Unit 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Purpose of the Introduction Section 1.1.2 Information Elements of the Introduction Section 1.1.3 Main Focus of Writing the Introduction Section 1.2 Sample Analysis 1.3 Linguistic Features of the Introduction Section 1.3.1 Lexical Features 1.3.2 Syntactical Features 1.4 Useful Expressions for the Introduction Section 1.5 Reflections and Practice Unit 2 Literature Review 2.1 Overview 2.1.1 Purposes of the Literature Review Section 2.1.2 Information Elements of the Literature Review Section 2.1.3 Principles of Writing the Literature Review Section 2.1.4 Citation Methods in the Literature Review 2.1.5 Organizational Patterns of the Literature Review Section 2.1.6 Common Problems of Writing the Literature Review Section 2.2 Sample Analysis 2.3 Linguistic Features of the Literature Review Section 2.3.1 Lexical Features 2.3.2 Syntactical Features 2.4 Plagiarism and Paraphrase 2.4.1 Plagiarism 2.4.2 Paraphrase 2.5 Useful Expressions for the Literature Review Section 2.6 Reflections and Practice Unit 3 Methods 3.1 Overview 3.1.1 Purpose of the Methods Section 3.1.2 Information Elements of the Methods Section 3.1.3 Principles of Writing the Methods Section 3.2 Sample Analysis 3.3 Linguistic Features of the Methods Section 3.3.1 Lexical Features 3.3.2 Syntactical Features 3.4 Useful Expressions for the Methods Section 3.5 Reflections and Practice Unit 4 Results 4.1 Overview 4.1.1 Purpose of the Results Section 4.1.2 Information Elements of the Results Section 4.1.3 Sequential Structure of the Results Section 4.1.4 Principles of Results Presentation 4.1.5 Common Mistakes in Writing a Results Section 4.1.6 Criteria for Judging a Results Section 4.2 Sample Analysis 4.3 Linguistic Features of the Results Section 4.3.1 Lexical Features
4.3.2 Syntactical Features 4.4 Useful Expressions for the Results Section 4.5 Reflections and Practice Unit 5 Discussion 5.1 Overview 5.1.1 Purpose of the Discussion Section 5.1.2 Information Elements of the Discussion Section 5.1.3 Principles of Writing the Discussion Section 5.1.4 Organizational Pattern of the Discussion Section 5.2 Sample Analysis 5.3 Linguistic Features of the Discussion Section 5.3.1 Lexical Features 5.3.2 Syntactical Features 5.4 Useful Expressions for the Discussion Section 5.5 Reflections and Practice Unit 6 Conclusion 6.1 Overview 6.1.1 Purpose of the Conclusion Section 6.1.2 Information Elements of the Conclusion Section 6.1.3 Principles of Writing the Conclusion Section 6.1.4 Common Problems of Writing a Conclusion Section 6.2 Sample Analysis 6.3 Linguistic Features of the Conclusion Section 6.3.1 Lexical Features 6.3.2 Syntactical Features 6.4 Useful Expressions for the Conclusion Section 6.5 Reflections and Practice Unit 7 Title and Abstract 7.1 Overview 7.1.1 Purposes of the Title 7.1.2 Principles of Writing a Title 7.1.3 Types of Titles 7.1.4 Capitalization of the Title 7.1.5 Purposes of the Abstract 7.1.6 Information Elements of the Abstract 7.1.7 Types of Abstracts 7.1.8 Common Problems of Writing the Abstract 7.2 Sample Analysis 7.2.1 Title Analysis 7.2.2 Different Types of Abstracts 7.2.3 Textual Analysis of the Abstract 7.3 Linguistic Features of the Title and the Abstract 7.3.1 Lexical Features 7.3.2 Syntactical Features 7.4 Useful Expressions for the Abstract 7.5 Reflections and Practice Unit 8 Referencing 8.1 Overview 8.1.1 Purpose of Referencing 8.1.2 Information Elements of Referencing
8.1.3 Referencing Styles 8.2 Sample Analysis 8.3 Reflections and Practice Unit 9 Common Mistakes in Students』 Writings 9.1 Common Mistakes 9.1.1 Lexical Level 9.1.2 Syntactical Level 9.1.3 Textual Level 9.1.4 Academic Conventions 9.2 Reflections and Practice Unit 10 Chinglish vs. English 10.1 Overview 10.1.1 Interlingual Errors of Chinglish 10.1.2 Positive and Negative Transfer Between Two Languages 10.2 Sample Analysis of Representational Chinglish Structures 10.2.1 Interferences of Chinese Culture 10.2.2 Interferences of Chinese Thinking Pattern 10.2.3 Inappropriate Expressions 10.2.4 Confusion Between Coordination and Subordination 10.3 Some Salient Differences Between English and Chinese 10.3.1 Reversed Word Order 10.3.2 Postpositive Attributive in English 10.3.3 Static English and Dynamic Chinese 10.3.4 Multifunction of English Attributive Clauses 10.3.5 Compact English and Relatively Loose Chinese 10.3.6 Chinese Four-Character Sentences and English Words and Phrases 10.3.7 English Passive Sentences and Chinese Sentences with No Subjects 10.3.8 Inanimate Subjects in English and Chinese Sentences 10.4 Reflections and Practice Unit 11 Posters for International Conferences and Data Presentation 11.1 Overview 11.2 Pre-Conference Correspondence 11.3 Making a Research Poster 11.3.1 What Is a Research Poster 11.3.2 Instructions on Making a Poster for an International Conference 11.3.3 Design Suggestions for Scientific Posters 11.4 Information Elements of Posters 11.5 Poster Samples 11.6 Linguistic Features of Posters 11.7 Data Presentation 11.8 Reflections and Practice Unit 12 Manuscript Publication 12.1 Overview 12.1.1 Aims and Scope of the Target Journal 12.1.2 Guide for Authors 12.1.3 Cover Letter 12.2 Response to Editors and Reviewers 12.2.1 Peer-Review Process 12.2.2 Three Golden Rules of Responding to Reviewers』 Comments 12.3 Reflections and Practice
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