大学生作为国家进一步扩大对外开放的主力军，需要基本的英语口头交流能力，更需要良好的英语写作能力。该能力有利于学生表达自我、增强自信、力求深造、选择职业等。《大学英语写作一》课程是写作系列课程的第一部分，着重英语写作基础知识、描写文写作、记叙文写作和应用文写作。通过该课程的系统学习，学生能够掌握这些类文体的写作要求，写作思路和写作方法，做到根据相应的要求表达观点、内容适当、逻辑性强、语言准确。
该课程由中国老师做课程引领，主要课程内容部分均由英语写作教学经验丰富的外籍教师讲授。讲授部分要点清晰，语音流畅、自然。
Lesson 1 Introduction
Course orientation
Lesson 2 Description (1)
What is description?
Test for Description (1)
Lesson 3 Description (2)
Sensory language and arrangement
Test for Description (2)
Lesson 4 Description (3)
Figures of speech and describing an object
Test for Description (3)
Lesson 5 Description (4)
Figures of speech and describing a person
Test for Description (4)
Lesson 6 Description (5)
Refining and revising
Test for Description (5)
Assignment 1: Descriptive writing
Lesson 7 Narration (1)
Unity in narration
Test for Narration (1)
Lesson 8 Narration (2)
Coherence in narration
Test for Narration (2)
Lesson 9 Narration (3)
Support in narration
Test for Narration(3)
Lesson 10 Narration (4)
Structure in narration
Test for Narration(4)
Assignment 2: Narration
Lesson 11 Practical writing (1)
Tone and register
Test for Practical writing (1)
Lesson 12 Practical writing (2)
Summarizing and paraphrasing
Test for Practical writing (2)
Lesson 13 Practical writing (3)
Writing a formal report
Test for Practical writing (3)
Lesson 14 Practical writing (4)
Writing for business purposes
Test for Practical writing (4)
Lesson 15 Practical writing (5)
Writing a personal statement
Test for Practical writing (5)