《硕士博士毕业论文写作教程》课件Chapter 3 Selecting a Title

Week3SelectingaTitleZhencongLiu

ContentsMethodsProblemsforselectingatitleQualitiesofgoodtitlesChecklistWaystonarrowdowntitlesLibraryLiteraturereviewPrinciplesofTitleSelection

ValuePrincipleScientificPrincipleInnovativePrincipleFeasibilityPrincipleMethodsforChoosingaTitleIngeneral,therearesixmethodsforchoosingaresearchtitle.(1)Consultyourprofessororanexpert(2)Participateinacademicconferencesandacademiclectures(3)Selectfrompuzzlingproblems(4)Readbooksandnewspapers(5)Choosefromyourowninterests(6)LiteraturereviewPossibleProblemsintheTitle

(1)Thetitleistooabroadortonarrow.(2)Thetitleisoutdated.(3)Thetitlecannotexplaintheresearchtopicaccuratelyandexplicitly.(4)Thetitleisnotconciseenough.(5)Thetitleiswritteninlowercase.(6)Thereismismatchbetweenthetitleandthecontentofthepaper.WaystoNarrowDownTitlesStep1:ChoosingageneraltopicStep2:Narrowingitdowntoasmallerandmorefeasibletopic.E.g.①Literature：LiteraryCriticismLiteraryCriticismatCambridge

DevelopmentofLiteraryCriticismatCambridge②Translation：

FactorsinTranslation

CulturalFactorsinTranslationCulturalFactorsinTranslationandTheirTransferPurposesofaTitleAttractingthereaders’attentionAidingininformationretrievalFacilitatingreviewandlayoutGoodTitlesAgoodtitleshouldprovidereasonableanswerstothefollowingtwoquestions:•Doesthetitleofyourmanuscript,seeninisolation,giveafull,yetconciseandspecificindicationoftheworkreported?•Wouldsomeoneinterestedintheexacttopicofyourpaper,readingthistitle,beinclinedtoreadtheabstract?StandardsforGoodTitlesGenerallyspeaking,thetitleshouldbeshort,accurate,complete,self-contained,andconvenientforretrieval;includekeywords;avoidinaccurate,vagueandtoo-longexpressions.(1)AccuracyE.g.

Originaltitle:DevelopmentandExplorationonUtilizationofNewResourcesfortheCountryside

Revisedtitle:UtilizationofMarshGasfortheCountrysideStandardsforGoodTitles(2)BrevityE.g.Originaltitle:

OntheAdditiontotheMethodofMicroscopicResearchbyaNewWayofProducingColor-ContrastBetweenanObjectandItsBackgroundorBetweenDefinitePartsoftheObjectItselfRevisedtitle:

ANewWayofProducingColor-ContrastinMicroscopicExaminationStandardsforGoodTitles(3)ClarityThetitleshouldclearlyreflectthesubjectofthepaper.Title:IncorporationofaNon-HumanGlycanMediatesHumanSusceptibilitytoaBacterialToxinConclude:ThistitlefromNaturemagazineclearlyreflectstheobjective,contentandmethodofthepaper.GoodTitlesAgoodtitleshouldcontainsthefewestpossiblewordsthatadequatelydesriblethecontentsofapaperDOsConveymainfindingsofresearchBespecificBeconciseBecompleteAttractreadersDON'TsUseunnecessaryjargonUseuncommonabbreviationsUseambiguoustermsUseunnecessarydetailsFocusonpartofthecontentonly大连外国语大学硕士论文题目（2017）诗人译诗的诗学重构与译者显形——以冯译《飞鸟集》为例中美政治道歉言语行为社会认知对比研究概念迁移视角下中国英语学习者隐喻理解能力研究英语超音段特征错误分析——“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛大外校园选拔赛英语轻动词构式与其原形动词构式的认知对比研究CCTV大型数据新闻节目《数说命运共同体》的多模态语篇分析英语专业内容语言融合课程教师课堂动机策略对学生学习动机的影响研究《中国日报》和《纽约时报》态度资源运用对比研究：以中美对中国南海仲裁案相关报道为例教师实践共同体对初中英语教师语法教学信念的影响研究中国国家形象构建的多模态话语分析——以BBC纪录片《中华的故事》为例英语形容词—动词转类的认知语法分析英语学术写作课中选题和研究设计阶段形成性反馈研究大连外国语大学硕士论文题目评价理论视角下中美主持词人际意义的对比研究—以奥斯卡奖和金鸡百花奖为例翻译美学视角下杨宪益《老残游记》英译研究阐释学下《生死疲劳》葛浩文译本的文化缺省补偿策略生态翻译学视角下《还乡》两个汉译本的对比研究英语视听说课堂环境下学生词汇附带习得影响因素研究——以《英国经典电影》课程为例英语专业本科毕业设计多样化改革对指导教师的影响分析活动理论视角下英语新手教师身份构建研究《长生殿》英译本中下场集唐诗的翻译策略研究翻译硕士课堂汉英同传实践中自我修正现象的实证研究美国说唱乐中的非裔美国黑人英语元音特征英语专业本科生学术写作能力发展个案研究依托文化课程培养英语专业学生跨文化交际能力的教学策略研究礼貌策略视域下美国总统竞选演讲中人称指示语的研究WritingFormatsforTitles

Titlesareusuallywritteninthefollowingthreeformats:①Allthelettersofthetitlearecapitalized②Thefirstletterofeachcontentwordsofthetitleiscapitalized③Thefirstletterofthetitleiscapitalized

