Academic Writing
Lecturer: Tao-Xiang Zhu
Textbook: 学术论文写作手册 (第七版)，北大出版社2008年9月
Exam: attendance 40%, term paper (>2000w) 60%
Public Mailbox: academic [email protected] (jdyw2015)
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One problem of Chinese students: cannot understand articles in the database. (Journal articles, academic books)
Books and articles in the bibliography: A list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)
Jstor: journal storage (stopped update now)
Can ask students in ZS University/ SZ University to help find more bibliography.
EBSCO - Academic Search Premier
(学术资源检索平台) at least 10 references.
Paraphrase: okay; NO PLAGIARISM.
Others' ideas - “...” (author, book title, page 35)
- OR paraphrase (no need to quote)
Your ideas...
留心所要求的论文格式！
3 Systems of documentation (citation, quotation)
- MLA (worldly accepted standard)
E.g. ... (Smith, 1999: 35)
- APA e.g. Smith (1999) ... (35)
- Chicago Manual
Have authority: the scholars, experts
Certain author got certain scholars attached. Find them.
Also mind the publishing time, at least a few years, but not too long ago.
And don't go for the latest book, cannot find reference.
写和说是一样的，写论文就像跟别的高手讨论论题一样。
Title / topic
Literature review: Read the other's essays that have literature review; 把该方面的研究写一个综述，就像挤巴士，满了上去也不好，但有位子就上去吧。背着坐，一起坐，或者接下去。
Thesis statement: Just one sentence.
Outline
Next week: How to Choose a Good Topic?
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