硕士论文写作与学术规范

.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,语言学与应用语言学方向,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofathesisTitleDedication,Preface,AcknowledgementsTableofContentsListofTablesListofFiguresAbstract(Englishversion+Chineseversion)7.Bodyofthethesis8.Bibliography(References)9.Appendix(Appendices),.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThebodyofathesisChapter1(One)IntroductionChapter2(Two)LiteratureReviewChapter3(Three)ResearchDesign(ResearchMethodology)Chapter4(Four)ResultsandDiscussionChapter5(Five)Conclusion,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)1.Abriefdescriptionofwhatistobetalkedabout2.Researchquestions(Hypotheses)3.Subject(s)/Participants4.Instrument(s)5.Procedureoftheexperiment6.Datacollection7.Dataanalysis,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,WritingstyleforthewholethesisDontusecontractions,suchascant,dont,didnt,wouldnt.Theyshouldbewrittenascannot,donot,didnot,wouldnotDontusecolloquialwordsorexpressions,suchasalittle,whatsmore.Usesuchwordsasslightly,moreoverinstead.Trynottowriteinthefirstorsecondperson,toensuretheobjectivityofwhatyouarewriting.Trytowritesentencesinthepassivevoiceinstead.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)AbriefdescriptionofwhatistobetalkedaboutWriteinseverallines(35lines)totellthereaderwhatistobecoveredinthewholechaptertoavoidabruptness.Thischapterfirstpresentstheresearchquestionsofthestudy,followedbydetaileddescriptionsofthesubjectsselectedforthestudy,instrumentsemployedintheresearch,followedbyinformationabouttheexperimentalprocedureanddatacollection.Thedescriptionofdataanalysisisgivenattheendofthechapter.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)2.Researchquestions(Hypotheses)a.Researchquestionsareformulatedineithergeneral(yes/no)questionsorspecialquestions(wh-questions).b.Dontusetheword“whether”tobeginaresearchquestion;c.ForanM.A.thesis,twoorthreeresearchquestionsareenough.Donttrytoanswertoomanyquestions.d.Somequestionslistedbystudentsarenotresearchquestions,esp.bystudentswhointendtodocorpusresearch.(Whatarethepossiblecausesfortheerrorsmadebythesubjects?),.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)3.Subject(s)/ParticipantsThissectionincludesinformationabout:wheretheyarefrom(whichschool,whichdepartment,collegeoruniversitytheyarefrom)howmanyareselectedaltogetherhowoldtheyarehowmanymalesandhowmanyfemalesareselectedwhethertheyaredividedintogroups(thecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroup),.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)3.Subject(s)/ParticipantsRemember:a.Whentherearedifferentsubjectsatthedifferentphasesofyourstudy,youcanusesub-sectionstotellthereaderaboutthedifferentsubjectgroups,e.g.3.1,3.2,3.3.b.Usemainlythepasttensec.Limitedtoinformationaboutthesubjectsonlyd.Trytouseformalandgrammaticalsentencestructuresa)大一、大二、大三、大四学生：first-year,second-year,third-year,fourth-yearcollegestudents(freshmen,sophomores,juniors,seniors)DontusesuchwordsasGrade1,Grade2,Grade3,Grade4.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)3.Subject(s)/Participantsb)专业的学生majorsof/studentsmajoringin计算机专业的学生majorsofcomputerscience/studentsmajoringincomputerscience;非英语专业的学生non-EnglishmajorsAtthetimeofthesurvey/theexperiment,theiragerangedfromto,withtheaveragebeing.thefirstsemesteroftheirfirst/second/third/fourthacademicyear.Ofthe60subjects,35aremaleand25arefemale.TheywereenrolledinUniversityin2011.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)4.Instrument(s)Thissectionincludesinformationabout:howmanyinstrumentsareusedinyourstudyWhattheyaredetaineddescriptionsofeachoftheinstrumentsmentioneda)ifpossible,thenameoftheinstruments;b)differentpartsofeachinstrument+detailedinformationabouteachpart,butforaquestionnaire,aninterviewandatest,unnecessarytotabulateallthequestionsinthebodyofthethesis.Instead,youcanputthemintheAppendixpart.