国际学术交流英语U5T1.pptVIP

Unit Five Research Project We’ll learn to accomplish the following tasks: Task 1: Understanding and writing a research proposal including feasibility analysis. Task 2: Understanding and writing a lab report, a progress report and a final research report. Task 3: Understanding and Writing a research or lab description. Task 1: Understanding and writing a  research proposal including  feasibility analysis read samples of research proposal to familiarize yourselves with the format. summarize the commonly-used sentence patterns in a research proposal . learn to make a research proposal according to the information given. Warm-up Questions Have you even made a research proposal? What items should be covered in a research proposal? Background Information A Research Proposal The purpose of a proposal is to state clearly and convincingly a research question and the means you will use to go about answering it. The following format should be used as a guide for writing up a short (1-2 page) document. Introduction: State immediately the specific research project you want to investigate and then relate it to a more general context. Present a brief background for the project by telling the reader that facts A, B, and C are known, but that fact D is not known; your project will fill in this void (or will lead to progress in filling in this void). Make sure that your central question is clearly stated, and that you have sufficiently narrowed the focus to be able to answer your question in the time you have available. Materials and methods: In this section, you convey the general approach you will take, the study site(s) you will visit, the methods you will use, and the supplies and equipment you will need. Make sure you have obtained permission from homeowners if you are going to use private land as your study site. Be specific about the types of data you propose to collect. You may want to include a sample data sheet. Present in some details