论广西小学英语教师的科研与论文写作.ppt

5 elements: study what, why, how, findings, conclusions. Ideally the 5 elements concur, but it’s unlikely. But minimum elements are: what, and findings. linguistic patterns (style, tense, verbs, etc.) Length: 120 words or within one page! Keywords: 3-5; no more than 8. 11/14/2013 Guilin Middle School English Teacher Development Seminar, 2013 * 1.引言Introduction Basically, explain what to study and why. Subheadings include: 1.1 Problem 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Significance 1.4 Research questions 1.5 Layout 11/14/2013 Guilin Middle School English Teacher Development Seminar, 2013 * indicating the subject, the importance and validity of the problem chosen for study. The potential contribution of the study and the need for the research may also be explained here, and any necessary background information should be provided. a clear and concise statement of the problem, together with an analysis of its delimitation or scope, with, particularly in the case of a statistical study of variables, an accompanying null hypothesis. Other kinds of research problems may be posed in the form of questions. The schedule and procedures for gathering data should be explained. a section that establishes the theoretical framework within which the investigation was conducted. This section usually includes basic assumptions of the study and definitions of terms. 11/14/2013 Guilin Middle School English Teacher Development Seminar, 2013 * 2. 文献述评Literature review Chronological presentation and analysis of related studies Thematic presentation and analysis of related studies Synthesizing related works Summarizing themes of related works Analyzing methods in related works Outlining major findings and gaps of related studies Present tense in narration; past tense in citing In-text citations: “author + time” vs. “author + time + page” Quotes of 3 lines and more: no parenthetics; but use separate paragraph 11/14/2013 Guilin Middle School English Teacher Development Seminar, 2013 * Review of literature: