《新编英语写作教程》完全按照全国《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》的基本精神编写，同时综合英语专业四、八级考试大纲的要求，对学生进行英语写作的系统训练。本教程分上、下两册，共44单元，可供4至6个学期使用。上册包括句子写作技巧、技术细节和标点符号的使用、实用英语写作、摘要写作和谴词造句5部分。下册包括段落写作技巧、写作过程分析、各类文体的写作及学术论文写作4部分。每篇课文后有适量的针对性练习（练习答案另册）。
　　本教材是在参阅大量最新国内外优秀写作教材和网上资源的基础上，借鉴国内外写作教学理论，结合中国学生学习英语写作的特点编写的，顺应新形势的要求，其目的是帮助学生掌握并熟练运用英语写作基本知识和技巧，全面完成教学大纲规定的英语写作教学的内容和要求。

Part I Sentence Skills
　Unit 1 Sentence Fundamentals
　　1.1 Recognize the Sentence
　　1.2 Classify the Sentence
　　Exercises
　Unit 2 Sentence Agreement and Consistency
　　2.1 Sentence Agreement
　　2.2 Sentence Consistency
Exercises
　Unit 3 Sentence Fragments，Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences
　　3.1 Sentence Fragments
　　3.2 Comma Splices and Run—on Sentences
　　Exercises
　Unit 4 Sentence Combininq——Coordination
　　4.1 Tvpes of Coordination
　　4.2 The Coordinate Sentence
　　4.3 The Function of Coordination
　　4.4 Misuse of Coordination
Exercises
　Unit 5 Sentence Combining—Subordination
　　5.1 Types of Subordination
　　5.2 The Function of Subordination
　　5.3 Ways of Achieving Subordination
　　5.4 Misuse of Subordination
　　5.5 Balance between Subordination and Coordination
　　Exercises
　Unit 6 Sentence Unity and Coherence，
　　6.1 Sentence Unity
　　6.2 Sentence Coherence
Exercise
　Unit 7 Sentence Emphasis
　　7.1 Placement of Important Ideas
　　7.2 Use of Periodic Sentences
　　7.3 Climactic Order
　　7.4 Use oftheActiveVoice
　　7.5 Repetition of Important Words
　　7.6 Use of Balanced Sentences
　　7.7 Changes in Sentence Length
　　7.8 Use of Cleft Sentences
　　7.9 Inversion of Sentence Order
Exercises
　Unit 8 Sentence Variety
　　8.1 Varied Sentence Lengths
　　8.2 Varied Sentence Structures
　　8.3 Varied Sentence Beginnings
　　8.4 Other Techniques to Vary the Sentence
Exercises
　Unit 9 Sentence Parallelism
　　9.1 What iS Parallelism
　　9.2 What Is the Value of Parallelism
　　9.3 How to Achieve Parallelism
　　9.4 How tO Avoid Faulty Parallelism　　
Exercises
Part Ⅱ Mechanics and Punctuation
Part Ⅲ Practical Writing
Part Ⅳ Precis Writing
Part Ⅴ Diction
Appendix