Introduction

Chapter 1Preliminaries for starting, continuing, and completing a research paper
1.1Introduction
1.2Focusing on a topic
1.3Asking questions while planning the research
1.4Research assumptions
1.5How to choose between the approaches
1.6Methods associated with the two approaches
1.7Choosing a format for the research paper
1.8Summary
Exercises
Chapter 2Steps in preparing a research paper
2.1Introduction
2.2Finding an area of research
2.3Reading the relevant literature
2.4Gathering data and information
2.5Organizing data and ideas
2.6Writing and revising the paper
2.7Summary
Exercises
Chapter 3Plagiarism and how to avoid it
3.1Introduction
3.2What is plagiarism?
3.3How to recognize plagiarism?
3.4How to avoid plagiarism?
3.5Summary
Exercises
Chapter 4How to write an Abstract for a research paper
4.1Introduction
4.2Structure of an Abstract
4.3Questions on the Abstract
4.4Elements of structure in an Abstract
4.5The language of an Abstract
4.6Information content of an Abstract
4.7Grammatical consequence of condensing the information in an Abstract
4.8Summary
Exercises
Chapter 5How to prepare the Introduction for a research paper
5.1Introduction
5.2Introducing the topic
5.3Focusing on the issue
5.4Discussing deficiencies in previous research
5.5Proposing a “new/different” way of investigation
5.6The language of an Introduction
5.7Summary
Exercises
Chapter 6Reviewing the literature
6.1Introduction
6.2Summarizing previous studies
6.3Direct and indirect quotations
6.4Paraphrasing
6.5Summarizing
6.6The language of the review section
6.7Summary
Exercises

Chapter 7Method section of a research paper7.1Introduction
7.2Materials
7.3Design
7.4Analysis
7.5Procedure
7.6The language of the method section
7.7Summary
Exercises
Chapter 8Results section of a research paper
8.1Introduction
8.2Tables, Charts, and Diagrams
8.3Use of statistics8.4The language of the Results section
8.5Summary
Exercises
Chapter 9Discussion section of a research paper
9.1Introduction
9.2The content of Discussion section
9.3The language of Discussion section
9.4Summary
Exercises
Chapter 10Conclusion section of a research paper
10.1Introduction
10.2The content of Conclusion
10.3The structure of Conclusion
10.4The language of Conclusion
10.5Summary
Exercises
Chapter 11References in a research paper
11.1Introduction
11.2Different styles of referencing
11.3American Psychological Association Style
11.4Appendixes in a research paper
11.5Summary
Exercises
Appendix 1A published research paper for further analysis128
Appendix 2Styles of referencing in academic journals146
Appendix 3Format of notes and references for students of English at Sun
Yatsen University148
Appendix 4Suggested answers to exercises

第1章撰写科研论文的准备工作
1．1引言
1．2缩小研究课题范围
1．3提出研究问题
1．4做出研究假设
1．5确定研究途径
1．6确定与研究途径相关的研究方法
1．7选择论文结构
1．8小结
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第2章科研论文准备工作的具体步骤
2.1引言
2.2寻找研究领域
2.3阅读相关文献
2.4收集数据与信息
2.5组织数据和观点
2.6撰写和修改论文
2.7小结
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第3章抄袭和如何避免抄袭
3.1引言
3.2什么是抄袭
3.3如何识别抄袭
3.4如何避免抄袭
3.5小结
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第4章科研论文的摘要部分
4.1引言
4.2摘要的结构
4.3摘要涉及的问题
4.4摘要的结构要素
4.5摘要的语言
4.6摘要的信息内容
4.7摘要的信息精炼及其语法特点
4.8小结
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第5章科研论文的引言部分
5.1引言
5.2引出研究课题
5.3聚焦研究课题
5.4讨论前人研究的不足
5.5提出新的研究方法
5.6引言的语言
5.7小结
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第6章科研论文的文献回顾部分
6.1引言
6.2概括过往研究
6.3直接引用和间接引用
6.4释义性引用
6.5总结性引用
6.6文献回顾部分的语言
6.7小结
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第7章科研论文的方法部分
7.1引言
7.2材料
7.3设计
7.4分析
7.5步骤
7.6方法部分的语言
7.7小结
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第8章科研论文的结果部分
8.1引言
8.2表格、图表和图解
8.3统计学的应用
8.4结果部分的语言
8.5小语
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第9章科研论文的讨论部分
9.1引言
9.2讨论部分的内容
9.3讨论部分的语言
9.4小结
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第10章科研论文的结论部分
10.1引言
10.2结论的内容
10.3结论的结构
10.4结论的语言
10.5小结
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第11章格式与科研论文的其他部分
11.1引言
11.2参考文献的几种格式
11.3美国心理学协会格式
11.4论文附录
11.5小结
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附录1一篇供分析的研究论文
附录2几家学术杂志的参考文献格式
附录3中山大学外国语学院英语专业学生学位论文注释及参考文献格式要求
附录4练习参考答案