英語高級寫作

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《英語高級寫作:論說文入門》是為英語專業高年級學生和研究生編寫的寫作教材。《英語高級寫作:論說文入門》主要以Toulmin的論辯理論為框架，在參照美國大學文科學生寫作課程的同時，兼顧了中國學生的思維特點。《英語高級寫作:論說文入門》的基本內容有：定義、命題、命題類型、如何支持、駁斥命題以及如何引用等。《英語高級寫作:論說文入門》旨在幫助讀者掌握英語論說文的寫作方法，提高獨立和批判性思維的能力，使讀者能對一般的議題展開有效、合理、較深入的討論。《英語高級寫作:論說文入門》還可以作為訓練GRE寫作的教材，也可以為赴英語國家留學的人士提供寫作上的指導。

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Chpter OneIntroducing Theories1．1 Two Theoretical Sources1．2 Stephen Toulmin’S Theory1．3 Carl Rogers’Theory． Tasks． Critical thinking activities A．The Pattern of an Argument：Data and Warrants(Excerpts) B．Communication：Its Blocking and Its Facilitation．Chpter TwoBasic Concepts．2．1 Defining Argumentation and Argument2．2 Argumentation and Communication2．3 Argumentation and Persuasion2．4 Argumentation and Explanation2．5 Work Ethic for Argumentation Tasks， I．Critical thinking activities A．Where Is Argument? B．Argumentation，Speaker and Audience(Excerpts) C．Persusasion(Excerpts)II．Writing tasks． A．Freeway Sparks Development Dilemma B.China Finds Its Shangri．La in TourismChpter threeDefinition (1)3.1Defining Definition3.2The Need for a Proper Definition in Argumentation3.3Functions of Definition Tasks I. Critical thinking activities: A. Choice, Presence, and Presentation B. Persuasive Definition (Excerpts) Ⅱ. Writing tasks: A. Text of Bush's Speech B. On FreedomChpter FourDefinition (2)4.1The Basic Structure of a Definition4.2First-level Definition4.3Common Ways of First-level Defining4.4Second-level Elaboration Tasks I. Critical thinking activities: A. Marriage B. Defining Abortion Is a Tricky Business II. Writing tasks: A. Selection from Plato's Phaedra B. "Equal" Does Not Mean "Same". C. Gay Marriage and the Right to VoteChpter FiveClaims5.1The Nature of a Claim5.2The Function of a Claim5.3The Structure of a Claim Tasks I. Critical thinking activities: A. Fact and Value (Excerpts) B. Bush, Kerry Trade Barbs Over Jobs II. Writing tasks: A. Ten Reasons Not to Hit Your Kids B. Stephen Ambrose and the Rights of Passage. C. Should Stephen Ambrose Be Pardoned?Chpter SixClaims of Fact6.1Defining a Claim of Fact6.2Presenting Facts in a Claim of Fact6.3Relativity of Certainty in a Claim of Fact6.4Supporting a Claim of Fact6.5Challenging a Claim of Fact6.6A Case Study Tasks I. Critical thinking activities: A. Truth and Power (Excerpts) B. Leader: Show Us the Proof II. Writing tasks: A. Loving the Little Emperor B. Little Emperors, Little BratsChpter SevenClaims of Value7.1Defining a Claim of Value7.2Supporting a Claim of Value7.3Challenging a Claim of Value Tasks I. Critical thinking activities: A. Is Ethics a Science? (Excerpts) B. What Is Noble? (Excerpts) II. Writing tasks: A. Assisted Suicide: The Philosophers' Brief B. Last Rights C. In Response to Assisted Suicide: The Philosophers'BriefChpter EightClaims of Policy8.1Defining a Claim of Policy8.2Establishing a Problem8.3Matching the Problem with the Course of Action Tasks I. Critical thinking activities: The Analysis of the Problem (Excerpts) II. Writing tasks: A. What We Owe to Parents (Excerpts) B. A Right to Care C. Worst of Both Worlds NineChpter NineSupport 9.1Defining Support 9.2Evidential Support 9.3Motivational Support 9.4Measuring the Strength of Support Tasks I. Critical thinking activities:Field Dependence (Excerpts) II. Writing tasks: A. The Answer to Terrorism? Colonialism B. Freedom in a Time of Terrorism C. John Kerry's Speech to the National Congress of the American IndiansCltpter Ten10.1Quoting for a Purpose10.2Factors That Constrain Quoting10.3Ways of Quoting10.4System of Quotation Tasks I. Critical thinking activities: Fullness of Argumentation II. Writing tasks: A. Whatever Happened to the University? B. A Proposal to Abolish GradingChpter ElevenWarrant11.1Defining Warrant11.2Types of WarrantsTasksI. Critical thinking activities: A. The Ideological Problem of Social Science (Excerpts) B. The Notion of Formal Validity (Excerpts)II. Writing tasks: A. Teach Them the Real America B. In Defense of Multiculturalism C. Against Multiculturalism D. The Bottom of Multiculturalism's BarrelChpter TwelveCongluding Remarks. Critical Reading 12.1Critical Reading 12.2A Critical ApproachA Sample Task for the Final Examination .Worksheet for ArgumentationMain ReferencesEssential Glossary of ArgumentCommon Fallacies