John Locke Essay Competition是什么?John Locke Institute是位于英國牛津的獨立教育組織,與英國牛津大學和美國普林斯頓大學等名校教授合作組織學術項目。John Locke Essay Competition的評審全部來自英國牛津大學,參賽對象為全世界范圍內思考能力強的中學生。在比賽中獲得distinction可以大幅提升美國和英國大學本科申請競爭力。往年參與學生錄取成績包括普林斯頓、哈佛、耶魯、斯坦福、芝加哥、伯克利、牛津、劍橋等世界名校。2020年投稿已開放,要求提交一篇2000詞以下的議論文,7月15日截止,7/31通知入圍候選人。
2020年的比賽有哪些題目?
2020年的可選題目涉及哲學,政治,經(jīng)濟學,歷史,心理學,神學和法律共7個領域的21個題目。
John Locke Essay Competition主要考察學生哪些能力?
1) 是否了解哲學,政治,經(jīng)濟,歷史,心理學,神學或法律等學科領域的基本知識結構
2) 是否掌握議論文的基本寫作格式和技巧
3) 是否在文章中展現(xiàn)獨立的思想,清晰的邏輯和辯證的分析方式
一般中學生以上幾項能力都較為薄弱,通過該寫作課程,你將有機會靜下心來辯證地分析觀點,學習英文寫作的邏輯思維和技巧,收獲參與寫作比賽的寶貴經(jīng)歷,并更好地應對IB/AP/A-Level等學術寫作。
課程概要:
10小時寫作課程;
10小時一對一文書指導/修改
課程內容涵蓋:
比賽介紹和議論文寫作導論 Introduction toJohn Locke Essay Competition and Argumentative Writing、過往獲獎文章賞析 Prize-winning essays analysis
立意,結構和提綱Thesis, structure and outline、論證Argumentation、主體段落Body paragraphs、開頭和結尾段Introduction and conclusion等內容。
參賽要求
18歲及以下
授課導師
Liam Elwood,
graduated from Tufts University.He is a consistent honor roll student pursuing a major in international relations. He is passionate about learning and teaching since high school, which rendered him high GPA, high AP scores and various School-wide awards. For over two years he has used this passion to teach English to many Chinese students and helped them achieve awards in various competitions. His curriculum has been based on creating a helpful environment to familiarize students with the intricacies of English as well as boost their confidence in real-world applications of language, which makes his pedagogy popular among students. His programs have assisted my students to succeed in crucial college interviews and become confident in their ability to write essays at the college level.
Kenny 老師,
美籍,西北大學本科全獎獲得者。3年修完本科兩個主學位和兩個輔修學位。在商業(yè)咨詢領域頗具天賦,大三獲德勤舊金山辦公室全職Offer,本科期間成立自己的SAT/ACT輔導公司,5+年的國際課程輔導經(jīng)驗 ,主授literature和writing類課程,成功輔導多位美籍和中籍學生入讀常春藤名校。