英語ライティング法 II
Advanced Technical Writing II
講義内容
The purpose of this course is twofold: 1.)to teach you how to create a
document or text that is not only clear, but also correct, coherent,
concise and courteous, and 2.) to teach you how to edit your own
work. In this course, we will approach writing as a process rather
than as a product, and this means that you will produce increasingly
refined drafts of your work during the semester as well as critique
and analyze the work of other student in the class. This requirement
assumes that you will attend every class, and that you will participate
in the peer review process. Every other week you will hand in 1
to 2 pages of your technical writing for me to correct and comment
on. I will hand the writing back to you the following week. In class
we will discuss the errors(stylistic and grammatical) found in your
work. This course, however, is not an opportunity for me to become
your personal editorial assistant. Likewise, do not give me technical
papers that you need edited against a deadline, i.e. at the last
minute. On the final day of class, I should have a 5-10 page paper
from each of you, with more than half of it having been through the
revision process.
Clear technical writing is a rational process which requires a
systematic logical approach that is much closer to common sense than
to inspiration. Anyone can learn to be a clear technical writer. The
key to success in this endeavor is to learn how to become your own
editor by producing increasingly refined versions (drafts) of your own
work. Also, it is very important that you learn form your own
mistakes. Don't be afraid to make mistakes in this class. Experiment
with language and take chances in your early drafts. No one will laugh
your experiments. Work hard.
教科書
Jane E.Aaron: The Little, Brown Compact Handbook, third
edition, Longman
参考書
- (One of the dictionaries below):
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Usage
- Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- The Longman Dictionary of Scientific Usage
(Copies of these dictionaries are available in the Department Library)
- Verb-based Comparison of Japanese/English Sentence Patterns in
Computer Documentation
(ISBN 4-7693-7032-6 C2055 Copyright, 1994 Fujitsu Computers, Ltd.)
- Writing with Sources: A Guide for Harvard Students, revised ed.,
1996
Copyrighted by The President and Fellows of Harvard University
(This book is available from me by request)
前提とする知識(必ずしも先修条件ではない)