英语论文写作教程 基于国际标准的学术写作与发表PDF电子书下载

Chapter 1:Introduction 1

What is the purpose of the book? 1

Will this book be relevant for you? 4

The key terms explained 5

The ABC-ISP Framework 7

What is meant by “international standards”? 11

The author 15

Clarify who you are writing for,what you are writing about and why 17

Chapter 2:Analysing the writing situation 17

Identify the audience 18

Identify the purpose 19

Identify the topic 19

Chapter 3:Brainstorming, planning and drafting 20

Map the concepts to see how they relate 21

Outline the concepts to put them in sequence 22

Think of a working title 22

What is the difference between a resarch problem and a topic? 23

Select a key problem to investigate 23

List four or five key words 26

Define the most important terms 27

Draft the initial ideas:Start writing! 27

Chapter 4:Convincing others—Developing evidence-based arguments 28

Prepare your case 30

Hypothesis-driven reasoning 33

The importance of counter evidence 34

Exploring different interpretations 34

Present evidence to support each claim 35

How can you make sure that your evidence is strong? 37

Explain why the evidence can be trusted 39

Eliminate faulty logic (fallacies) 39

Test your ideas by discussing them with others 41

Chapter 5:Improving the clarity of the writing through revising and editing 42

Revise (make global changes) 43

Put new information in its right place 44

Draw attention to the main themes 44

Play with possibilities 44

Develop a weli-linked text 45

Connect your text to the larger context 53

Edit (make local changes) 53

Correct any errors 54

A case study:Developing a proposal outline 56

Chapter 6:Standardising the format 60

Align your work with national and international standards 60

How should a research proposal be set out? 61

How should a thesis be organised? 67

Is there a standard format for an abstract? 73

How is a research article normally structured? 74

How should sources be cited? 76

What is the best way to set out a list of references? 82

Chapter 7:Publishing means becoming a full member of a scholarly group 87

Acquire expert knowledge 89

Avoid plagiarism (theft) 89

Why is it so important to publish? 90

Submit your work for peer review 90

Conclusion 92

Exercises 94

1.Abstract 94

Exercise 1 94

Exercise 2 94

Exercise 3 95

2.Proposal 96

Exercise 4 96

3.Thesis 97

Exercise 5 97

Exercise 6 97

4.Research article 98

Exercise 7 98

References 100

Appendix A:Stages in developing the deseription of a research problem 104

Index 120