作者简介 John Langan,已有20多年阅读和写作课的教学经验。出版了一系列大学阅读和写作教材,长期致力于探索能够生动有趣地教授学生语言技能的教材。所著《美国大学英语写作》自1985年首次出版以来,每隔四年修订一次。
目录 Part 1 Essay Writing 1 短文写作 1.An Introduction to Writing 2 2.The Writing Process 19 3.The First and Second Steps in Essay Writing 46 4.The Third Step in Essay Writing 79 5.The Fourth Step in Essay Writing 106 6.Four Bases for Revising Essays 140 Part 2 Patterns of Essay Development 169 短文的分类和写作手法 7.Introduction to Essay Development 170 8.Description 178 9.Narration 199 10.Exemplification 218 11.Process 238 12.Cause and/or Effect 256 13.Comparison and/or Contrast 277 14.Definition 300 15.Division-Classification 321 16.Argument 339 Part 3 Academic Writing 359 学术写作 17.Writing a Summary 360 18.Writing a Report 372 19.Writing a Research Paper 377 ……
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