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1、EnglishAcademicWritingWhatisacademicwriting?--Researchsuggestthatcomparedwithmanylanguages,academictextsinEnglishtendtobemoreexplicitaboutstructureandpurposes,tobelesstolerantofdigressions,tobemorecautiousinmakingclaims,andtousemoreconnectors.--Anacademicpap
2、erisapublishedreportdescribingsomeoriginalresearcharesearcherhasdoneorhasinprogress.Itmayalsobeaformal,ofcertainlength,andwell-documentedpaper,whichexplores,discusses,oranalysesacertainfactualortheoreticalquestion.--Asageneralrule,anacademicpapercontainsfour
3、descriptiveparts:background(orintroduction),method,materials,anddiscussion.--Thecreationofanacademicpapercanbedividedintoeightstagesasshownbelow1)Selectingatopicanddoingexploratoryreading2)Thesisproposal3)Exploring,gatheringandanalysingdata4)Formulatingthesi
4、s5)Organizingdataandideas6)Writingthepaper7)Reviewingandrevising8)FinalizingthepaperPartOne:OverviewofDissertationWriting1.activitiesatpre-writingstage:writingaresearchproposal--selectingatopic--conductingaliteraturereview--choosingappropriatemethods--formul
5、atingthesisstatement--writinganoutline2.activitiesatwhile-writingstage:draftyourdissertation--getdowntothetaskofactuallyputtingyourthoughtsandideasonpaper3.activitiesatpost-writingstage:evaluating,revisingandeditingyourfirstdraft.PartTwo:Writingaresearchprop
6、osal--theresearchproposal/theinitialproposal/thethesisproposal--awrittenreportofyourresearchplanforthewritingofyourgraduationpaper--Inplanningordesigningyourresearchpaperyouwillfinditnecessarytoanswerthefollowingquestions:Whatisthegeneralareainwhichyouwishto
7、workon?Whatcourseshaveyoutaken,orareyoutaking,whicharerelevanttothisresearch?Haveyouanyspecialistbackgroundknowledgeorexperienceinyourareaofinterestand,ifso,what?Whatresearchquestionswillyourdegreepaperseektoanswer?Whydoyouwanttodoresearchonthistopic? Whatco
8、ntributionwillitmaketoourunderstandingoftheareaand/orwhatpracticalusewillthefindingsbe,andtowhom?Canyouidentifyanyparticulargapsinyourknowledgewhereyouneedguidancefromyoursupervisor?Whatdatadoyo