英语实用文体写作系列英语应用文写作课程讲义.docx
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英语实用文体写作系列英语应用文写作课程讲义
英语应用文写作课程讲义--
Unit1
IntroductiontoPracticalEnglishWriting
OverviewofUnit1
I.ImportanceofPracticalEnglishWriting
1.Practicalwritingisoftenignored.
2.Itistherequirementoffuturework.
3.PracticalwritinginvolvesregularvarietiesofEnglish.
II.VarietiesofEnglish(语体)
1.bysituations
2.bystatus
3.functions
4.time
III.PracticalEnglishWriting
Oralliterature
Written
non-literature
IV.CharacteristicsofPracticalEnglishWriting
1.regularityinform
2.simplicityinstyle
3.briefnessincontent
I.ImportanceofPracticalEnglishWriting
AstheInternetenterstheaveragehome,EnglishhasbeenreceivinggreaterandgreaterattentioninChina.AlthoughEnglishhasbeentaughtinChinaasaforeignlanguagefordozensofyears,moststudentsseemtolearnEnglishforexaminationsonly.Theymightbeskilledinreading,butfewcanspeakfluentEnglishorwritewellforpracticalpurposes.That’soneofthemainreasonsweshouldlearnpracticalEnglishwriting.
Anotherreasonisthat,asEnglishmajors,youwillhavetogetpreparedforfutureworkandstudies.Whenyouwanttogoabroadforadvancedstudies,youwillhavetoproducemanydocuments,includingforms,resumeandletters.Whenyoumeetstrangers,youmaysendthempersonalcardsforfurthercontact.WhenyoutravelinEnglish-speakingcountriesorguideaforeignsightseeingtour,youshouldpresentthemwithanEnglishtouristguidebook.WhenyouareaskedtowriteEnglishdocumentsfordifferentpracticalpurposes,youshouldbeabletodothat.Andsoonandsoforth.
Athirdreasonisthatpracticalwritingisquitedifferentfromgeneralwriting.Ithasseveralcharacteristicsofitsown.Thisiswhattheteacherwillhelpyoutogetfamiliarwith,withtheresultthateachofyoucanwritewellforpracticalpurposes.
II.VarietiesofEnglish
Languagevariesinformandstructurefromplacetoplace,fromtimetotime.SuchchangesindifferentsituationsarereferredtoasvarietiesofEnglish.Bysituations,Englishcanfallintoformalandinformal;byplaces,EnglishcanfallintoBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish,evenChineseEnglish;bylevelsofliving,Englishcanfallintomanylevelscharacteristicofspecialsocialclasses;byfunctions,EnglishcanbedividedintoscientificEnglish,legalEnglish,religionEnglish,literature,newsreport,advertisements,etc.;andbytime,EnglishcanalsobedividedintoOldEnglish(449-1100),MiddleEnglish(1100-1500)andModernEnglish(1500-).
III.PracticalEnglishWriting
WhenwespeakofpracticalEnglishwriting,werefertothevarietiesofEnglishforpracticalpurposes.Asweknow,Englishfallsintotwofundamentaltypes:
writtenEnglishandoralEnglish.PracticalEnglishwriting,inabroadsense,belongstotheformer,butitisnon-literature.Inpractice,practicalEnglishwritingisonlypartofnon-literaturewrittenEnglish.Itisgenerallyreferredtoasthosecommonwrittendocumentsforspecialpurposesandinregularforms.AmongthepracticalEnglishwriting,thecommonareasfollows:
personalorbusinessletter,notice,telegram,telex,contract,advertisement,etc.
Inaddition,somelargetypesofPEWwillnotbeincludedinourcourse,andwillbedealtwithasanindependentcourse.TheyarebusinessEnglish,touristEnglishandacademicEnglishthesiswriting,etc.
IV.CharacteristicsofPracticalEnglishWriting
Justasitsnameimplies,practicalEnglishwritinglaysemphasisonpractice.ItisthispracticabilitythatdistinguishesitfromeitherspokenEnglishorliteraturecomposition.ThecharacteristicsofpracticalEnglishwritingincludethefollowing.
OnefundamentalcharacteristicofpracticalEnglishwritingisthateachtypehasaregularform.Asstylizeddocuments,practicalwritingisbothstandardandstable.
Anotheroneisitssimplicityinstyle.Differentfromliterature,practicalwritingpaysspecialemphasisonwhatismeanttotransmit.Exceptforsuchspecialdocumentsascontracts,practicalwritingissimpleinstyle.
Athirdcharacteristicliesinitsbriefnessinform.Therapidpaceischaracteristicofmodernworkandlife.Therefore,peoplehavebeenpayingmoreandmoreattentiontoefficiency.Tosavetime,peopleusuallyputcomplexthoughtintosimplewordsbybriefforms.
Unit2Note-Writing
Note-writingiswhatisrequiredinTEM-4,inwhichanoteofabout50-60wordswillbebasedonthegivensituation.Wewritenotesforallkindsofpurposes,andnote-writingvariesfromtypetotype.Generallyspeaking,anoteissomethinglikeashortletter,butsimplerinformandoftenlessformalinlanguage.
I.KeyElementsofaNote:
² Thedate(Anoteisusuallywrittenforthesakeoftimesaving,thereforewithouttheyear,orevenwithoutthedayoftheweek.)
