博士生英语课件：Class 1 - orientation;choosing a research topic-560907274

EnglishforAcademicPurposesforPhDStudents

Class1–Orientation;ChoosingaResearchTopicContents4Orientation:Self-Intro1235Orientation:SyllabusChoosingaResearchTopicSelf-IntroductionMyhometownisWuhan,Hubei.IearnedaBAdegreeinEnglishforScienceandTechnologyfromauniversityinmyhometown.Whichuniversity?Followingthat,IcametoTsinghuaandearnedanMAdegreeinEnglishforSpecificPurposes.Self-IntroductionItaughtEnglishformanyyearsatTsinghuauntil2005.ThenIquitmyjobfordoctoralstudiesatHarvard,whereIreceivedmydoctorate

(inQuantitativePolicyAnalysisinEducation)in2012.Self-IntroductionInterviewyourclassmatesforthefollowinginformation:NameInstitute/DepartmentResearchinterestFindoutwhetherthereareclassmateswithasimilarresearchinteresttoyou.Contents4Orientation:Self-Intro1235Orientation:SyllabusChoosingaResearchTopicContactInfoEmail:guoqian@Cellffice:文南楼（黄松益楼）227OfficeHour:2:30-4:30pmWednesday(byappointment)QQGroup342387026/博士生英语1357申请加入时请告诉我你的姓名和院系加入后请将群昵称改成姓名-院系的格式（e.g.,郭茜-外文）CoursePurposes

Feature:integratingEnglishlearningwithresearchAcademicwriting:journal/conferencepaperbasedoncurrentorpreviousresearchprojectsconductandreportonyourown(oryourco-author’s)originalresearchNotapaperalreadypublished

Academicspeaking:simulationofaconferencepresentation自己英语很差，四级400多分，没想过博一就能完成一篇文章。好好听郭老师上课讲的方法，跟着把作业好好完成，非常有收获。在写论文的过程中，你可能会觉得很痛苦（尤其是像我这种英语level比较low的），但你一定要坚持下去，因为最痛苦的时候也是你进步最快的时候。加油，当你最后看到你的finalpaper的时候，你会觉得你所有的努力都是值得的！Textbook(availableoncoursewebsite)Swales,J.M.,&Feak,C.B.(2004).Academicwritingforgraduatestudents(2ndedition).CourseAssessmentAttendanceandParticipation:

10%Writing:

55%5writingassignments30%Finalpaper15%Peerreview10%ListeningandSpeaking:

35%Listening10%Researchtopicintroduction10%Finalpaperpresentation15%Writing5assignmentsIntroduction,methods,results,discussionandconclusions,abstractandtitleFinalpaperRewardforimprovementPeerreviewWriting,continuedAssessmentbasedonpaperstructureandformat,completenessandclarity,logicofcontent,propercitations,grammar,andacademiclanguageShortone-on-oneconsultationexpectedaroundWeeks9-12todiscusshowtoimproveyourwritingListeningTwotalkseachweek:OpenForum(1-3),or6MinuteEnglish,orTEDtalksofyourownchoiceonecountedastwoiflongerthan10minutesexamplesListeningnotestosubmit2-3sentencesummary,andusefulphrases,…我有时候听听力，听了将近一个半钟，对于英语基础很差的我，单曲重复着一个听力，从一头雾水到逐渐的柳暗花明又一村，收获的是自信！老师课上留的听力作业要及时做，要是都攒到期末，连续听好多听力，写note，真的会后悔的Speaking2presentationsPresentation1:presentingyourresearchfieldtoageneralaudiencePresentation2:simulationofaconferencepresentationCourseAssessmentAttendanceandParticipation:

10%Writing:

55%5writingassignments30%Finalpaper15%Peerreview10%ListeningandSpeaking:

35%Listening10%Researchtopicintroduction10%Finalpaperpresentation15%Anyquestions?AssignmentSubmission5writingassignments:coursewebsitepeerreview:myemailaccountTobesubmittedonedaybeforeawritingassignmentisdueBythepersonwhomakesthereviewFinalpaper:myemailaccountListeningnotes:myemailaccount/inpersonPoliciesLateassignmentsLateassignmentswillbemarkeddown5%perdaylateuptoamaximumof10days.After10days:agradeofzero.CellphonesCellphonesshouldbeswitchedoffandkeptoutofsight.Usesofcellphonesorlaptopsfortextmessages,games,ordoinghomeworkforotherclasses/projectswillresultinapenaltytoparticipationgradesMajorIssuePlagiarismPlagiarism“apieceofwritingthathasbeencopiedfromsomeoneelseandispresentedasbeingyourownwork,withoutreferencetotheoriginalauthorandwork”Includescuttingandpastingsentencesorevenphrasesfromanothersourceslightlyrewritingorre-arrangingothers’wordsPlagiarismExampleOriginalPaper(2004):

