《碩士博士畢業(yè)論文寫作教程》課件Chapter 3 Selecting a Title

Week3SelectingaTitleZhencongLiu

ContentsMethodsProblemsforselectingatitleQualitiesofgoodtitlesChecklistWaystonarrowdowntitlesLibraryLiteraturereviewPrinciplesofTitleSelection

ValuePrincipleScientificPrincipleInnovativePrincipleFeasibilityPrincipleMethodsforChoosingaTitleIngeneral,therearesixmethodsforchoosingaresearchtitle.(1)Consultyourprofessororanexpert(2)Participateinacademicconferencesandacademiclectures(3)Selectfrompuzzlingproblems(4)Readbooksandnewspapers(5)Choosefromyourowninterests(6)LiteraturereviewPossibleProblemsintheTitle

(1)Thetitleistooabroadortonarrow.(2)Thetitleisoutdated.(3)Thetitlecannotexplaintheresearchtopicaccuratelyandexplicitly.(4)Thetitleisnotconciseenough.(5)Thetitleiswritteninlowercase.(6)Thereismismatchbetweenthetitleandthecontentofthepaper.WaystoNarrowDownTitlesStep1:ChoosingageneraltopicStep2:Narrowingitdowntoasmallerandmorefeasibletopic.E.g.①Literature：LiteraryCriticismLiteraryCriticismatCambridge

DevelopmentofLiteraryCriticismatCambridge②Translation：

FactorsinTranslation

CulturalFactorsinTranslationCulturalFactorsinTranslationandTheirTransferPurposesofaTitleAttractingthereaders’attentionAidingininformationretrievalFacilitatingreviewandlayoutGoodTitlesAgoodtitleshouldprovidereasonableanswerstothefollowingtwoquestions:?Doesthetitleofyourmanuscript,seeninisolation,giveafull,yetconciseandspecificindicationoftheworkreported??Wouldsomeoneinterestedintheexacttopicofyourpaper,readingthistitle,beinclinedtoreadtheabstract?StandardsforGoodTitlesGenerallyspeaking,thetitleshouldbeshort,accurate,complete,self-contained,andconvenientforretrieval;includekeywords;avoidinaccurate,vagueandtoo-longexpressions.(1)AccuracyE.g.

Originaltitle:DevelopmentandExplorationonUtilizationofNewResourcesfortheCountryside

Revisedtitle:UtilizationofMarshGasfortheCountrysideStandardsforGoodTitles(2)BrevityE.g.Originaltitle:

OntheAdditiontotheMethodofMicroscopicResearchbyaNewWayofProducingColor-ContrastBetweenanObjectandItsBackgroundorBetweenDefinitePartsoftheObjectItselfRevisedtitle:

