Chapter 1 General Introduction to Academic Research Writing 1
1.1 Academic Research 1
1.2 Writing Academic Research Papers 3
1.3 Basic Structure of Academic Research Papers 8
1.4 Criteria and Features of a Good Research Paper 12
1.5 Research Sources and Documentation System 16
1.6 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 20
Chapter 2 The Writing Process of Academic Research Papers 22
2.1 Develop an Interesting Research Topic 22
2.2 Keep Research Logs 25
2.3 Identify an Audience 28
2.4 Develop Research Questions 29
2.5 Have a Theory 35
2.6 Write an Outline 37
2.7 Analyze Data 40
2.8 Write the First Draft 41
2.9 Review and Revise 42
2.10 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 43
Chapter 3 Writing the Abstracts 45
3.1 Purpose of Writing Abstracts 45
3.2 Structure of an Abstract 46
3.3 Length of Abstracts 49
3.4 Composing Abstracts 49
3.5 Syntactic Features of Abstracts 52
3.6 Common Problems and Checklist in Writing Abstracts 53
3.7 Abstract Examples 56
3.8 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 61
Chapter 4 Writing the Introduction 62
4.1 General Function and Format 62
4.2 Basic Structures 63
4.3 How to Introduce Your Thesis 67
4.4 Introduction Checklist 69
4.5 Application:Introduction Examples 70
4.6 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 74
Chapter 5 Writing the Literature Review 76
5.1 Functions of a Literature Review 76
5.2 General Content of a Literature Review 77
5.3 Approaches in Writing a Literature Review 78
5.4 Strategies for Writing a Literature Review 79
5.5 Guidelines on the Language of Literature Review 84
5.6 Common Problems with Writing Literature Review 87
5.7 Literature Review Example 88
5.8 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 90
Chapter 6 Writing the Method 91
6.1 Functions of the Method 91
6.2 Major Components of the Method 92
6.3 Strategies for Writing the Method 98
6.4 Method Writing Checklist 99
6.5 Sample Text for the Method 99
6.6 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 103
Chapter 7 Writing the Results 104
7.1 Functions of the Results 104
7.2 How to Describe the Results 105
7.3 Some Typical Expressions for Writing the Results 106
7.4 Traps to Avoid 106
7.5 Checklist for Writing the Results 107
7.6 Examples of the Results 107
7.7 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 112
Chapter 8 Writing the Discussion 115
8.1 Functions of the Discussion 115
8.2 Basic Structures of the Discussion 116
8.3 How to Write the Discussion 117
8.4 Discussion Section Checklist 118
8.5 Traps to Avoid 119
8.6 Sample Text for the Discussion Section 119
8.7 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 122
Chapter 9 Writing the Conclusion 123
9.1 Functions of the Conclusion 123
9.2 Structures of the Conclusion 124
9.3 Common Problems with Writing the Conclusion 124
9.4 Strategies for Writing a Good Conclusion 127
9.5 Examples of Conclusions in Journal Article 129
9.6 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 133
Chapter 10 Documentations and Citations 134
10.1 Functions of Documentations and Citations 134
10.2 Sources to Be Documented 136
10.3 Three Ways to Use Sources 137
10.4 Three Styles of Documentations and Citations 139
10.5 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 147
Chapter 11 Presentation of Academic Papers 149
11.1 Academic Presentation:Misconceptions 149
11.2 Academic Presentation:Definition and Benefits 150
11.3 Types of Academic Presentations 151
11.4 Presentation Arrangements 153
11.5 Presentation Preparations：Seven Steps 154
11.6 The Presentation in Action 161
11.7 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 163
Chapter 12 Writing for Publishing in Academic Journals 166
12.1 General Guidelines on Submitting Papers for Publication 166
12.2 Writing for the Right Journal 168
12.3 Submitting Cover/Query Letters 169
12.4 Tips on Titling 173
12.5 Revising Dissertations for Journal Articles 174
12.6 End-of-Chapter Reflection and Practice 177
References 178