研究生学术英语作教程Unit 5 Reporting Results.doc

Unit 5 Reporting Results Objectives: -Understand the function and the major elements of the results section; -Learn the major steps to deal with the results section; -Use the tips for describing graphic information; -Grasp the tips for making comparison and contrast; -Learn the skills for choosing appropriate graphs and making graphs. Contents: - Teacher’s introduction; - Reading and discussion: Types of Language for Thinking and Lexical Collocational Errors; - Language focus: graphic description; comparison and contrast; -Writing practice: using graphs and describing graphs (tables and charts); - Rewriting practice: grasping the major moves for outlining the results section; - Classroom extension: descriptions of data and graphs when reporting results. Reading Activity 1.1 Pre-reading Task Do you know how to report the results of your research? The standard approach to the results section of a research paper is to present the results with the statistical techniques such as tables and charts. This does not mean that you do not need any text to describe data presented in graphs. Think about the following questions before reading the text and then have a discussion with your classmates. 1. What is the function of the results section? 2. What are the major elements included in the results section? 3. What are the major steps for you to deal with the results section? 4. How do you describe graphic information in the results section? 5. How do you compare and contrast the data presented in graphs? The following is part of the results section of a research paper which investigated how EFL learners’ types of language for thinking influence their lexical collocational errors in speech. 1.2 Reading Passage Results Types of Language for Thinking and Lexical Collocational Errors 1One key issue in this study was whether a learner’s type of language for thinking influences lexical collocational production. 2 This issue was e