大学生海外留学文书写作话语分析及优化以申请TESOL专业为例英文.docx
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大学生海外留学文书写作话语分析及优化以申请TESOL专业为例英文
大学生海外留学文书写作话语分析及优化
——以申请TESOL专业为例
摘要
本文试图以TESOL为例,从PS文书结构,中西方文化差异,以及TESOL专业中的批判性思维来对申请文书的撰写进行研究。
本文先是通过背景调查发现目前留学读硕处于上升趋势,而大部分申请者因为文化差异和专业知识匮乏存在不少问题。
为了解决这一问题,本文首先罗列了文献中其他作者对这一现象的研究,其中包括介绍PS的三个要点:
字数限制,文章框架结构,以及几点原则;从宏观和微观的角度分析个人陈述的体裁;从批判性思维入手分析个人陈述中应体现的思辨能力。
接着,收集了中外学生的个人陈述并做了对比,从宏观和微观两个方面,研究和分析了个人陈述撰写的语步和语言特征;并通过访问对正处于TESOL专业学习的学生的思辨能力进行了分析和研究。
最后,总结了研究结果,提出了对大学生海外留学文书写作话语的优化有帮助的建议。
本文旨在借此探索,为今后的申请文书写作提供借鉴和参考。
希望中国学生能够用地道且优美的英语表现自我,从而实现留学梦。
关键词:
申请文书;文本类型理论;写作建议
Abstract
ThispaperattemptstotakeTESOLasanexampletostudythewritingofapplicationdocumentsfromtheperspectiveofPSdocumentstructure,culturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandthewest,andcriticalthinkinginTESOL.Basedonthebackgroundinvestigation,thispaperfindsthatcurrently,thenumberofoverseasmaster'sdegreeprogramsisontherise,andmostoftheapplicantshavemanyproblemsduetoculturaldifferencesandlackofprofessionalknowledge.Inordertosolvethisproblem,thispaperfirstlyliststheresearchonthisphenomenonbyotherauthorsintheliterature,includingthreeimportantpointsaboutPS:
wordlimit,articleframestructure,andsomeprinciples;Analyzethegenreofpersonalstatementfrommacroandmicroperspectives;Analyzethecriticalthinkingabilityinpersonalstatementfromcriticalthinking.Then,thispapercollectsthepersonalstatementsofChineseandforeignstudentsandmakesacomparison.Fromthemacroandmicroaspects,itstudiesandanalyzesthelanguagestepsandlanguagefeaturesofthewritingofpersonalstatements.ThecriticalthinkingabilityofTESOLstudentswasanalyzedandstudied.Finally,itsummarizestheresearchresultsandputsforwardsomehelpfulSuggestionsfortheoptimizationofcollegestudents'writingdiscourse.Thepurposeofthispaperistoexploreandprovidereferencesforthewritingofapplicationdocumentsinthefuture.TheauthorhopesthatChinesestudentscanexpressthemselvesinauthenticandbeautifulEnglishsoastorealizetheirdreamofstudyingabroad.
Keywords:
applicationdocuments;texttypetheory;writingadvice
Contents
摘要I
AbstractII
ChapterOneIntroduction
TESOLmeansthatteachingenglishtospeakersofotherlanguages,whichhasthetopicofexploringtheteachingmethodsandtheoriesofEnglish,inordertostandardizethemethod.TESOLstudents,aremostlyengagedinEnglishteachinginprimaryschools,middleschoolsanduniversitiesaftergraduation,andteachersmakeanimportantroleininfluencingthedevelopmentofstudents'criticalthinkingability.WhenapplyingforTESOLmajor,foreignstudentsmustfigureouttheirlearningobjectives,explaintheirunderstandingofthecourse,andexplaintheirvalueforresearchandcommunication.Thewritingoftheapplicationdocumentsisanimportantpartfortheseapplicantstoapplyforstudyingabroad,andaccordingtothese,theuniversitythattheapplicantwantstoattendcanknowandexaminetheapplicant'slearningmotivation,Englishlevel,expressionabilityandthinkingability.Therefore,theapplicationdocumentsareextremelyimportant.
1.1ResearchBackground
Inthelast30years,Chinesejusthadlimitedapproachestogoabroadbecauseofpoortransportationconditionsandcomplicatedintermediaryprocedures.Itwasdifficulttoimaginethelifeofanothercountry.However,thelivingconditionofChinaconsistentlyimprovedwhichletstudyingabroadmoreaffordabletomostofthepeople,asthedramaticdevelopmentofChina’seconomyafterreformandopening-uppolicycarriedoutin1978.Additionally,thedevelopednetworkandeducation’sprosperitywhichsharplyimprovedcitizens’EnglishabilitymadeChinesehaveabetterunderstandingofthewholeworld.What’smore,someEnglish-speakingcountriesareregardedasEnglish-languagecentersofeducationandresearchbylotsofEnglishmajorsandteachers,whichincreasinglyletthenumberofpeoplewhogothereforpostgraduatestudies.Duetotheprofessionalismandpracticality,TESOLhasbecomeoneofthemostpopularfieldsofstudy.However,duetosomefactorssuchasnon-EnglishmajorslackEnglishwritingskillsanddomesticapplicantsknowlittleabouttherequirementsofforeignuniversities,theywillcopysometemplatestoproducelow-qualitydocuments.Astheresult,theywillnotimpressprofessorsatforeignuniversitieswithappropriatetranslationskills.
1.2TaskDescription
Thisthesisinvolvesfiveparts.
