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学术英语写作Chapter1IntroductionChapter2ResearchingtheTopicChapter3DataCollectionandEvaluationChapter4WritingStyleChapter5PaperWritingChapter6AbstractChapter7InternationalConferenceChapter8LettersforDifferentAcademicPurposesChapter1Introduction1.1DefinitionofAcademicWriting-tosummarizeorsynthesizeinformationandideasgatheredfromresearch-toexplain,compareandcontrast,evaluate,oranalyzeconcepts,events,andphenomenon-toarguefororagainstapositioninanongoingdebate1.2CharacteristicsofGoodAcademicWritingForallwritings:
-Unity:
aharmoniouswhole-Coherence:
wellconnected,logicalrelations-Emphasis:
stresstoimportantideas-Development:
elaborationandexpansion-Clarity:
precise,concise,lucidForAcademicWriting:
-Itisbasedonextensiveresearchofprovedfactsandauthoritativetestimony.first-handexperimentsfieldresearchlibraryresearch-Theauthorsvoicetendstobeobjectiveandneutral.unemotional-Thestyletendstobeformal.academicperiodicals,accurateinformation-Appropriatediction.colloquialismsandslangexpressionsbeavoided,technicalterms,abbreviation-Syntacticallevel.longcomplexsentence,simple-presenttense,passivevoice,non-finiteverbs(participles,infinitives,gerunds)-Neatappearanceandformat.1.3DifferencesbetweenthepaperspublishedinsideandoutsideChina1.3.1PaperspublishedinChinaChineseandEnglishtitles,ChineseandEnglishabstract,ChineseandEnglishkeywords,Thebody,References,Appendix,Informationabouttheauthor1.3.2PaperspublishedoutsideChinaTitle,Abstract,Introduction,Thebody,Conclusionsandrecommendations,Acknowledgement,References,Appendix1.4ProceduresofAcademicWritingStep1:
ChoiceofTopicChooseageneraltopicWritearoughproposalLimitthetopictoaplausibleoneStep2:
CollectionandEvaluationofDataCollectbooks,journalsandresearcharticlesEvaluatedatacollectedPhotocopydataPreparenoteandbibliographycardsStep3:
DevelopmentofOutlineDecideonorganizationofpaperArrangenotesbysubheadingsDeveloppaperoutlineStep4:
WritingStudyandfollowoutlineforfirstdraftMakeadjustmentsasneededStep5:
Revision,EditingandReferencesRevisecontentandorganizationAdjuststyleandtoneCorrectdiction,spelling,grammar,punctuationasnecessaryDocumentallthesourcesquotedStep6:
PreparationofAbstractObserveabstractwordlimitEnsureaccuracy,brevityandclarityStep7:
PreparationofFinalDetailsAssembleallpartsMakefinalrevisionPrepareReferencessectionWriteacknowledgementsChapter2ResearchingtheTopic1.PrinciplesofTitleSelection-ValuePrinciple-ScientificPrinciple-InnovativePrinciple-FeasibilityPrinciple2.MethodsforChoosingaTitle-Consultyourprofessororanexpert-Participateinacademicconferencesandacademiclectures-Selectfrompuzzlingproblems-Readbooksandnewspapers-Choosefromyourowninterests-Literaturereview2.3WaystoNarrowDownTitlesExample:
LiteratureLiteraryCriticismLiteraryCriticismatCambridgeTheTraditionandDevelopmentofLiteraryCriticismatCambridgeExercise:
Humanities2.4FormatsforTitleExamples:
1)OSCILLATIONSINGRANULARDYNAMICS2)StructuralAnalysesBasedonaPointChargeModel3)Fastatombombardmentmassspectraofnebramycinwithin15words4)CoronaryArteryDisease:
