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1、Writing a Scientific Research Article in English for International Submission: A 10-hr workshop series for graduate students,Margaret Cargill Researcher Education and Development Adelaide Graduate Centre The University of Adelaide, Australia,Expected Outcomes: for students to acquire,an improved und
2、erstanding of the structure and underlying logic of scientific articles published in English in the international literature; an overall strategy for turning a set of results into an article that is likely to be acceptable for publication; knowledge of some specific English language features commonl
3、y used in each section of published articles, and strategies for learning more; knowledge of the stages involved in the process of submitting an article for publication,Genesis of this Workshop,Shared desire for more Chinese science to be available internationally in English Intersecting expertises:
4、 Applied Linguistics and Science Workshops for CAS scientists in Beijing and Nanjing, 2001 and Beijing 2003, 2004 and 2005 (30/workshop) Evaluations by participants extremely positive; their suggestions incorporated into subsequent versions This version has been adapted for larger numbers of student
5、s in the early stages of their PhD candidatures Your feedback will contribute to our research and to future developments of the workshops,Margaret Cargill BA, Dip Ed, MEd(TESOL),Has provided writing development for postgraduate research students and academic staff in Agricultural and Ecological Scie
6、nces for 15 years Runs collaborative paper writing workshops for state and national research organisations in Australia and at U of A Has taught English for Specific Purposes in Australia, Switzerland, Tonga, Vietnam, Spain and China Is researching the effectiveness of the approach used in this work
7、shop; 2 papers to date Editor of TESOL in Context, journal of the Australian Council of TESOL Associations; active reviewer for international journals and conferences,Questionnaire completion,Please complete the questionnaire that will be distributed to you now. If any items are not clear, please as
8、k the presenter for help. I will also ask you to complete an evaluation of the course at the last session on Friday. These documents will contribute to improvement of this course for future student groups, and my research into the effectiveness of this teaching approach for Chinese students and scie
9、ntists.,Participation in the International Scientific Community Requires,Understanding the cutting edge of scientific disciplines (journal subscription /internet/ database) Peer-review (international) Written and spoken English for communication with peers Active involvement in international confere
10、ncesGood writing skills and understanding of the format of journal articles,First considerations,Many journals available you need to select one to submit to (SCI status, impact factor, kind/level of your research are all important factors) Many articles get submitted yours must meet the journals req
11、uirements and stand out for its quality and innovation Scientists are busy they rely on electronic searching to find relevant articles yours must stand out as relevant and interesting,Selecting Target Journals,Check if the journal: normally publishes the kind of work you have done referees the paper
12、s publishes reasonably quickly has no page charges or will waive them provides reprints free of charge has efficient and helpful editorial staff,Getting the most out of publishing, Publishing quickly is often helpful Publishing in a widely read journal is better for you (citation index) If you aim t
13、oo high you may be rejected (resubmitting takes more time) Publishing where your peers will read it is important,Getting to know a journal,Go to the journals home-page on the internet if it has one (or find a hard copy in the library) Read the introductory materials: Scope, Readership, Objectives, A
14、ims, etc. Does this match your research? Scan the Tables of Contents of several issues over the past few years. Is your research relevant to this area? Publishing in an international journal = joining an international conversation So you must listen before you speak (= read before you write) Try to
15、cite papers from the target journal in your manuscript, to show you are aware of the conversation in that journal.,Relevance to your writing,You are writing your Introduction directly to these people, to convince them that they need to read your paper. You need to use their articles and their findin
16、gs to show that you know the field. You need to keep up to date with the literature subscribe to email alerts by the journal publishers, or database services online. Make notes as you read, and organise them so you can find them when you need to for your writing. Do not leave this till the writing s
17、tage.,The teaching methodology,I begin with the theory from Applied Linguistics Genre analysis: a descriptive, not prescriptive approach But every sub-discipline has different conventions for writing papers In your lab groups, you need to compare my guidelines with good examples of papers from good
18、journals published in English in your field Ask supervisors for help to identify good papers Together, identify the basic structure and allowable variations Then use these papers to help develop your language use This course will provide a framework for you to use for this identification and development,
