程建山等编著的《英语专业毕业论文写作指导》主要介绍英语专业毕业论文写作的要求和特点、学术论文的概念和分类、以及如何选题、收集整理资料、确定观点、拟订提纲、掌握论文格式和论证表达等八个重要环节，让学生既懂得毕业论文“是什么”，又懂得具体操作时“怎么做”。

本书系统、详细地介绍了英语专业毕业论文各个部分的写作技巧和策略，包括论文选题、收集材料、开题报告、论文摘要、引言、文献综述、研究方法、研究结果及分析、结尾、致谢、注释、参考文献等。本书内容详实、条理清晰、语言通俗易懂，具有很强的可读性以及操作性。本书最大的亮点是增加了研究方法论这个章节，以第二语言研究为例，简介了学术论文写作中常用的研究方法和写作技巧，并列举了大量生动的实例，帮助学生更好地理解这些技巧与方法。

Chapter 1 Introduction

 1.1 Definition of the Graduate Thesis

 1.2 Major Features of the Graduate Thesis

 1.3 Subject Areas for English Majors to Do the Research

 1.4 Structure of the Graduate Thesis for English Majors

1.4.1 The Front Matter

1.4.2 The Text

1.4.3 The Back Matter

Chapter 2 Planning the Paper

 2.1 Choosing a Topic

2.1.1 Getting Start in Finding a Topic

2.1.2 The Principles of Choosing a Topic

2.1.3 How to Find an Appropriate Topic

 2.2 Writing a Thesis Proposal

2.2.1 The Importance of Writing a Strong Thesis Proposal

2.2.2 The Structure of a Thesis Proposal

 2.3 Research Methodology

2.3.1 The Classification of Language Research

2.3.2 Research Methods

2.3.3 Data Collection

2.3.4 Writing Techniques

Chapter 3 Writing the Paper

 3.1 Writing the Abstract of a Thesis

3.1.1 What is an Abstract？

3.1.2 Structure of an Abstract

3.1.3 Types of Abstract

3.1.4 How to Write a Good Abstract

3.1.5 The Extract of Key Words

 3.2 Writing the Introduction

3.2.1 The Major Elements in an Introduction

3.2.2 Summary

3.3 Conclusion

 3.4 Revision

 3.5 Documentation

3.5.1 Format of Citation and Notes

3.5.2 Format of Works Cited

 3.6 Acknowledgements

Chapter 4 Optional

 4.1 A Thesis on English Education

 4.2 A Thesis on Linguistics

 4.3 A Thesis on Translation

 4.4 A Thesis on Linguistics

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