ABSTRACT This paper first introduces relevant information of Sino-Australia cooperative program in X University of Science and Technology, combined with the current situation and background of Sino-foreign cooperation in running schools. And it also points out the importance of English writing. It then elaborates the characteristics of Sino-Australia cooperative program from two perspectives: instructional objectives and teaching model of English writing. And it also analyze the existing problems; phenomenon of forced writing, traditional English writing model and Chinglish floods. It finally puts forward some solutions to improve the problems: expand contents and themes, create a simulated English environment, optimize evaluation measures and make good use of foreign teacher resources.
Keywords:Sino-Australia cooperative program; research; English writing
Contents 1.Introduction 1 2. The Importance of English Writing 2 3. Characteristics of English Writing in Sino-Australia Cooperative Program at ZUST 3 3.1 Instructional Objectives of English Writing 3 3.2 A Brand-new Teaching Model of English Writing 4 4. The Current Situation and Existing Problems 5 4.1 The Phenomenon of Forced Writing Still Exists 5 4.2 Traditional Writing Teaching Model 6 4.3 Phenomenon of Chinglish Floods 7 5.Solutions to Existing Problems in Sino-Australia program 9 5.1 Expand Contents and Themes of English Writing 9 5.2 Create a Simulated English Environment 10 5.3 Optimize Evaluation Measures 11 5.4 Make Good Use of Foreign Teacher Resources 11 6. Conclusion 12 Acknowledgements 13 References 14