I have enrolled two courses held by NCKU foreign center, and I come to one of them - Advance Englsih Writing Class. The teacher named Dustin is really nice, humorous, and young. Don't be confused, it's another Dustin :D, not my high school english teacher, but this Dustin also teach in high schools in Tainan. Well, let's enter the main topics of my post.What I got today can be briefly introduced by two words - purpose and audience. They are two things that you must consider before your writing. What's your pupose for your writing? To express yourself? To finish a homework or pass a test? To teach knowledge or persuade someone? Anyway, these have one thing in common - To do something to your reader. Thus, you have to estimate how good your articles or essays are. If you write only for express yourself, you don't have to write it too well because it is not difficult. In contrast, if you want to convince someone or change his mind. You really have to write hard due to its people's stiffness to their own value system. Then, you have to evaluate the background of your audience. You can't write a very technological scientific eassy for kids. In other words, you have to adjust the way you write according to your audience. For example, J.K.Rowling wouldn't write Harry Potter in the way like a criminal novel. She writes for children who are able to read, have imagination and interested in the world full of magic. However, in my opinion, for a eassy, I think some Ws is a good index to exam the audience. What do they want to know and expect? Which part do they read most and feel difficult? Why do they read it? ps. I will post my homework - Audience Statement after having done something on it.
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