怎样改革高师写作教学,提高学员的写作能力,我们曾经做过多种实验和尝试,概括起来大略有三种做法。第一,以讲授写作理论为主,不仅讲当代的写作理论,也介绍古代的文论和外国的写作经验。这样,写作课无形中便成为写作理论课,学术性虽比较浓厚,可是正如许多学生说的:“写作道理学的越多越不会写。”第二,把文章写作变无文学创作。当时认为,一般文章的写作,学员在中学时代已经学了,再教就是重复,成积极性,于是便讲授文学创作知识,虽然学员也写了许多散文、小小说、诗歌及杂文 How to reform the teaching of writing in normal colleges and improve the writing ability of the students? We have done many kinds of experiments and attempts. To sum up, there are three kinds of approaches in general. First, to teach writing theory, not only about contemporary writing theory, but also introduce the ancient literary theory and foreign writing experience. In this way, the writing class has virtually become a theory course of writing, academic rather strong, but, as many students said: “The more writing theorists more will not write.” Second, the article writing literary creation. At that time, it was believed that in the writing of general articles, the trainees had already learned in high school. Re-teaching was repetitive and positive. Thus, they taught literary creation knowledge. Although trainees also wrote many essays, novels, poems and essays