《实用英文写作》主要包含实用英文写作和英文研究论文写作两大部分。教程的编写汲取了应用语言学的最新研究成果，写作内容可满足我国英语学习者的学习或工作需求。本书中英文样例绝大部分为英美人撰写的真实交际语言材料，课堂活动和写作任务形式多样，交际性强。本书提供的中文讲解、写作语汇支持和附录中的内容同时可作手册使用。所附的光盘包含上课用的PowerPoint 幻灯片、学生的写作自主练习题和因特网英文写作资源网址链接。本教程适合大学生、研究生和其他水平相当的英语学习者使用。

前辅文
Part One?Tuning In
  Unit 1 Features of Good Writing
   1.1 Characteristics of Good Writing
   1.2 Key Features of the Writing Process
   1.3 Writing Tasks
Part Two?Practical Writing
  Unit 2 Short Messages, and Notices
   2.1 Starter Activities
   2.2 Readings
   2.3 Language Focus: Diction, and E-mail Messages
   2.4 Writing Tasks
   2.5 Checklist for Unit 2
   2.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 3 Letters (1): Invitations, Acceptances and Refusals, and Thank-you Letters
   3.1 Starter Activities
   3.2 Readings
   3.3 Language Focus: Effective Sentences
   3.4 Writing Tasks
   3.5 Checklist for Unit 3
   3.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 4 Letters (2): Requests, Congratulations, Commiserations, and Complaints
   4.1 Starter Activities
   4.2 Readings
   4.3 Language Focus: Effective Paragraphs
   4.4 Writing Tasks
   4.5 Checklist for Unit 4
   4.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 5 Organization Descriptions
   5.1 Starter Activities
   5.2 Readings
   5.3 Language Focus: Definition, Classification, and Description
   5.4 Writing Tasks
   5.5 Checklist for Unit 5
   5.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 6 Writing for Application (1): CVs, Cover Letters, and Letters of Recommendation
   6.1 Starter Activities
   6.2 Readings
   6.3 Language Focus: Exemplification, Cause and Effect, and Gapped Phrases in CVs
   6.4 Writing Tasks
   6.5 Checklist for Unit 6
   6.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 7 Writing for Application (2): Personal Statements
   7.1 Starter Activities
   7.2 Readings
   7.3 Language Focus: Comparison and Contrast
   7.4 Writing Tasks
   7.5 Checklist for Unit 7
   7.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 8 Writing for Examinations
   8.1 Starter Activities
   8.2 Readings
   8.3 Language Focus: Discussion, and Conclusion
   8.4 Writing Tasks
   8.5 Checklist for Unit 8
   8.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
Part Three?Research Paper Writing
  Unit 9 Overview of Paper Organization
   9.1 Starter Activities
   9.2 Typical Sections of a Research Paper
   9.3 Key Features of a Research Paper
  Unit 10 Introduction
   10.1 Starter Activities
   10.2 Readings
   10.3 Language Focus: Generic and Specific Noun Phrases, and Verb Tense for Literature Review
   10.4 Writing Tasks
   10.5 Checklist for Unit 10
   10.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 11 Method
   11.1 Starter Activities
   11.2 Readings
   11.3 Language Focus: Verb Tense and Voice in Describing Procedures and Materials
   11.4 Writing Tasks
   11.5 Checklist for Unit 11
   11.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 12 Results
   12.1 Starter Activities
   12.2 Readings
   12.3 Language Focus: Verb Tense for Results and Ways of Presenting Findings
   12.4 Writing Tasks
   12.5 Checklist for Unit 12
   12.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 13 Discussion
   13.1 Starter Activities
   13.2 Readings
   13.3 Language Focus: Verb Tense and Sentence Construction in Discussion Statements
   13.4 Writing Tasks
   13.5 Checklist for Unit 13
   13.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
  Unit 14 Abstract
   14.1 Starter Activities
   14.2 Readings
   14.3 Language Focus: Verb Tense for Abstracts, and Reduced Abstracts
   14.4 Writing Tasks
   14.5 Checklist for Unit 14
   14.6 Vocabulary and Structure Support
Appendices
  1.?Confusing Words
  2.?Patterns of English Correspondence
  3.?Punctuation Guide
  4.?Capitalization and Number Style
  5.?Referencing: Footnotes, Quotations, and References
  6.?Recommended Web Resources for Writing
  7.?Advanced Grammar / Mechanics Exercises
  8.?Answers
Bibliography
Credits