Standard English Writing: From Chinglish to Native English

Author: Ma Shu
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: The book discusses the dominant role of thinking in English sentence writing and uses specific examples from contemporary society to illustrate the impact of Chinese-style thinking on English sentences in essays. It also provides examples and short essays from modern English publications as case studies with detailed analysis. The examples in the book are as much as possible related to China, aiming to help students see the thought process of expressing Chinese scenarios in English. The purpose of this book is to enable Chinese students with a certain foundation in English to overcome differences in Western culture and thinking, firmly master the writing techniques of English sentences, and thus cross the threshold from Chinese English to authentic English. The book discusses the dominant role of thinking in English sentence writing and uses specific examples from contemporary society to illustrate the impact of Chinese-style thinking on English sentences in essays. It also provides examples and short essays from modern English publications as case studies with detailed analysis.
Author Bio: Ma Shu graduated from the University of Oregon in the United States, earning a Ph.D. in British Literature. He currently teaches at the Department of English, Peking University. His main works include: a monograph on the Renaissance in English, Philip Massinger's Tragedies—A Self-Decentered World (Peking University Press, 1998); Amazing Tales: Second Series (《》), a Chinese-to-English translation of Chinese classical and modern literature (Chinese Literature Press, 1998). Old Si'an: Evening Glow of an Imperial City (《：》), (Foreign Languages Press, 2001).