We wish to thank all those who have given us consistent help,, encouragement and advice, among whom are Professor Qin Xiubai, Professor Guo Jieke and Mr. Yin Honghui of South China University of Technology and Professor Li Li and Professor Xiang Xueqin of Southwest China Normal University. We are grateful to the postgraduates and MA students of the School of Foreign Languages, Southwest China Normal University, who have been the target population for the materials now in book form. Without their patience and comments, many of the pitfalls of the book would have still remained, and this handbook would have never come to fruition. We are especially indebted to Professor Qin Xiubai, who has read the final draft carefully and meticulously and has made valuable suggestions and numerous corrections. Professor John Hasselberg of the College of St. Benedict/St. Johns University near St. Cloud, Minnesota, has read the final draft to ensure the language is idiomatic. We would also like to thank Ms Xu Yanmei of Higher Education Press for the tremendous work she has done to ensure the publication of the book.
- 前辅文
- Chapter 1 Negotiating a Topic
- 1.1 Following Personal Interests
- 1.2 Talking with Other People
- 1.3 Brainstorming
- 1.4 Reading Source Materials
- 1.4.1 Encyclopedias
- 1.4.2 Books
- 1.4.3 Periodical Indexes
- 1.4.4 Internet Resources
- Chapter 2 Narrowing Down the Research Topic
- 2.1 Considering the Audience
- 2.2 Working Out a Preliminary Thesis
- 2.3 Considering the Available Source Materials
- Chapter 3 Taking Notes
- 3.1 Evaluation of Sources
- 3.2 Content of Notes
- 3.3 Tips on Note-taking
- 3.3.1 Documenting Sources
- 3.3.2 Being Thorough and Concise
- 3.3.3 Putting One Item on One Card
- 3.3.4 A Sample Note
- 3.4 Types of Notes
- 3.4.1 Direct Quotation Notes
- 3.4.2 Paraphrase Notes
- 3.4.3 Summary Notes
- 3.4.4 Combination Notes
- 3.5 Taking Notes on Computers
- 3.6 Avoiding Plagiarism
- 3.6.1 Forms of Plagiarism
- 3.6.2 Tips on Avoiding Plagiarism
- Chapter 4 Writing the Paper
- 4.1 Developing a Thesis Statement
- 4.2 Working Out an Outline
- 4.2.1 Types of Outline Symbols
- 4.2.2 Types of Outlines
- 4.2.3 Sample Outlines
- 4.3 Producing a First Draft
- 4.3.1 Writing the Introduction
- 4.3.2 Writing the Body
- 4.3.3 Writing the Conclusion
- 4.4 Revising
- 4.5 Preparing the Final Draft
- Chapter 5 Documenting Sources: In-text Citation and Content Notes
- 5.1 In.text Citation
- 5.1.1 General Guidelines
- 5.1.2 Citing Two or More Authors
- 5.1.3 Citing Multiplc Works by the Same Author
- 5.1.4 Citing Titles of Works
- 5.1.5 Citing Indirect Sources
- 5.1.6 Citing Two or More Works in a Parenthetical Reference
- 5.1.7 Citing Volume and Page Numbers
- 5.1.8 Using Ellipsis and Square Brackets
- 5.1.9 Citing Literary Works
- 5.2 Using Content Notes
- Chapter 6 Documenting Sources: Works Cited
- 6.1 General Guidelines
- 6.1.1 Author
- 6.1.2 Title
- 6.1.3 Place of Publication
- 6.1.4 Publisher's Name
- 6.1.5 Page Number(8)
- 6.2 Works Cited Format
- 6.2.1 Books
- 6.2.2 Periodicals
- 6.2.3 Newspapers
- 6.2.4 Miscellaneous Sources
- 6.2.5 Electronic Publications
- 6.3 Sample Works Cited
- Chapter 7 Writing Abstracts, Appendices and Acknowledgements
- 7.1 Abstracts
- 7.2 Appendices
- 7.3 Acknowledgements
- Chapter 8 Alternative Documentation Styles
- 8.1 The APA Style Documentation
- 8.1.1 Author-Year System
- 8.1.2 APA Reference Guidelines
- 8.1.3 A Sample References List
- 8.2 The Chicago Style Documentation
- 8.2.1 Note Numbers
- 8.2.2 Note Form
- 8.2.3 Endnotes and Footnotes
- 8.2.4 Sample First Note References
- Appendices
- Works Cited
- Index