TechnicalEnglishWriting.pdf

2011/9/11 Shuozhong Wang, SCIE, Shanghai University Technical English Writing Prelude — Technical Writing English Writing Shuozhong Wang, SCIE, Shanghai University 1 Agenda ? What is a research paper? ? The correct attitude towards paper writing ? IMRAD: typical structure of a research paper ? Technical English: grammar issues and tips ? Avoid pidgin English ? Diseased English and the remedy ? Paper submission and publishing ? Classroom discussion and exercises Shuozhong Wang, SCIE, Shanghai University 2 Foreword ? The aim: learn to write scientific papers and other technical documents in English. ? Two issues: different but related: – Technical writing – Technical English writing ? English writing ability is not all you need. The first thing is to learn what a scientific paper is, and how to write one. – Can you write papers in your home language? ? We will discuss both issues throughout the lectures. Shuozhong Wang, SCIE, Shanghai University 3 参考资料 ? 任胜利，英语科技论文撰写与投稿，科学出版社，2004 ? 李旭主编，英语科技论文写作指南，国防工业出版社， 2005 ? L. Finkelstein, Jr., Pocket Book of Technical Writing, 3rd Ed., McGraw Hill, 2008 ? J. Gibaldi, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers （MLA科研论文写作规范），5th Edition，上海外语教育 出版社，2001 ? T. M. Georges, Analytical Writing for Science and Technology, 1996, online course, /tgeorges/write/index.html Shuozhong Wang, SCIE, Shanghai University 4 参考资料 ? 邹承鲁，我的科学之路，见 /content/200611/20061114001352_39632 2.shtml ? 熊小芸，优秀科技论文的五要素，《科学美国人》中文 版，2000年，第1 期 ? 汪景绣，如何撰写和发表SCI论文，《科学时报》，2000 年7月31日 ? IEEE Periodicals Department, Information for IEEE Transactions, Journals, and Letters Authors, 2003 Shuozhong Wang, SCIE, Shanghai University 5 正确的态度 ? 写论文是科学研究不可缺少的组成部分。实验结果只有在 写成论文并发表后，才成为人类认识自然宝库中的组成部 分。对自己，写论文是对一个阶段工作的总结。…在写论 文时最容易发现工作中的问题。?邹承鲁 /content/200611/20061114001352_39632 2.shtml ? 要在取得实质性研究成果的基础上写论文。反对不作深入 研究，单纯为取得学位、晋升职称而写作。 Shuozhong Wang, SCIE, Shanghai University 6 正确的态度－反对重复发表 ? 反对一稿多投和重复