课程概况
二十一世纪经济的全球化，高等教育的国际化，对大学英语教学提出新的要求。《大学英文写作》课程的目的是帮助学员掌握大学英文基本的写作方法和技巧，夯实写作基本功，为论文写作、出国留学和将来对外交流做好充分准备。
英文写作说到底是一门实践课。因此，本课程强调实践，讲授按照过程写作法组织知识点，例子剖析贯穿始终，为学生提供边学边练的机会。
课程按MOOC形式要求，每单元包含若干微视频、课堂讨论平台及配套练习，方便学生复习和预习课程内容。课程结束时，学员能够基本掌握大学英文写作：了解写作过程和学习规律，能够完成西方高校英文写作课程、人文社科课程和专业课程一般性的写作任务、写作规范和写作方法，作文基本做到条理清晰，连接自然，论据充分，具有说服力。
课程大纲
Week 1
Unit 1 Course Introduction
A Road Map of Academic Writing I & II
Week 2
Unit 2 Writing Process
Week 3
Unit 3 Brainstorming
Unit 4 Planning and Outlines
Midterm Examination Essay Prompt
Week 3 (Units 3 & 4) 测试
Week 4
Unit 5 The Five-Paragraph Essay Structure
Week 4 (Unit 5) 测试
Study Resources (1)
Writing Admissions Essays (Personal Statements)
Week 5
Unit 6 测试
Unit 6 Introductions, Conclusions, and Titles
Week 6
Unit 7 测试
Unit 7 The Thesis Statement
Study Resources (2)
Writing Application Letters and Résumé
Week 7
Unit 8 测试
Unit 8 Paragraph Unity and Paragraph Development
Unit 9 测试2 (Using Transitions)
Week 8
Unit 9 测验1 (Paragraph Coherence)
Unit 9 Coherence in Paragraphs
Study Resources (3)
Writing Research Paper Abstracts
Week 9: Reading Week (with a honors list of 18 A papers)
Honors List of eighteen "A" Paper: These are among the A papers graded by students yourselves. Please read them during the reading week while you are reviewing the lessons for the final example. See if you can learn something from your fellow students.
面向人群
已修完《大学英语》课程，选修英文写作或希望提高英文写作能力的学生，以及备考雅思和托福准备出国深造的学生。
预备知识
系统学习过初中、高中、大学英语基础课程，具有基本的英语词汇、语法基础知识以及语言能力，能进行一般的书面交流。
证书或学分
单元测试和作业占50%
考试占40%
课堂讨论占10%
总分85分以上为优秀，60-85分为合格。
证书分为免费证书和收费认证证书两类。
参考资料
本课程配套教材：李慧辉, 刘晶. 大学英文写作.：高等教育出版社，2016年.
1．Anson, C. M. and R. A. Schwegler. (2000). The Longman handbook for writers and readers. 2nd ed. New York: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc.
2．Kanar, C. C. (2011). The College writer. 5th ed. Beijing University Press.
3．Langan, J. (2007). College writing skills with readings. 6th ed. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
4. Li, H. (2016). College English writing. Beijing: Higher Education Press.
5．Li, L. (2009). A Handbook for writing English academic paper and admissions essay. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
6．Zheng, C. (2008). Write to learn. Beijing: Science Publishers.
工作前景
1．Anson, C. M. and R. A. Schwegler. (2000). The Longman handbook for writers and readers. 2nd ed. New York: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc.
2．Bailey, R. E. and L. Denstaedt. (2004). Destinations: An Integrated approach to writing paragraphs and essays. Boston: McGraw Hill.
3．Barnet, S. et al. (2003). The Practical guide to writing with readings and handbook. Canadian ed. Toronto: Longman
4．Booth, W. C., G. G. Colomb, and J. M. Williams. (2003). The Craft of research. 2nd ed. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.
5．Kanar, C. C. (2011). The College writer. 5th ed. Beijing University Press.
6．Langan, J. (2007). College writing skills with readings. 6th ed. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press.
7．Li, L. (2009). A Handbook for writing English academic paper and admissions essay. Beijing: Tsinghua University Press.
8．McMahon, C. and B. Stout. (2002). Critical thinking, thoughtful writing: A Rhetoric with readings. 2nd ed. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.
9．Swales, J. M. and C. B. Feak. (2012). Academic writing for graduate students: Essential tasks and skills. 3rd ed. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press.
10．Zheng, C. (2008). Write to learn. Beijing: Science Publishers.
