學(xué)術(shù)寫作(一)Choosing-a-topic精編版課件

錢楊A(yù)CADEMICWRITING盛云嵐錢楊A(yù)CADEMICWRITING盛云嵐1Howtochooseatopicforyourresearch?Howtodevelopanassignmentintoastrongtopic?Howtonarrowatopic?Howtoformulatearesearchquestion?Howtoformulateaworkingtitle?Howtoformulateaneffectivethesisstatement?學(xué)術(shù)寫作(一)Choosing-a-topic精編版課件2primaryresearchpaper:

thestudyofasubjectthroughfirsthandinvestigation,involvingpresentingoriginalideasandinformationonyourown.alsocalled"survey-or-experiment-basedresearch"secondaryresearchpaper:

involvesgatheringandanalyzingtheresearchfindingsfromotherpeople'sresearch.youneedtoborrowanduseevidenceandfindingsavailableonthetopicinthelibraryorontheinternet.alsocalled"library-or-internet-basedresearch"primaryresearchpaper:thestPage

3學(xué)術(shù)寫作(一)Choosing-a-topic精編版課件Page

4Interesting(itisinteretingtoyou,yourinstructors,researchersinthesamefield.)Significant(itindicatesthevalueofyourwork)manageable(Itisunderyourcontrol)Adequate(Youcouldfindenoughresearchliteratureavailableforyoursubject.Interesting(itisinteretingPage

5CourseAssignmentTopicAmericanHistoryanalyzetheeffectsofasocialprogramononesegmentofAmericansocietyHowdidtheGIBillofRightsaffectAmericanservice-women?SociologyidentifyandevaluatethesuccessofoneresourceavailabletothehomelesspopulationofonemajorAmericancitytheroleoftheSalvationArmyinmeetingtheneedsofChicago'shomelessPsychologywriteathree-to-fivepaperassessingonemethodoftreatingdepressionAnimal-assistedtherapyforseverelydepressedpatientsCompositionWriteanessayaboutaproblemyouhaveencounteredsincecomingtocollegeovercomingmycomputerilliteracyCourseAssignmentTopicAmericanPage

6citydevelopmentsustainabledevelopmentofcitiessustainabledevelopmentofbigcitiessustainabledevelopmentofChinesebigcitiessustainabledevelopmentofChinesebigcitiesfromthebiologicalperspectivecitydevelopmentPage

7Narrowdownthesetopicsfora2500-wordessay.Globalwarmingmynarrowersubtopic:1)...2)...3)...

Cancer

Internet

ArtificialIntelligenceNanotechnologyGeneticallyModifiedFoodsNarrowdownthesetopicsforaPage

8Topic:

abroadrangeorgeneralfieldofinterest

Question:

aparticularpartoraspectofatopicthatisnarrowenoughtoinvestigateandwriteabout

Topic:abroadrangeorgeneraPage

9Findingsomethingtowriteabout:

askingjournalisticquestionsTopic:ComputerLiteracyofCollegeFreshmenJournalisticquestions:1)WhoisfamiliarwithcomputersandtheInternet,andwhoisnot?2)Whatiscomputerliteracy?whataretheeffectsofweakcomputerskills?whatkindsofprogramsexisttohelpcollegestudentsimprovecomputerskills?3)Whendidcomputerbecomeessentialforcollegestudents?4)Wherearestudentsmostlikelytolearncomputerskills?5)WhyisfamiliaritywiththeInternetsoimportantincollege?whyaresomestudents'computerskillssomuchbetterthanothers?6)Howcanwehelpstudentswholagbehind?FindingsomethingtowriteaboPage

10Deepeningwhatyouwanttowriteabout:

askingin-depthquestionswhatcausesthegapbetweenthosewhoarecomputersavvyandthosewhoarenot?differencesinfamilyincome,parents'educationlevel,qualityofpubliceducation,regionaldifferences.suggestdevelopmentpatternofyouressay:

causeandeffect;comparisonandcontrast;exemplification;whataretheeffectsofthegap?Differencesinachievementincollegeandperformanceonthejob;differencesinaccesstoinformation;differencesinearningpower.DeepeningwhatyouwanttowriPage

11Topic:NuclearWasteDisposalQuestions:1)whatisnuclearwaste?2)whataretheharmfuleffectsifnuclearwasteisnotappropriatelydisposedof?3)howarewesupposedtodisposeofnuclearwastesafelyandeconomically?4)...Topic:Page

12Atypicaltitleiscomposedof:1)subjectmatter+2)keywordsofthemethod+3)keywordsofthecontentKeywordsindicatingmethods:compare,analyze,contrast,discuss,evaluate,study,assessKeywordsindicatingcontent:causes,effects,advantages,benefits,effectiveness,besideswordsofsubjectmatters.AtypicaltitleiscomposedoPage

