《新大学英语·写作教程4》课件-写作教程4 UNIT 7

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terms.Unit7Aresearchproposalisacoherentandconcisesummaryoftheproposedresearch.I.WhatIsaResearchProposal?Itsetsoutthekeyissuesorquestionsthatyouwanttoaddress.Besidestheaimsandobjectives,aresearchproposalalsoprovidesmethodologytoachievethegoalstheanticipatedresultsoftheresearchanditssignificancethetimeframetofinishtheresearchThepurposeistoconvinceothersthatyourproposedresearchprojectisworthwhileandtheresearchproblemissignificantandworthyofyourstudy.TitleAbstractIntroductionLiteratureReviewMethodologyAnticipatedResultsandImplicationsConclusionTimeFrame/TimeScheduleReferencesII.ElementsofaResearchProposalStep1ReadtheinstructionsIII.HowtoPrepare

Carefullyreadtheprograminstructionsbeforeyoustarttowrite.Graduateprogramsmayhavedifferentrequirements,findtheresearchproposalinstructionsontheapplicationmaterialpages,andfollowtheinstructionexactly.Asampleinstructionisgivenin179.

Step2ThinkofatitleforyourproposalIII.HowtoPrepare

Thetitleisaconcisedescriptionofthemainideasinyourresearchproposal.Itshouldincludeallandonlytheideasthatwillbecoveredintheproposedresearch.Itprovidesthekeyinformationoftheproposal,fromwhichreaderscandecidewhethertheyareinterestedinitornot.“Classroominteractions,comprehension,andtheacquisitionofL2wordmeanings”“Originsofstructuralandelectronictransitionsindisorderedsilicon.”Avoidphraseslike“AStudyof...”or“AReviewofthe...”

Step3CreateatitlepageifapplicableIII.HowtoPrepare

Atitlepageintroducesthetitleoftheproposaltheauthor’snametheinstitutiontheauthorisaffiliatedtoCenterthetitleofyourresearchproposal.Belowthetitle,listyourname,affiliation,andcontactinformationsuchasemailaddress,mailingaddress,phonenumber,etc.

Step4Summarizetheproposalinyourabstract

III.HowtoPrepare

Theabstractisasummaryofthemainideasaddressedinyourproposal.ItshouldincludethepurposeoftheresearchresearchstatementmethodsresultsconclusionsThetextofyourabstractwillusuallybebetween150and250words.

Step5Listkeywordsinyourproposal

III.HowtoPrepare

Select4or5keywordsthatreflectthemainpointsofyourproposal.Keywordsshouldbewordsorphrasesthataresuitableforsearching.Forexample,ifyourproposalisaboutlanguagelearning,youmightusephraseslikevocabulary,pronunciation,grammar,writing,etc.Singlewords,orphrasesof2-4wordsareusuallyused.

Step6Beginwithyourintroduction

III.HowtoPrepare

Theintroductionshouldprovidebackgroundinformationandidentifytheresearchproblem.identifythegoaloftheproposedresearch.explainwhythisresearchneedstobeconductedandwhatnewcontributionsthisresearchmakes.

Step7Writealiteraturereview

III.HowtoPrepare

Theliteraturereviewisasummaryandevaluationofpreviousresearchrelatedtotheproposedresearch.Itshouldincludemostifnotalltheimportantresearchrelated.Foreachresearch,itshouldbe

wellsummarized,suchastheirresearchquestions,methods,resultsandimplications.Inaddition,previousresearchshouldalsobeevaluatedsothatresearchgapscanbeexposed.

Step8Methodology

III.HowtoPrepare

Methodologyshowshowtheproposedresearchisgoingtosolvetheresearchproblem.Itshouldstatehowyouintendtoimplementyourresearch.providesubsectionslike“ResearchDesign”,“Participants”,“Materials”,and“Procedure”canbeusedinthispart.includeinformationaboutsamplesizeandtargetpopulations,ifapplicable.

Step9Anticipatedresultsandimplications

III.HowtoPrepare

Althoughtheproposedstudyhasnotbeenconductedyet,youshouldpredictwhattheresultmightbeandwhataretheimplicationsoftheresults.Considerthefollowingquestionsfortheimplications.Whatwilltheresultscontributetotheknowledgeofthefieldunderinvestigation?Howwilltheresultschallengethetheoreticalframework?Willtheresultsinfluencecurrentmethodsofresearch?

Step10Conclusion

III.HowtoPrepare

Theconclusionshouldbeoneortwoparagraphslong.Itshouldfirstsummarizetheentirestudy.Moreimportantly,itshouldemphasizewhattheuniquecontributionsofthestudyareandwhyyourresearchisworthdoing.

Step11Timescale

III.HowtoPrepare

Timescaleisascheduleofkeyactivities,whichincludesactivitiestimeoutcomeAwell-plannedtimescaledemonstratesthatyourresearchisachievableinthegivenperiodoftime.

Step12Listreferences

III.HowtoPrepare

Aseparate“References”pageshouldbeincludedwithallthereferencesyouhaveusedinidentifyingtheproblemandformingresearchhypotheses.

Step13Includeappendices,ifnecessary

III.HowtoPrepare

Appendicesarecommontomosttypesofresearchproposal.Theyincludeanysupportingdocumentsthatarenecessaryforreaderstounderstandtheproposal.

Step14Getadvice

III.HowtoPrepare

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