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

WritingAResearchPaper

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英语论文写作LectureDescriptionThiscourseaimstointroducetothestudentsEnglishacademicwriting,inparticular,thestrategiesforwritingaresearchpaper.Thestudentsareexpectedtounderstandtheprocessandgraspthebasictechniquesofwritingresearchpapers.LecturePlan1.WhatisaResearchPaper2.HowtoChooseaTopic3.Howtowriteabstract4.HowtoWriteaBibliography5.WritingaResearchProposal6.WritingIntroduction7.WritingLiteratureReview8.Reportingresults9.Discussingresults10.HowtoWriteConclusionandAbstractRecommendedTextbook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〕Assessments1.Aworkingbibliography(10references):20%;2.Aresearchproposal(1000words):20%;3.Aresearchpaper(2000~3000words):50%;4.Attendance:10%1.WhatisaResearchPaperAresearchpaperisapieceofwritingwhichisbasedonextensiveresearchonacertainsubject.Thewriterofagoodresearchpapershouldbeabletofind,select,andweighevidence,makeinferences,andreachviableconclusions.Warming-upQuestionsWhatisresearch?What’sthepurposeofdoingresearch?Howisresearchcarriedout?3Ws:What,Why,How?1.1ResearchResearchis“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)1.2PurposeofWritingResearchPapersResearchpapersareoftenrequiredincollegecourses,particularlyintheU.S.andU.K.Writingresearchpapersisverycrucialforgraduatestudies.Theabilitytowritegoodresearchpapersisoftenhighlyvaluableforone’sfuturecareer.1.3FeaturesofAcademicWriting(1)Itisbasedonextensiveresearchofprovenfactsandauthoritativetestimony;(2)Theauthor’svoicetendstobeobjectiveandneutral;(3)Thestyletendstobeformal.1.4StructureofaResearchPaperTitle