13Decidewhichofthefollowingtitlesis(are)themoreappropriateone(s)1.TheEffectsofClimateChange2.WhataretheEconomicEffectsofClimateChange?3.TheCausesandEffectsofGlobalWarming4.TheMeltingPoles:theGreatestDangerfromGlobalWarming5.HowtoCombatClimateChange?6.SomeeffectsofGlobalWarmingonChina7.AStudyofEffectsofGlobalWarmingonAgriculture8.GlobalWarmingEffectsonMentalHealth9.OzoneDepletionandClimateChange10.PotentialImpactofClimateChangeonWorldFoodSupplyDecidewhichofthefollowingPage

14T.S.is

Anassumptionaboutthetopic,anapproachtoit,anattitudetowardit,apropositiontobeexamined.thecontrollingideathatdeterminesthedesignofyourthesis.asinglesentencewiththetopicofthepaperasthegrammaticalsubject.學(xué)術(shù)寫作(一)Choosing-a-topic精編版課件Page

15AsuccessfulworkingT.S.:InterestingandengagingExplicitArgumentativeSpecificLimitandfocusonatopicAsuccessfulworkingT.S.:Page

16AWorkingT.S.:atopicpart+acommentpartEg:ThecurrentAmericanfarmcrisiscanbetracedtothreemajorcauses.AWorkingT.S.:Page

17Thesisstatement:Althoughtoday'sall-volunteerforcehasreplacedthemilitarydraft,adraftmayeventuallybenecessary.topicstatementoffactannouncementthemilitarydrafttheUnitedStatescurrentlyhasnomilitarydraftinthisessay,Iwillreconsiderourcountry'sneedforadraft.Thesisstatement:topicstatemePage

18

Examineandanalyze?Evaluateandcriticize?Compareandcontrast?Establishrelationships?Arguefor/against?

Persuade?Task:AnalyzethefollowingT.S.topredictpossibledevelopmentpatternsoftheessays1)ThecurrentAmericanfarmcrisiscanbetracedtothreemajorcauses.2)Althoughtoday'sall-volunteerforcehasreplacedthemilitarydraft,adraftmayeventuallybenecessary.Examineandanalyze?Task:Page

19Eg.Therealprobleminourschooldoesnotrevolvearoundtheabsenceofnation-widegoalsandstandards;theproblemisprimarilyconcernedwiththeabsenceofresources.Revised:Therealprobleminourschoolisnot

theabsenceofnation-widegoalsandstandards;theproblem

is

theabsenceofresources.Eg.TherealprobleminourscPage

20Tochooseatopic,youneedtoconsidertherequirementofyourassignment.Identifyaresearchinterest

NarrowdownthetopicasmuchaspossibleReviewtheliteratureonthetopicascompletelyaspossibletodeterminewhetherthetopicisresearchable.Statetheprobleminaquestionform.Translateorturnyourresearchquestionintothesisstatement.Tochooseatopic,youneedtoPage

21錢楊A(yù)CADEMICWRITING盛云嵐錢楊A(yù)CADEMICWRITING盛云嵐22Howtochooseatopicforyourresearch?Howtodevelopanassignmentintoastrongtopic?Howtonarrowatopic?Howtoformulatearesearchquestion?Howtoformulateaworkingtitle?Howtoformulateaneffectivethesisstatement?學(xué)術(shù)寫作(一)Choosing-a-topic精編版課件23primaryresearchpaper:

thestudyofasubjectthroughfirsthandinvestigation,involvingpresentingoriginalideasandinformationonyourown.alsocalled"survey-or-experiment-basedresearch"secondaryresearchpaper:

involvesgatheringandanalyzingtheresearchfindingsfromotherpeople'sresearch.youneedtoborrowanduseevidenceandfindingsavailableonthetopicinthelibraryorontheinternet.alsocalled"library-or-internet-basedresearch"primaryresearchpaper:thestPage

24學(xué)術(shù)寫作(一)Choosing-a-topic精編版課件Page

25Interesting(itisinteretingtoyou,yourinstructors,researchersinthesamefield.)Significant(itindicatesthevalueofyourwork)manageable(Itisunderyourcontrol)Adequate(Youcouldfindenoughresearchliteratureavailableforyoursubject.Interesting(itisinteretingPage

