英语专业毕业论文写作 Chapter 2 Subject and Title1.ppt

chapter 2 choose a subject and title a paper,lead in question: how to choose a suitable subject for yourself to write about? brainstorm,how to choose a suitable subject,whenever you plan and write a paper, you should keep these questions in mind. what is my subject and what do i know about it? choose a subject that you care about and know about (or can find out about). who is my audience? what you say about your subject depends greatly on who reads it. you must choose a subject that will interest your audience and try to present it interestingly. what is my purpose? you always communicate for a purposeeither to inform, to persuade, or to entertain.,what must you write in a thesis?,in the limited space of a thesis, you cant say everything, so you must settle on the most important, most relevant, and most interesting.,factors influencing the choice,there are several factors which will influence your decision on which subject you are going to write about: interest experience science value ability scope of knowledge purpose,how to get a title?,we have two ways to get a title: given by teachers designed by yourself they both have their advantages. for the former, you will have a definite direction to guide you to the end, while, for the latter, it can be more flexible for you and everything depends on yourself.,what is a good title?,a good title, usually created after some paragraphs or a theme is written, does two things: 1. it suggests what the subject of the thesis will be; 2. it sparks the readers interest question: how to make a good title? task: create a good title. brainstorm,some basic kinds of titles,no-nonsense descriptive title: e.g.: advantages and disadvantages of multimedia teaching two-part titles e.g.: sugar: the hidden drug rhetorical question. then answer the question in your theme. e.g.: what can be done about cet-4? relate the title to the method of development used in the thesis: descriptive: portrait of a teacher illustration: three roles i play comparison: crazy english: the new all physical response approach contrast: pleasures and problems of owning a computer definition: a definition of clt persuasion: the need for discipline in university classification: three types of education process: how to teach young children english,notice,question: how long should a title usually be? brainstorm the title is centered on the page above the body of the thesis and separated from it by one inch. a title is usually four to five words long and is rarely an entire sentence. (110 words is more practical.) we cant write anything with the title “on”, because this small “on” is too big for you.,a puzzle,what is “make a fuss over a trifle”? that is a principle for us when we write a thesis: write as much as possible on a small title. when we write a thesis, we must make a full consideration of whether the possibility to choose a “big” or a “small” topic comparatively.,disadvantages for a “big” topic,a big topic needs collecting more materials. so it is more difficult for beginners. hard to control. if there are too many sides in a thesis for us to make clear, the chance to be successful is very slim. hard to make clear about the statement within limited words (about 5000words). everything will stay on the surface. time problem (2-3months),notice,remember: to see a students standard of writing isnt by how “big” his or her topic is, but by his or her ability to find problems, analyze problems and solve problems.,titling,commonly, we can divide titling into four levels, for example: subject: elt methodology limited subject: modern english teaching methods initial topic: clt : a modern teaching method topic: clt in gra