研究生實(shí)用英語(yǔ)寫作 第一單元

1、Practical WritingPostgraduate English Writing & TranslationCourse DescriptionThis course is designed for graduate students, who need to develop better writing and translation skills and to pass the Related English Qualifying Test for Non-major Graduate Students.Postgraduate English Writing &

2、 TranslationCourse DescriptionGrading Writing & translation 15% Your course grade will be mainly based on 3 unit assignments. Your attendance and participation will also be taken into account.Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationCourse DescriptionGrading Listening & speaking 25% lis

3、tening test（2 quizzes） 5 % end-of-term oral test 10 % oral presentation 5 % attendance & participation 5% Final examination 60% (out of the total 100)Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationCourse RequirementsAttendance Punctuality is highly required.If you are found absent at the teachers

4、 random roll-call or you fail to show up to respond to the teachers classroom questions for three times, you will get a very low grade or even zero in the formative assessment.Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationCourse Outline Contents Part 1 Practical English for Research /Journal Papers

5、英語(yǔ)科技學(xué)術(shù)論文寫作 International Conference 國(guó)際學(xué)術(shù)會(huì)議交流英語(yǔ) Applying a Job in English 求職英語(yǔ):招聘廣告、簡(jiǎn)歷、求職信、英語(yǔ)面試 Application for Studying Abroad 留學(xué)申請(qǐng) Part 2 Practical exercises of reading and translation for EST (科技英語(yǔ)）Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationResearch Papers in EnglishSection 1Postgraduate Englis

6、h Writing & Translation1. Do you often read academic research papers? What kinds of subjects do you usually read? 2. Have you ever written academic research papers?3. Where do you usually find the materials you need for your paper? 4. What do you want to learn from this course? Postgraduate Engl

7、ish Writing & Translation Produce well-organized and written academic essays with appropriate citation and referencing;Improve your vocabulary and grammatical accuracy;Participate fluently and confidently in small group discussions;Work cooperatively with others on oral and written tasks;Take gr

8、eater responsibility for your own improvement of English language skills both in and beyond the classroom.Postgraduate English Writing & Translation Classroom instruction and practice on academic writing skills. Feedback on a draft essay and individual guidance on your writing. Small group discu

9、ssions on essay-related topics and your writing. Web-based resources on graduate level essay writing.Postgraduate English Writing & Translation Collaborative essay writing - work in a group discussing and collaborating as you write your essay. Group discussion - participate in regular small grou

10、p discussions in classes on topics and skills related to the course. WebWork - locate resources and do interactive web-based activities that relate to your essay topics and writing skills. Self-study - engage in guided self-study and it will contribute towards your work on essay writing, vocabulary

11、development and grammar improvement. Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationSection 2 Course IntroductionPostgraduate English Writing & Translation1.Some Essential Definitions 2.Differences Between Research Papers and Reports 3.What a Research Paper Is 4.What a Research Paper Is Not 5.Why

12、 a Research Paper Is Important 6.Structure of A Research Paper7.What are the usual steps in writing a research paper?Postgraduate English Writing & Translation1. Some Essential Definitions SubjectTopicThesisHypothesisPostgraduate English Writing & Translation an area of interest that can be

13、narrowed down to a suitable topic; subjects are either too broad or too loosely defined to serve as topics for research papers.Subjecta reasonably narrow, clearly defined area of interest that could be thoroughly investigated within the limits set for a given research assignment. TopicPostgraduate E

14、nglish Writing & Translation Compare the subjects with the topics and say whats the difference between them. the effect of parental attitudes on teenage alcoholism Americas political troublesthe effects of terrorism on the social policies of the American government over the last ten years adoles

15、cent behaviorPostgraduate English Writing & Translationthe relationship between young women and their fathers in several Shakespearian tragedies Shakespeares tragediesacid rains effect on the recent deterioration of forests and lakes in the Northeast acid rainthe effectiveness of computer progra

16、ms in the remediation of writing problems computer-assisted educationPostgraduate English Writing & Translationillegal immigrationcancer curesprehistoric animalsthe role of humans in the extinction of large prehistoric mammals the role of emotions in the cure of certain cancers the effect of ill

17、egal immigration on unemployment in the Southwest Postgraduate English Writing & Translationa general statement that announces the major conclusions you reached through a thoughtful analysis of all your sources. Hypothesis your prediction, made sometime before reading the sources, as to what you

18、r research will reveal about the topic; that is, what answers you expect to find for the major questions raised by the topic. Thesis Postgraduate English Writing & Translation2 Differences Between Research Papers and Reports To evaluate or interpret or in some other way add to and participate in

