The Impact of Comment Style on Learners’ Essay Revisions

This paper investigates how the type of written feedback provided by teachers affects learners’ ability to revise essays. A total of 120 participants participated in two rounds of essay composition and feedback delivery. The findings indicate that learners who receive comments in the form of questions are more prone to make revisions compared to those receiving statements or imperatives. These results hold significant implications for educators and the ways they utilize written feedback to enhance learners’ writing skills.

Class Central慕课课程How to Write an Essay教学设计分析

调研了美国Class Central网站发布的“2023年250门全球最受欢迎在线课程榜”19门英语写作类MOOC课程。How to Write an Essay被列为250门全球最受欢迎MOOC课程之一,源于其优质的教学设计:世界顶尖大学及其丰富的在线课程经验、优秀师资,教学目标注重培养学习者技能、终身学习理念以及抛锚式教学模式,这对于在线课程建设和教学具有借鉴意义。

美国高考作文Essay的文体特征、命题指向及其启示——兼评2012年中国各地高考作文

美国高考作文Essay是一种评论体，有别于记叙文、说明文、写景文之类文体，旨在释放考生的思想和心智，主观特色鲜明；它与中国高考中的议论文之间也存在着显著的区分度，突出表现为给考生提供宽松、多元的精神空间。Essay“提示”中的话题材料充满不确定性，其“任务”的开放性设计将考生导向理性的自由思维境界。Essay的启示是，中国高考作文命题与教学的改革需持续深化，即要凸显评论体、高标思想力，并提供开放话题、催生多元思维。

论英国ESSAY与中国散文现代性理论的关系

本文认为英国essay是作为散文源流之一进入中国五四散文理论的现代性构想中的,这种界定缘于深刻的理论认同。19世纪英国essay所张扬的人格、个性,和眷注人生的闲话方式,及其“旁观者”姿态所内蕴的对文学的独立性品质的向往,都在精神赋予的意味上给予五四散文现代性理论的建构以真正的“影响”。

Essay标题分析——提高英语阅读能力的一个途径

目前的大学生在英语学习当中,要阅读大量的英文文章,尤其是学术性的文章。而中国学生在阅读过程中会遇到各种不同的问题,这些问题也许是词汇的掌握程度的问题,也许与语法知识的多少有关,或者其他问题,其中,最难解决的一个问题就是不同文化当中人的思维方式的不同带来的困难。本文试图寻找解读英语文章的一条小径,就是通过对英语文章的标题进行分析来获得关于文章的内容及其结构的一些信息,达到对文章的比较准确的理解。

A study on the feasibility of CET oral test based on automatic essay marking

This paper discusses the approach to the CET （college English test） oral test based on automatic essay marking （AEM）. The reliability and validity arouses a dispute on Internet-based CET （iB-CET） oral test in China, leading to the penetration into oral test contents in dialogue, description or comment, and question answering. Then, a probe into transformation from a spoken document into a textual document is touched on a conversion ratio of 72% adopted at the present time, AEM to be carried forward being a necessary hypothesis for Afterwards, this paper focuses on the pipeline in AEM with the content features and the language itself, which is established in two different models in marking for extraction and detection. Through experiments, this paper reveals the fact that an iB-CET oral test can be performed perfectly in the pipeline of spoken documents transformed into textual documents which can be automatically marked. Hence the design of the iB-CET oral test reaches its reliability and validity.

Automated Chinese Essay Scoring Based on Deep Learning

Writing is an important part of language learning and is considered the best approach to demonstrate the comprehensive language skills of students.Manually grading student essays is a time-consuming task;however,it is necessary.An automated essay scoring system can not only greatly improve the efficiency of essay scoring,but also provide more objective score.Therefore,many researchers have been exploring automated essay scoring techniques and tools.However,the technique of scoring Chinese essays is still limited,and its accuracy needs to be enhanced further.To improve the accuracy of the scoring model for a Chinese essay,we propose an automated scoring approach based on a deep learning model and validate its effect by conducting two comparison experiments.The experimental results indicate that the accuracy of the proposed model is significantly higher than that of multiple linear regression(MLR),which was commonly used in the past.The three accuracy rates of the proposed model are comparable to those of the novice teacher.The root mean square error(RMSE)of the proposed model is slightly lower than that of the novice teacher,and the correlation coefficient of the proposed model is also significantly higher than that of the novice teacher.Besides,when the predicted scores are not very low or very high,the two predicted models are as good as a novice teacher.However,when the predicted score is very high or very low,the results should be treated with caution.

