学术英语(人文社科类)Unit 10复习过程

Unit 10 The Study of
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Science
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Task 1 Specialized vocabulary 1 Translate the following terms into Chinese.
Unit 10 The Study of Politics as a Science
Text A
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
Hypothesis:
When the national unemployment rate is greater than seven percent at the time of the election, presidential incumbents are not reelected.
2) How to build theories?
By developing and testing hypothesis.
e.g. We want to know whether presidential elections are affected by economic conditions.
1 political science 2 comparative politics 3 international relations 4 political methodology 5 public policy 6 public administration
To find out the sub-headings in Text A which demonstrates a more detailed sketch of the work political scientists do.
Unit 10 The Study of Politics as a Science
学术英语(人文社科类)Unit 10
Unit 10 The Study of Politics as a Science
Text A
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
Major sub-fields (Para 1) eight major sub-fields
the reelection of incumbent presidents
2) the independent variable:
the national unemployment rate
3) the finding:
In most cases the incumbent lost when the national unemployment rate was greater than 7 percent at the time of a presidential election.
Unit 10 The Study of Politics as a Science
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Critical reading and thinking of Text A
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e.g. anger
It is difficult to measure “anger” in empirical research. We need to have more precise criteria with which to measure or assess it. Such criteria in this case can include facial expression, choice of vocabulary, loudness and tone of voice.
Unit 10 The Study of Politics as a Science
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Text Analysis
5. Clear, consistent, objective writing →avoid the use of impressionistic or metaphorical language; →persuade through their command of the facts and their ability to relate those facts to theories; →clarity and concision (e.g. clearly define terms/concepts) →operationalize key terms →operationalization: the process of specifying the extension of a concept – describing what is and is not a part of that concept
Unit 10 The Study of Politics as a Science
Text A
Critical reading and thinking of Text A
Text Analysis
3. Collecting data 1) the dependent variable of the hypothesis:
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Critical reading and thinking of Text A
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1. Investigating relationships 2. Building theories
1) What is hypothesis?
Statements that researchers construct for the purpose of testing whether or not a certain relationship exists between two phenomena