This course encapsulates the prevalent challenges faced by Master's students in the field of Chinese International Education when engaging in academic writing in Chinese which is designed to provide valuable guidance and support for international students preparing their thesis proposals and crafting their dissertations in China. Organized around these challenges, the course is enriched with illustrative examples, offering a comprehensive guide that spans the entire writing process from pre-writing to post-writing. It encompasses a diverse array of topics, including writing fundamentals, linguistic knowledge, methods for information retrieval, reading strategies, standards for academic writing, and writing techniques.
Overview
Syllabus
- Chapter 1 Basic Concepts
- Section 1 Introduction to Academic Writing
- Section 2 Academic Writing and Ethical Considerations
- Chapter 2 Finding Direction and Identifying Topics
- Section 1 Understanding the Significance of Topic Selection
- Section 2 Common Issues in Topic Selection
- Chapter 3 Literature Search and Utilization
- Section 1 Type and Feature of Literature
- Section 2 Methods and Skills of Network Literature Search
- Chapter 4 Literature Reading
- Section 1 Distinction between Key Literature and General Literature
- Section 2 Extensive Reading
- Section 3 Intensive Reading
- Section 4 Other Reading Skills
- Chapter 5 Literature Review
- Section 1 What is a literature review?
- Section 2: Writing process of literature review
- Section 3 Normative Citation
- Chapter 6 Good Title and Keywords
- Section 1 Title
- Section 2 Multi-level headings
- Section 3 Keywords
- Chapter 7 Reasons for Selecting the Topic and Research Background
- Section 1 What Are the Reasons for Selecting the Topic and Research Background
- Section 2 The Significance and Value of the Topic
- Chapter 8 Writing the Research Methods and Processes Well
- Section 1 What Are the Research Methods?
- Section 2 Research Paradigms（1）
- Section 3 Research paradigms (2)
- Section 4 Analyzing data and summarizing
- Section 5 Issues that need attention during the research process
- Chapter 9 Writing the Conclusion Well
- Section 1: Introduction to the "Conclusion"
- Chapter 10 Writing the Abstract Well
- Section 1: Introduction to the Abstract
- Section 2: Precautions in Abstract Writing
- Chapter 11 Format and Specification
- Section 1: Use of Punctuations
- Section 2: Other Matters on Format
- Final examination
Taught by
He Shan
