学术论文写作.docx

学术论文写作
Two basic formats
MLA style advocated by The Modern Language Association, used in arts and humanities
APA styl decide on a specific perspective
find the goal of your research choose from a series of questions formulate the question that states the topic
Topic stated as hypothesis empirical research hypothesis a tentative explanation or argument that you will test in the research
doing empirical research find facts and ideas test and revise the hypothesis
(2) Preliminary Reading—Getting on Overview get on overview of your topic
a general idea of what the basic issues and problems are Textbooks
Standard encyclopedias Specialized encyclopedias Periodicals
Textbooks table of contents 目录
index 索引 Selected Reading
Standard encyclopedias 大百科全书 articles (词条) on a large number of subjects a short list of books/bibliography recommend further sources
Specialized encyclopedias
focus on particular fields an encyclopedia of education An encyclopedia of literary terms 文学术语汇编 Periodicals—academic/scholarly magazines/journals
Two major ways of doing research
Library research
Empirical research
Doing library research
Using electronic/on-line catalogs Electronic databases which are available through computer terminals in the library and elsewhere
Get information about the holdings of our university library
Get information about the holdings of other libraries
The National Library of China/Peking University Library electronic systems individualized/vary considerably
Operate on the similar principle Entries—almost always organized by the author, the title, and the subject Listed alphabetically
Instructions for using an electronic catalog
works by a particular author —type in the name of the author at the appropriate place
a particular work —type in the title at the appropriate place
a general subject — type in the subject at the appropriate place
Using electronic sources 中文数据库 中国知网 外文数据库 EBSCO 数据库
GALE 数据库
Choosing the most useful sources Choose sour