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?

²