全书共十六章，详细介绍学术写作之准备过程、写作步骤及后续工作，帮助学生熟悉学术写作流程；重点介绍学术论文的文体风格，以步骤和阶段思想介绍学术论文各部分内容的写作要点和行文规范；同时还提供丰富的例句表达，供学生参考使用，便于学生提高学术英语写作能力，实现国际学术论文的发表。
本教材的主要特色如下：1)内容丰富。涉及学术写作的整个过程和学术论文的诸多要素，便于学生掌握写作的基本流程。2)实用性强。结合理论知识指导学生在学术写作过程中的规范操作。3)注重实例。提供丰富的实例，以仿写的方式促进学生学术写作能力的提升。4)难易适中。选材难易适中，便于学生理解信息和掌握内容。
《学术英语写作教程》基于过程性写作理念，详细介绍学术写作之准备过程、写作步骤及后续工作，帮助学生熟悉学术写作流程。本书秉持学术英语写作文体的特殊性，重点介绍英语学术论文的文体风格，以步骤和阶段思想介绍学术论文各部分内容的写作要点和行文规范。同时，本书还提供丰富的例句表达，供学生参考使用，便于学生提高学术英语写作能力，实现国际学术论文的发表。
本书注重培养学生使用英语进行学术写作的实际能力，特别是引导其掌握使用英语撰写摘要、引言、材料和方法、讨论、结论等诸要素的方法；强调学以致用，突出选材的实用性，构建学术英语写作的真实步骤。本书按照学术写作的流程突出与之相关的技巧和要求，强化学术写作的实用方法，在实际训练中提升学生的学术写作能力。
本书系2017年江苏省研究生创新工程教改重点项目基于国际学术能力提升的研究生公共外语教学改革研究成果之一，其编写原则是：
1.界定学术写作的范围及过程性写作的要求，严格按照写作前准备、写作本体和后续发表等流程编排内容。
2.写作本体严格按照国际惯用的IMRaD（引言introduction、方法methods、结果results和讨论discussion）模式进行，详细介绍各部分的写作规范和写作要求。
3.提供一定的范文和丰富的例句，供学生参考使用。
AcademicWritinginEnglish
本书的编写人员是多年从事研究生学术写作教学的一线教师，理论知识扎实，教学经验丰富，对研究生学术英语写作现状和存在的问题有较多思考，因此在内容选择和形式编排等方面都具有针对性。
本书在编写过程中参阅了国内外大量有关文献，特别是对国外学术写作的语料库成果多有借鉴，谨在此致以衷心的感谢。
编者
2019年2月于南京
Contents
Chapter1
AcademicWriting.1
1.1WhatIsAcademicWriting.2
1.2DifferentCategoriesofAcademicWriting.2
1.2.1AcademicArticles.2
1.2.2AcademicBooks2
1.2.3ConferencePapers.3
1.2.4PosterPapers.3
1.3DifferentCategoriesofAcademicArticles4
1.3.1Letters4
1.3.2ResearchNotes4
1.3.3Articles.4
1.3.4SupplementalArticles.4
1.3.5ReviewArticles.4
1.3.6DataPapers5
1.3.7VideoPapers5
1.4PurposesofAcademicWriting5
Chapter2
TheProcessofAcademicWriting7
2.1AcademicWritingasaProcess8
2.2DifferentStagesintheProcessofAcademicWriting9
2.2.1PreparationforWriting.9
2.2.2AcademicWritingPerSe.11
2.2.3SendingPaperstoConferencesandSeminars.12
2.2.4TargetingaJournal13
2.2.5PreparingYourPaperforSubmission.13
2.2.6ReviewingProcess.13
Chapter3
AcademicReadingandAcademicResources.17
3.1SignificanceofAcademicReadingtoAcademicWriting18
3.2HabitsandSkillsforAcademicReading18
3.2.1FormingtheHabitofReading18
3.2.2ReadingActively,NotPassively.19
3.2.3DevelopingaCriticalEyeforWritingStyle.20
3.2.4TakingNotes20
3.3HowtoFindAcademicResourcesOnline20
3.3.1SkimmingtheInternet.21
3.3.2LookingThroughLibraryDatabaseofYourUniversity21
Chapter4
StructureandStyle.23
4.1TypicalEssayStructure.24
4.1.1Introduction25
4.1.2ArgumentParagraphs26
4.1.3Conclusion27
4.2StructureofAcademicWriting28
4.3TipsforAcademicWriting.28
4.3.1WritingObjectively.28
4.3.2WritingConcisely.29
4.3.3FirstPersonvsThirdPerson.29
4.3.4InclusiveLanguage.32
Chapter5
Title.37
5.1FunctionsofTitles38
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5.1.1GeneralizingtheText38
5.1.2AttractingtheReader.38
5.1.3FacilitatingtheRetrieval39
5.2TypesofTitles39
5.3LinguisticFeaturesofTitles41
5.3.1UsinganIncompleteSentence.41
5.3.2UsingMoreNouns,NounPhrases,andGerunds41
5.4RequirementsofWritingTitles42
5.4.1ToBeBriefandConcise42
5.4.2ToBeSpecific43
5.4.3ToAvoidQuestionTitles43
5.4.4ToBeUnified43
5.4.5ToBeStandard43
Chapter6
AuthorsandAffiliations47
6.1FunctionsofAuthorsandAffiliations48
6.1.1BearingAuthorsResponsibilities.48
6.1.2FacilitatingRetrievalandCorrespondence48
6.1.3HeighteningCelebrity.48
6.2ImplicationsofAuthorship48
6.2.1AuthorshipinSocialSciences.49
6.2.2AuthorshipinMedicalSciences.50
6.2.3AuthorshipinNaturalSciences51
6.3RequirementsofWritingAuthorsandAffiliations51
6.3.1UnifyingPrintingFormat51
6.3.2OmittingProfessionTitles52
6.3.3PayingAttentiontoOrdersofChineseandEnglishNames.52
6.3.4PayingAttentiontoAffiliation52
6.3.5ClearlyIndicatingCorrespondentAuthor52
6.3.6IndicatingAuthorsResponsibilitiesifNecessary.53
Chapter7
Abstract.55
7.1TypesofAbstracts.56
7.2FormatofAbstracts56
7.3ComponentsofAbstracts.57
7.3.1TopicSentences57
7.3.2SupportingSentences.58
