文档介绍：Graduation Thesis Writing for English Undergraduates
Gao Qiang
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Course Objectives
1. To cultivate students’ preliminary ability to seek relevant information;
2. To improve students’ English writing and translation and their use of Microsoft word;
3. To cultivate students’ serious and careful attitude towards what is asked to do;
4. To develop students’ petence to carry out academic research.
What is academic writing?
Research paper
Conference presentation
Degree papers
Textbooks
Handbooks
Monograph
…
Discussion
What kind of writing have your learned?
What kind of academic writing have you done?
2. What is a research paper?
A research paper is, first and foremost, a form of munication. Like other
forms of nonfiction writing—letters, memos,
reports, essays, articles, books—it should
present information and ideas clearly and
effectively.
It differs from many of them in relying on
sources of information other than the
writer’s personal knowledge and
experience.
Research: primary vs. secondary
A research paper is based on primary research, secondary
research, or bination of the two.
Primary research involves the study of a
subject through firsthand observation and
investigation, such as conducting a survey
or carrying out a laboratory experiment;
Secondary research entails the
examination of studies that others have
made of the subject.
Many academic papers, as well as many reports and proposals required in business, government, and other professions, depend on secondary research.
Research will increase your knowledge and understanding of a subject and will often lend authority to your ideas and opinions.
However, the paper based on research is not a collection of other persons’ thoughts and words but a carefully constructed presentation of ideas that relies on research sources for clarification and verification.
Documentation of others
You must fully document the facts and opinions you draw from your research, but the documentati