《英语专业毕业论文指导教程》Graduation Thesis Writing—A Course for English Majors20.doc

Graduation Thesis Writing 桝 Course for English Majors Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction The Definition of a Graduation Thesis The Major Features of a Graduation Thesis The Subject Areas for English Majors to Do the Research The Structure of a Graduation Thesis for English Majors 1.4.1 The Front Matter 1.4.2 The Text 1.4.3 The Back Matter Chapter 2 Choosing a Topic Question 2.1 How to Start in Finding a Topic 2.2 The Principles in Choosing a Topic 2.3 The Research Areas of English Graduation Thesis 2.4 How to Find a Topic of Medium Size 2.4.1 Narrowing Down Your Topic 2.4.2 Formulating a Thesis Chapter 3 How to Write a Thesis Proposal 3.1 The Importance of Writing a Strong Thesis Proposal 3.2 The Structure of a Thesis Proposal Chapter 4 How to Write an Abstract of a Thesis 4.1 The Components s of an Abstract 4.2 How to Write a Good Abstract 4.3 The Extract of Key Words Chapter 5 How to Write the Introduction 5.1 The Major Elements in an Introduction 5.2 Introducing the Topic 5.2.1 Providing Background Information 5.2.2 Starting with an Anecdote 5.2.3 Quoting an Authority 5.3 Focusing on the Issue 5.4 Reviewing the Previous Research 5.4.1 Defining the Key Terms 5.4.2 Providing Theoretical Background 5.4.3 Evaluating Related Empirical Research 5.4.4 Formulating the Research Design 5.5 Summary Chapter 6 Research Methodology 6.1 The Classification of Language Research 6.2 Research Methods 6.2.1 Synthetic Approach and Analytic Approach 6.2.2 Heuristic and Deductive Approaches 6.2.3 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches 6.3 Data Collection 6.3.1 What are data 6.3.2 Procedures for Collecting the Data 6.4 Writing Techniques 6.4.1 Cause and Effect 6.4.2 Comparison-and-contrast 6.4.3 Division-and-Classification 6.4.4 Exemplification 6.4.5 Definition Chapter 7 How to Write the Conclusion Chapter 8 Revision Chapter 9 Documentation 9.1 Format of Citation and Notes 9.2 Format of woks Cited Chapter 10 Acknowledgments Appendic