7.3.3ConcludingSentences.59
7.4StructuredAbstracts.59
7.5SampleAnalysis63
Chapter8
KeyWords.67
8.1FunctionsofKeyWords68
8.2DisciplinaryDifferencesofKeyWords68
8.3WhoSuppliesKeyWords.69
8.4FeaturesofKeyWords70
8.4.1Nominalization70
8.4.2LimitedNumber.70
8.4.3DesignatedChoice70
8.5HowtoSelectKeyWords.70
8.6HowtoArrangeKeyWords.72
8.6.1UsingRequiredTerms72
8.6.2PlacingintheRightLocation72
8.6.3SpacingtheKeyWords72
Chapter9
Introduction75
9.1FunctionalElementsoftheIntroductionSection.76
9.1.1IntroducingtheSubject76
9.1.2LimitingtheResearchScope.77
9.1.3StatingtheGeneralPurpose77
9.1.4ExplainingtheWritingArrangement.77
9.2ComponentsoftheIntroductionSection.77
9.3UsualProcessofWritingtheIntroductionSection.78
9.3.1StartingwiththeResearchBackground78
9.3.2MovingTowardstheExistingProblem78
9.3.3FocusingonthePresentResearch78
9.3.4IllustratingtheWritingStructure79
9.4LiteratureReviews.81
9.4.1PurposesofLiteratureReviews81
9.4.2StrategiesforPresentingLiteratureReviews.81
9.4.3ProblemsConcerningWritingLiteratureReviews.84
9.4.4FalseAssumptionsConcerningWritingLiteratureReviews.84
Chapter10
TextualDevelopments.93
10.1TypesofResearchPapers94
10.1.1PapersofTheoreticalNature94
10.1.2PapersofExperimentalNature.96
10.1.3PapersofCombinedNatures.96
10.2AvoidingLogicalProblems98
10.2.1AvoidingLogicalFallacies.98
10.2.2AvoidingLogicalFlaws100
10.2.3AvoidingConspiracyTheories100
Chapter11
MethodsandMaterials.103
11.1FunctionsoftheMethodsandMaterialsSection.104
11.2StructureoftheMethodsandMaterialsSection104
11.3IngredientsoftheMethodsandMaterialsSection.106
11.3.1Subjects(Participants).106
11.3.2Materials107
11.3.3DesignandProcedure.108
11.4HowtoWritetheMethodsandMaterialsSection108
11.4.1PrinciplestoFollow108
11.4.2SupplementaryPointstoNotice.111
Chapter12
Results121
12.1ImportanceoftheResultsSection122
12.2RequirementsofWritingtheResultsSection.122
12.3TwoMovesAnalysisoftheResultsSection.123
12.4TwelveStepsforWritingtheResultsSection.123
12.5TablesandGraphs124
12.5.1ConstructingTables125
12.5.2PresentingTables125
12.5.3PresentingGraphs126
12.5.4SampleAnalysis.126
Chapter13
Discussion135
13.1FunctionsandObjectivesoftheDiscussionSection.136
13.2ElementstoIncludeintheDiscussionSection.137
13.2.1StatingMajorFindingsoftheStudy137
13.2.2ExplainingWhyFindingsAreImportant.137
13.2.3RelatingFindingstoThoseofSimilarStudies.138
13.2.4ConsideringAlternativeExplanationsofFindings138
13.2.5AcknowledgingtheStudysLimitations.138
13.2.6MakingSuggestionsforFurtherResearch.139
13.2.7GivingTake-HomeMessagesintheFormofaConclusion.139
13.3ThingstoAvoidintheDiscussionSection139
13.3.1OverInterpretationoftheResults139
13.3.2UnwarrantedSpeculation140
13.3.3InflatingtheImportanceofFindings.140
13.3.4TangentialIssues.140
13.3.5TooMuchCriticism.140
13.4HowtoWritetheDiscussionSection.140
Chapter14
Conclusion.147
14.1TypicalContentsoftheConclusionSection.148
14.1.1SummingUp.148
14.1.2StatementoftheConclusion148
14.1.3StatementofRecommendations148
14.1.4GracefulTermination.149
14.2CommonProblemsinWritingtheConclusionSection149
14.2.1BeingTooLong149
14.2.2HavingTooManyDetails149
14.2.3FailuretoCommentonLarger,MoreSignificantIssues149
14.2.4FailuretoRevealtheComplexitiesofaConclusionorSituation.150
14.3WarningsandSuggestionsforWritingtheConclusionSection150
14.3.1Warnings.150
14.3.2Suggestions151
14.4SampleAnalysis.151
Chapter15
SupplementaryPartstoAcademicWriting.157
15.1Acknowledgement158
15.2References159
15.2.1StylesofReferences.159
15.2.2ReasonsforCitingReferences161
15.2.3CitingPageNumbersforQuotationsintheText.162
15.2.4UsingAppropriateStylesandReferences162
15.3Footnotes.163
15.4CorrespondenceAmongAuthors,Editors,andReferees.163