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PART Ⅰ AN OVERVIEW OF A RESEARCH PAPER 2

Chapter 1 Ideas about Research Papers 2

1.1 Definition 2

1.2 What a Research Paper Is 2

1.3 What a Research Paper Is Not 3

1.4 Significance of Research Paper Writing 3

1.5 Characteristics of a Research Paper 4

1.6 Kinds of Research Papers 5

Chapter 2 Paper Supervision 7

2.1 The Role oftheAdvisor 7

2.2 Advisor-Student Contact 8

2.3 The Student's Role 8

Chapter 3 General Strategies for Writing a Research Paper 10

3.1 General Considerations of Writing a Research Paper 10

3.2 General Strategies for Writing a Research Paper 11

PART Ⅱ PROCESS OF WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER 16

Chapter 4 Choosing a Topic and Researching the Topic 16

4.1 Choosing a Topic 16

4.2 Researching the Topic 22

Chapter 5 Collecting Information 40

5.1 Information for a Paper 40

5.2 Collecting Information 40

Chapter 6 Writing Literature Review 61

6.1 Purpose of Literature Review 61

6.2 Classification of Source Materials 62

6.3 Evaluating Source Materials in Literature Review 63

6.4 Making Your Sources Work for You 64

6.5 Writing Literature Review 67

Chapter 7 Organizing Ideas 69

7.1 Analyzing Your Information 69

7.2 Organizing Your Ideas 70

7.3 Working Out the Thesis Statement 70

Chapter 8 Outlining 79

8.1 Functions of the Outline 79

8.2 The Format of the Outline 80

8.3 Types of Outlines 82

8.4 Rules for Writing Outlines 82

Chapter 9 Writing the First Draft 87

9.1 Useful Tips for Writing the First Draft 87

9.2 Specific Strategies in Writing Your First Draft 89

Chapter 10 Revising the Draft and Finalizing the Paper 96

10.1 Revising for Content and Organization—Macro-revision 96

10.2 Revising for Details—Micro-revision 98

10.3 Finalizing the Paper 102

PART Ⅲ FORMAT OF A RESEARCH PAPER 107

Chapter 11 Format of a Research Paper 107

11.1 The Structure of a Paper 107

11.2 The Format of a Research Paper 107

Chapter 12 Use of Quotations 130

12.1 Kinds of Quotations 130

12.2 Rules Regarding the Use of Quotations 130

12.3 Weaving Quotations into the Text of the Paper 130

12.4 Use of Direct Quotations 138

Chapter 13 Use of Notes 144

13.1 In-text Notes 144

13.2 Endnotes and Footnotes 147

Chapter 14 Avoiding Plagiarism 150

14.1 Plagiarism 150

14.2 Causes of Plagiarism 151

14.3 Sources to Be Cited 151

14.4 Information Unnecessary to Acknowledge 151

14.5 Information Necessary to Acknowledge 152

14.6 Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism 153

PART Ⅳ DOCUMENTATION 161

Chapter 15 Documentation 161

15.1 What Is Documentation 161

15.2 The Importance of Documenting Sources 161

15.3 Sources to Be Documented 162

15.4 Basic Styles of Documentation 162

15.5 The MLA Style of Documentation 164

15.6 The APA Style of Documentation 172

15.7 The Turabian Footnote and Endnote Style 183

15.8 Electronic or Online Resources 186

PART Ⅴ ENGLISH EXPRESSION 195

Chapter 16 Language Skills 195

16.1 Diction 195

16.2 Phrasing 196

16.3 Spelling 196

16.4 Style 197

16.5 Jargon 198

16.6 Wordiness 199

Chapter 17 Punctuation Conventions 200

17.1 Comma,Semicolon and Colon 200

17.2 Apostrophes 203

17.3 Dashes,Parentheses,Brackets and Hyphens 206

17.4 Quotation and Ellipsis Marks 209

Chapter 18 Syntax Conventions 213

18.1 Sentence Problems 213

18.2 Subject-verb Agreement 216

18.3 Pronouns and Their Antecedents 219

18.4 Tense Inconsistency 221

18.5 Words Separation 222

18.6 Active and Passive Voices 223

18.7 Modifiers,Articles and Prepositions 223

Chapter 19 Paragraphs 226

19.1 Topic Sentences 226

19.2 Connectives 229

19.3 Types of Development 230

19.4 Length and Emphasis 237

PART Ⅵ ENGLISH EXPRESSION TESTS 240

English Expression Test One 240

English Expression Test Two 244

English Expression Test Three 249

English Expression Test Four 255

PART Ⅶ APPENDIXES 262

Appendix Ⅰ Sample Research Papers 262

Sample Research Paper 1 The Elimination of Pragmatic Failures in Cross-cultural Communication 263

Sample Research Paper 2 Stylistic Analysis of English Editorials 281

Appendix Ⅱ Assessment Form 306

Appendix Ⅲ Scoring Guide 309

Bibliography 311