19、 what you write To consider the why and how of the topic you choose. To develop a point of view toward your material, take a stand, express some original thought. To analyze, interpret, evaluate the information you gather, and then to draw conclusions from itResearch PaperPostgraduate English Writin

20、g & Translationrecording the facts you discovered and handing in the resultonly compiling information without evaluating or interpreting it simply record a series of facts that you found, often from a single source No evaluation or interpretation, none of your own ideas is expected ReportsPostgr

21、aduate English Writing & Translation A report can be on one subject alone: whales, direct mail advertising, etc. In a research paper, however, you narrow down the general area by taking a specific approach to the material, an approach which is often reflected in the thesis or underlying idea of

22、the research paper. Postgraduate English Writing & Translation3. What is a research paper? A research paper may be a term paper for a university course, a published article in a journal, and a thesis or a dissertation as a partial requirement for a university degree. The Chinese graduate student

23、s are comparatively weak when undertaking research paper writing. The emphasis of our lectures will be placed on illustrating the formats of research paper, some techniques in writing and submitting a paper. Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationQualities of a research paperIt synthesizes yo

24、ur discoveries about a topic and your judgment, interpretation, and evaluation of those discoveries. It is a work that shows your originality. It acknowledges all sources you have used. Postgraduate English Writing & Translation A summary of an article or a book (or other source material) is not

25、 a research paper. The ideas of others, repeated uncritically, do not make a research paper. A series of quotations, no matter how skillfully put together, does not make a research paper. Unsubstantiated personal opinion does not constitute a research paper. Copying or accepting another persons work

26、 without acknowledging it, whether the work is published or unpublished, professional or amateur, is not research-it is plagiarism. Postgraduate English Writing & Translation5. Why a Research Paper Is Important The skills in writing research paper-making decisions about a subject, developing an

27、inquiring attitude, gathering information, examining it critically, thinking creatively, organizing effectively, and writing convincingly-are crucial to academic success. They are also basic to business, professional, and private life. Postgraduate English Writing & Translation It offers you the

28、 chance to investigate something you may have wanted to know about, or to find out about a subject you think you may be interested in, or to look at something related to a course you would like to take but have no time to schedule at the moment. Writing a research paper requires you to exercise that

29、 form of judgment called critical thinking. Postgraduate English Writing & Translation6. Structure of A Research Paper Title Authors name Abstract Key words Body References Notes (optional) Acknowledgements(optional) Appendix (optional)IntroductionBackgroundMaterials and MethodsResults and Discu

30、ssionConclusionPostgraduate English Writing & Translation7. What are the usual steps in writing a research paper?1)Choosing the topic;2)Collecting information;3)Evaluating Materials;4)Organizing Ideas;5)Writing the Paper.Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationSection 3 Analysis of the Str

31、ucture Postgraduate English Writing & Translation Structure of A Research Paper Title Authors name Abstract Key words Body References Notes (optional) Acknowledgements(optional) Appendix (optional)IntroductionBackgroundMaterials and MethodsResults and DiscussionConclusionPostgraduate English Wri

32、ting & TranslationChapter 1 Title writing The title may be a question, a hypothesis, a noun phrase, a prepositional phrase. Center the title between the margins and double-space between the lines of the title. For titles of 2 or more lines, use inverted-pyramid style, double-spacing between line

33、s.Postgraduate English Writing & TranslationBasic requirements for a research paper title The center word is mainly a noun followed by modifiers e.g. 勞動(dòng)力過(guò)剩條件下的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)勞動(dòng)力過(guò)剩條件下的經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng) 軟件質(zhì)量保證軟件質(zhì)量保證的的計(jì)劃方法計(jì)劃方法The Economic Growth under Excessive Labor ForcePlanning Method of Software Quality Assurance1 Str

34、ucture of a Title (center words + modifiers)Postgraduate English Writing & Translation1） Prepositions as link wordsRevolution and Evolution in Optical Communications The Economic Growth under Excessive Labor Force2）Infinitive, gerund or participle as link words利用隨機(jī)游動(dòng)分析分層移動(dòng)利用隨機(jī)游動(dòng)分析分層移動(dòng)IP 的代價(jià)模型的代價(jià)模型A Random Walk Model to Analyze the Costs of Hierarchical Mobile IP （Or： Analyzing the Costs of Hierarchical Mobile IP Through A Random Walk Model）2 Use Link Word Where NecessaryPostgraduate English Writing & Translation3）Use colon or dash in place of link wor