ANewWayofProducingColor-ContrastinMicroscopicExaminationStandardsforGoodTitles(3)ClarityThetitleshouldclearlyreflectthesubjectofthepaper.Title:IncorporationofaNon-HumanGlycanMediatesHumanSusceptibilitytoaBacterialToxinConclude:ThistitlefromNaturemagazineclearlyreflectstheobjective,contentandmethodofthepaper.GoodTitlesAgoodtitleshouldcontainsthefewestpossiblewordsthatadequatelydesriblethecontentsofapaperDOsConveymainfindingsofresearchBespecificBeconciseBecompleteAttractreadersDON'TsUseunnecessaryjargonUseuncommonabbreviationsUseambiguoustermsUseunnecessarydetailsFocusonpartofthecontentonly大連外國(guó)語大學(xué)碩士論文題目（2017）詩(shī)人譯詩(shī)的詩(shī)學(xué)重構(gòu)與譯者顯形——以馮譯《飛鳥集》為例中美政治道歉言語行為社會(huì)認(rèn)知對(duì)比研究概念遷移視角下中國(guó)英語學(xué)習(xí)者隱喻理解能力研究英語超音段特征錯(cuò)誤分析——“21世紀(jì)杯”全國(guó)英語演講比賽大外校園選拔賽英語輕動(dòng)詞構(gòu)式與其原形動(dòng)詞構(gòu)式的認(rèn)知對(duì)比研究CCTV大型數(shù)據(jù)新聞節(jié)目《數(shù)說命運(yùn)共同體》的多模態(tài)語篇分析英語專業(yè)內(nèi)容語言融合課程教師課堂動(dòng)機(jī)策略對(duì)學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)機(jī)的影響研究《中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)》和《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》態(tài)度資源運(yùn)用對(duì)比研究：以中美對(duì)中國(guó)南海仲裁案相關(guān)報(bào)道為例教師實(shí)踐共同體對(duì)初中英語教師語法教學(xué)信念的影響研究中國(guó)國(guó)家形象構(gòu)建的多模態(tài)話語分析——以BBC紀(jì)錄片《中華的故事》為例英語形容詞—?jiǎng)釉~轉(zhuǎn)類的認(rèn)知語法分析英語學(xué)術(shù)寫作課中選題和研究設(shè)計(jì)階段形成性反饋研究大連外國(guó)語大學(xué)碩士論文題目評(píng)價(jià)理論視角下中美主持詞人際意義的對(duì)比研究—以?shī)W斯卡獎(jiǎng)和金雞百花獎(jiǎng)為例翻譯美學(xué)視角下楊憲益《老殘游記》英譯研究闡釋學(xué)下《生死疲勞》葛浩文譯本的文化缺省補(bǔ)償策略生態(tài)翻譯學(xué)視角下《還鄉(xiāng)》兩個(gè)漢譯本的對(duì)比研究英語視聽說課堂環(huán)境下學(xué)生詞匯附帶習(xí)得影響因素研究——以《英國(guó)經(jīng)典電影》課程為例英語專業(yè)本科畢業(yè)設(shè)計(jì)多樣化改革對(duì)指導(dǎo)教師的影響分析活動(dòng)理論視角下英語新手教師身份構(gòu)建研究《長(zhǎng)生殿》英譯本中下場(chǎng)集唐詩(shī)的翻譯策略研究翻譯碩士課堂漢英同傳實(shí)踐中自我修正現(xiàn)象的實(shí)證研究美國(guó)說唱樂中的非裔美國(guó)黑人英語元音特征英語專業(yè)本科生學(xué)術(shù)寫作能力發(fā)展個(gè)案研究依托文化課程培養(yǎng)英語專業(yè)學(xué)生跨文化交際能力的教學(xué)策略研究禮貌策略視域下美國(guó)總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選演講中人稱指示語的研究WritingFormatsforTitles

Titlesareusuallywritteninthefollowingthreeformats:①Allthelettersofthetitlearecapitalized②Thefirstletterofeachcontentwordsofthetitleiscapitalized③Thefirstletterofthetitleiscapitalized

（Thetitleassignedafterthepaperiswrittenshouldtrulyreflectthebasiccontentandfocusofthepaper.Thenumberofwordsinthetitleisalsoanimportantissue.Publishersusuallylimitthetitletonomorethanfifteenwords.Sometimes,whenlongtitlescannotadequatelyexpressthecontentofthepaper,then,asubtitleapproachcanbeadoptedtosupplementandclarify.）

