Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.italiano
Titolo: Academic writing: la struttura anglosassone e quella italiana

Ho una domanda per entrambi i gruppi. E' vero che  in ambito anglosassone il 
modo di scrivere degli italiani � considerato, a torto o ragione, troppo 
fantasioso e confuso rispetto alla struttura pi� schematica e lineare di un 
classico five-paragraph essay?
 
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/five_par.htm
 
"A classic format for compositions is the five-paragraph essay. It is not 
the only format for writing an essay, of course, but it is a useful model 
for you to keep in mind, especially as you begin to develop your composition 
skills. ..."
 
http://www.uefap.com/writing/feature/featfram.htm
 
"Academic writing in English is linear, which means it has one central point 
or theme with every part contributing to the main line of argument, without 
digressions or repetitions. Its objective is to inform rather than 
entertain. As well as this it is in the standard written form of the 
language.There are eight main features of academic writing that are often 
discussed. Academic writing is to some extent: complex, formal, objective, 
explicit, hedged, and responsible. It uses language precisely and 
accurately. ..."
 
xpost it.cultura.linguistica.inglese,it.cultura.linguistica.italiano 
 

 classico five-paragraph essay?
 
Non conoscevo questo "modello" ma ecco qualche commento:
 
http://granades.com/2007/04/18/the-five-paragraph-essay-considered-as-kudzu-a-shoebox-a-crutch-and-training-wheels/
 
 


http://granades.com/2007/04/18/the-five-paragraph-essay-considered-as-ku
 
dzu-a-shoebox-a-crutch-and-training-wheels/
 
eccellente articolo, ti ringrazio, mi ha fatto capire molte cose sulla
scuola americana - ed anche sulla scuola italiana (le scuole *con* e
*senza* il saggio in cinque paragrafi).
 
-- 
Maurizio Pistone    strenua nos exercet inertia  Hor.
 
http://blog.mauriziopistone.it
 
 
http://www.lacabalesta.it
 
 
http://blog.ilpugnonellocchio.it
 

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Very interesting and well argued.
Nonetheless,  I agree with Granades' criticism only to a point.
On the one hand, I am all for critical thinking. I would not like that other 
writing skills be overlooked in favor of mere organization. I also concur 
with Stephen's remark that learning  how to  compose a thesis sentence, drop 
in three supporting paragraphs, and wrap it up with a concluding paragraph, 
is just a first step and should not be the last!
That said, if American teachers try to teach pupils how to organize their 
thoughts in a well-structured and clear composition, rather than as an 
indistinct blob of convoluted sentences... that's fine with me. Maybe 
Italian schools should do the same?
 
 

 Non conoscevo questo "modello" ma ecco qualche commento:
 
se può interessare  
http://bit.ly/H5gTxR
 

 *senza* il saggio in cinque paragrafi).
 
In quell'articolo però la questione non viene posta in termini di "sì" o 
"no", o di "con" o "senza".
Anzi,  nel suo commento finale (n.16 in fondo alla pagina), l'Autore 
(Stephen) aggiunge:
 
Yeah, and I'm not for abolishing the 5PE in its entirety. Rather, I hope 
students can master the skills the 5PE helps teach and then move beyond it, 
just as I hope any musician I listen to has mastered more than scales and 
arpeggios.
 
That said, the feedback I've gotten since I wrote this has made me realize 
that there are far more people who are stuck on the "I don't know how to 
organize my thoughts" side of the divide than I would have hoped. For them, 
hammering home the basic lessons of the 5PE is helpful.
 
 
 

 "no", o di "con" o "senza".
 
parlando di scuole "senza", mi riferivo alla scuola italiana
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