Unit 1 Rudiments of English Research Paper Writing
Pre-Class Reading
1��1 Defining research paper writing
1��2 Types of research papers
1��3 Principles of research paper writing
1��4 Styles of research paper writing
1��5 Structure of research papers
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks

Unit 2 Designing Titles
Pre-Class Reading
2��1 Criteria for writing titles
2��2 Forms of titles
2��3 Capitalization in titles
2��4 Parallelism in subtitles
2��5 Typical expressions used in titles
2��6 Chinese students'common problems in designing titles
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 3 Writing Abstracts
Pre-Class Reading
3��1 Move structure of abstracts
3��2 Grammatical features of abstracts
3��3 Typical expressions used in abstracts
3��4 Chinese students'common problems in writing abstracts
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 4 Introducing the Study
Pre-Class Reading
4��1 General functions of Introduction
4��2 Writing effective introductions
4��3 Typical expressions used in Introduction
4��4 Chinese students'common problems in writing Introduction
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 5 Presenting the Significance
Pre-Class Reading
5��1 General functions of the Significance section
5��2 Ways of presenting the significance of the study
5��3 Chinese students'common problems in writing the Significance section
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 6 Highlighting the Global Structure
Pre-Class Reading
6��1 Defining the global structure
6��2 Highlighting the global structure of a thesis
6��3 Highlighting the global structure of a chapter
6��4 Indicating transitions
6��5 Chinese students'common problems in highlighting the global structure
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Prcaect Work

Unit 7 Planning the Literature Renew
Pre-Class Reading
7��1 Defining Literature Review
7��2 Purposes of Literature Review
7��3 Components of Literature Review
7��4 Organizing Literature Review
7��5 Chinese students'common problems in planning Literature Review
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 8 Developing the Literature Renew
Pre-Class Reading
8��1 Features of effective literature reviews
8��2 Steps to develop literature reviews
8��3 Critical responses to existing studies
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 9 Stating the Methodology
Pre-Class Reading
9��1 Selecting the research design
9��2 Describing the research design
9��3 Chinese students'common problems in stating the research design
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Prcaect Work

Unit 10 Conducting Analyses
Pre-Class Reading
10��1 Conducting quantitative analyses
10��2 Conducting qualitative analyses
10��3 Discussing the results
10��4 Chinese students'common problems in conducting analyses
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 11 Making Citations
Pre-Class Reading
11��1 Defining citation
11��2 Principles of citation
11��3 Methods of citation
11��4 Styles of citation
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 12 Drawing SummarIesi
Pre-Class Reading
12��1 General functions of summaries
12��2 Writing effective summaries
12��3 Typical expressions used in summaries
12��4 Chinese students'common problems in writing summades
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work

Unit 13 Discussing Implications and Limitations
Pre-Class Reading
13��1 Implications��Functions and types
13��2 Limitations��Purposes and elements
13��3 Typical expressions for writing Implications and Limitations
13��4 Chinese students'common problems in writing Implications and Limitations
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work��

Unit 14 Com pos ing Acknowledgem ents
Pre-Class Reading
14��1 Acknowledgements in a thesis
14��2 Targets of acknowledgement
14��3 Ways of acknowledgmem
14��4 Typical expressions used in Acknowledgements
14��5 Chinese students'common problems in composing Acknowledgments
In-Class Activities
Post-Class Tasks
Project Work
References
Appendices
1��Declaration
2��APA and MLA Bibliography
3��Supplementary model sentences