Thefirstpartistheintroductionwhichconcludesthebackgroundofthisresearchfromtheperspectiveofsocialdevelopment,highereducationpolicyandthecurrentsituationofChinesestudents’studytendency,andthenthereasonsfordoingthisresearcharelisted.Thestructureofthethesisisstatedattheendofthispart.
Thesecondpartisliteraturereviewwhichfocusesonrequirementsandprinciplesofpersonalstatements,thetheoreticalbasisofpersonalstatementfrommacroandmicrolevel,theneedofcriticalthinkingaroundTESOLmajorsstudentswithsomerelatedresearchesofcriticalthinkingabroadandathome,andknowledgegaps.
Thethirdpartisresearchmethodologywhichisappliedtoanalysethestructureandlinguisticfeatureofpersonalstatementfromacomparativestudyandgainthecriticalthinkingwhichtheforeignuniversitiespreferlearningexperiencesofparticipantsthroughquantitativeandqualitativemethod.Itcoversresearchquestions,researchdesignsandethicalissues.
Theforthpartistheconclutionofthesetworesearch,showingtheresultsanddiscussioninwhichthedataisanalyzedandthecomparisonisshowedwiththeaboveliterature.Suggestionsrisefromtheconclutionabouthowtowriteaperfectpersonalstatementarecollectedandasampleisshowedaswell.
ChapterTwoLiteratureReview
2.1RequirementsandPrinciplesofPS
2.1.1TheBasicFramework
Firstly,thenumberofwordsandformat.
AlthoughmostschoolsdonothavearuleonthenumberofPSwords,generallythenumberofwrittenPSwordsinthe800-1200isappropriate,toomuchwilllettheschoolteacherslosepatience,whiletoolittlewilllettheteachersfeelthattheapplicantsarenotveryserious.AdmissionsofficersatBritishuniversitieshavetalkedofbeingboredwithlengthyPSsessionsduringthepeakapplicationseason,whentheytypicallyspendonlytwoorthreeminutesreviewingaPSfileinthefaceofamountainofpaperwork.Admissionsofficersreadalotofapplicationseveryday,andonlysimple,powerful,focusedessayscanimpressthem.Studyabroaddocumentistheadvertisementofapplicantindividualactually,theadvertisementofdeepimpressionwhichisnotconciseandpowerful?
Chineseapplicantstendtotelladmissionsofficersabouttheirstrengthsregardlessoftheirpriorities,whichcanleadtoablurryoverallimpressionofyou.
Secondly,focusingonthebasicframework.
Thereasonyoupreferthismajor:
Use50to100wordstoexplaintheoriginofyourinterests,theinfluenceofyourfamilybackgroundandatmosphereonyou,andprovideasmallexampleofyourinterestinthemajororfield.Generallyspeaking,itiseasierforteacherstoseeastudent'sacademicpotentialwhenapplyingforanundergraduatedegree.Ifthemajoryouareapplyingforisnotyourundergraduatemajor,thenpleaseelaborateonyourmotivation,purpose,andinterestintheoriginoftheprocess,andtobeabletocompletethestudy,tousespecificexamples,notemptytalk.
TakeTESOLasanexample.Youcanwriteaboutwhoinfluencedyoutobeinterestedinpedagogy,oraboutoneofyourvolunteerteachingactivitiesthatmadeyouinterestedinit.Experiencesarebestexperiencedinthelastfewyears,nottoofaraway,whichismoreconvincing.Ifnoneofthisisavailable,youcanalsowriteabouthowyoutaughtyourslidesinclasspresentationsinotherdisciplines,andwhatinspiredyoutobecomeinterestedinTESOL.
UndergraduateStudyPrformanceandAbility:
Applicantscanwriteaboutexcellentperformanceinclass,suchasstrongunderstandingability,quickresponse,andquickacceptanceofnewknowledge.Youcanalsoincludepresentations,projects,andexperimentsthatperformedwell.Thisisnotastraighttalk,itisbettertoincludethedifficultiesencountered,thesolutionprocess,theabilitytohighlighttheabilitytodevelop.Generallyoneortwospecificexamplescanbeproved.Thenwritedownyourcontributionsorachievementsinyourmajorandyourcertificates.Ifthemajorisnottheapplicant'scollegemajor,thenexplainhiseffortsinthisfieldandhisself-studyexperienceinthisfield(readingbooks,attendinglectures,attendingtraining,obtainingcertificates,etc.).
FortheTESOLmajor,theapplicantcanlisttheoutstandingspeechexperienceinacertainclass,theexperiencemustbespecific,suchaswhatthingsreflecttheapplicantwhatexcellentqualities,thecertificatecanlisttheteacherqualificationcertificate,speechcontestcertificate,etc.
ExtracurricularActivities:
Academicactivities,competitionsorstudentunionactivitiesduringtheundergraduateperiodtodemonstratetheapplicants'comprehensiveabilities,suchascompetitiveness,leadership,teamworkandabilitytobearpressure.Usespecificexamples,suchasthenameofthecompetition,therole(forexample,captain),whatyouareresponsiblefor,andsoon.Writeaboutatleastonecompetitionoracademicorextracurricularactivitythathashadasignificantimpactonyou,suchasparticipatinginastudentunionorstudentassociation.
SocialPractice:
Socialactivitiesandpractices,internships,andworkexperiencetodemonstratetheapplicant'spracticalabilityorjobpotential.Writethename,timeperiodandplaceofthepracticeunit.Notonlythat,towri
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