《英语学术论文写作》课程教学大纲.docVIP

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。 Unit 1 What is research? 1.1 Definition of research 1.2 Characteristics of research 1.3 Research process Unit 2 What is a research paper? 2. 1 Definition of a research paper 2.2 The? basic?criteria of a research paper 2.3 Misconceptions to avoid 2.4 The importance of writing a research paper 2.5 Structure of a research paper Unit 3 Features of effective writing 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Purpose 3.3 Audience 3.4 Focus 3.5 Organization 3.6 Support and elaboration 3.7 Style 3.8 Conventions Unit 4 Features of academic writing 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Complexity 4.3 Formality 4.4 Objectivity 4.5 Explicitness 4.6 Hedging 4.7 Responsibility Unit 5 Steps in writing a research paper 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Selecting a research topic 5.3 Narrowing down the topic 5.4 Developing a research question 5.5 Finding sources 5.6 Evaluating sources 5.7 Taking notes 5.8 Developing a research thesis 5.9 Creating an outline 5.10 Writing the? first?draft 5.11 Revision Unit 6 Developing an outline 5.1 Functions of an outline 6.2 Beginning an outline 6.3 Four features of an outline 6.4 Form of the outline 6.5 Two sample outline that illustrates many of the above-mentioned? points Unit 7 Writing academic paragraphs 7.1 Topic sentences and their supports in a paragraph 7.2 Building a paragraph 7.3 Incorporating sources within paragraphs 7.4 Different types of paragraphs in a research paper 7.5 Developing paragraphs Unit 8 What is an abstract ？ 8.1 Definition of an abstract 8.2 Functions of an abstract 8.3 Some misconceptions of an abstract 8.4 Abstracts and others types of summaries 8.5 Differences across disciplines 8.6 Major elements in an abstract 8.7 When to? write?the abst