讲课用的textbook: College Writing Skills with Readings, Ninth Edition (美国大学英语写作第九版) by John Langan (available on jd for less than RMB70)。
这是一本不需要老师就可以自学的教科书。才两杯星巴克咖啡的价格。
没有教科书，你只是路过看热闹。
[You can get a free copy for the 7th edition:
https://blaw05.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/english-skills-with-readings-7th-edition.pdf
But, it is a very old version.]
Part I: Essay Writing （如何写短文）
Preview:
1. An Introduction to Writing （引言）
2. The Writing Process （写作本身是个过程）
3. The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing
4. The Third Step in Essay Writing
5. The Fourth Step in Essay Writing
6. Four bases for Revising Essays
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Writing （引言）
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Writing as a Process of Discovery
写作的过程（强调一下，这是一个过程）是曲折的。
Very often, writers do not discover just what they want to write about until they explore their thoughts in writing.
Writing is often a process of continuing discovery; as you write, you may suddenly switch direction or double back. You may be working on a topic sentence and realize suddenly that it could be your concluding thought. Or you may be developing a supporting idea and then decide that it should be the main point of your paper. Chapter 2 will treat the writing process more directly. (Great advertising skill!)
科研更是如此！
如果不明白什么是double back，请留言。
Writing as a Way to Communicate with Others
In class, I will ask registered students to stand up and talk for one minute (non-stop).
Keeping a Journal
This is a good idea. You can turn this in to get homework credit.
Using This Text
如何使用这本教科书
其实，这本书只有第1-2部分（Part I and Part II, pp358）是讲写作。感觉第3部分（Academic Writing/学术写作，p359-p402）是后来加上去的，不太适合写科技论文。第4部分是关于语法和“句法”（p403-p492）。第5部分是阅读（p493-p614）。
我会鼓励学生多阅读。你可以看你的专业的文章，也可以看小说（需要推荐的，请留言）。
今天就讲这些。有问题，请留言。
如果你想提高科技英语写作能力，请跟我来...
http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-306792-1146577.html