CommonErrorsTheNobelLaureate(takingonyourlife’swork)Example:TheEffectsof9/11/01onK-12studentsThetermpaper(takingontoolittle)Example:Howmanyhighschoolseniorsenlistedinthemilitarypriorto2002graduation?TheBlackHole(takingontoomuch)Example:TheEffectsof9/11/01onHighSchoolSeniorsProceduresIdentifyingaresearchtopicNarrowingdownthetopicFormingquestions:generalspecificReviewingtheliteratureanddiscussingwithotherpeopleFigure3.1:Developingresearchquestions(Wen(2001:53)IdentifyingaresearchtopicSuggestions:OutofpersonalinterestYoushouldnotselecttopicswhichwillevokestrongemotionalreactionsthatcanleadyouastray.AvoidatopicwhichisoverlyambitiousandoverlychallengingConclusion:selectasmallpieceofanimportanttopicorasmallpieceofanareathatintriguesyou.ConsiderationsofresearchMethodchoiceFocusandtopicsTimescaleTimeavailableParticipation(individual,collegial,collaborative)Access(toinstitutions,participants,literature)ScopeReviewoftheworkofothersOutcome(personal/institutionalchange,interest,conference,higherdegree…).(McDonoughandMcDonough,2000:77-78)Checklist1.Areyouinterestedinthetopic?Itisbettertowriteaboutasubjectthatinterestsyouandisinyourfield.2.Willyourtopicgiveyouachancetofindoutinformationyoudonotalreadyknowandtoformopinionsaboutthisinformation?3.Isyourtopicdeepenoughthattwoencyclopediaarticleswillnottellyoueverythingyouneedtoknow?4.Isyourtopictoorecentortoospecialisedforyoutofindinformation?5.Didyoumakesureyourtopicwasnottoobroadorgeneral,like“transportation”.6.Isyourtopicaseriousone?Avoidsensationalism.ChecklistIfyouanswered“no”toanyofthesequestions,thentryoneofthefollowing.a.Lookattableofcontentsandindexofatextbookorotherbookforthegeneralsubjectyouareinterestedin.b.Readanencyclopediaarticlewhichgivesasummaryofmajorissuesaboutthesubject.c.Checkthelibrary'scataloguetoseewhichtopicsitlistsinyourinterestarea.d.Trytomakeyoursubjectrelatetosomethingyouareinterestedin.e.Talktofriends,teachers,orexpertsinthefieldofyourinterest.NarrowingdowntheresearchtopicAsking“who”,“what”,and“how”E.g.TheacquisitionofEnglishvocabularyWhoarethelearners?Whatkindofvocabularyareyouinterestedin?Howwillyougowithyourresearch?ReviewingtheliteratureanddiscussingwithresearchersReviewingtheliteratureWhy:--researchingageneraltopic--decidingtheresearchfocus--whethertheselectedtopicisworthinvestigating?What:recentissuesofjournals,abstracts,recommendationsforfurtherresearch,findingsDiscussingwithotherpeople:e.g.yoursupervisororotherresearchersAPriorityforSelectingLiteratureMaterial1.Broadsynthesesoftheliterature,e.g.overviewsinencyclopedias,abstractseries.2.Journalarticlesinrespected,nationaljournals.3.Turntobooksrelatedtothetopic.4.Followthissearchbyrecentconferencepapers.5.Iftimepermits,scantheentriesinDissertationAbstracts.6.TheWebalsoprovideshelpfulmaterialsforaliteraturereview.ALiteratureMapoftheResearch

WorkingbibliographyKeeparesearchjournalThepumpkinwilemethodJournalarticles:referencesAnannotatedbibliographyEducationalencyclopediaPeriodicalindexSubjectindexesSpecialisedabstractingjournals,e.g.LanguageTeaching(summariesofjournalarticles)Assignment1.ChoosingATitle:Pleasegeneratearesearchquestionofyourown,eitherfromyourownexperiencesorbyreadingrelevantliterature.HandinashortversionofyourresearchproposalinWeek5,includingthetitle,researchquestions,literaturereview,method,possiblefindings,references,and/orappendix.Assignment2.ConfoundingIssue:Reflectdirectlyonyourownteachingorlearningsituationandexperience,whatevents,orincidents,canyouidentifythathavegivenyouasenseofunease?Thesemaybetodowithindividuallearners,yourownplanning,thewholeclass,colleagues,materialsandmanymore.Whenyouhaveidentifiedsomeincidents,chooseoneandtryaskingaseriesofquestionsaboutit,forexample:Whatexactlyhappened?WhydoIrememberit?WhydoIfeelitwasimportant?WhatdidIlearnfromit?Didanythingchangeasaconsequence?Itisusefultoworkonthesequestionswithaclassmate.ReferencesTurabian,K.(2003).Amanualforwritersofresearchpapers,theses,anddissertations,7thedition.ChicagoandLondon:TheUniversityofChicagoPress,Chapter2.Day,R.，＆Gastel,B.(2012).Howtowriteandpublishascientificpaper(7thedn).Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress,Chapter4,HowtoPreparetheTitle,pp.15-21.

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