Althoughearlierregistry-basedanalysesofsecondneoplasmsafterbreastcancer(BC)didnotdetectanincreasedriskofcutaneousmelanoma(CM),[1][2]severalmorerecentregistry-based[3][4]andhospital-based[5]studieshavedocumentedastatisticallysignificantincreasedriskofCMafterBCwithstandardizedincidenceratios(SIRs)rangingfrom1.4to2.7.SecondPaper(2009):

Recentregistry-based[1,2]andhospital-based[3,4]studieshavedocumentedastatisticallysignificantincreasedriskofCMafterBCwithstandardizedincidenceratios(SIRs)rangingfrom1.4to2.7.PlagiarismExampleOriginalPaper(2004):

Althoughearlierregistry-basedanalysesofsecondneoplasmsafterbreastcancer(BC)didnotdetectanincreasedriskofcutaneousmelanoma(CM),[1][2]severalmorerecentregistry-based[3][4]andhospital-based[5]studieshavedocumentedastatisticallysignificantincreasedriskofCMafterBCwithstandardizedincidenceratios(SIRs)rangingfrom1.4to2.7.SecondPaper(2009):

Recentregistry-based[1,2]andhospital-based[3,4]studieshavedocumentedastatisticallysignificantincreasedriskofCMafterBCwithstandardizedincidenceratios(SIRs)rangingfrom1.4to2.7.AnotherExampleOriginalVersion:ErnestMillerHemingway(July21,1899–July2,1961)wasanAmericanauthorandjournalist.Hiseconomicalandunderstatedstylehadastronginfluenceon20th-centuryfiction,whilehislifeofadventureandhispublicimageinfluencedlatergenerations.(Source:Wikipedia)PlagiarizedVersion:ErnestHemingway’sthriftyandunderstatedstylestronglyinfluenced20th-centuryfiction.Hisaudaciouslifestyleandpublicimagealsoinfluencedlatergenerations.AnotherExampleOriginalVersion:ErnestMillerHemingway(July21,1899–July2,1961)wasanAmericanauthorandjournalist.Hiseconomical

andunderstatedstyle

hadastronginfluenceon20th-centuryfiction,whilehislifeofadventureandhispublicimageinfluencedlatergenerations.(Source:Wikipedia)PlagiarizedVersion:ErnestHemingway’sthrifty

andunderstatedstylestronglyinfluenced20th-centuryfiction.His

audaciouslifestyleandpublicimagealsoinfluencedlatergenerations.ConsequencesofCommittingPlagiarism美国教育官员四分钟演讲被指抄袭丢工作inNorthAmerica,onecouldbeexpelledfromtheuniversity,dependingontheseverityoftheplagiarism8000名中国留学生去年被美国学校开除中国留学生学术不诚实的问题令人担忧。被开除的学生中，不乏许多GPA优秀的“好学生”，由于学术不诚实而被开除的占到77.27%，作弊和抄袭是这些学生最主要犯的错误。Academia:consequencesofplagiarismaredrasticandcanendone’scareerWhenWritingAboutOthers’Ideas/Work…Youmustunderstandthematerialwellenoughtoputitinyourownwords!Workfrommemory.Drawyourownconclusions.Donotmimictheoriginalauthor’ssentencestructureorjustre-arrangetheoriginalauthor’swords.BUT,youcanuse…StandardPhraseology&Expressions(examples)Theresultsfromthisexperimentseemtosuggestthat…Theresultsarestatisticallysignificant.Theincreasingpopularityof…isattributedto….TheincreasingpopularityofVoiceoverInternetProtocol(VoIP)isattributedtoitslowcost.Theincorporationof…in…hasbeenfacilitatedby…TheincorporationofcorpusdatainacademicwritingcourseshasbeenfacilitatedbytheavailabilityoflargecorporaontheInternet.PlagiarismVs.UsefulExpressions以前看文献时觉得这个句子表达清楚，句式很好，就摘抄下来了，但没注明出处，久而久之，就忘记这件事情了。后来写摘要，没有想那么多，就用了这个句子。以后读文献看到有用的句子和内容时，一定会注明出处，以便查找调查结果：21.4%的中国在美留学生因为“学术不诚实”被校方开除。涉及的具体行为包括“不会引用文献”、“对美国严谨的文献引用体系不重视”和“即便学习过，但实际操作并不熟练”ConsequencesofCommittingPlagiarismFirsttime:agradeofzerofortheassignment,butwithachancetore-writetheassignmentSecondtime:anautomaticzeroWeeklyScheduleAnyquestionssofar?FinalNoteRelax!Iwantmystudentstodowellinmyclasses.Therefore,please:cometoclasseachweek;participateandmakeaneffort;handinyourhomeworkontime;andavoidplagiarism.Thenyouwillnotneedtoworryaboutyourgrade课上轻松愉快，课下埋头苦干我从来没曾想过自己可以把这学期正在做的实验写出英文论文，特自豪，现在！感谢您的课啊，把我潜力激发出来了，deadline都不如这个给力Contents4Orientation:Self-Intro1235Orientation:SyllabusChoosingaResearchTopicChoosingaResearchTopic"Itisreallyimportanttodotherightresearchaswellastodotheresearchright.Youneedtodo'wow'research,researchthatiscompelling,notjustinteresting."--GeorgeSpringer,chairmanoftheaeronauticsandastronauticsdepartmentatStanfordUniversityChoosingaResearchTopicMostofthetime,youwillhaveageneralthemeyouareinterestedinexploring.Whenchoosinganareatoinvestigate:ChoosesomethingthatisofgenuineinteresttoyouChoosesomethingthatyouareorwillbecomecompetenttohandleChoosesomethingthatissignificantenoughtowarrantresearchIsTsinghuaUniversitybetterthanPekingUniversity?

