English Writing (Sentences · Paragraphs · Chapters)

Author: Shuai Peitian
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: A series of college English writing textbooks. The book is divided into four parts. Part I provides an overview of English writing knowledge and techniques, citing new findings in linguistics, analyzing and comparing the thinking, expression, and habits of different Eastern and Western ethnic groups, and proposing principles for writing idiomatic English. Parts II and III introduce writing knowledge and techniques from sentences to paragraphs, and then to larger texts, enabling students to achieve the goal of writing short essays in English, conveying information, and expressing ideas through the application of knowledge and techniques. Part IV introduces two special forms of English writing—writing summaries and book reports—tailored to the general requirements of college English education. The book has the following features: It is deeply engaging yet accessible, written in the first-person perspective, fully embodying the humanistic spirit, allowing users to participate in discussions on issues on an equal footing and enhancing their confidence in writing idiomatic English essays. Each chapter is accompanied by a large number of exercises, with varying difficulty levels, allowing teachers and students to freely select and flexibly use them. The exercise arrangement adopts a scientific three-stage cycle method: "prediction—practice—effect evaluation." Prediction stimulates readers' curiosity; practice familiarizes them with writing techniques and grants true knowledge; effect evaluation not only serves to review and consolidate the writing knowledge and techniques learned but also boosts readers' confidence in improving their writing skills. Creatively integrates the use of punctuation into the discussion of the overall coherence and cohesion of the text, breaking away from the traditional approach of isolating punctuation in writing books. Examples are predominantly drawn from contemporary British and American original works, but they are not rigidly applied, which allows the book to both free itself from the constraints of Chinglish and align with the actual learning needs of Chinese students.