Making a Mechanical Organism Being the fourth in a series of essays on the materials of nature

Most multicellular organisms can be categorised by two words： hierarchy and composite. The underlying fractal geometry of nature - at least in terms of provision of infrastructure - provides much of the hierarchy, although many materials for which infrastructure is not an integral factor are also strongly hierarchical. Plants can therefore be modelled using recursive computer programs which add structures as the size increases. However, problems with mechanical stability also increase as the structure grows, so the plant changes from deriving stiffness from intevaal pressure to cross-linking the cell wall components permanently. However, this compromises the ability of the plant to grow and repair itself.

Applications-Some Influences of Engineering Ideas on Biology Being the fifth in a series of essays on the materials of nature

Ideas from engineering have helped the understanding of biological organisms for thousands of years. However, the mechanical aspects of biological materials and structures can, if properly interpreted and analysed, lead to a deeper understanding of the biology of organisms. Such an approach, although always current in some form, is nevertheless subject to the vagaries of fashion and the availability of analytical techniques. At present we are in a period of upturn. Areas of interest are deployable structures （applications in aerospace）, palaeontology （how little do we need to know in order to create a credible biosphere） and food science （we need a rational approach to the mechanics of food）.

Essay与五四散文的话语定位

五四文学革命，各种文学体裁都在掊击传统与借鉴外国中寻求自身的话语定位。散文也是如此，一面批判桐城古文，要求摆脱古文学束缚，一面向外借鉴英法Essay建立现代散文的话语模式，形成了现代散文的两种风格：重叙事抒情的随笔和重哲理议论的杂感。这也正呼应了英国近代散文的两种风格，就其在当时的发展来看，叙事抒情的“兰姆风”影响更大一些。而重哲理议论的“培根风”在五四之初也得到很大发展。从Essay对中国现代散文话语建立的影响以及现代散文对这一影响有选择的接受这两个方面来讨论现代散文的话语定位。

Using Mind Maps to Develop English Majors’ Essay Writing in China

Writing is a kind of creative thinking activity.Essay writing is crucial for Chinese English majors for the requirements of the TEM-4(Test for English Majors-Band 4)and TEM-8.Many students are weak in essay writing because they use Chinese thinking patterns and structures to express their ideas,and lack frequent and sufficient writing practice.This paper reviews the concepts of mind maps in writing and advocates applications into essay writing from word-level to whole essay structure by visual mind maps to promote their creativity in English essay writing effectively.

Short Answer Questions or Modified Essay questions – More Than a Technical Issue

Purpose, The present article was built on the assumption that the form of an examination may influence learning, and may also reflect different kinds of knowledge. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the results of an examination differ when short answer questions (SAQ) or modified essay questions (MEQ) are used. Method, Forty-nine students in the internal medicine course in Gothenburg, Sweden, performed a written examination in 2003, which included both SAQ and MEQ. Result, The correlation between the results of SAQ and MEQ was 0.59 (P < 0.001). The percentage correctly answered questions in the two types did not differ significantly. Some students had poor results in either SAQ or MEQ. Conclusion, The general outcome of the study indicates that results of SAQ and MEQ demonstrate a significant correlation. However, they may also reflect differences in mastery of the knowledge domain, which should be considered in relation to aspects of

Selected Essays in “China-Japan Friendship” Essay Contest

CAFIU and Japan-China Association jointly held the fi rst essay contest in 2016 among Japanese people from all walks of life.According to the selection and awarding of 8 review panelists

Selected Essays in "China-Japan Friendship" Essay Contest

[CAFIU and Japan-China Association jointly held the first essay contest in 2016 among Japanese people from all walks of life.According to the selection and awarding of 8 review panelists from China and Japan,5 participants were given the Award of Excellence and 29 participants were given the Award of Participation.Selected

