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r various kinds of business letters ②To help students see the characteristics of each kind of business letter學(xué)時:2 hours教學(xué)內(nèi)容: 說明信《新英漢詞典》對cover letter 或covering letter 的解釋是“說明信”。這個解釋明確地概括了這種新的主要功能。最典型的說明信是申請信:應(yīng)聘申請,求學(xué)申請;這類申請必須有簡歷等附件,而這些附件必須通過cover letter來說明。論文向雜志投稿,也需要些說明信,但那種說明信于一般申請信不同,只要介紹文章的標(biāo)題,不要談文章內(nèi)容,編輯或?qū)徃迦藭J(rèn)真閱讀的。說明信的格式于一般信件并無不同之處,有幾點(diǎn)具體要求:開場白正文結(jié)束語,致意 推薦信 學(xué)校的入學(xué)或某些部門的求職,需要推薦信。了解推薦信的寫作規(guī)范是必要的,以下是摘錄MIT對推薦信的要求。Contents:How long and how well you have known the students.How are you evaluating the applicant’s qualifications and past performance? Do you have any reason to believe that the applicant should be favorably considered?Information about acplishments in research or independent projects will be particularly helpful.5 簡歷(Resume)教學(xué)目的: ①To help students understand how to write resume②To help students see the characteristics of resume③To arouse students’ interests of writing 學(xué)時:2 hours教學(xué)內(nèi)容:特點(diǎn)和要求 申請書或求職信后面一定要附一份簡歷。作為一份技術(shù)文件,“目的”與“讀者”仍然是先要考慮的??傊?,一切有用于所申請的工作的事項,都要充分體現(xiàn)。盡可能醒目,有吸引力。努力滿足簡潔、精確的要求。篇幅不能超過一頁。每一項內(nèi)容都盡可能具體,明確。Resume 是一個信息清單。從頭到尾都不包含人稱,也沒有隱含人稱的表達(dá)形式。7 主頁(Home page)教學(xué)目的: ①To help students understand what is Home Page②To help students see the characteristics of content of home page學(xué)時:2 hours教學(xué)內(nèi)容:主頁是近來廣泛流行,而且是高效率信息發(fā)布的文件。屬于技術(shù)性內(nèi)容的主頁,也是技術(shù)文件的一種新的體裁。其實,就內(nèi)容與寫作要求而言,與一般科技寫作并無差別。例1 北京大學(xué)Peking University: An OverviewPeking University is a prehensive and national key university. The campus, known as “Yan Yuan”— the gardens of Yan, is situated at eh northeast of the Haidian District in the western suburb of Beijing. It stands near the Yuan Ming Gardens and the Summer Palace.The University consists of 6 colleges and 29 departments, with 85 specialties for undergraduates, 3 specialties for the second Bachelor’s degree, 146 specialties for Master candidates and 97 specialties for Doctoral candidates. While still laying stress on basic sciences, the university has paid special attention to the development of applied sciences.The university has made an effective bination of the research on important scientific issues with the training of personnel with high level specialized knowledge and professional skill as demanded by the country’s socialist modernization. It strives not only for the simultaneous improvements in teaching and research work, but also for the promotion of interaction and mutual promotion among various subjects. Thus, Peking University has bee a center for teaching and research and a university of the new type, consisting of diverse branches of learning such as pure and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, and sciences of management and education. Its aim is to rank among the world’s best universities at the beginning of the next century.例2 (略)18 / 18