26CourseAssignmentTopicAmericanHistoryanalyzetheeffectsofasocialprogramononesegmentofAmericansocietyHowdidtheGIBillofRightsaffectAmericanservice-women?SociologyidentifyandevaluatethesuccessofoneresourceavailabletothehomelesspopulationofonemajorAmericancitytheroleoftheSalvationArmyinmeetingtheneedsofChicago'shomelessPsychologywriteathree-to-fivepaperassessingonemethodoftreatingdepressionAnimal-assistedtherapyforseverelydepressedpatientsCompositionWriteanessayaboutaproblemyouhaveencounteredsincecomingtocollegeovercomingmycomputerilliteracyCourseAssignmentTopicAmericanPage

27citydevelopmentsustainabledevelopmentofcitiessustainabledevelopmentofbigcitiessustainabledevelopmentofChinesebigcitiessustainabledevelopmentofChinesebigcitiesfromthebiologicalperspectivecitydevelopmentPage

28Narrowdownthesetopicsfora2500-wordessay.Globalwarmingmynarrowersubtopic:1)...2)...3)...

Cancer

Internet

ArtificialIntelligenceNanotechnologyGeneticallyModifiedFoodsNarrowdownthesetopicsforaPage

29Topic:

abroadrangeorgeneralfieldofinterest

Question:

aparticularpartoraspectofatopicthatisnarrowenoughtoinvestigateandwriteabout

Topic:abroadrangeorgeneraPage

30Findingsomethingtowriteabout:

askingjournalisticquestionsTopic:ComputerLiteracyofCollegeFreshmenJournalisticquestions:1)WhoisfamiliarwithcomputersandtheInternet,andwhoisnot?2)Whatiscomputerliteracy?whataretheeffectsofweakcomputerskills?whatkindsofprogramsexisttohelpcollegestudentsimprovecomputerskills?3)Whendidcomputerbecomeessentialforcollegestudents?4)Wherearestudentsmostlikelytolearncomputerskills?5)WhyisfamiliaritywiththeInternetsoimportantincollege?whyaresomestudents'computerskillssomuchbetterthanothers?6)Howcanwehelpstudentswholagbehind?FindingsomethingtowriteaboPage

31Deepeningwhatyouwanttowriteabout:

askingin-depthquestionswhatcausesthegapbetweenthosewhoarecomputersavvyandthosewhoarenot?differencesinfamilyincome,parents'educationlevel,qualityofpubliceducation,regionaldifferences.suggestdevelopmentpatternofyouressay:

causeandeffect;comparisonandcontrast;exemplification;whataretheeffectsofthegap?Differencesinachievementincollegeandperformanceonthejob;differencesinaccesstoinformation;differencesinearningpower.DeepeningwhatyouwanttowriPage

32Topic:NuclearWasteDisposalQuestions:1)whatisnuclearwaste?2)whataretheharmfuleffectsifnuclearwasteisnotappropriatelydisposedof?3)howarewesupposedtodisposeofnuclearwastesafelyandeconomically?4)...Topic:Page

33Atypicaltitleiscomposedof:1)subjectmatter+2)keywordsofthemethod+3)keywordsofthecontentKeywordsindicatingmethods:compare,analyze,contrast,discuss,evaluate,study,assessKeywordsindicatingcontent:causes,effects,advantages,benefits,effectiveness,besideswordsofsubjectmatters.AtypicaltitleiscomposedoPage

34Decidewhichofthefollowingtitlesis(are)themoreappropriateone(s)1.TheEffectsofClimateChange2.WhataretheEconomicEffectsofClimateChange?3.TheCausesandEffectsofGlobalWarming4.TheMeltingPoles:theGreatestDangerfromGlobalWarming5.HowtoCombatClimateChange?6.SomeeffectsofGlobalWarmingonChina7.AStudyofEffectsofGlobalWarmingonAgriculture8.GlobalWarmingEffectsonMentalHealth9.OzoneDepletionandClimateChange10.PotentialImpactofClimateChangeonWorldFoodSupplyDecidewhichofthefollowingPage

35T.S.is

Anassumptionaboutthetopic,anapproachtoit,anattitudetowardit,apropositiontobeexamined.thecontrollingideathatdeterminesthedesignofyourthesis.asinglesentencewiththetopicofthepaperasthegrammaticalsubject.學(xué)術(shù)寫作(一)Choosing-a-topic精編版課件Page

36AsuccessfulworkingT.S.:InterestingandengagingExplicitArgumentativeSpecificLimitandfocusonatopicAsuccessfulworkingT.S.:Page

37AWorkingT.S.:atopicpart+acommentpartEg:ThecurrentAmericanfarmcrisiscanbetracedtothreemajorcauses.AWorkingT.S.:Page

38Thesisstatement:Althoughtoday'sall-volunteerforcehasreplacedthemilitarydraft,adraftmayeventuallybenecessary.top