研究生学术英语写作教程Unit 4 Describing Methodology.pdf

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】的内容，可以使用淘豆网的站内搜索功能，选择自己适合的文档，以下文字是截取该文章内的部分文字，如需要获得完整电子版，请下载此文档到您的设备，方便您编辑和打印。:..Unit4DescribingMethodologyObjectives─Beclearaboutthesignificanceofthissection─Trytounderstandtheimportanceofpassivevoiceinacademicwriting─Learntobeskilledinusingsequentialmarkersinwritingaprocess─Befamiliarwithproof-readingskills─LearntodesignaquestionnaireContents─Briefintroductiontothissection─Reading&Discussion:Whatinformationelementsareusuallyinvolvedinwritingamethodologysection?─LanguageFocus:Passivevoiceandsequentialmarkers─WritingPractice:Understandingthesentencepatternsandsentenceorderinwritingaprocess─WritingProject:Howtodesignaquestionnaire1:..::1)Whyisaparticularresearchstudyundertaken?2)Howhasoneformulatedaresearchproblem?3)Whattypesofdatahavebeencollected?4)Whatparticularmethodshavebeenused?5)Whyisaparticulartechniqueofanalysisofdataused?-:1)Whatisthefunctionofthemethodsection?2)Whatinformationelementsdoesamethodsectioninclude?3)Whatverbtensesaremainlyusedinthetext?Whatistheproportionofactivevoiceverbstopassivevoiceverbsinthismethodsection?:,including97freshmen,74sophomores,90juniors,and80seniors,and20facultymembersinthemedicalprogramatChungShanMedicalCollegeinTaichung,Taiwan,,basedontwoearliersurveyinstrumentsbyTaylor&Hussein(1985)andGuo(1989).ThequestionnairesweretranslatedintoChinese,piloted,ordingtothefeedbackfroml0respondents:,thetopicsofwhichweretheimportanceofEnglishin2:..collegeandprofessionalcareers,perceivedlanguageskillneedsandproblems,theactivitiesneededinafreshmanlanguagecourse,,whichwereparalleltothoseintheversiongiventothestudentsexceptnodemographicinformationwasgathered(seeAppendix).Oneoftheauthors,afacultymemberatChungShanMedicalCollege,selectedonerequiredclassforeachgroupofstudents(freshmensophomores,juniorsandseniors).Copiesofthestudentquestionnaireforadministrationtothestudentswerethensenttocooperatinginstructorsteachingthesecourses;-analyzedusinganSPSSprogram:inthequestionnaire,-square,t-tests,andANOVAanalyses(方差分析)wereconductedinheperceptionsofEnglishlanguageneedsofmedicalcollegeparetheperceptionsheldbythevariousgroups.(Pang,2008)?3:..Thequestionnairetostudentsincludes:·····,,itisimportanttowriteinaneutralstyle,,:1)whenwedonotknowordonotcareaboutwhohasperformedtheaction;2)whenwefocusonthereceiverinsteadoftheperformeroftheaction;and3):1)Thestudywasconductedatthebeginningofthesemesterandthefinalonewasgivenattheendofthesemester.(procedure)2)Insummer,thegreenhousewascooledbypullinginairthroughwatersaturatedpadsonthesouthendofthebuilding.(speciallydesignedmaterial)3)ThequartzreactorstestedforthisworkarefabricatedbytheA&panyofWheeling,Leeds,UK.(instrument)4)Inordertoprovideabroadsamplingofcollegestudents,respondentswererecruitedfromdiversefieldsofstudy.(sampling)5)putedintomeanaverages(X)andstandarddeviations(SD).(statisticalanalysis):..pletethefollowingtable:,,-by-:●Firstly…Tobeginwith…Firstofall…etc.●Secondly…Next…Afterthat…Inaddition…etc.●Finally…Lastly…:..1)))))).)Thewaterisremovedfromthesheetswhicharepressed,,,amethodsectionincludes:1)Overviewoftheexperiment:onesentencebrieflytellswhatwasdone(likeatopicsentence);2)Population:statethepeople/subjectsstudied,orthethingstested;3)Location:wherethestudytookplace;4)Restriction/Limitingconditions:precautionstakentomakesurethatthedataarevalid;5)SamplingTechniques:describehowthesubjectareselectedforthestudy;6)Materials:describethematerialsusedtoconductthestudyorexperiment;7)Procedures:Statethestepsoftheexperimentinachronologicalorder;8)StatisticalTreatment:,,determinewhichinformationelementisrepresented.(1)Atotalof369participantsofEuropeanorigins(%female).(2)Thedatausedforthecurrentanalysisconsistsof60textstakenfrom20engineeringjournals.(3)ExperimentersapproachedpotentialparticipantsbyintroducingthemselvesasstudentsfromtheUniversityofQuebecinMontrealandthenaskediftheywouldaccepttoparticipateinashortstudyonfacialexpressions.(4)heuseofSEFasatoolforprovidingevidenceofteachingeffectivenessintertiaryeducation.(5):..(6),therewasacoverletterexplainingtheproject,thequestionnaireitself,andapre-.(7)Theparticipantswere90first-.(8)TheinvestigationwasperformedinanationallaboratoryaffiliatedtoaresearchcenterforindustrialautomationinNanjing,,include,recruit,volunteered/paidtoparticipate,…posedof,belocated,beinstalled,beequippedwith,obtain,supply,…Researchdesignapply,employ,develop,resortto,use,…Procedurecarryout,follow,perform,propose,….(1)(问卷调查实施)(2)((3)_(表2给出了这些参与者的背景信息).Asisshown,(4)_(参与者的平均年龄约29岁),_(5)_(平均工作经历约6年),ountingclasseswasapproximatelyfour.(Liu,2008)1)_________________________________________________________________2)_________________________________________________________________3)_________________________________________________________________4)_________________________________________________________________7:..5)----,,(X)andgstandarddeviations(SD).Unlessotherwiseindicated,,themorediversetheassessors'.(1)(2)Twoquestionnaireswhichwereadministeredrespectivelytothepersonnelofficers8:..(3)(4)Themodelwhichwasusedintheexperimentwasamodifiedversionofthe2006Testpackage,(5)Gray(1998)(6)Havingexplainedthedirections,(7)Theschedulewasineffectonly1year,(8)Theteacherputtheassi