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Proposals

A cover letter. This is one page long, separate from the main proposal. It introduces:

* the researchers -- you



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Outline

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Types of academic writing Nhomakorabea

The structure of a research paper
* What is the need motivating the research?



* How is the research expected to meet the need?
* Why should you be the one to do the research? What are your qualifications for it?
Pre-text for research papers
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Types of academic writing


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scientific articles
proposals
research papers
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scientific articles

Scientific and technical articles and essays are mainly published in journals, magazines and newspapers. They are normally intended to reach a wider audience than research papers.
No copy, otherwise FAIL Printed form as required


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Scoring System
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What is academic writing?

An academic paper is a formal printed document in which professionals present their views and research findings on any deliberately chosen topic.
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A cover letter. A title page. A table of contents. A summary An introduction. A needs assessment. Objectives. Methods. Pre-evaluation. Long-term financial plans. Budget. Personnel. Appendices.
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A title page. The title page is one sheet of paper. It contains: * the project title * the recipient of the proposal, that is, the organisation, and if possible the individual * the date * the person or persons submitting the proposal, including signatures * a contact person (name and title, address, telephone number, and e-mail address) * the project budget total * the project time span
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Purpose

A proposal must demonstrate that your research project is worth the time, effort and money to accomplish it. It must make the need for money and time easily understandable and it must propose an appropriate recipient for the funding.
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Term 2: 2011-2012 academic year
30 Credit hours Tutored by ：Shan Xu-guang


School of Foreign Studies, CUMT
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Reference books
* Background on the researchers and their organisation (including degrees, titles and achievements)


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Proposals

A needs assessment. This section should answer these questions:
The structure of a scientific article


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The introduction The main body The conclusion
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Proposals
Homework 10%
Attendance 10% Presentation 20% Academic paper 60%
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Course plan 1. Introduction & pre-text stuff 2. Language feature of academic paper 3. Titles for academic paper 4. presentation and class discussion 5. Introduction , theoretic framework

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Proposals

A table of contents. This is only necessary if the proposal is over 15 pages long. It should be on a single page.

The purpose of a proposal is to ask for funding in order to make research possible. As there is only a limited amount of money in the world for research, you need to make the case for your particular research as effectively as you can.
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presentation and class discussion
methodology & material selection presentation and class discussion data collection, result analysis discussion & conclusion Abstract 1 Abstract 2 presentation and class discussion post-text---references， appendixes， tables and figures, unit words， Plagiarism Paper publication