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)4.Instrument(s)Remember:a.Youcanusesub-sectionstotellthereaderaboutthedifferentinstruments,e.g.3.3.1,3.3.2,3.3.3.b.Choosethepropertenseaccordingtowhatyouaretowritec.Limitedtoinformationabouttheinstrumentsonlyd.Trytouseformalandgrammaticalsentencestructures.e.Instrumentsthatcanbeused:questionnaires,interviews,tests,think-aloud,etc.Wellfirstlearnaboutquestionnairesandinterviews.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)5.ProcedureoftheexperimentIfyourstudyisanexperiment,youshoulddescribetheexperimentindetail.Suchinformationshouldbeincluded:WheretheexperimentisconductedWhoistheorganizerHowlongtheexperimentlastsHowtheexperimentisconductedstepbystep-themostimportantpart,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)6.DatacollectionJusttellwho,when,whereandhowthedataarecollected.Foraquestionnaire,youshouldtellhowmanycopiesofthequestionnairearereturnedandhowmanyofthesearevalid.Foraninterview,youshouldalsotellhowmanyintervieweesareinvolved.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,ThecomponentsofChapter3(Three)7.Dataanalysis“AllthedatawereinputintoacomputerandanalyzedviaSPSS16.0”.Thenyoushouldspecifywhatstatisticalprocedure(s)areusedtoseewhetherThestatisticalproceduresincludeT-tests,ANOVAs,chi-square,etc.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,Chapter4(Four)ResultsandDiscussiona.Thischapteralsobeginswithabriefdescriptionofwhatistobetalkedabout.Thelayoutofthischapterdependsonyourpreferenceoronconvenience.Youcanfirstpresenttheresultsofalltheinstrumentsandthendiscusstheresults,thatis,4.1Results,4.2Discussion.Ofcourse,youcansubdivide4.1Resultsinto4.1.1,4.1.2,etc.Youcanalsopresenttheresultsanddiscussionoftheinstrumentsonebyone.Thatis,4.1Resultanddiscussionoftheinterview,4.2Resultanddiscussionofthetest,etc.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,Chapter4(Four)ResultsandDiscussionAcademicethicsa.Donotmodify/changeyourdatatogetexpectedresults.b.Rememberunexpectedresultsareresults,andwhatyoushoulddonextistotrytoexplainthediscrepancy.HowtotabulatetheSPSSoutputDonotpresentinyourthesisallthetablesoutputbySPSSDonotpresentalltheinformationofthetables.Justtabulatetheimportantinformation,suchasthemean(s),standarddeviation(s),meandifference,thesignificancevalue,etc.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,Chapter4(Four)ResultsandDiscussionc.Explaineachofthefiguresinyourtables.Donotprintthemifyoudonotwanttoexplainthem.d.Trytodiscussyourresults.Iftheresultsarewhatyouhaveexpected,findpossibleexplanations.Ifnot,alsotrytoexplainthem.e.Youcancitepreviousstudiestosupportyourself.f.Payattentiontothetenseofthesentences.Chapter3andChapter4arethemostimportantpartsofathesis.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,Chapter5(Five)ConclusionThecomponentsofChapter5(Five)abriefdescriptionofwhatistobetalkedaboutMajorfindingsImplicationsofthestudyLimitationsofthestudySuggestionsforfurther/futurestudies,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,Chapter5(Five)ConclusionThecomponentsofChapter5(Five)2.MajorfindingsEnumeratethefindingsofyourstudy,plusaverybriefsummaryofthesimilarityanddiscrepancybetweenyourstudyandpreviousstudies.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,Chapter5(Five)ConclusionThecomponentsofChapter5(Five)3.ImplicationsofthestudyThissectionindeedechoesonesectioninChapter1,i.e.significanceofthestudy.Trytoelaborateontheimplicationsthatyourstudyhastheoretically,methodologically,orpedagogically.,.,硕士论文写作与学术规范,Chapter5(Five)Concl