic sentence; 3. position of a topic sentence