Writing a Research Paper---Lecture 1英语论文写作1.ppt

WritingAResearchPaper-EnglishAcademicWriting,ZhangYanyan（张妍岩）Feb.2009csuewriting,英语论文写作,CourseDescription,ThiscourseaimstointroducetothestudentsEnglishacademicwriting,inparticular,thestrategiesforwritingaresearchpaper.Thestudentsareexpectedtounderstandtheprocessandgraspthebasictechniquesofwritingresearchpapers.,CoursePlan,1.WhatisaResearchPaper2.HowtoChooseaTopic3.HowtoWriteaBibliography4.WritingaResearchProposal5.WritingIntroduction6.WritingLiteratureReview7.Reportingresults8.Discussingresults9.HowtoWriteConclusionandAbstract,RecommendedTextbook,石坚、帅培天主编，2007年，英语论文写作(第二版)，四川人民出版社。,OtherReferences,高恩光、戴建东，2008年，英语论文写作入门教程，北方交通大学出版社。(forGraduationResearchPapers)庞继贤，2008年，英文研究论文写作，浙江大学出版社。何康民，2007年，英语学术论文写作，武汉大学出版社。（中文版）,Assessments,1.Aworkingbibliography(10references):20%;2.Aresearchproposal(1000words):20%;3.Aresearchpaper(20003000words):50%;4.Attendance:10%,1.WhatisaResearchPaper,Aresearchpaperisapieceofwritingwhichisbasedonextensiveresearchonacertainsubject.Thewriterofagoodresearchpapershouldbeabletofind,select,andweighevidence,makeinferences,andreachviableconclusions.,Warming-upQuestions,Whatisresearch?Whatsthepurposeofdoingresearch?Howisresearchcarriedout?3Ws:What,Why,How?,1.1Research,Researchis“adetailedstudyofasubjectoranaspectofasubject.Ifyoudoresearch,youcollectdataandanalyzefactsandinformationandtrytogainnewknowledgeornewunderstanding”(p.1231).-fromCollinsCobuildEnglishLanguageDictionary.(1987).England:HarperCollinsPublishers.Researchis“asystematicapproachtofindinganswerstoquestions”(p.1).-fromHatch,E.andFarhady,H.(1982).ResearchDesignandStatisticsforAppliedLinguistics.Rowley:NewburyHousePublishers,INC.,TheStepsforDoingResearch,(1)Developingresearchquestions(2)Readingtheliterature(3)Selectingresearchdesigns(4)Collectingdata(5)Analyzingdata(6)Writingtheresearchpaper(e.g.thesisordissertation),1.2PurposeofWritingResearchPapers,Researchpapersareoftenrequiredincollegecourses,particularlyintheU.S.andU.K.Writingresearchpapersisverycrucialforgraduatestudies.Theabilitytowritegoodresearchpapersisoftenhighlyvaluableforonesfuturecareer.,1.3FeaturesofAcademicWriting,(1)Itisbasedonextensiveresearchofprovenfactsandauthoritativetestimony;(2)Theauthorsvoicetendstobeobjectiveandneutral;(3)Thestyletendstobeformal.,1.4StructureofaResearchPaper,Title