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1、题库1 what is research?Research means investigating thoroughly, to be more exact, it means searching where others have searched in the hope of finding what others have not found, namely, something new.2 what is a research paper?An academic paper is a sort of describing some original research a researc
2、her has done or has been doing. It is usually a formal, substantial and well-documented paper that explores, discusses or analyzes some factual or theoretical questions.3 what are the basic elements in a BA thesis?The BA thesis elements are title page, thesis statement, outline, table of contents, a
3、bstract, the text of the paper (introduction, body and conclusion), acknowledgements, and bibliography.4 what does “documentation“ mean?Documentation refers to furnishing the paper with exact references to authoritative supporting information. It consists of two parts in different forms: in-text doc
4、umentation and extra-text documentation.5 please describe the process of writing a BA thesis.The process of writing a BA thesis includes choosing a topic, exploring data, gathering data, formulating a thesis, organizing data and ideas, drafting a paper, reviewing and revising the paper and finalizin
5、g the paper.6 what does “plagiarism“ mean?As an act to deceive the reader of the paper, plagiarism is a breach of ethics. As a theft of the original authors ideas, interpretations or words, it also means violation of the law.7 What is a thesis proposal? And what are the basic elements in a thesis pr
6、oposal?Thesis proposal is a document presenting a general overview of your work; it is generally done as a written report and presented on a seminar. Your tutor is to analyze your report and to give its impersonal and objective judgment.what does “in-text citation“ mean? in MLA style?It means quotin
7、g or mentioning in the text other source materials as evidence to the paper writers ideas or arguments on certain issues.In MLA style, it refers to the works of others in your text is done by using whats known as parenthetical citation. Immediately following a quotation from a source or a paraphrase
8、 of a sources ideas, you place the authors name followed by a space and the relevant page number(s).8 how to document a long quotation?If you quote five or more lines, indent all the material ten spaces and omit quotation marks the act of indenting tells the reader the passage is a quotation).9 How
9、to find a research topic?There are four ways to find a topic: following personal interests, talking with other people, brainstorming and reading source materials.10What areas can you explore when you want to write a research paper?For the English majors there are many areas for research. For example
10、:Language studies, including English morphology, syntax, semantics, stylistics, pragmatics and so on.Literary studies , including British , American, Australian , Canadian,etc, and their comparisons with Chinese literature; Translation studies including written translation and oral interpretation;In
11、ternational studies, including any English-speaking countrys history, economy, law national culture, etc.Application studies, including TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and so on. 11What does “oral defense“ mean?Oral defense is a well prepared、organized、planned and relatively formal way
12、 to examine the thesis or dissertation. In this way, teachers can know exactly whether the thesis is written by the students themselves. At the same time, they can know whether the students understand what they wrote.12What is an abstract? And what are the basic elements in it?An abstract is a summa
13、ry of a book or article, a shortened form of a speech, article, book, etc., giving only the most important facts or arguments. It is a very brief summary or the papers content, a presentation of its central ideas or focal points in a few sentences or in 300-500 words.Topic specification (TS)Backgrou
14、nd information (BI)Purpose statement (PS)Methodology and data (MD)Results/Findings ( RF)Implications /conclusions (IC)13Please describe the functions of the literature review section in a BA thesis?Literature reviews provide you with a handy guide to a particular topic. If you have limited time to c
15、onduct research, literature reviews can give you an overview or act as a stepping stone. Literature reviews also provide a solid background for a research papers investigation.14What does acknowledgements section mean?Acknowledgements is section a short text at the beginning or end of a book where t
16、he writer names people or other works that have helped in writing the book.15How to write the introduction of a BA thesis?Subject Identify your specific topic, and then define, limit, and narrow it to one issue.Background Provide relevant historical data. Discuss a few key sources that touch on your specific issue. If writing about a major figure, give relevant biographical facts, but not an encyclopedia-type surveyProblem The point of research paper is to explore or resolve a problem, s
