《寫作要義（第2版）》作者petetg.beidler是美國lehigh大學(xué)資深寫作課教授、中世紀(jì)文學(xué)及美國印第安文化研究專家，其“why
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teach”一文為中國大學(xué)生所熟悉。《寫作要義（第2版）》26章，每章自成體系，重點(diǎn)突出，內(nèi)容具體，例證翔實(shí)；語言淺顯活潑，插圖生動(dòng)詼諧。該書通過對(duì)大量大學(xué)生習(xí)作的分析、講評(píng)及修改，總結(jié)出寫作過程中應(yīng)避免的40個(gè)最易犯的錯(cuò)誤。作者曾以富豐賴特學(xué)者身份在中國講學(xué)多年，熟知中國學(xué)生實(shí)情，此版由作者為中國讀者量身修訂，因此具有極強(qiáng)的實(shí)用性和針對(duì)性。
about the author
preface
to the srudent
1 writing in the pofessional world
2 nervous grumblings about writing
3 whats an acceptable essay?
4 your thesis sentence
5 finding your writing process
6 building a strong essay
7 writing to discover
8 the parts of an essay
9 introductions are not all the same
10 something of voice
11 speaking of voice
12 organizing your essay
13 the chronological approach
14 comparing and contrasting
15 dealing with the opposition
16 look at your audience
17 writing with others
18 standing above our defenses
19 a healthy body paragraph
20 doctoring a sickly body paragraph
21 good writing is good thinking
22 good writing is good development
23 finding the right word
24 writing concretely
25 mephobia：an eye for a ewe
26 moving out
editing matters
index
Proofreaders marks
Quick rdference guide to editing matters
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