PART Ⅰ AN OVERVIEW OF A RESEARCH PAPER

Chapter 1 Ideas about Research Papers

1.1 Definition

1.2 What a Research Paper Is

1.3 What a Research Paper Is Not

1.4 Significance of Research Paper Writing

1.5 Characteristics of a Research Paper

1.6 Kinds of Research Papers

Chapter 2 Paper Supervision

2.1 The Role oftheAdvisor

2.2 Advisor-Student Contact

2.3 The Student's Role

Chapter 3 General Strategies for Writing a Research Paper

3.1 General Considerations of Writing a Research Paper

3.2 General Strategies for Writing a Research Paper

PART Ⅱ PROCESS OF WRITING A RESEARCH PAPER

Chapter 4 Choosing a Topic and Researching the Topic

4.1 Choosing a Topic

4.2 Researching the Topic

Chapter 5 Collecting Information

5.1 Information for a Paper

5.2 Collecting Information

Chapter 6 Writing Literature Review

6.1 Purpose of Literature Review

6.2 Classification of Source Materials

6.3 Evaluating Source Materials in Literature Review

6.4 Making Your Sources Work for You

6.5 Writing Literature Review

Chapter 7 Organizing Ideas

7.1 Analyzing Your Information

7.2 Organizing Your Ideas

7.3 Working Out the Thesis Statement

Chapter 8 Outlining

8.1 Functions of the Outline

8.2 The Format of the Outline

8.3 Types of Outlines

8.4 Rules for Writing Outlines

Chapter 9 Writing the First Draft

9.1 Useful Tips for Writing the First Draft

9.2 Specific Strategies in Writing Your First Draft

Chapter 10 Revising the Draft and Finalizing the Paper

10.1 Revising for Content and Organization—Macro-revision

10.2 Revising for Details—Micro-revision

10.3 Finalizing the Paper

PART Ⅲ FORMAT OF A RESEARCH PAPER

Chapter 11 Format of a Research Paper

11.1 The Structure of a Paper

11.2 The Format of a Research Paper

Chapter 12 Use of Quotations

12.1 Kinds of Quotations

12.2 Rules Regarding the Use of Quotations

12.3 Weaving Quotations into the Text of the Paper

12.4 Use of Direct Quotations

Chapter 13 Use of Notes

13.1 In-text Notes

13.2 Endnotes and Footnotes

Chapter 14 Avoiding Plagiarism

14.1 Plagiarism

14.2 Causes of Plagiarism

14.3 Sources to Be Cited

14.4 Information Unnecessary to Acknowledge

14.5 Information Necessary to Acknowledge

14.6 Avoiding Unintentional Plagiarism

PART Ⅳ DOCUMENTATION

Chapter 15 Documentation

15.1 What Is Documentation

15.2 The Importance of Documenting Sources

15.3 Sources to Be Documented

15.4 Basic Styles of Documentation

15.5 The MLA Style of Documentation

15.6 The APA Style of Documentation

15.7 The Turabian Footnote and Endnote Style

15.8 Electronic or Online Resources

PART Ⅴ ENGLISH EXPRESSION

Chapter 16 Language Skills

16.1 Diction

16.2 Phrasing

16.3 Spelling

16.4 Style

16.5 Jargon

16.6 Wordiness

Chapter 17 Punctuation Conventions

17.1 Comma,Semicolon and Colon

17.2 Apostrophes

17.3 Dashes,Parentheses,Brackets and Hyphens

17.4 Quotation and Ellipsis Marks

Chapter 18 Syntax Conventions

18.1 Sentence Problems

18.2 Subject-verb Agreement

18.3 Pronouns and Their Antecedents

18.4 Tense Inconsistency

18.5 Words Separation

18.6 Active and Passive Voices

18.7 Modifiers,Articles and Prepositions

Chapter 19 Paragraphs

19.1 Topic Sentences

19.2 Connectives

19.3 Types of Development

19.4 Length and Emphasis

PART Ⅵ ENGLISH EXPRESSION TESTS

English Expression Test One

English Expression Test Two

English Expression Test Three

English Expression Test Four

PART Ⅶ APPENDIXES

Appendix Ⅰ Sample Research Papers

Sample Research Paper 1 The Elimination of Pragmatic Failures in Cross-cultural Communication

Sample Research Paper 2 Stylistic Analysis of English Editorials

Appendix Ⅱ Assessment Form

Appendix Ⅲ Scoring Guide

Bibliography