英语论文写作是高校英语专业的一门必修课程,目的是使学生了解英语论文写作的一般过程和英语研究论文的写作格式,并掌握其写作规范。本书从切实培养和提高英语专业学生运用英语进行论文写作能力的目的出发而编写。本书分为9章:第1章为序言,简要介绍研究与研究论文的定义;第2章介绍论文写作的一般过程与步骤;第3章介绍论文包含的各个主要部分及其结构;第4章介绍论文的语言特点和文体风格;第5章介绍英语写作的技巧,涉及英语论文写作者常常忽略和经常感到困惑、容易出错的地方;第6章专论标点符号,讨论常用标点符号在各种情况下的一般使用规则;第7~9章讨论引文和参考文献的三种常用格式。本书强化直观性,突出实用性,每个部分之后均编写了相关练习供学习者复习巩固之用。同时,本书还提供了许多格式实例,供学习者比较分析及写作时模仿。本书内容丰富,资料性强,既可作为英语专业本科教材使用,也可为其他英语研究者写作论文时参考。

Chapter 1 Introduction:Research and Research Paper
1.1 What Is Research?
1.2 What Is a Research Paper?
Exercises
Chapter 2 The Process of Research and Research Writing
2.1 Choosing a Topic
2.1.1 Importance and Interest
2.1.2 Manageability
2.1.2.1 Avoid a too broad topic
2.1.2.2 Avoid a too narrow topic
2.1.3 Availability of Resources
2.1.4 Where to Find a Topic for Research
2.2 Exploring Data
2.2.1 Guides to Reference Books
2.2.1.1 Encyclopedias
2.2.1.2 Biographical dictionaries and indexes
2.2.1.3 Book indexes
2.2.1.4 Periodical indexes
2.2.1.5 Computer databases
2.2.1.6 Interact sources
2.2.2 Evaluating Sources
2.3 Gathering Data
2.3.1 Preparing a Working Bibliography
2.3.2 Reading Sources with a Critical Eye
2.3.3 Assessing the Author's Argument and Evidence
2.3.4 Taking Notes
2.3.4.1 Note-taking methods
2.3.4.2 Note forms
2.3.5 Avoiding Plagiarism
2.3.5.1 Materials not requiring acknowledgment
2.3.5.2 Materials requiring acknowledgment
2.3.5.3 Recognizing and avoiding unintended plagiarism
2.4 Formulating a Thesis
2.5 Outlining the Paper
2.5.1 Types of Outline
2.5.1.1 Topic outline
2.5.1.2 Sentence outline
2.5.1.3 Paragraph outline
2.5.2 Outline Style
2.6 Writing the First Draft
2.7 Revising,Editing and Proofreading
2.7.1 Revising
2.7.2 Editing
2.7.3 Proofreading
2.8 Finalizing the Paper
Exercises
Chapter 3 The Structure of a Research Paper
3.1 The Front Matter
3.1.1 Title Page
3.1.2 Outline Page
3.1.3 Abstract in English
3.1.4 Abstract in Chinese
3.1.5 Acknowledgments
3.1.6 Table of Contents
3.1.7 List of Illustrations/Figures
3.1.8 List of Tables
3.1.9 List of Abbreviations
3.2 The Text
3.2.1 Introduction
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Chapter 4 Language and Style
Chapter 5 Mechanics
Chapter 6 Punctuation
Chapter 7 Documentation(1):Modern Language Association(MLA)Sytle
Chapter 8 Documentation(2):The American Psychological Association(APA)
Chapter 9 Documentation(3):The Chicago Manual Style
Appendix A General Exerciess for MLA,APA and Chicago Manual(Author-Date System)Styles
Appendix B Samples
Appendix C Revision Symbols
Appendix D Suggested Answers
Bibliography
Index