《硕士博士毕业论文写作教程》课件Chapter 3 Selecting a Title.pptx

1、Week 3 Selecting a TitleZhencong Liu ContentsMethodsProblems for selecting a titleQualities of good titlesChecklistWays to narrow down titlesLibrary Literature reviewPrinciples of Title Selection Value Principle Scientific Principle Innovative Principle Feasibility PrincipleMethods for Choosing a Ti

2、tlevIn general,there are six methods for choosing a research title.(1)Consult your professor or an expert(2)Participate in academic conferences and academic lectures(3)Select from puzzling problems(4)Read books and newspapers(5)Choose from your own interests(6)Literature reviewPossible Problems in t

3、he Title(1)The title is too abroad or to narrow.(2)The title is outdated.(3)The title cannot explain the research topic accurately and explicitly.(4)The title is not concise enough.(5)The title is written in lower case.(6)There is mismatch between the title and the content of the paper.Ways to Narro

4、w Down TitlesStep1:Choosing a general topic Step2:Narrowing it down to a smaller and more feasible topic.E.g.Literature：Literary Criticism Literary Criticism at Cambridge Development of Literary Criticism at Cambridge Translation：Factors in Translation Cultural Factors in Translation Cultural Factor

5、s in Translation and Their TransferPurposes of a Title Attracting the readers attention Aiding in information retrieval Facilitating review and layoutGood TitlesA good title should provide reasonable answers to the following two questions:Does the title of your manuscript,seen in isolation,give a fu

6、ll,yet concise and specific indication of the work reported?Would someone interested in the exact topic of your paper,reading this title,be inclined to read the abstract?Standards for Good Titles Generally speaking,the title should be short,accurate,complete,self-contained,and convenient for retriev

7、al;include key words;avoid inaccurate,vague and too-long expressions.(1)Accuracy E.g.Original title:Development and Exploration on Utilization of New Resources for the Countryside Revised title:Utilization of Marsh Gas for the CountrysideStandards for Good Titlesv(2)Brevityv E.g.v Original title:v O

8、n the Addition to the Method of Microscopic Research by a New Way of Producing Color-Contrast Between an Object and Its Background or Between Definite Parts of the Object Itselfv Revised title:A New Way of Producing Color-Contrast in Microscopic ExaminationStandards for Good Titlesv(3)ClarityThe tit

9、le should clearly reflect the subject of the paper.v Title:Incorporation of a Non-Human Glycan Mediates Human Susceptibility to a Bacterial Toxinv Conclude:v This title from Nature magazine clearly reflects the objective,content and method of the paper.Good TitlesA good title should contains the few

10、est possible words A good title should contains the fewest possible words that adequately desrible the contents of a paperthat adequately desrible the contents of a paperDOsDOsConvey main findings Convey main findings of researchof researchBe specificBe specificBe conciseBe conciseBe completeBe comp

11、leteAttract readersAttract readersDONTsDONTsUse unnecessary Use unnecessary jargonjargonUse uncommon Use uncommon abbreviationsabbreviationsUse ambiguous termsUse ambiguous termsUse unnecessary Use unnecessary detailsdetailsFocus on part of the Focus on part of the content onlycontent only大连外国语大学硕士论

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14、国黑人英语元音特征英语专业本科生学术写作能力发展个案研究 依托文化课程培养英语专业学生跨文化交际能力的教学策略研究 礼貌策略视域下美国总统竞选演讲中人称指示语的研究Writing Formats for Titles Titles are usually written in the following three formats:All the letters of the title are capitalized The first letter of each content words of the title is capitalized The first letter of t

15、he title is capitalized （The title assigned after the paper is written should truly reflect the basic content and focus of the paper.The number of words in the title is also an important issue.Publishers usually limit the title to no more than fifteen words.Sometimes,when long titles cannot adequate

16、ly express the content of the paper,then,a subtitle approach can be adopted to supplement and clarify.）Common ErrorsThe Nobel Laureate(taking on your lifes The Nobel Laureate(taking on your lifes work)work)Example:The Effects of 9/11/01 on K-12 students The term paper(taking on too little)The term p

17、aper(taking on too little)Example:How many high school seniors enlisted in the military prior to 2002 graduation?The Black Hole(taking on too much)The Black Hole(taking on too much)Example:The Effects of 9/11/01 on High School Seniors ProceduresIdentifying a research topicNarrowing down the topicFor

18、ming questions:general specificReviewing the literature and discussing with other peopleFigure 3.1:Developing research questions(Wen(2001:53)Identifying a research topicSuggestions:1.Out of personal interest2.You should not select topics which will evoke strong emotional reactions that can lead you

