《英語學習者寫作指南》主要內容:Good writing depends not only on flawless grammar and abundant vocabulary but also, and perhaps above all,.on the quality of its content, and on writing skills such as gathering information, structuring the content selected, writing, revising, and testing their final documents. Learners will also benefit from learning specific, formats relevant for their individual professional statuses/situations.All of these knowledge and skill demand a strict and full-scale training and guidance. With these factors in mind, the authors edited the book A Quick Writing Guide for English language learners to provide guidance for English learners.
As a how-to book, it registered the following features.1. Extensive coverage;2. Strong guidance;3. Process Writing Orientation;4. Latest Writing Material;5. Students’and professional example of different writings.6. Clearly Stated Learning, Objectives.
Chapter Ⅰ Composing Basics
I. Preparing Your Writing
2. Preliminary Shaping: A Rough Draft
3. Revising
4. Editing and Proofreading
5. Writing with a Computer
Chapter Ⅱ Grammar Essential
1. Part of Speech
2. Part of Sentences
3. Phrases
4. Clauses
5. Types of Sentences
Chapter Ⅲ ESL Basics: Use of Grammar
1. Verbs
2. Nouns
3. The Articles: a/an and the
4. Quantifiers
5. Adjectives
6. Adverbials
7. Prepositions
8. Phrasal Verbs and Prepositional Idioms
Chapter Ⅳ Editing for Grammar
1. Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Use Verbs in the Correct Mood
3. Use the Active Voice
4. Pronoun Problems
5. Adjectives and Adverbs
6. Sentences
7. Subordination and Coordination
8. Emphasis
Chapter Ⅴ Choice of Words
1. Using Words Precisely
2. Use Words Appropriately
3. Using Words Concisely
4. Bias in Writing
5. Use of the Dictionary
5. Use of The Thesaurus
Chapter Ⅵ Editorial Style (l)
1. Commas
2. Semicolon
3. Colon
4. Quotatin Marks
5. Apostrophe
6. Hyphens
7. Other Punctuation Marks
Chapter Ⅶ Editorial Style (II)
1. Capitalization
2. Abbreviations
3. Numbers and Dates
4. Italics arid Underlining .
5. Illustrations: Caption and Legend
6. Spelling
Chapter Ⅷ Formatting Essentials
1. Basic formatting requirements
2. Basic Requirements in MLA and APA Formats for Academic Manuscripts
3. Formatting in Business Documents
Chapter Ⅸ Paragraph Writing
1. Introduction
2. Types of Paragraphs
3. Three Characteristics of an Effective Paragraph
4. Pattems of Paragraph Development and Organization
Chapter Ⅹ Summary Writing
1. The Importance of Summaries
2. Contents of a Summary
3. Writing a Summary
4. Evaluative Summaries
5. Minutes
6. Abstract
Chapter Ⅺ Essay Examination
1. Essay-LengthAnswers
2. Paragraph-length Answers
Chapter Ⅻ Argumentation Essay; Writing about Literature
1. Introduction
2. Writing an Argumentative Essay
3. Writing about Literature
Chapter ⅩⅢ The Research Paper
1. Understanding research process
2. Use of library: Conducting library research
3. Preparing for Your Research Paper
4. Writing and Arranging Your Research Paper
5. Preparing and Final Editing the Final Draft
6 Sample Research Papers
Chapter ⅩⅣ Proposal for Research Paper
1. Writing a successful proposal for Research Paper
2. Proposals for research paper
Chapter ⅩⅤ Writing a Successful Research Report
1. The Importance to Write a Research Report
2. Organization of a Research Report
3. Preparation for a Research Report
4. General Writing Guidelines: Grammatical Considerations
Chapter ⅩⅥ Questionnaire Preparation and Reporting
1. The Usefulness of Questionnaires
2. Questionnaire Design
3. Questionnaire Administration
4. Interpretation of the Results
5. Writing Effective Questionnaire Reports
6. Conclusion
Chapter ⅩⅦ Writing Oral Reports
1. Informal oral reports
2. Formal Speeches
3. An Oral Presentation of a Written Report
Chapter ⅩⅧ MLA-style Documentation
1. MLA Reference in-text Citations (parenthetical citation)
2. MLA List of Works Cited
3. MLA Information Notes: Footnotes and Endnotes
Chapter ⅩⅨ APA-Style Documentation and Other Documentation Styles
1. General APA Formatting Guidelines
2. Directory to APA Reference in-text Citations
3. APA Reference List
4. Footnotes and Endnotes
5. Sample APA-style research paper
6. Chicago Manual Documentation Style (CMS)
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