英语论文写作课件答案 陈倩ISBN 9787566304391DSRTN3.ppt

Unit 3  Choosing Topics CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. IDENTIFYING A GENERAL SUBJECT AREA 3. DEFINING AND ARROWING A TOPIC 4. RAISING RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND/OR STATING HYPOTHESIS STATEMENTS; 5. STATING THE TOPIC 6. PRACTICE OBJECTIVES To know the skills of： identifying general subject area narrowing down a general subject to a workable topic turning a topic into research questions or hypothesis statements stating a topic 1. INTRODUCTION Choosing a workable topic is vital in writing a research paper. Task 1 p13 Suppose you are required to write a research paper and you have to choose the topic yourself, what would you probably choose and why? Four Steps： A. identifying a general subject area; B. defining the topic and narrowing it; C. raising research questions and/or stating hypothesis statements; D. stating the topic. 2. IDENTIFYING A GENERAL SUBJECT AREA Task 2 p14Discuss with your neighbours and find what kinds of context you should consider and what aspects of a topic would influence the validity of a research. Generally Context：requirements, personal situation Aspects of possible influence： relevance and the feasibility, its originality Specifically？ Specifically 1. Personal ability and the type of research 2. Relevance and significance 3. Creativity and originality 4. Feasibility regarding the references available 5. Objectivity 6. Time and money needed for the research With these considerations in mind, your survey would be effective and organised because you have already got the fence, the principle or the tool for circling the area of your research topic. Task 3 p15 Explore sources that could provide you clues for research topics in groups of three or four. Clues for Your Research Topics 1. Notes over your academic years, e.g. ‘ellipsis in discourse’, ‘ecology and translation, relationship?’ 2. A published or unpublished research paper, especially the separate special section entitled ‘limitation’, ‘co