² TheNameoftheReceiver(Thenameofthepersontowhomthenoteiswritteniscertaintobeincluded,butusuallywithouttheword“Dear”.)
² Themessagewhichthenoteiswrittentoreveal
² TheNameoftheWriter(Certainlythenotewillhavetotellwhowritesit.)
II.KeyFeaturesofNote-Writing:
² Simpleinform(Anoteinvolvesfewelementsandusuallytakesuponlyafewlines.Inspelling,weoftenusetheabbreviatednamesofthemonths;thegivennameandfamilynameareseldomusedtogether,i.e.,eitherisOK.)
² Informalinstyle(Herepolitegreetingsareunnecessary,i.e.,weusuallyaddresssomebodydisrespectfullybynamewithoutanhonorifictitle.Weseldomuse“Dear”,“Sincerelyyours”.)
² Briefandpreciseincontent(Ontheonehand,onlythekeypointsareincludedinanote,inwhichtowriteistoexpress.Ontheotherhand,themessagemustbepreciseinexpression,especiallywhenexactnumbersareinvolved,e.g.,timeandphonenumber.)
III.SamplesofNote-Writing
IV.Follow-UpPractice
III.SamplesofNote-Writing
1.ANoteofAppointments
June3
Jane,
We’dliketohaveanouting8o’clocka.m.onSaturday,June4.CouldyoujoinusandenjoythespringonMountBaiyun?
Drinksanddessertareready.Justremembertobringanumbrella.
Fisherman
2.ANoteofApologies
Jan.4
Betty,
I’dliketoexpressmyapologiesfornotbeingabletotakepartinyourbirthdayparty,forithappenstobemyturntobeondutyandwillhavetoworktill8o’clocktomorrowmorning.Happybirthdaytoyou!
Mayeverydaybesunnyforyouinthecomingyear!
John
3.ANoteofInformalInvitations
May3
Dr.David,
WearetoholdanEnglishspeechcontestinRoom506,Building2at2p.m.onFriday,May4.Thecontestwouldlastabout3hours.Wewouldbeveryhappyifyoucouldbeoneofthejudges.
ForeignLanguagesDept.
4.ANoteofRequests
July14
Prof.Smith,
I’dliketoknowyourcommentsontheoutlineofmyacademicpaperbeforeIbeginmyfirstdraft.CouldyougivemesomesuggestionsbyemailorpostyourcommentsontheGuestbookonyourWebPage?
Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Thankyou!
LiNan
5.ANoteofThanks
Sept.24
Janson,
I’dliketoexpressmygreatgratitudetowardsyourwarmhospitalityduringmyshortstayinShaoguan.Ienjoyedthevisitverymuch.Lookingforwardtoyourvisittomyhometownnextsummerholiday.Givemysincereregardstoyourwholefamily!
Cosine
6.ANoteofMessages
Oct.15
Alison,
AMr.TedleftaroseforyouattheServiceDesk.Hesaidhewouldn’tloseheartalthoughyourefusedtolethimin.Hewouldcometomorrowandthedayaftertomorrowuntilyouaccepthisroseandheart.
Butterfly
7.ANoteforSayingGood-bye
Nov.23
DearBetty,
IwillleaveforShanghaiat8:
00a.m.thismorning.ItisapitythatIcan’tseeyoutosaygoodbyebeforeleavingforhome.Ihaveenjoyedmystayhere,thankyouverymuchforthekindness,hospitalityandthetroubleyouhavetakenonmybehalf.Pleaseremembermetoyourhusband.
Yoursever,
Green
IV.Follow-UpPractice
1. WriteanotetoyourclassmateHughes,makinganappointmentforanoutdooractivityatweekend.
2. YoufailedtobuyabookforyourfriendBob.Writehimanoteofapologies.
3. Yourbirthdayisaroundthecornerandyouarearrangingforyourbirthdayparty.Writeanoteofinformalinvitations,askingyourclosefriendAlisontoattend.
4. Writeanotetoborrowsomereferencesfromyourtutorsothatyoucanmakeitinyouracademicthesiswriting.
5. Writeanoteofthanksforthehospitalitybythehostessofaneveningparty.
6. Writeanote,celebratingthebirthdayofUncleJim,whomyoulovedearly.
7. Writeanoteofcongratulationsonyourboyfriend’swinningthefirstprizeinthespeechcontest.
8. Writeanotetoyourteacher,askingforleaveinhis/herclasstoday.
9. Youhavejoinedanonlineworkgroup,pursuingastudyofEnglishliterature.ButyouwillhavetoputyourwholeheartintothepreparationforTEM-4inamonth.WriteanoteontheGuestbooktoexpressyourregretfornotbeingabsentbytheendofthemonth.
10. Writeanotetotransmitaphonemessage,whichyoucanmakeupwhennecessary.
Unit3BasicKnowledgeofEnglishLetters
2003-09-11
Overviewofthislecture:
I.CommunicationMeansReview
² Question1:
Whatiscommunication?
² Question2:
Whatcommunicationmeanscanyoulist?
² Question3:
WilllettersgiveplacetosuchelectroniconesasE-mail?
II.FeaturesofLetters
1. Authenticlanguageofemotion
2. Notimelimitations
3. Senseofsecurity
4. Distinctpersonality
III.FormatsoftheEnvelope
² Question1:
Haveyouseenorreceivedlettersfromabroad?
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