Research on the Enhancement of the Argumentative Writing Ability of Medical School Learners through Email

Abstract：This paper centers on the research on the enhancement of the argumentative writing ability of medical school learners through Email.And in recent years，the argumentative writing has been examined much more frequently that other writing styles inBand-4 Exams.As to how to enhance their argumentative writing ability，the author tries to use Email as a way of communication.Email as an instantaneous communication way，could be used to the utmost in this research.All the data collected for this research is true.The author made a careful analysis.And this paper will give us the result of this practice.

Key words： writing；argumentative writing；communication；Email

中圖分類號：G642.4 文獻標志碼：A 文章編號：1674-9324（2013）31-0243-02

一、Introduction

Within recent years，the appearance and the rapid development of communication technology have caused drastic changes in the ways of interaction in modern societies.Communication through Email could to some extent decrease the students' pressure.So，it is more preferable for many students.After the reform of CET-4，writing is posed at the first place in the paper.In accordance with a rough research，recently most of the writings are argumentative ones.So in the college or university time，it's important to practice the learners' argumentative writing ability.

二、Literature Review

The study of using Email to enhance the learners' writing ability is not rare.Shaan Xuemei's study revealed that through the interactivity among teachers and learners，as well as the text files of Email，learners' writing ability has been enhanced.（2007）.In this research，they found the use of high frequency verbs is widely affected by the learners' native language.This finding contributes to my research.Mao Yanhong and Guo Hongyan made a research on cohesive problems in argumentative writing produced by Chinese Undergraduates.（2009）

In an essay Teaching argument writing to 7- to 14-year-olds：an international review of the evidence of successful practice，the author introduces the writing process and certain strategies，and some further research are considered.（2009）

三、Methodology

1.Participants.Before the freshmen begin their curriculum，the school holds an English exam to evaluate their English level.All top learners in English fall into 8 classes.I am in charge of A1，4，6，7.20 learners were randomly selected.I made a brief study of their writing in this exam.The other 4 classes are in my colleague's charge.The same number of students was selected to be unstudied.From the very beginning，they were never asked to practice writing.The classification among the 8 A Classes is not according to this marks，but to their natural classes.

2.Tasks and Activities.The entire study lasts over three months.The main study structure includes interviews，weekly argumentative writing assignment，sending essays to mailbox，peer-assessment，teacher comments，and essay assessment.

Self-assessment

Learners should be directed to correct their writing on their own.It is inevitable to make mistakes in the drafting process.It is the teacher's duty to give them some suggestions in the five following aspects.