我为什么选择英语写作这门课？

Why Did I Select the Course English Writing? 1.Nowadays English becomes more and more important. 2.It you turn on a TV set and pay a little attention to the news, you will see that every citizen in Beijing is trying his best to learn English well to support the government in its efforts to hold the 28th Olympic Games in 2008. At that time, many foreigners will come here to watch the games and the whole world will focus their eyes on Beijing. Then undergraduates in Beijing’s universities can work as volunteers. We stand for the whole country’s youth. So we should learn English in order to communicate with foreigners. 3.Besides, I study economics. I know that there will be much corporations between China and foreign countries after China enters WTO. According to international rules, contracts are often written in English. If we don’t know written English well, we may find ourselves in an unfavorable position and serious mistakes may often appear. 4.And why haven’t we Chinese gained any Nobel Prize for literature up to now? We don’t lack good works or writers, we just lack good translations of Chinese literature. 5.For another reason, if I want to publish my papers about economics in magazines of authority, I have to write in English, because such magazines are mostly published in English in foreign countries. 6.That’s why I chose the course English Writing. Maybe in future foreigners can appreciate the essence of Chinese works and know our country better through my efforts. II 1.Nowadays, English is very important and popular all over the world. It is an essential tool especially to college students. I want to improve my English and I’m glad that I have selected this course. 2.There are five reasons for my selecting this course. First, I need to improve my Eng lish. Because I haven’t passed the Tsinghua Engl ish Proficiency Test I, I must work hard on English. Many famous professors of English that have written articles in magazines say that writing is very important for English study and it can improve one’s var ious English abilities such as speaking, listening and reading. So I want to have a try. Second, I want to learn English well. Perhaps some people want to go abroad and have a high grade in TOEFL or GRE, but I think little of that. I only hope that I can use it in everyday life. For example, I hope I can read English papers easily and listen to English programs without much difficulty. Third, I have known from my classmates that this course is very good and you will get knowledge if you take this course seriously. Fourth, I am interested in both Chinese and foreign literature. I am fond of reading articles written by Lu Xun and Shakespeare. When I read their works, I feel being immersed in the sunshine. It is very comfortable. I have a dream that I can write some good articles one day. But I must first learn to write in English and make a firm foundation. Maybe I will become a famous writer in future. Fifth, English writing is my only selected English course. I can’t give it up, or else I will have no English class to choose from. Many students around me are not as lucky as me. I will treasure this chance. 3.Of course, I have another very important reason--- I like English. Maybe I was tired of learning English before, but I treat it like an old friend now. I think that by taking this course I may make great progress in English, make some friends and gain much happiness. III 1.I selected the course English Writing simply because I think writing skill is a necessary to me. And also, I’m not good at it, so I’m bad ly in need of great improvement in this ability. 2.Above all, writing is one of the four basic language skills. Writing plays an important part in both work and everyday life. As far as I’m concerned, I have to pass all kinds of English proficiency tests and composition takes a great part in each of them. If we want to get more opportunities such as a good job or a chance to go abroad, a well-written application may help us a lot. In our scientific work, writing is also important. The quality of the expression of a research report to a great extent influences the quality of the report. When Faraday put out his new theory, he came across great difficulties in convincing other scientists of his new idea just because he wasn’t able to explain everything clearly a s he wanted. This is a serious lesson in the scientific history, and we should learn something from it. In everyday life, we also can’t do without writing in communication. As we can’t communicate face to face with people all the time, letters become useful. We exchange our feelings, opinions and suggestions well through letters. All of these depend on our writing skills. In a word, writing really means a lot to us. 3.I selected this course also because it is a good way to improve my language skills efficient ly. Last semester, I’ve learned thousands of words but I’m still not familiar with many of them. I think writing is a good way to force me to use as many words as possible. And further more, the knowledge of organization and expressions also helps me understand the language better. That means I can read and speak more skillfully. 4.Finally, writing is no easy job, we need the help of the teacher. Her experience without any doubt will help us a lot. I can also learn a lot from my classmates. As we are of the same level, and as we are all Chinese, we must have some shortcomings and experiences in common. We may have learned massive vocabulary and idioms but still we can’t organize them perfectly. Sometimes we can write our sentences fluently without grammar mistakes, which, however, sound strange to a native speaker. From communicating with them, I’m sure I will benefit a lot. During the course, we shall get in touch with a lot of classics, which is a good chance for us to understand Western culture, too. 5.I’m glad that I’ve got the chance to take this course. I hope we can have a good try during the semester and have a great harvest when we say goodbye.