毕业论文写作第10讲.ppt

毕业论文主体部分结构与要求（Structure of Body of Thesis） There are two common approaches to the organizations of the body of a thesis: a one-level model and a two level model. The former one is usually taken by in a Master’s or Bachelor’s thesis, while the latter one is particular useful for a doctoral thesis. According to a one-level model, the body of a thesis is divided into five parts: Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results and Discussion, and Conclusion. 1. Introduction Specifically, this part usually includes three components: a general description of your study, the need for a study, and the overall structure of the thesis. 1) A general description of your study The simplest way to begin the first component is “The study was undertaken to find out….”, “The research questions to be addressed in the study are the following: ….” Since this is an overview of the research problem, you only need to list general research questions. Details of research questions will be presented at the end of the part of Literature review or at the beginning of the part of Methodology. 1. Introduction 2) The need for a study For the need for your study, you are required to explain why the study is worth undertaking. Usually, the reasons can be explained in terms of practical as well as theoretical importance. A study is said to have theoretical value when it can confirm or disconfirm a theory, or modify existing theories, or clarify a controversial issue, or develop a new model that is badly needed, or enrich our understanding of a phenomenon. The practical values in the field of applied linguistics may by shown in the improving of L2 teaching and learning, in the compiling of bilingual dictionaries, or in translation, etc. 3) The overall structure of the thesis When describing the overall organization of the thesis, the headings of each chapter or part should be covered. In some cases, Introductio