An Approach to Assertive and Non-assertive Epistemic Modality in Virginia Woolf＇s Essays

This study entails a first approach to epistemic modality in Woolf＇s essays. In particular, we will distinguish between assertive and non-assertive epistemic modality. Woolf uses assertive epistemic modality when transmitting her criticism to, sometimes, women＇s inferiority condition in history, revealing Woolf＇s more confident stance. These markers are different from those used in more ＂gentle＂ themes related to reviewing an author and her work. In this second case, non-assertive epistemic modality is more frequent. Being less harsh towards an author＇s surroundings and her literary production, Woolf＇s stance proves less self-assured. The corpus consists of 10 short essays. We also refer to her longer essays A Room of One＇s Own （1929） and Three Guineas 0938）. They were selected bearing in mind their subject-matter. Half of them deal with literature and women writers, their lives and works; the other half ones also have to do with women-related topics, but referring to their position in history and their difficulties to undertake, for example, a literary career. Some concluding remarks indicate the predominance of non-assertive epistemic modality in relation to an intersubjective reading of her texts. This reading favours the inclusion of her audience in her commentary about women writing.

Liang Yuchun’s Translation of English Essays: Motivation and Relationship

Liang Yuchun, known as “China’s Elia” in the history of modern Chinese literature, once played an important rolein introducing and translating foreign literature, especially English essays, in the 1920s & 1930s. The present studyfirst gives a general overview of Liang’s English prose translation. Then the author focuses her attention on theexploratory analysis of Liang’s motivation for translating English essays and his literary relationship with Britishessayists, John Galsworthy, Charles Lamb and Mary Russell Mitford in particular.

East and West： Different Perceptions of Effective Ethos Exhibited in Chinese and American College Students＇ Persuasive Essays

This paper studies how different cultural values and rhetorical traditions may influence students＇ perceptions and understanding of effective ethos in persuasive essays. Fifty Chinese EFL （English as a foreign language） college students and 50 American college students participated in writing English persuasive essays on the selected topics. The essays were then compared for similarities and differences in the use of rhetorical appeals with a focus on ethos, the credibility, and trustworthiness of an author. The study revealed that participants from both groups established ethos as an important rhetorical tool to persuade the audience to accept their viewpoints. However, they displayed different perceptions of what effective ethos entailed. For Chinese participants, effective ethos seemed to come from using detailed explanations that reflected an author＇s intention to advocate an ethical or moral message based on some Chinese cultural values. But, strong ethos for American participants appeared to mean the use of evidence--facts and personal testimony--to establish the writer＇s trustworthiness. The interpretation of the results from the perspective of different cultural value orientations was also discussed.

Essay的含蓄美

意境美的ES Say必定兼具含蓄美。寓意于境,境中出意,这当然是一种含蓄。因为意境美的ES Say已作介绍,本篇不再赘述。下面着重介绍另一种含蓄美,即作者把“意”蕴含于事件之中,通过对事件的娓娓叙述,让读者从中领悟隐于事件背后的作者之意。宋人陈骙在《文则》中说:“文之作也,以载事为难;事之载也,以蓄意为工。”作者在写议论文时尤应注意这一点,否则,如同一本流水账,毫无精神活力可言。洋人写ES Say,深谙这一条写作诀窍,不少优秀作品都在叙事时避免参入断语,而把自己的观点寄寓于事实的叙述之中。

Teaching Writing Through Students’ Model Essays

As writing teachers,marking students’ essays is always time-consuming and frustrating,especially when there are large-siged classes.Students’ model essays are a good choice for writing teaching.On one hand,there are always students who write excellent essays;on the other hand.students are also interested in learning from peer’s writing,authentic and natural.This paper alms to explore effective writing teaching method in large-sized class by lecturing on student’s model essay appraise in terms of logical organization,fluency,and accuracy of content,appropriate use of word,phrase,sentence structure and syntax,and last common error correction.Students will learn how to use writing strategies to write an essay.As an instructor and facilitator,writing teacher should encourage students to seek both teachers’ and peers’ help in the form of group discussion so that they can revise and edit their draft essays by themselves.