EnglishThesisWriting丁清梅CourseSyllabusCourseObjectives:Tocultivatestudents’seriousandcarefulattitudetowardsacademicresearch;Tocultivatestudents’preliminaryabilitytoseekrelevantinformation;Toimprovestudents’Englishacademicwritingandtranslation;Todevelopstudents’preliminarycompetencetocarryoutacademicresearch.CourseSyllabusContentsChapterOne:Introduction(2classhours)ChapterTwo:TopicChoosing(2)ChapterThree:TitleMaking(2)ChapterFour:MaterialCollecting(2)ChapterFive:OutlineFraming(6)ChapterSix:WorkingwithSources(6)ChapterSeven:SkillsforWriting(4)ChapterEight:Abstract,introduction,conclusion(4)ChapterNine:PreparingthelistofWorksCited(2)CourseSyllabusAttendancePolicy:-2points/absenceFinalTestPaper:PartOne:WorksCited(30%)PartTwo:Outline(20%)PartThree:Thesis(50%)FinalScore:70%(FinalTestPaper)+30%(Assignments+ClassPerformance+Attendance)ChapterOneIntroductionI.Definitionofa“thesis”Athesisisaresearchpaperoranacademicpaper.Itisscientific,formalandquitedifferentfromanyotherstylesofwritingasanessay,apieceofproseorpoetry.IntroductionII.Classificationofthesispuretheoreticalanalysisreport-likethesisreportandanalysisthesisQ:Howtoimprovestudents’vocabulary?Isitatitleforathesis?IntroductionThemeLatinamainidea,opinionortheoryofapersoninhiswritingorspeechThesisGreekalongpieceofwritingoncertainsubject,esp.forhighereducationIII.DifferencesofathemeandathesisDifferencesofathemeandathesisThemeShorter,in-class;Athemealsomaybeaseriesofparagraphsarrangedtoelaborateandsupportthethesis.(mini-themeorguidedwriting)ThesisLonger,over10pagesandmoreacademic;alongpieceofwritingoncertainsubject,esp.forhighereducationStructureofamini-themeAbeginning---theintroductionAmiddle---thebodyAnend---theconclusionIsitlikeyourexaminationcomposition?Processofwritingamini-themePlanning---gettingstarted,ascratchoutlineandapatternofdevelopmentWriting---first,secondandfinaldraftRevising---beingagoodreviserDrillinclassWriteascratchoutlineaccordingtooneofthefollowingaxioms.Morehaste,lessspeed.Arollingstonegathersnomoss.Tomorrownevercomes.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.IV.CharacteristicsofathesisAcademic&ScientificHighdemandsoflanguageFormal,WrittenandAcademicObjectiveStrictdemandonthestructureFormal,Written&AcademicWordsorexpressionsasthefollowingarenotallowable:a)isn’t,aren’t,don’t,hasn’t,I’m,he’s…b)gonna,sortof,kinda,gotta…c)Let’sbegin-,ask-,rise-,Iamlucky-…d)SlangsandjargonsFormal,Written&AcademicUseterminologyasfrequentlyaspossible.e.g.1)aliverdisease/inflammation?hepatitis√2)theBigC?cancer√Howtobeobjective?Thirdpersonsingularorfirstpersonpluralassubjectofthesentence.e.g.Iholdthat…?we/theauthor(ofthisthesis/paper)hold/sthat…√Howtobeobjective?passivevoiceinsteadofactivevoicee.g.We’vemadeacloseobservationonthedevelopmentofdemocracyinAmerica.?AcloseobservationonthedevelopmentofdemocracyinAmericahasbeenmade.?AcloseobservationhasbeenmadeonthedevelopmentofdemocracyinAmerica.√Howtobeobjective?StrictdemandonthestructureCoverpageAbstractpage摘要页ContentspageMainbodyIntroductionBodyConclusionAcknowledgementsEndnotespageReferencespageV.PracticaladviceforwritingagoodthesisLimityourtopicInventideasaboutyourtopicShapeathesisstatementOrganizecarefullyBeagoodreviserWritingProceduresTopicchoosingMaterialcollectingTitlemakingThesisproposalOutlineframingMaterialdocumentingDraftwritingCorrectionandmodificationFinalpaperFinaltitleAbstractandkeywordsChapterTwoTopicChoosingIChooseascopeofstudyBritishandAmericanliteratureBritishandAmericanculturesTranslationtheoriesandpracticesLinguisticsTradeandbusinessChoosingatopic:Writingaboutliterature◎Whatisliteraryanalysis?◎Generalapproachesofliteraryanalysis◎Majortopicsofliteraryanalysis◎Suggestedstepsforwritingliteraryanalysis◎Whatisliteraryanalysis?(objectivereportingandsubjectiveanalysis)Inobjectivereporting,youintroducetheworkinacondensed,conciseformanddemonstrateyourunderstandingofthework’splot.Insubjectiveanalysis,youshareyouropinionandyourfeelingsaboutaliteraryworkwithanintentiontoevaluatethewriting.文学类包括英国文学、美国文学及其他以英语为母语的国家的文学。文学评论是指运用科学的文艺学理论和方法对作品、作家、文学思潮与流派、文学史、文学批评现状进行分析、评述的文章。文学评论文章应建立在对所分析、评述的对象,特别是文学文本的正确理解、把握的基础上,通过具体、细致、深入地分析与研究提出令人信服的、言之成理的结论。对文学评论类论文要求具有中国读者的评论视角和立场。文学评论类论文的形式可以是:作品论,作家论,文学思潮或流派论,文学批评介绍等。对不同地域、不同时期、不同作家、不同形式的作品的评论,对长篇小说、短篇小说、诗歌、散文的评论,以及对作品产生的背景、作家的风格、派别等进行分析和评论。◎GeneralapproachesofliteraryanalysisYoucaninterpret.(theimplicationofwhatisgoingonorwhatisbeingsaidinaliterarywork)Interpretationmaybeintrinsicconsiderations—inordertodigdownintothecoreofmeaning.Itmayalsoconsistofextendingoutward—extrinsicconsiderations—inordertobuilduponsuggestionstheliteraryworkcontains.Youcanevaluate.Aliteraryworkmayhaveworthinitsuniquestructureorarrangementofitsparts,inplausibilityoftheaction,inthecreationofdifferentcharacters,instylisticeffectivenessandinitsthemes.Youcancompareandcontrast.(tocompareandcontrasttwoormorecharactersinoneormorenovelsorshortstories,themes,plotsandstructures,andotheraspectsofthewritings)Comparisoncou