英语专业论文写作重点知识点整理

毕业论文整体上包括：Title page (标题页）/ an English cover page

Acknowledgement

Abstract (摘要)150－200words, 第三人称，一般现在时

Outline （提纲）

The Body （正文)

Works Cited (参考书目) / Bibliography Title: 1:Choose a topic: i. Your interest ii. Subject area iii. Subject importance iv. Availability of Resources

2. Narrow Down Your Topic

3: Ways to find out resource materials : encyclopedia; periodicals; Internet

Abstract:

This paper mainly focuses on ...First of all, the paper analyses....Secondly, it explores....Moreover, it concentrates on... By the contrast between ...and... ,The paper reveals....

I. Abstract Content

a. a clear statement of the problem

b. the purpose of the paper

c. the methods applied in research

d. where and how you obtain your information

e. how you use the data to make your points

f. an outline of your system of analysis

g. statement of your result or finding

h. enlightment of your research

Outline ：

1)Before you write an outline, make a list of the main questions you plan to answer and the important facts you have discovered as you have gone through your sources.

2)Then, give a serious thought on how you plan to organize your paper. There are some basic ways to go about it.Cause and effect ；Order of importance ；Categorical order

3)Pattern

Body:

I. Beginnings (Introduction)

The function of an introduction of a research paper is to:(目的）

⑴ Create reader ’s interest by introducing in more details some general background information on the topic under investigation;

⑵ Focus on an issue, a problem, or a question relevant to the study;

⑶ Review previous research;

⑷ Discuss deficiencies in previous research on the topic;

⑸ Propose a different/new way of investigating the same topic or some aspect of it.

Elements that make readers satisfactory:

(1) A clear statement of purpose.

(2) A little background information.

(3) A few questions.

(4) A positive view of the end point and the topic of the paper.

II. Review of Literature The purpose of literature review To show what has been previously studied in the field. To summarize other people ’s writings. To define or review definitions or concepts.

III. Discussion and analysis

In this part we bring everything together by discussing the significance of our findings and its relationship to previous research in the area and also the hypotheses we set out with.

analysis ---provides the evidence

Discussion---gives the explanation, description, elaboration, comparison, contrast

要素Topic Specification (TS) Background Information (BI) Purpose Statement (PS) Methodology and Data (MD)

Results/Findings (RF) Implications/Conclusions (IC) The elements of literature review 1.Description of the source 2. Analysis of the work. 3. Crediting the source.