本课程是非英语专业研究生公共课 — 英语写作与翻译的组成部分,写作部分将以英语学术论文的写作训练为主,旨在让学生了解英语学术论文的写作过程和方法,了解英语学术论文的语言、结构、切入展开方法,熟悉本人研究领域的写作规范,为学生将来在国际期刊发表学术作品奠定基础。
研究生英语科技论文写作课程目的是发展非英语专业研究生在学术语境下使用英语进行笔语交流的能力,尤其是英语科技论文的阅读和写作能力,提升其英语科技论文产出。同时,通过本课程的学习,使学习者掌握英语科技论文各部分的基本写作技巧,并让他们了解英语科技论文从写作到发表各环节交流和沟通的技巧和方法。
中高级英语听说读写能力,至少需要通过大学英语考试(CET)四级及以上。
Unit 1 Introduction to Academic Writing
What is academic writing?
Efficient reading academic texts
Writing good academic texts
Strategies for good academic writing
Tips for academic writing
Quiz for Unit 1
Assignment for Unit 1
Unit 2 The Title
Scientific titles and author information (1)
Scientific titles and author information (2)
Creating strong scientific titles
Six steps to a strong scientific title
Don'ts in writing scientific titles
Quiz for Unit 2
Assignment for Unit 2
Unit 3 The Abstract
Scientific abstracts and keywords
Effective reading of scientific abstracts
Creating effective scientific abstracts
Three steps to an effective scientific abstract
Don'ts in writing scientific abstracts
Quiz for Unit 3
Assignment for Unit 3
Unit 4 The introduction
Understanding an academic introduction
Effective reading of scientific introductions
Creating an effective academic Introduction
Strategies for writing an academic Introduction
'Don'ts' in writing academic introductions
Quiz for Unit 4
Assignment for Unit 4
Quiz for Unit 4
Unit 5 The materials and methods
Reading about the materials and methods
Effective reading of the Materials and Methods section
Creating a concise and adequate Materials and Methods section
Strategies for writing a scientific Materials and Methods section
'Don'ts' in writing a Materials and Methods section
Quiz for Unit 5
Assignment for Unit 5
Unit 6 The results and discussion
Descriptive results and interpretive discussion
Effective reading of the discussion
Effective reading of the Results
Strong results and discussion
Writing a strong discussion
Three steps to writing up the Results
'Don'ts' in writing strong results and discussion
Assignment for Unit 6
Quiz for Unit 6
Unit 7 The conclusion
The conclusion
Effective reading of the conclusion
Creating a strong scientific conclusion
Four steps to a strong scientific conclusion
'Don'ts' in writing a scientific conclusion
Quiz for Unit 7
Assignment for Unit 7
Unit 8 Acknowledgements and references
Reading acknowledgments
Effective reading of acknowledgments
Writing appropriate acknowledgments
Four steps to write appropriate acknowledgments
Don'ts in writing acknowledgments
Understanding references
Effective reading of references
Effective paraphrase/summary
Using paraphrase/summary to write citations
Don'ts in writing paraphrase/summary
Assignment for Unit 8
Quiz for unit 8
Unit 9 Academic correspondence
Creating effective academic correspondence
'Don'ts' in writing academic correspondence
Effective reading of academic correspondence
Five steps to creating effective academic correspondence
Academic correspondence
Quiz for Unit 9
Assignment for Unit 9
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