long, complex sentences are one of the main features of academic texts.
dissertation utilizes outside information to support a thesis or make an argument.
academic writing can use both objective and subjective language.
all source materials should be cited and kept in the same style manual.
rules of punctuation and grammar must be followed in academic writing.
please put the general steps in academic writing in a correct order. a:write. b: do research c: choose a topic- narrow down the topic. d: proofread. e: revise. f: take notes g: edit. h: plan your essay (arguments, thesis statement, outline).
to make research more effective and less time-consuming, which one has not been mentioned?
when we start to do research, the topic we chose can both be specific or general.
the thesis statement is what your paper try to support.
taking notes can help us plan arguments.
which one is not a credible source?
when is the latin term et al. required in a citation?
what is the difference between primary sources and second sources? a: primary sources relate to publicly available data, like historical documents (e.g., a transcript of oral history, interview data), raw data from an experiment, or demographic records. b: second sources relate to publicly available data, like historical documents (e.g., a transcript of oral history, interview data), raw data from an experiment, or demographic records. c: secondary sources have been produced for public consumption in the form of a journal article or a chapter in an edited book. d：primary sources have been produced for public consumption in the form of a journal article or a chapter in an edited book.
how to identify a credible source?
which one is not the thing to avoid?
which one is not an effective reading method?
which one is not consistent with what we have introduced in this class?
how to assess internet sources critically?
which one is not correct according to this lesson?
which one is called critical thinking?
in the lists below, each group contains various concepts which contain a logical connection. choose the right order of logical chain from the most general ones to the most specific ones. a) language b) borrowed words in the modern chinese language c) chinese language d) western influences on the borrowed words in modern chinese words e) modern chinese language
in the lists below, each group contains various concepts which contain a logical connection. choose the right order of logical chain from the most general ones to the most specific ones. a) thanksgiving food b) holiday traditions c) customs d) turkey in thanksgiving e) culture
in the lists below, each group contains various concepts which contain a logical connection. choose the right order of logical chain from the most general ones to the most specific ones. a) second language learning b) english learning as second language c) chinese primary students in english class d) the participation of chinese primary students in english oral class e) chinese primary students in english oral class
of the following subjects, which are consistent with requirements of the college english majors in choosing topics for their thesis? a) a philosophical view of china’s advanced culture b) an ysis of dog’s image in oliver twist. c) a contrastive study of food cultures between chinese and american culture. d) contextual restriction in translation and its strategies.
which one is wrong in the following statements?
researchers cannot conduct the qualitative study in the class-roomed based research.
the topic of “sexi in english ” is a suitable title for the graduation dissertation.
the thesis entitled in “the characteristic of color words in english proverbs” has the originality.
the choice of topics should take the social needs into consideration.
researchers are encouraged to find the interdisciplinary topics.
according to the methods of research, the research can be classified either fundamental research or applied research.
applied research is more important than the fundamental research for its practical use in real lives.
secondary data can be ided into two categories: qualitative research and quantitative research.
dissertations can be solely based on secondary data without the need for primary data.
dissertations can be completed only using primary data.
qualitative research methods describe and measure the level of occurrences on the basis of numbers and calculations.
quantitative data collections are based on the random sampling and structured data collection instruments.
regression ysis is a quantitative method used to the nature of relationship between a dependant variable and one or more independent variables.
qualitative research is based on the feelings, emotions, sounds and other non-numerical elements.
qualitative research can be conducted through the way of case studies ,observation and other ways.