大学生海外留学文书写作话语分析及优化——以申请 TESOL 专业为例摘 要本文试图以 TESOL 为例,从 PS 文书结构,中西方文化差异,以及 TESOL 专业中的批判性思维来对申请文书的撰写进行研究。本文先是通过背景调查发现目前留学读硕处于上升趋势,而大部分申请者因为文化差异和专业知识匮乏存在不少问题。为了解决这一问题,本文首先罗列了文献中其他作者对这一现象的研究,其中包括介绍 PS 的三个要点:字数限制,文章框架结构,以及几点原则;从宏观和微观的角度分析个人陈述的体裁;从批判性思维入手分析个人陈述中应体现的思辨能力。接着,收集了中外学生的个人陈述并做了对比,从宏观和微观两个方面,研究和分析了个人陈述撰写的语步和语言特征;并通过访问对正处于 TESOL 专业学习的学生的思辨能力进行了分析和研究。最后,总结了研究结果,提出了对大学生海外留学文书写作话语的优化有帮助的建议。本文旨在借此探索,为今后的申请文书写作提供借鉴和参考。希望中国学生能够用地道且优美的英语表现自我,从而实现留学梦。关键词:申请文书;文本类型理论;写作建议IAbstractThis paper attempts to take TESOL as an example to study the writing of application documents from the perspective of PS document structure, cultural differences between China and the west, and critical thinking in TESOL. Based on the background investigation, this paper finds that currently, the number of overseas master's degree programs is on the rise, and most of the applicants have many problems due to cultural differences and lack of professional knowledge. In order to solve this problem, this paper firstly lists the research on this phenomenon by other authors in the literature, including three important points about PS: word limit, article frame structure, and some principles; Analyze the genre of personal statement from macro and micro perspectives; Analyze the critical thinking ability in personal statement from critical thinking. Then, this paper collects the personal statements of Chinese and foreign student...