Unit 1 Rudiments of English Research Paper Writing Pre-Class Reading 1.1 Defining research paper writing 1.2 Types of research papers 1.3 Principles of research paper writing 1.4 Styles of research paper writing 1.5 Structure of research papers In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Unit 2 Designing Titles Pre-Class Reading 2.1 Criteria for writing titles 2.2 Types of titles 2.3 Capitalization in titles 2.4 Parallelism in subtitles 2.5 Typical expressions used in titles 2.6 Chinese students』 common problems in writing titles In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 3 Writing the Abstract Pre-Class Reading 3.1 Move structure of the abstract 3.2 Grammatical features of the abstract 3.3 Typical expressions used in the abstract 3.4 Chinese students』 common problems in writing the abstract In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 4 Introducing the Study Pre-Class Reading 4.1 General functions of the introduction 4.2 Effective introductions 4.3 Useful expressions for writing the introduction 4.4 Chinese students』 common problems in writing the introduction In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 5 Presenting the Significance Pre-Class Reading 5.1 General functions of the significance section 5.2 Ways of presenting the significance of the study 5.3 Chinese students』 common problems in writing the significance section In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 6 Highlighting the Global Structure Pre-Class Reading 6.1 Defining the global structure 6.2 Highlighting the global structure of a thesis or an article
6.3 Highlighting the global structure of a chapter 6.4 Indicating transitions 6.5 Chinese students』 common problems in presenting the global structure In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 7 Planning a Literature Review Pre-Class Reading 7.1 Defining a literature review 7.2 Purposes of a literature review 7.3 Components of a literature review 7.4 Organizing a literature review 7.5 Chinese students』 common problems in planning a literature review In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 8 Developing a Literature Review Pre-Class Reading 8.1 Features of an effective literature review 8.2 Steps to develop a literature review 8.3 Critical responses to existing studies In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 9 Stating the Methodology Pre-Class Reading 9.1 Selecting the research design 9.2 Describing the research design 9.3 Chinese students』 common problems in stating the research design In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 10 Conducting Analyses Pre-Class Reading 10.1 Conducting quantitative analyses of the data 10.2 Conducting qualitative analyses of the data 10.3 Discussing the results derived from the data analysis 10.4 Chinese students』 common problems in conducting analyses In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 11 Making Citations Pre-Class Reading 11.1 Defining citation 11.2 Principles of citation 11.3 Methods of citation 11.4 Styles of citation In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work
Unit 12 Drawing the Summary Pre-Class Reading 12.1 General functions of the summary 12.2 Writing an effective summary 12.3 Typical expressions used in the summary 12.4 Chinese students』 common problems in writing the summary In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 13 Discussing Implications and Limitations Pre-Class Reading 13.1 Implications: Functions and types 13.2 Limitations: Purposes and elements 13.3 Typical expressions for writing implications and limitations 13.4 Chinese students』 common problems in writing implications and limitations In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work Unit 14 Composing Acknowledgements Pre-Class Reading 14.1 Acknowledgements in a thesis 14.2 Targets of the acknowledgements 14.3 Ways of the acknowledgments 14.4 Typical expressions used in the acknowledgements 14.5 Chinese students』 common problems in composing the acknowledgments In-Class Activities Post-Class Tasks Project Work References Appendices 1. Declaration 2. APA and MLA bibliography 3. Supplementary model sentences
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