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II.graduationpaperanotherpurposeofthecourseGPisamustbutalsoausefulmatter.However,GPwritingandlearningisnotaneasything.Itislaboring,challengingandtime-andenergy-demanding,formostofyou,whohavenotyethadaconfidentcommandandmasteryofEnglishlanguage,andespeciallyforthose,whohaveanevenmodestEnglishwritingcompetence,notknowinghowtoformEnglishwordsintogrammaticallyandmeaningfullyacceptableoradequateEnglishsentences,andseeminglyhowsentencesintoparagraphs.IthinkandhopeyoucanmakeyourGPwritingeasy.It’suptoyou.Itisuptoyourmind.Itisuptohowyouthinkofit,howyouweighitinyourmindandhowyoudoit.Graduationpaper(1):whytolearnGP•GPasarequirementforthedegreeofB.A.inyourmajorisanecessityorhave-tomatterforgraduatingcollegestudents.AccordingtotheEducationalProgramfortheEnglishSpecialtyissuedbytheMinistryofEducation,allEnglish-majorstudentsmustwriteGPinthelastsemesterasanecessaryrequirementforB.A.degree.Andhere,astheteacherteachingyouthiscourse,I’ratheradviceyouandhopeyoutotakethiscoursewithamorepositiveattitude.Thereasonsasfollows(1)GPwritingtestswhatyouhavemasteredinyourup-to-nowEnglishlearningandhowfarandhoweffectivelyyoucancommandyourEnglishinthepracticalregister.(2)GPwritingislearningEnglishitself,inwhichitenhancesandreinforcesyourEnglishknowledgeandability,vocabulary,grammar,especiallyyourEnglishwritingability.(3)Gpwritinghelpsyoutoenterintoalearningfield.Graduationpaper(2):whatspecialwithGP•GPisaaspecialformofRPcharacterizedbybeingscholarly,scientificandoriginaltothegreatestextentpossible.Scholarly:moreorlesstheoreticalandconcernedwithacademicmatters;thesubjectandconclusionareacademicallysignificant,andlanguagestandardandappropriate;scientific:basedonscientifictheoriesandobjectivedata,andtheproblemisapproachedwithscientificattitudeandmethodology;original:newperspectiveormethod,newargumentsorconclusionorevenabreakthroughinacertainfield.•GPisusuallytobewrittenin3,500to5,000Englishwords.Graduationpaper(3):characteristicsofgoodGP•Gramaticadequacy:grammaradequacyisthefirstthingforGP.However,goodGPisnotgoodgrammarorviceversa.•Unity:allpartsorelementofthewritingconstitutinganorganicandharmoniouswhole•Coherence:allpartsorelementswellconnectedtoshowclearlogical(deductive,inductive,causal,contrastive,hierarchical,parallel,etc.)relations.•Emphasis:specialandsignificantstressgiventoimportantideaasbymeansofposition,repetition,orotherindication.•Development:adequateelaborationandsufficientexpansion.•Clarity:precise,concise,andlucidinstyle.•NeatappearanceandFormat(APAandMLAtwostylesinAm.)abriefforgoodGPwriting:goodGPcallsforcriticalreading,criticalthinkingandcriticalrevision.