英语高级写作教案

英语高级写作课程教案

学期：2012 —2013学年第2学期

学时：32

学分：2

授课对象：外国语学院10级英语专业学生教材：《写作教程第四册》，2007，

上海外语教育出版社

任课教师：宇文静陈琳

1．课程成果：

通过本课程的学习，学生能够初步掌握科学研究的基本方法和能力，巩固和加深所学的基本理论和技能，了解英语论文写作的有关知识、技巧、和策略，选择和确定适当的论文题目，初拟论文提纲。

2．教学方法：

课堂讲授，举例，演示

3．课程考核：

课程成绩（100%）=平时考核（100%）+期末考试（0%）

平时考核100分=100分+0分

1.平时成绩：100分折合为总成绩的100%

注：100分：作业8次中取5次，每次20分；

0分：随机抽查5次出勤，不计分，3次无故缺勤者取消其成

绩。

2．期末成绩：无

3．考试方式：大作业

Lecture 1: Introduction to Thesis Writing (Unit 1)

一、课程成果（Outcome）

1. Understand the aim of the course

2. Grasp generally some information about graduation thesis

3. Understand what constitutes a good topic for research

二、学时安排

2 hours

三、重点难点

1. Principles and Requirements of Graduation Thesis

2. Components of Graduation Thesis

3. Steps of Graduation Thesis Writing

四、教学内容

Introduction to Graduation Thesis

1 What is a thesis?

It is a research paper composed by a college student when he/she has finished college study with the help of his /her supervisor, which is also called graduation thesis.

2 Significance of thesis writing

a. Institutional purpose:

b. Personal purposes:

3 Scales of thesis writing

Literature, Translation, Linguistics, TEFL, Cross-Culture, Other social science ( . Business English, EST, etc.)

4 Evaluation of a thesis

Letter grade ( A. B. C. D. F) is based on its content, structure, language and format. Apart from that, oral defense also counts in many colleges, and so does it in our institute.

5 Principles of thesis writing

Learning Principle; Independence Principle; Scientific Principle; Scholarly Principle; Creative Principle; Norm Principle.

6 Requirements of thesis writing

Length; Format; Content; Book binding and layout.

7 Steps of Graduation Thesis Writing

Choose a topic, collect and organize materials, compose the first draft, revise the draft and finalize it.

五、作业

Read Unit 2 after class..

Lecture 2: Choosing a Topic for a Thesis (Unit 2)

一、课程成果（Outcome）

1. Know what steps to follow when choosing a topic

2. Learn how to improve topics that have problems

二、学时安排

2 hours

三、重点难点

Know how to work out an effective research topic.

四、教学内容

1. Principles for choosing a thesis topic

Significance (Importance) and Interest; Manageability/Practicality; Flexibility

2. What topics should be avoided?

3. Process of choosing a topic

Decide on the subject area---------Choose a topic---------Focus into a question---------Design a title Subject areas: literature, linguistics, translation, TEFL, cross-culture and other subject areas Finding a Research Problem

Design a title

4. Exercise 1: literary criticism /comparative study

Exercise 2: revise the following topics

五、作业

Search for as many thesis titles as possible to get the idea of title designing and design your own title. .

Lecture 3: Collecting & Organizing Material (Unit 3)

一、课程成果（Outcome）

1. Learn how to find and evaluate the sources

2. Learn how to document the sources

.

二、学时安排

2 hours

三、重点难点

Choose proper material; write a thesis statement.

四、教学内容

1 Major sources of related literature

2 Guidelines for choosing proper materials

3 Documenting material

4 Reading in depth

Exercise : Analyze the different parts of the following thesis statement.

五、作业