19、astray.3.Avoid a topic which is overly ambitious and overly challengingConclusion:select a small piece of an important topic or a small piece of an area that intrigues you.Considerations of researchlMethod choicelFocus and topicslTimescalelTime availablelParticipation(individual,collegial,collaborat

20、ive)lAccess(to institutions,participants,literature)lScopelReview of the work of otherslOutcome(personal/institutional change,interest,conference,higher degree).(McDonough and McDonough,2000:77-78)Checklist1.Are you interested in the topic?It is better to write about a subject that interests you and

21、 is in your field.2.Will your topic give you a chance to find out information you do not already know and to form opinions about this information?3.Is your topic deep enough that two encyclopedia articles will not tell you everything you need to know?4.Is your topic too recent or too specialised for

22、 you to find information?5.Did you make sure your topic was not too broad or general,like“transportation”.6.Is your topic a serious one?Avoid sensationalism.ChecklistIf you answered “no”to any of these questions,then try one of the following.a.Look at table of contents and index of a textbook or oth

23、er book for the general subject you are interested in.b.Read an encyclopedia article which gives a summary of major issues about the subject.c.Check the librarys catalogue to see which topics it lists in your interest area.d.Try to make your subject relate to something you are interested in.e.Talk t

24、o friends,teachers,or experts in the field of your interest.Narrowing down the research topicAsking“who”,“what”,and“how”E.g.The acquisition of English vocabularyWho are the learners?What kind of vocabulary are you interested in?How will you go with your research?Reviewing the literature and discussi

25、ng with researchersReviewing the literatureWhy:-researching a general topic -deciding the research focus -whether the selected topic is worth investigating?What:recent issues of journals,abstracts,recommendations for further research,findingsDiscussing with other people:e.g.your supervisor or other

26、researchersA Priority for Selecting Literature Material1.Broad syntheses of the literature,e.g.overviews in encyclopedias,abstract series.2.Journal articles in respected,national journals.3.Turn to books related to the topic.4.Follow this search by recent conference papers.5.If time permits,scan the

27、 entries in Dissertation Abstracts.6.The Web also provides helpful materials for a literature review.A Literature Map of the ResearchWorking bibliographyKeep a research journalThe pumpkin wile methodJournal articles:referencesAn annotated bibliographyEducational encyclopediaPeriodical indexSubject i

28、ndexesSpecialised abstracting journals,e.g.Language Teaching(summaries of journal articles)Assignment 1.Choosing A Title:Please generate a research question of your own,either from your own experiences or by reading relevant literature.Hand in a short version of your research proposal in Week 5,incl

29、uding the title,research questions,literature review,method,possible findings,references,and/or appendix.Assignment 2.Confounding Issue:Reflect directly on your own teaching or learning situation and experience,what events,or incidents,can you identify that have given you a sense of unease?These may

30、 be to do with individual learners,your own planning,the whole class,colleagues,materials and many more.When you have identified some incidents,choose one and try asking a series of questions about it,for example:What exactly happened?lWhy do I remember it?lWhy do I feel it was important?lWhat did I

31、 learn from it?lDid anything change as a consequence?It is useful to work on these questions with a classmate.ReferencesTurabian,K.(2003).A manual for writers of research papers,theses,and dissertations,7th edition.Chicago and London:The University of Chicago Press,Chapter 2.Day,R.，Gastel,B.(2012).H

32、ow to write and publish a scientific paper(7th edn).Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,Chapter 4,How to Prepare the Title,pp.15-21.刘振聪、修月祯，(2013)。英语学术论文写作（第二版）。北京：中国人民大学出版社，19-26。Kumar,M.Jagadesh.Making Your Research Paper Discoverable:Title Plays the Winning Trick.IETE TECHNICAL REVIEW 30,no.5(20

33、13):36163.ReferencesWen,Q.(2001).Applied linguistics:Research methods and thesiswriting.Beijing:Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press,Chapters3 and 4,pp.53-88.McDonough,J.&McDonough,S.(2000/1997).Research methods for English language teachers.Beijing:Foreign Language Teaching and Research Pre

34、ss&Edward Arnold,Chapter 5,pp.75-90.Nunan,David.(2002/1992).Research methods in language learning.Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press&CUP,Chapter 10,pp.211-228.Beins,B.C.and McCarthy,M.A.(2012).Research Methods and Statistics.Boston:Pearson Education,Inc.,pp.51-80.Creswell,John W.2009.Research

35、 Design:Qualitative,Quantitative,and Mixed Methods Approaches,2nd ed.Thousand Oaks,Calif.:Sage Publications,Chapter 2,pp.27-48.(literature review,also use of theory in Chapter 7)Jesson,J.K.,Matheson,L.,and Lacey,F.M.Doing Your Literature Review:traditional and systematic techniques.London:SAGE Publications Ltd.,Chapter 7,pp.103-127.(literature review)