UNIT 1 Introduction
1.1 Academic/Scientific research
1.2 Writing
1.3 Academic papers
1.4 Purposes of the book
1.5 Structure of the book
Exercises
UNIT 2 Overview of Academic Paper Writing
2.1 Component parts of an academic paper
2.2 Steps of paper writing
2.3 Requirements
Exercises
UNIT 3 Subjects and Topics
3.1 What areas to explore
3.2 What subjects to discover
3.3 How to discover the subject
3.4 What topics to choose
3.5 How to adjust your topic
Exercises
UNIT 4 Thesis and Thesis Proposal
Exercises
UNIT 5 Collection and Evaluation of Source Materials
5.1 Classification of source materials
5.2 Use of the library
5.2.1 Library organization
5.2.2 Library cards
5.2.3 Call number
5.2.4 Reference books
5.2.5 Working bibliography
5.3 Evaluation of source materials
Exercises
UNIT 6 Note Taking
6.1 Basic techniques
6.1.1 Use of note cards
6.1.2 What to take as notes
6.2 Types of notes
6.2.1 Summary/Prrcis
6.2.2 Paraphrase
6.2.3 Quotation
6.2.4 Personal comment
6.3 Precautions against plagiarism
6.3.1 Plagiarism--a breach of ethics and law
6.3.2 How to avoid plagiarism
6.3.3 Exceptions to plagiarism
Exercises
UNIT 7 Writing of the Paper
7.1 Three items to be prepared
7.1.1 Writing a final thesis statement
7.1.2 Fixing a title
7.1.3 Drawing an outline
7.2 Drafting
7.3 Revising
7.4 Finalizing
7.4.1 Basic mechanics
7.4.2 Format and rules
7.5 How to weave reference materials into the text of the paper
7.5.1 Giving the name of the author, (the title of the work) and the page number
7.5.2 Punctuating quotations correctly
7.5.3 Providing extra information within parenthetical citations
7.5.4 Handling long quotations properly
7.5.5 Making good use of ellipsis points and square brackets
Exercises
UNIT 8 Documentation of the Paper
8.1 Basic concepts
8.1.1 Documentation
8.1.2 In-text citation
8.1.3 In-text numbering
8.1.4 Notes
8.1.5 Documentation notes
8.1.6 Content notes
8.1.7 Bibliography
8.2 Forms of documentation
8.2.1 Traditional style
8.2.2 Author-work style (MLA)
8.2.3 Author-date style (APA)
8.3 Notes
8.3.1 Information provided by notes
8.3.2 Rules for the numbering of in-text citations
8.3.3 Rules for footnotes
8.3.4 Rules for endnotes
8.3.5 Examples of endnotes
8.4 Bibliography
8.4.1 Rules for bibliography entries
8.4.2 Examples of bibliography entries (as compared with notes)
8.4.3 Examples for electronic source materials
Exercises
UNIT 9 Supplementary Documents
9.1 Acknowledgements
9.2 Abstract
9.3 Annotated Bibliography
Exercises
UNIT 10 Abbreviations and Symbols
10.1 Abbreviations
10.2 Symbols, Signs or Marks
Exercises
Appendix I Keys to Some Exercises
Appendix II Sample Papers
Sample Paper 1
Sample Paper 2
Sample Paper 3
Sample Paper 4
Selected Bibliography
