本書是為非英語專業研究生編寫的通用學術英語寫作教材。本書由組介紹了句子的寫作手法，旨在提高學生英語表達的性、復雜性、連貫性、多樣性及表現力。是段落寫作，通過實例講解了謀篇布局的寫作方法和技巧，旨在提生英語寫作的邏輯性和層次性。和是小品文寫作和圖表作文，旨在幫助學生了解不同體裁文章的文體特點和寫作策略。為應用文寫作括商務信函、簡歷、申信、個人陳述、讀書報告、通知公告等應用文本的寫作技巧，旨在滿足學生日常工作、學術交流的需要。第六為學術英語寫作，以簡明扼要的語言、明晰的格式、典型的案例，深入淺出地講解了學術論文的語言特征、構成要素及具體寫作方法。

Unit 1 Writing effective sentences

1.1 Four basic sentence structures

1.1.1 Simple sentences ...

Compound sentences

Complex sentences..

1.1.4 Compound-complex sentences

1.2 Writing effective sentences

Unity

Coherence..

Conciseness..

1.2.4 Variety

1.3 Diction in sentences

1.3.1 Types of diction

1.3.2 General and specific words

1.3.3 Abstract and concrete words

1.3.4 Denotation and connotation of words

1.3.5 Variation of words

Unit 2 Paragraph writing

2.1 Structure of a paragraph …

2.1.1 Topic sentence and its controlling idea

2.1.2 Position of a topic sentence ..

Supporting sentences

Concluding sentences

2.2 Major characteristics of an effective paragraph

2.2.1 Paragraph unity

2.2.2 Paragraph coherence.

2.3 Paragraph development .

Chronological method ..

Spatial sequencing method

Definition

Comparison and contrast ..

Cause and effect

Exemplification...

Classification

Testimony...

Listing.

2.3.10 A combination method ..

2.4 Students'writing and its modification

Unit 3 Essay writing .

3.1 Argumentative essay writing

3.1.1 Structure of argumentative essays

Components of an introductory paragraph.

Common methods of introduction

Body paragraphs writing

Concluding paragraph writing

Tips for writing a good argumentative essay ..

Sample argumentative essays ...

3.2 Exposition writing

Introduction

Features of expository writing

Writing strategies

3.3 Descriptive writing… …

3.3.1 Introduction

3.3.2 Types of description ………………

3.3.3 Writing strategies ........…

3.4 Narrative writing ……………

3.4.1 Introduction

3.4.2 Perspective of narration ..

3.4.3 Writing strategies

Unit 4 Table and graph writing

4.1 Guidelines for table writing and graph writing...

4.2 Table writing

4.2.1 Understanding a table

4.2.2 Describing a table

4.3 Graph writing………………

4.3.1 Line graph writing

4.3.2 Bar chart writing … …

4.3.3 Pie chart writing .

4.4 Vocabulary and sentence patterns

4.4.1 Vocabulary in table and graph writing

4.4.2 Sentence patterns

Unit 5 Practical writing

5.1 Letters...

5.1.1 ressing an envelope .

5.1.2 Format of letters ..

5.1.3 Business letters and personal letters

5.1.4 Application letter...

5.1.5 Letter of claims and complaints ..

5.1.6 Invitation letter...

5.1.7 Recommendation letter

5.2 Notes and notices…

5.2.1 Notes

5.2.2 Notices

5.3 E-s ..

5.3.1 Heading……

5.3.2 Components

5.4 Resume.

5.5 Personal statements

5.5.1 Self-introduction .

5.5.2 The body .

5.5.3 Conclusion

5.6 Summary …

5.7 Useful expressions for practical writing

Unit 6 Research paper writing 1-linguistic features ……

6.1 Lexical features of a research paper ...

6.1.1 Formal words and expressions

6.1.2 Terminology ....

6.1.3 Nominalization .

6.2 Syntactic features of a research paper

6.2.1 Long complicated sentences....

6.2.2 Passive voice

Unit 7 Research paper writing 2-quoting,paraphrasing and summarizing 1

7.1 Quoting .

7.1.1 Types of quotations

7.1.2 Strategies ……  …

7.2 Paraphrasing

7.2.1 Types of paraphrase

7.2.2 Strategies

7.3 Summarizing

7.3.1 Strategies

7.3.2 Samples

Unit 8 Research paper writing 3-abstract writing …

8.1 Components of a research paper

8.2 Title writing.……………

8.2.1 General functions.....……

8.2.2 Writing requirements ……………

8.3 Keywords …………

8.3.1 Functions ..

8.3.2 Writing requirements ……

8.4 Abstracts ........

8.4.1 Types and components of abstracts....

8.4.2 Writing requirements .......

Unit 9 Research paper writing 4-introduction and methodology

9.1 Introduction section …..…

9.1.1 Components …..………

9.1.2 Writing strategies

9.1.3 Linguistic features

9.2 Methodology ….…...…

9.2.1 Functions and objectives… … …

9.2.2 Components

Unit 10 Research paper writing 5-results,discussion and conclusion

10.1 Resultsp;

10.1.1 Functions and objectives

10.1.2 Components

10.2 Discussion 

10.2.1 Functions and objectives

10.2.2 Components

10.3 Conclusion

10.3.1 Functions and objectives

10.3.2 Componentsp;

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    在國際科技交流日益頻繁的形勢下，學術英語寫作能力是研究生參與國際學術交流的必備能力，因此提高學術英語寫作水平既是國家和社會發展的需求，也是研究展的需要。雖然近些年來研究生的英語水平有了較大的提高，但其寫作能力依然是短板，在語言質量、邏輯思維、謀篇布局、寫作規範等方面依然存在著諸多問題。在此背景下，我們編寫了《通用學術英語寫作(初階)》和《通用學術英語寫作(高階)》兩本寫作教材，作為通用學術英語繫列教材的組成部分，“初階”和“高階”體現了寫作的過渡性和層遞性，便於不同程度的學生選擇使用。

    《通用學術英語寫作(初階)》由組成。主要是寫作的基礎知識含句子寫作、段落寫作、不同文體的小品文寫作、圖表作文等內容。本部分雖然從句子寫作出發，卻突破了傳統的語法、句法講解方式，運用大量實例講解了如何提高學生語言性、復雜性、連貫性、多樣性及表現力的方法和策略，突出了謀篇布局、拓展思維、提升表達等實際能力的培養。為實用英語寫作，內容涵蓋商務信件、簡歷、個人陳述、摘要、讀書報告、便條、公告、通知、備忘錄、郵件等應用文體的寫作，能充分滿足研究生日常工作學面交流的需要。第六為學術英語寫作。這以簡明扼要的語言、明晰的格式、典型的案例剖析，深入淺出地講解了學術論文的語言特點、構成要素及具體寫作方法。

    本書的作者均為“雙”大學的骨，他們從事研究生英語寫作教學和研究工作，了解學生的實際需求，了解學生寫作中存在的問題，因而他們所編寫的教材具有很強的針對性和實用性。

    本教材信息量大、內容循序、例證豐富典型、材料新穎。本教材不但適合研究生使用，也適合同等水平的其他讀者使用。，

    書中難免有疏漏之處，敬請讀者批評指正。