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1、introduction-of-introduction-of-academic-writingacademic-writingQuestionsWhatproblemsdouthinkyouhaveinEnglishwriting?Whatdouwanttoachievefromthiscourseaboutacademicwriting?Putitinaspecificway.Whatcontributiondouthinkucanmakefortheclass?Whatdouexpectoftheteacher?1. definition2. genres 3. features (pa
2、rt I, examples)What is academic writing?AssignmentProcedure Your feedback5Course descriptionReferences1. course objectives (从大到小从大到小)2. semester schedule 3. class structure (feedback, exercise) 4. assessment criteria1.1DefinitionAcademicwritingisusuallyserious,intendedforacriticalandinformedaudience
3、(why),basedoncloselyinvestigatedknowledge(how),andpositsideasorarguments(what,withdifficulty).http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_writingForexample.1.Whatisacademicwriting1.1DefinitionAcademic writing is writing done by scholars for other scholars.Academic writing is devoted to topics and questions
4、 that are of interest to the academic community.Academic writing should present the reader with an informed argument.1.Whatisacademicwriting1.2GenresEssaysResearchpaperResearchabstractsIntroductionsLiteraturereviewsResearchmethodsResearchresultsResearchdiscussionsWritingconclusions1.Whatisacademicwr
5、iting1.3FeaturesAcademicwritinginEnglishislinear,whichmeansithasonecentralpointorthemewitheverypartcontributingtothemainlineofargument,withoutdigressionsorrepetitions.Itsobjectiveistoinformratherthanentertain.1.Whatisacademicwriting1.3FeaturesThereareeightmainfeaturesofacademicwritingthatareoftendis
6、cussed.Academicwritingistosomeextent:complex,formal,objective,explicit,hedged,andresponsible.Ituseslanguagepreciselyandaccurately.1.Whatisacademicwriting1.3Fplexity1.1lexicallycomplex1.2grammaticallycomplex1.1Academicwritingtextshavemorelexicalwordsthangrammaticalwords.theyhavemorenoun-basedphrases,
7、morenominalizations,andmorelexicalvariation.1.2Academicwritingtextshavemoresubordinateclauses,more“that/to”complementclauses,morelongsequencesofprepositionalphrases,moreattributiveadjectivesandmorepassivesthanspokenlanguage.1.Whatisacademicwriting1.3FeaturesNoun-based phrasesReadthefollowingtwosente
8、ncesanddecidewhichoneismoreformalandwhy.Likeallotherformsoflife,wehumanbeingsaretheproductofevolution.Likeallotherformsoflife,wehumanbeingsaretheproductofhow we have evolved.1.WhatisacademicwritingTask-basedexercise1FormalwrittenEnglishusesnounsmorethanverbs.Thenounevolutionispreferredtotheverbevolveandthe“howclause.1.3FeaturesNoun-based phrasesManyfutileattemptshavebeenmadetoteachanimalstospeakhowhumansspeak.1.WhatisacademicwritingTask-basedexercise1Maketheunderlinedpartoffollowingsentencemoreformal.Manyfutileattemptshavebeenmadetoteachanimalstospeakin human fashion.http:/