黄国文教授----学术论文英文摘要的写作.ppt

语言学与应用语言学学术论文英文摘要的写作How to Write an Abstract for a Research Paper in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 中山大学 黄国文 flshgw@ 《中国外语》（双月刊），CSSCI来源期刊 感谢各位专家、同行过去5年多来对《中国外语》的大力支持！ 希望专家、同行继续支持、帮助我们！ 《中国外语》宗旨：立足改革、高扬创新 / flc@ 感谢上海海事大学提供这次学术交流的机会！ 几本参考书 黄国文、M. Ghadessy（2008）《英语学位论文写作教程》，高等教育出版社（普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材）。 黄国文、张美芳、 M. Ghadessy（2006）《英语学术论文写作》，重庆大学出版社（普通高等教育“十一五”国家级规划教材）。 黄国文、王宾、林裕音（出版中/2011）《英语专业毕业论文写作手册》，上海外语教育出版社。 Outline 1 Introduction 2 Structure of an Abstract 3 Questions on the Abstract 4 Elements of structure in an Abstract 5 The language of an Abstract 6 Summary 1 Introduction An essay may be based on what is termed as common knowledge or the personal experiences of a student, but a research paper should draw upon a number of other primary and secondary sources of information to complete the project. Writing a research paper is a complex and demanding task. It requires a lot of planning and preparation before the final copy is produced. A research paper can be written on any topic/subject under the sun. The level of required research for a paper depends on many factors. Because of its importance in academic writing, a research paper has a special form/format that has to be followed if one is to get a good grade from the instructor marking the paper or have the paper published/accepted. Each section and sub-section should be clearly marked. This is done by using different names/labels for the sections and sub-sections of the paper. For example, the paper has a Method section that is further sub-divided into Data Collection and Methodology. Experts on the subject have proposed slightly different formats for the paper but a general format may consist of Abstract, Introduction, Background, Previous Studies, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and References. 2 Structure of an Abstract An Abstract of a research paper is the first source of information for a would-be reader. Of course the title of the research paper would provide infor