“应用写作”是成人高校或干部培训班一门重要课程，随着社会主义市场经济发展的需要，如何搞好这门课的教学，是教师们所共同探讨的问题。本文根据教学现状着重从改革教材和教法方面提出并阐述了“要精、要管用”的观点。 “Applied Writing” is an important course for adult college or cadre training courses. With the development of socialist market economy, how to improve the teaching of this course is a common issue for teachers. According to the current situation of teaching, this paper puts forward and expounds the viewpoint of “to be refined, to be effective” from the aspects of reforming teaching materials and teaching methods.