六、如何选题?

1.首先要结合自己从事的工作，选择有科学价值、有创新和有现实意义的论题；

2.其次要善于从学科的边缘处或多学科的交叉处、结合部去选题；

3.多看行业期刊，多听学术报告、多与同行探讨，弄清研究现状和要解决的问题等；

4.发现感兴趣领域内尚未探讨过但很有意义的课题；

六、如何选题?

5.总结争论性很强的问题，反复比较研究方法和结论，从中发现切入点；

6.善于抓住科研生产过程中遇到的难题，发现思维的闪光点；

7.别人没写过的内容，也许不是因为别人没想到，而是因为没有意义或者没有可能性。

博士生在国外SSCI期刊上面发表文章的一些经验在最开始找研究课题的时候，读文献的目的一是看看前人的研究究竟包含哪些方面有没有什么漏洞，这时候就不用精读所有的文章，只要把一个领域的经典文章细读一下，其它的扩展了解个大概就可以了。导师让我最初的做法是用文字写下每一篇文章的研究课题是什么，创新的地方在哪里，结论是什么，漏洞在哪。其实这里面前三部分都还好说，最令我为难的是找出漏洞在哪。我读硕士研究生的时候有一门课叫做"批判性思维"，练的就是这个，最开始应用起来也不是很容易，不过后来越来越顺利了，后来才知道导师其实是在训练我把自己摆在审稿人的角度来看文章。几周下来，脑子中对自己要研究的领域的研究成果已经差不多了解了，对这个领域中很热但是还没有解决的问题也了解个大概，这时候再找研究的课题就会简单很多。TipsfromanElsevierEditorTomakeacontributiontoagapinthecurrentknowledgebaseofyourfieldWhat’sHot?TopcitedinElsevierpublicationsScienceDirectTop25ArticlesAfter-ClassReadings/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7354-129a

《自然》：怎样快速撰写高水平的学术论文/blog-288924-690830.htmlHomework,Part1Findonewell-written,publishedresearchpaperinyourarea,preferablyapaperthatyoucanciteand/oruseasamodelforyourwriting.Preparetomakea3-to5-minutepresentationonthepapernextweek(preferablywithPPT).Avoidtechnicallanguage,explainverygenerallyWhatistheproblemaddressedbythepaper?Whyisitimportanttosolvethisproblem?Doestheresearchprovidesolutionstotheproblem?Ifyes,howandwhat?Listening:twotalksHomework,Part2HaveanIDcard(about13cmby8cm)readynextweek:name,department,hometown,hobbies,topicofresearch+recentphoto.汤姆·克鲁斯DepartmentofChemistryHometown:Syracuse,NYHobbies:Volleyball,flyingMyresearchfocusesondevelopinganewcatalystforsynthesizingdiamondsfromcoal.Ihavepublished__papersinEnglishand__inChinese.Homework,Part3UpdateyourcontactinfoatWebLearning.GetaphotocopyofAcademicWritingforGraduateStudents(2nded.)SupplementaryShapeyoursubjectintoaspecifictopicWhenphrasingyourresearchtopic,keepinminditwillusuallyincludeatleasttwoaspectsormainideas(oftenreferredtoasconcepts).Forexample,youmayhavechosenlawasyourgeneralsubject,