（Thetitleassignedafterthepaperiswrittenshouldtrulyreflectthebasiccontentandfocusofthepaper.Thenumberofwordsinthetitleisalsoanimportantissue.Publishersusuallylimitthetitletonomorethanfifteenwords.Sometimes,whenlongtitlescannotadequatelyexpressthecontentofthepaper,then,asubtitleapproachcanbeadoptedtosupplementandclarify.）

CommonErrorsTheNobelLaureate(takingonyourlife’swork)Example:TheEffectsof9/11/01onK-12studentsThetermpaper(takingontoolittle)Example:Howmanyhighschoolseniorsenlistedinthemilitarypriorto2002graduation?TheBlackHole(takingontoomuch)Example:TheEffectsof9/11/01onHighSchoolSeniorsProceduresIdentifyingaresearchtopicNarrowingdownthetopicFormingquestions:generalspecificReviewingtheliteratureanddiscussingwithotherpeopleFigure3.1:Developingresearchquestions(Wen(2001:53)IdentifyingaresearchtopicSuggestions:OutofpersonalinterestYoushouldnotselecttopicswhichwillevokestrongemotionalreactionsthatcanleadyouastray.AvoidatopicwhichisoverlyambitiousandoverlychallengingConclusion:selectasmallpieceofanimportanttopicorasmallpieceofanareathatintriguesyou.ConsiderationsofresearchMethodchoiceFocusandtopicsTimescaleTimeavailableParticipation(individual,collegial,collaborative)Access(toinstitutions,participants,literature)ScopeReviewoftheworkofothersOutcome(personal/institutionalchange,interest,conference,higherdegree…).(McDonoughandMcDonough,2000:77-78)Checklist1.Areyouinterestedinthetopic?Itisbettertowriteaboutasubjectthatinterestsyouandisinyourfield.2.Willyourtopicgiveyouachancetofindoutinformationyoudonotalreadyknowandtoformopinionsaboutthisinformation?3.Isyourtopicdeepenoughthattwoencyclopediaarticleswillnottellyoueverythingyouneedtoknow?4.Isyourtopictoorecentortoospecialisedforyoutofindinformation?5.Didyoumakesureyourtopicwasnottoobroadorgeneral,like“transportation”.6.Isyourtopicaseriousone?Avoidsensationalism.ChecklistIfyouanswered“no”toanyofthesequestions,thentryoneofthefollowing.a.Lookattableofcontentsandindexofatextbookorotherbookforthegeneralsubjectyouareinterestedin.b.Readanencyclopediaarticlewhichgivesasummaryofmajorissuesaboutthesubject.c.Checkthelibrary'scataloguetoseewhichtopicsitlistsinyourinterestarea.d.Trytomakeyoursubjectrelatetosomethingyouareinterestedin.e.Talktofriends,teachers,orexpertsinthefieldofyourinterest.NarrowingdowntheresearchtopicAsking“who”,“what”,and“how”E.g.TheacquisitionofEnglishvocabularyWhoarethelearners?Whatkindofvocabularyareyouinterestedin?Howwillyougowithyourresearch?ReviewingtheliteratureanddiscussingwithresearchersReviewingtheliteratureWhy:--researchingageneraltopic--decidingtheresearchfocus--whethertheselectedtopicisworthinvestigating?What:recentissuesofjournals,abstracts,recommendationsforfurtherresearch,findingsDiscussingwithotherpeople:e.g.yoursupervisororotherresearchersAPriorityforSelectingLiteratureMaterial1.Broadsynthesesoftheliterature,e.g.overviewsinencyclopedias,abstractseries.2.Journalarticlesinrespected,nationaljournals.3.Turntobooksrelatedtothetopic.4.Followthissearchbyrecentconferencepapers.5.Iftimepermits,scantheentriesinDissertationAbstracts.6.TheWebalsoprovideshelpfulmaterialsforaliteraturereview.ALiteratureMapoftheResearch

WorkingbibliographyKeeparesearchjournalThepumpkinwilemethodJournalarticles:referencesAnannotatedbibliographyEducationalencyclopediaPeriodicalindexSubjectindexesSpecialisedabstractingjournals,e.g.LanguageTeaching(summariesofjournalarticles)Assignment1.ChoosingATitle:Pleasegeneratearesearchquestionofyourown,eitherfromyourownexperiencesorbyreadingrelevantliterature.HandinashortversionofyourresearchproposalinWeek5,includingthetitle,researchquestions,literaturereview,method,possiblefindings,references,and/orappendix.Assignment2.ConfoundingIssue:Reflectdirectlyonyourownteachingorlearningsituationandexperience,whatevents,orincidents,canyouidentifythathavegivenyouasenseofunease?Thesemaybetodowithindividuallearners,yourownplanning,thewholeclass,colleagues,materialsandmanymore.Whenyouhaveidentifiedsomeincidents,chooseoneandtryaskingaseriesofquestionsaboutit,forexample:Whatexactlyhappened?WhydoIrememberit?WhydoIfeelitwasimportant?WhatdidIlearnfromit?Didanythingchangeasaconsequence?Itisusefultoworkonthesequestionswithaclassmate.ReferencesTurabian,K.(2003).Amanualforwritersofresearchpapers,theses,anddissertations,7thedition.ChicagoandLondon:TheUniversityofChicagoPress,Chapter2.Day,R.，＆Gastel,B.(2012).Howtowriteandpublishascientificpaper(7thedn).Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress,Chapter4,HowtoPreparetheTitle,pp.15-21.

刘振聪、修月祯，(2013)。《英语学术论文写作》（第二版）。北京：中国人民大学出版社，19-26。Kumar,M.Jagadesh."MakingYourResearchPaperDiscoverable:TitlePlayst