英语专业毕业论文写作 Chapter 1 Introduction1.ppt

chapter 1 basic knowledge for thesis writing,lead-in question: why should we write the thesis? discussion,task 1:why should we write thesis?,to write a thesis before graduation is a must for every university graduate. by writing a thesis, we may get some experience and some basic methods for further theoretical study and research and the ability to solve problems. it is the reflection of a students study in college. whether a student has such an ability to write a thesis or to solve problems in his/her field is one basis for a unit to accept him/her or not.,task 2,question: how long should we prepare for writing a thesis? brainstorm one year or so,task 3,question: what do we need when we write a thesis? brainstorm firstly, for english major, most important of all, it is english knowledge and ability that based on your language skills, especially writing skill and grammar knowledge. secondly, the way of writing is also important.,task 3,a good title, some good ideas to support thesis statement, right language and standard format are what we need. the language style is something that we should pay much attention to, for example: wording: we prefer big word to small one; sentence: long sentences are quite expectable.,task 4,question how do we write a thesis? how many steps should we follow? brainstorm generally speaking, when we write a thesis, we follow 10 steps:,1. choose a subject: that is, what you are going to write about. for english major, we may apply: (next page) 2. choose a title/title a paper; 3. collect materials for reference in writing; 4. analyze the collected materials; 5. sort out the data and arguments; 6. list references; 7. make up an outline; 8. 13 drafts; 9. proofread; 10. the last version.,10 steps:,subjects for choice,english and american literature the practice and theory of translation english language english linguistics english grammar english phonetics english lexicology english rhetoric language and culture elt methodology teaching en