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Writing skills for Translators Week 5 - October 22/24, 2013 Instructor: Marissa Kluger marissakluger@yahoo.com 2539506617@qq.com (Note: If you email me on Saturday or Sunday, I will respond first thing Monday) Office Hours: By appointment only Tuesdays JE504A Thursdays SD105 Week 5 - October 22/24, 2013 Instructor: Marissa Kluger marissakluger@yahoo.com 2539506617@qq.com (Note: If you email me on Saturday or Sunday, I will respond first thing Monday) Office Hours: By appointment only Tuesdays JE504A Thursdays SD105
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Week 3 schedule Call roll Continue Ch.1 wrap-up and exercises Links Feedback Additional writing style exercises Week 4 in-class reading and writing assignment discussion Odds & Ends Week 5 Assignments
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Ch.1 wrap-up & exercises 1. Background to Writing - p. 3, #2; p. 5, #5 2. Developing plans from titles 3. Evaluating a text 4. Understanding purpose and register - p. 12, #1 and 2; p. 13 #3; p. 14, #5 5. Selecting key points 6. Note-making - p. 20, #6 7. Paraphrasing - p. 21, #2 and 4; p. 22, #5 and 6 8. Summary writing - p. 23 #1 9. Combining sources
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Ch.1 wrap-up & exercises 10. Planning a text 11. Organizing paragraphs 12. Organizing the main body 13. Introductions 14. Conclusions 15. Re-reading and re-writing - p. 45, #2 16. Proof-reading - p. 48, #1 and 2; p. 49 #3
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Links Feedback http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2013- 08/13/content_16888956.htm http://www.dooland.com/magazine/online.php?pid=MTY0NTQ= http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001052855/ce http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013- 09/12/content_16964740.htm
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Writing exercises http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/who-or-whom?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/active-or-passive-voice?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/capitalization-rules-quiz?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/comma-use-quiz?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/using-semicolons?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/subject-verb-agreement-quiz-part-1?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/subject-verb-agreement-quiz-part-2?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/subject-verb-agreement-quiz-part-3?p=1 http://writeathome.polldaddy.com/s/subject-verb-agreement-quiz-part-4?p=1
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Odds & Ends You’ll receive your “How to Write Clearly” exercises at the beginning of next week’s class. Please make sure your English name, class number (Translation 1, 2, 3, or interpreting), and student number are visible (and legible) on all your submitted assignments. When contacting me via email or the website’s contact form, please follow the previous point as closely as possible. Monitors: I still need some of your personal emails and phone numbers in order to be able to reach you just in case. If you are a part-time student, please make sure you come see me to ensure you are on my class rosters.
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Week 4 Assignments Preview next batch of “links” for feedback I will send the specific links to you via email as well as post them to the website. Week 4 in-class reading and writing assignment Electronic copy must be emailed to class monitor who will then send all the assignments to me. Check class blog for the reading assignment and writing prompt Criteria: 350 words MAX Deadline: Sunday, at 11:59 p.m. (deadline for sending to monitor)
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