《英语学术论文写作》课程教学大纲

英语学术论文写作性质和目的

英语学术论文写作系英语专业选修课程，是英语专业学生撰写毕业学术论文的理论指导课程。它指导学生如何进行科研，正确规范地完成本科毕业论文，并为日后深造进一步科研打下一定的基础。二．基本要求英语论文写作课程以帮助学生掌握撰写毕业论文（学士学位论文）的基本技能为目标，如指导学生选题、查阅资料、列参考书目和作引语、摘要卡片、注释以及写提纲、论文摘要和撰写论文本身。通过本课程的学习，要求学生掌握学术或学位论文写作的格式与规范。三．教学内容与学时本课程总学时:16学时。教学安排为1个学期，周学时1节。选用教材:文斌主编,《英语专业学术论文写作教程》,华中科技大学出版社,2010年12月出版。Unit1Whatisresearch?1.1Definitionofresearch1.2Characteristicsofresearch1.3ResearchprocessUnit2Whatisaresearchpaper?2.1Definitionofaresearchpaper2.2The

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criteriaofaresearchpaper2.3Misconceptionstoavoid2.4Theimportanceofwritingaresearchpaper2.5StructureofaresearchpaperUnit3Featuresofeffectivewriting3.1Introduction3.2Purpose3.3Audience3.4Focus3.5Organization3.6Supportandelaboration3.7Style3.8ConventionsUnit4Featuresofacademicwriting4.1Introduction4.2Complexity4.3Formality4.4Objectivity4.5Explicitness4.6Hedging4.7ResponsibilityUnit5Stepsinwritingaresearchpaper5.1Introduction5.2Selectingaresearchtopic5.3Narrowingdownthetopic5.4Developingaresearchquestion5.5Findingsources5.6Evaluatingsources5.7Takingnotes5.8Developingaresearchthesis5.9Creatinganoutline5.10Writingthe

first

draft5.11RevisionUnit6Developinganoutline5.1Functionsofanoutline6.2Beginninganoutline6.3Fourfeaturesofanoutline6.4Formoftheoutline6.5Twosampleoutlinethatillustratesmanyoftheabove-mentioned

pointsUnit7Writingacademicparagraphs7.1Topicsentencesandtheirsupportsinaparagraph7.2Buildingaparagraph7.3Incorporatingsourceswithinparagraphs7.4Differenttypesofparagraphsinaresearchpaper7.5DevelopingparagraphsUnit8Whatisanabstract？8.1Definitionofanabstract8.2Functionsofanabstract8.3Somemisconceptionsofanabstract8.4Abstractsandotherstypesofsummaries8.5Differencesacrossdisciplines8.6Majorelementsinanabstract8.7Whento

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theabstract8.8HowtowriteanabstractUnit9Introductionforaresearchpaper9.1Whatisthepurposeoftheintroduction?9.2Whatquestions,willbeansweredintheintroduction?9.3Howresearchintroductionsareorganized9.4Languageusedintheintroduction9.5SummaryUnit10Writingaliteraturereview10.1Whatisaliteraturereview?10.2Purpose10.3Reasonsforwritingaliteraturereview10.4Questionsaliteraturereviewshouldanswer10.5Structureofaliteraturereview10.6Stepsinwritingliteraturereview10.7ExamplesUnit11Conclusion11.1Whatisaconclusionandwhatisitspurpose?11.2Whatshouldyoudowhenwritingaconclusion?11.3Thingstoavoidintheconclusion11.4SampleconclusionsUnit12Summary12.1Reasonsforwritingsummaries12.2Definitionofsummary12.3Preparations12.4Howtowritesummaries12.5Howtoincludesummariesinyourtext12.6ExamplesUnit13Howtoparaphrase?13.1Whatisparaphrase?13.2Whytoparaphrase?13.3Lengthofparaphrases13.4Howtoparaphraseasource13.5Paraphraseor

quote?13.6ExamplesUnit14Expressingyour

voice

inaresearchpaper14.1Whatisvoice?14.2Thefeaturesofvoiceinacademicwriting14.3Factorsthatinfluencetheeffectiveuseofvoice14.4Appropriateuseofvoiceinacademicwriting14.5EditingandrevisingforvoiceUnit15Howtosynthesizinginformation15.1Whatisasynthesis?15.2Synthesisandyourwritingpurpose15.3TwotypesofsynthesesUnit16Reportingverbs16.1Introduction16.2Differentreportingverbs16.3Reportingverbsandyourpointofview16.4Reportingverbsandtheauthor'spointofview四．教学原则与方法本课程采用课堂面授、课堂讨论、网络资源利用和互动相结合的方式进行课堂教学。五．测试原则本课程为考查课，期末考试为开卷笔试。评估的主要内容：论文写作步骤、写作方法、格式要求、文献检索等。学生的课程总评成绩由平时成绩（占30%）和期末考试成绩（占70%）两部分构成；出勤、作业、