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Practical English Writing for Medical Students

Capital Medical University via XuetangX

Overview

This course has the following features:

Practicability of teaching objectives:

The course aims at solving practical problems in medical students' writing. The course is designed for the problems and difficulties in medical students' practical writing, covering the basic part of writing and practical writing. It not only covers the introduction of relevant basic knowledge, but also includes the explanation of practical operation. Basic knowledge starts from the basic elements of English writing, mastering the basic knowledge of writing such as the use of punctuation, capitalization and phrasing, sentence formulation, paragraph formation and idea, and discussing how to write a topic sentence according to the central idea and how to expand paragraphs according to the topic sentence through a large number of examples, and mastering the basic skills of practical medical English writing. Practical medical English stylistic writing study the writing characteristics, methods and strategies of various styles, including letters, job-seeking and study documents, summary writing, etc., focusing on the structure, style and writing skills of different styles, examples and analysis of common errors.

The content organization highlights the advanced nature: the teaching content of the course progresses layer by layer, from the basic knowledge and basic knowledge of general writing to the advanced writing of practical style, from the simple to the deep, from the easy to the difficult, layer by layer. The specific content of this chapter is from language knowledge to ability development, including teaching objectives, writing rules and skills, explanation of common problems, practical training and other modules. First, the writing knowledge is explained, then the typical excellent text reading appreciation and problem discourse analysis is carried out, and finally the practical training is carried out to consolidate what has been learned. The teaching content reflects the advanced nature.

The teaching materials are authentic:

The teaching materials selected for the course have been carefully selected for authenticity. Excellent texts come from authoritative sources, such as famous English articles, news media and writing courses. They are classic and exemplary. The problem text is taken from the students' real writing text, which is universal and typical. After the detailed explanation of the text, the teacher can show the writing principles embodied in the high-quality text and the writing problems embodied in the problem text to the students in a short time, which can realize the efficient and high-quality writing teaching.


Syllabus

  • Introduction to the course
    • Chapter 1 Using proper words
      • Chapter 2 Writing effective sentences
        • Chapter 3 Composing coherent paragraphs
          • Chapter 4 Capitalization, word division, numbers and abbreviations
            • Chapter 5 Punctuation
              • Chapter 6 Email and notes
                • Chapter 7 Invitation and gratitude
                  • Chapter 8 Recommendation letters
                    • Chapter 9 Apology and complaint letters
                      • Chapter 10 Suggestion and refusal letters
                        • Chapter 11 Resume
                          • Chapter 12 Cover letter
                            • Chapter 13 Personal statement
                              • Chapter 14 Summary writing
                                • Final exam

                                  Taught by

                                  Xie Chunhui, Tao Xin , REN YAN, Yang Bo, CHEN XINYI, Huang Guowei, and LIU JIAHUAN

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