DietandpatientHealth2.5TablesandFigures2.5.1Tables-Atableshouldbeself-contained.-Atableisusuallyplacedinapositionnearitsrelevantdescription.-Provideeachtablewithanumber(eg:
Table1,Table2,etc.)andatitle.-Thetitleshouldbeclear,concise,completeandaccurate.-Sometimesanoteisaddedatthebottomofthetable.Example:
Table2-6Correlationbetweenvariables1234567Gender.Age.Urgency.Sensation.Commissions.PIindex.*Note:
.2.Figures1.Graphs-canbeusedtocomparetwovariables2.DrawingsandPhotographs-toillustrateorganisms,experimentalapparatus,modelsofstructures,etc.3.Typesoffigures1)Linecharts2)Barcharts3)Piecharts2.6CauseandEffect2.6.1Cause-EffectParagraphDevelopmentPattern:
Effect1CauseEffect2Effect32.6.2Effect-CauseParagraphDevelopmentPattern:
EffectCause1Cause2Cause3Exercise1:
Analyzethestructureofthisparagraphandtrytodeterminetheeffectanditscauses.Thenfindthelinkingwordsintheparagraph.Theroleofwomenintodayssocietyischanging.Onereasonisthatwomenhavebeguntoassertthemselvesasindependentpeoplethroughthewomensmovement.Also,womenareawareofthealternativestostayingathome.Anotherreasonisthatincreasingnumbersofwomenwhoenternewfieldsandinterestsserveasrolemodelsforotherwomen.Moreover,menarebecomingmoreconsciousoftheabilitiesofwomenandhavebeguntoviewtheirindependencepositively.Exercise2:
Combinethefollowingtwosentencesexpressingthecause-and-effectrelationship.1)Heescapedfromhisorphanage.Hewasdistressedbythebrutalconditionsthere.2)HehadaroughlifeinMoscow.Hehadnofamilytoturnto.3)Hewasnoteasilytobecaptured.Hehadlearnednottotrustadults.Chapter3DataCollectionandEvaluation1.PrinciplesofDataCollectionandselection1.Centeredaroundthetheme2.Trueandverifiable(可证实的)3.Typical4.Novel2.DevelopinganOutline1.TwoMainComponentsforEffectiveOutlines1.ParallelismExample:
.ChooseDesiredColleges.PrepareApplication.CompileResume2.SubordinationExample:
.DescribeaninfluentialpersoninyourlifeA.FavoritehighschoolteacherB.Grandparent3.TypesofOutlines1.Alphanumeric(由字母数字组成的)Outlines-RomanNumerals-CapitalizedLetters-ArabicNumerals-SmallLetters-ArabicNumeralswithinBrackets-SmallLetterswithinBracketsExample:
TheCollegeApplicationProcessI.ChooseDesiredCollegesA.VisitandevaluatecollegecampusesB.Visitandevaluatecollegewebsites1.lookforinterestingclasses2.Noteimportantstatisticsa.Student/facultyratiob.RetentionrateII.PrepareApplicationA.WritePersonalStatement1.Chooseinterestingtopica.Describeaninfluentialpersoninyourlife
(1)Favoritehighschoolteacher
(2)Grandparent2.Includeimportantpersonaldetailsa.Volunteerworkb.ParticipationinvarsitysportsB.RevisepersonalstatementIII.CompileresumeA.ListrelevantcourseworkB.ListworkexperienceC.listvolunteerexperience1.tutoratforeignlanguagesummercamp2.counselorforsuicidepreventionhotline3.3.2FullSentenceOutlinesExample:
I.Man-madepollutionistheprimarycauseofglobalwarming.A.Greenhousegasemissionsarewidelyidentifiedasharmfulbythescientificcommunity.1.Theburningofcoalandfossilfuelsaretheprimaryreleasersofhazardousgreenhousegases.3.3.3Decimal(十进位的;小数的)OutlinesExample:
1.ChooseDesiredCollege1.Visitandevaluatecollegecampuses2.Visitandevaluatecollegewebsites1.Lookforinterestingclasses2.NoteimportantstatisticsExercise:
Supposeyouhavechosenatopicandfoundenoughdatatowriteyourpaper,nowwriteanoutlineforyourpaper.3.4ComparisonandContrastTwoWaysforOrganizingComparisonandContrast-Subject-by-subject-Point-by-pointExample:
Subjects1.Prof.Simmons2.Prof.WuPointsofC&Ca.classroominstructionb.homeworkc.examd.gradinga.classroominstructionb.homeworkc.examd.gradingPointsofC&Ca.classroominstructionb.homeworkc.examd.gradingSubjects1.Prof.Simmons2.Prof.Wu1.Prof.Simmons2.Prof.Wu1.Prof.Simmons2.Prof.Wu1.Prof.Simmons2.Prof.WuExercise:
-Prosandconsofglobalization-PositiveandnegativeaspectsoflivinginalargecityChapter4WritingStyle1.Citation1.In-TextCitation1.Oneauthor
(1)Enzymesareinhibitedbycyanide(Grubb,1977).Becauseenzymesareinhibitedbycyanide(Grubb1977),Iexpecttofind
(2)Grubb(1977)foundthatcyanideinhibitsenzymes.BecauseGrubb(1977)foundthatcyanideinhibitsenzymes(3)Asearlyas1977,Grubbobservedtheinhibitoryeffectofcyanideonenzymeaction.2.Morethanonestudy
(1)Cyanidehasbeenfoundtoinhibitenzymeaction(Grubb,1977;Smith,1980;Taylor,1983)3.Morethanthreeauthors
(1)Cyanidehasbeenfoundtoinhibitenzymeaction(Grubbetal.,1985).4.4.1.4Somejournalsjustcitethesequenceofthereferencesinthetextinordertosavespace.
(1)Vibrationisusedtoprepareuniformgranularmixturesortosegregategranularcomposites3,7,12,16,19.Alongsidemixingandsegregationofgranularmaterials2.References1.APA(AmericanPsychologicalAssociation)style:
socialsciencesPrintSources:
-Bookbyoneauthor:
#Sheril,R.D.(1956).Theterrifyingfuture:
contemplatingcolortelevision.SanDiego:
Halstead.-Bookbytwoauthorsormore:
#Rubin,J.,&Thompson,I.(1994).Howtobeamoresuccessfullanguageteacher.2nded.Boston:
Heinle&Heinle.-Articleinajournal:
#Crackton,P.(1987).TheLoonie:
Godslong-awaitedgifttocolorfulpocketchange?
CanadianChange,64(7),34-37.Electronicsources:
-Articleinanonlinejournal:
#Blofeld,E.S.(1994,March1).ExpressingoneselfthroughPersiancatsandmodernarchitecture.Felines&Felons,4,Article0046g.RetrievedOctober3,1999,fromhttp:
/journals.f+f.org/spectre/vblofeld-0046g.html-BookonCD:
#Nix,G.(2002).Lirael,DaughteroftheClayr【CD】.NewYork:
RandomHouse/Listeninglibrary.-Movie:
#Gilby,A.(Producer),&Schlesinger,J.(Director).(1995).Coldcomfortfarm【Motionpicture】.Universalcity,CA:
MCAUniversalHomeVideo.4.2.2MLA(ModernLanguageAssociation)style:
liberalartsandhumanitiesPrintSources:
-Bookbyoneauthor:
#Bambrough,Renford.ThePhilosophyofAristotle.NewYork:
TheNewAmericanLibrary,1963.-Bookbytwoorthreeauthors:
#Atwan,Robert,donaldMcquade,andJohnWright.Edsels,Luckies,andFrifidaires:
AdvertisingtheAmericanWay.NewYork:
Dell,1979.-Bookbyfourormoreauthors:
#Belenky,MaryField,etal.WomensWaysofKnowing:
theDevelopmentofSelf,Voice,andMind.NewYork:
Basic,1986.-Articleinajournal:
#Maguire,JamesH.“TheCanonandtheDiminishedThing.”AmericanLiterature60(1988):
645-52.Electronicsources:
-Articleinanonlinejournal:
#Rogers,Michael.“ThePracticalFuturist:
TheSecretofOnlineRomance.”NewsweekNewsweekWebExclusive(October,2002).28Dec.,2002http:
/nl.Newsbank.Com/nl-