《新大学英语·写作教程4》课件-写作教程4 UNIT 6

PersonalStatementUnit6Thisunitfocuseson:Whatapersonalstatement/statementofpurposeis.Whattoincludeinyourpersonalstatement.Howtoprepareasuccessfulpersonalstatement.EnglishtranslationofcommonlyusedChineseterms.Unit6Apersonalstatementisanadmissionessaythattypicallyfocusesonyourpersonalreasonsforwantingtoenteragraduateprogramand/orafieldofstudy.I.WhatIsaPersonalStatement?Essentially,youmusttellthestoryofwhoyouareandhowyoudevelopedyourcurrentresearchinterests.APSthatfocusesonauniquepersonalattributeorexperienceisusuallythemostinformativeasopposedtoarestatementofyourqualificationsorresume.Astatementofpurposeisanessayrequestedbylotsofgraduateprogramsaspartoftheirapplicationprocess.I.WhatIsaStatementofPurpose?YourSOPtellstheadmissionscommitteewhyyou’reinterestedinaparticulargraduateprogram.whatkindofworkyouplanondoingwhenyou’rethere.whyyouinparticularshouldbedoingthatwork.PSandSOPhavealotincommon,buttheyarenotthesame.Step1ReadtheinstructionsII.HowtoPrepare

Carefullyreadtheprograminstructionsbeforeyoustarttowrite.Graduateprogramsmayhavedifferentrequirements,findtheresearchproposalinstructionsontheapplicationmaterialpages,andfollowtheinstructionexactly.Asampleinstructionisgivenin153.

Step2BrainstormII.HowtoPrepare

Yourresearch/professionalinterestsinthefield.Youracademicbackgroundandqualificationsandotheraccomplishments.What’sappealingaboutthespecificprogramyou’reapplyingfor.Weaknessestoaddress.

Step3FigureOutYourFocusII.HowtoPrepare

Yourfocusinyourstatementwilldependonwhatyourgradprogramwantsyoutowriteabout(Step1)andyourfieldofstudyandresearchinterestsandyourexperienceinthefield(Step2).Alwayschooseapositiveangle.Useaffirmativewordsandphrasestohighlightbothyoursuccessesandoverallenthusiasmfortheprogram.

Step4MakeanOutline

II.HowtoPrepare

Drawbubblecharts.Writealistofroughideas.Youcanalwayscutitoutlaterasyoudraftandedit.

Step5DraftandEditYourEssay

II.HowtoPrepare

Inthebeginning,it’sOKtowritedownanythingyoufeelisrelevant.Ifyou’rehavingtroublecomingupwithawaytoopenyourstatement,tryskippingaroundasyoudraft.Ifyou’rerequiredtosubmittwoseparateessays(bothPSandSOP),becarefulnottocopyanymaterialfromeachother.Onceyouhaveafirstdraft,youneedtomakeafirsteditingtotightenthingsup.

Step6GetFeedback

II.HowtoPrepare

Giveyouressaytopeopleyoutrustforfeedback.Askyoureditorstogiveyouspecificfeedbackonwhatyoucanchange.Ifyou’vewrittenbothPSandSOP,trytolettheeditorsreadboththeessays.

Step7Revise&EditYourEssay

II.HowtoPrepare

CommonclichéstoavoidRestatingyourresume.Listingyourqualifications.

Coveringtoomuchinformation.

Openingyouressaywithaquotation.Usingclichés.Usingbigwordsorbeingtoocolloquial.Referencingtheincorrectuniversityorprogram.Usinganacronymwithoutspellingitoutthefirsttime.Step8Proofread

II.HowtoPrepare

Findanyglaringtyposandgrammaticalerrors.Proofreadyouressayonesentenceatatime.Readaloud.Statehowyouintendtoimplementyourresearch.Pagenumbersandheadings.Getyoureditorstolookoveryourfinaldraft.Uploadthecorrectversion.

OthertipsforasuccessfulPS/SOP

Bestraightforward.Beconciseandorganizeyourthoughts.Makeitaboutyouandbeyourself.Writeinyourownvoice.Makeitpersonal.

II.HowtoPrepare

1.PleasetranslatethetermofoftenmentionedscholarshipsinChinaintoEnglish.

III.Translating

国家奖学金NationalScholarship国家励志奖学金NationalScholarshipforEncouragement一等奖Thefirstprizescholarship单项奖学金Individualscholarship宝洁奖学金P&GScholarship2.TranslatethefollowingChineseexpressionsintoEnglish.

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