Suggested steps when choosing a topic: Choose a subject area according to the requirement of your school. o l Identify a research interest or research topic. Narrow the topic down as much as possible. Review the literature on the topic as completely as possible. State the problem in a question form. Translate or turn your research question into a thesis statement
Suggested steps when choosing a topic: ◼ Choose a subject area according to the requirement of your school. ◼ Identify a research interest or research topic. ◼ Narrow the topic down as much as possible. ◼ Review the literature on the topic as completely as possible. ◼ State the problem in a question form. ◼ Translate or turn your research question into a thesis statement
a Now let us start choosing a topic first.As an English major,your can write your graduation thesis on a topic from any of the following subject areas of: (1)English Literature, (2)English Linguistics, (3)English Language Teaching and Learning, and (4)English to Chinese and/or Chinese to English translation studies
◼ Now let us start choosing a topic first. As an English major, your can write your graduation thesis on a topic from any of the following subject areas of: (1) English Literature, (2) English Linguistics, (3) English Language Teaching and Learning, and (4) English to Chinese and/or Chinese to English translation studies
After you decide your subject area,you should first of all go to library or read an introductory book about the subject area to broaden your understanding.When you are broadened about the area,you know how you can narrow down. Suppose you decide to write about English Language Teaching and Learning.In the library after your reading you discovered that under the TEFL term,there are three major sub-areas: Teachers/Teaching,Learners/Learning,and Language/Culture. You cannot write them all in your graduation thesis.You need make further decision and choose one from the three
◼ After you decide your subject area, you should first of all go to library or read an introductory book about the subject area to broaden your understanding. When you are broadened about the area, you know how you can narrow down. ◼ Suppose you decide to write about English Language Teaching and Learning. In the library after your reading you discovered that under the TEFL term, there are three major sub-areas: Teachers/Teaching, Learners/Learning, and Language/Culture. ◼ You cannot write them all in your graduation thesis. You need make further decision and choose one from the three
If you choose the second one, Learners/Learning and go on reading,you will find that within this sub-area there are further fine classifications,such as Learning theories, Learning styles,Learning strategies and Individual learners'differences. You should go on reading and narrowing down until you arrive at an easy-to-manage and well focused topic. You can do the same with linguistics, literature or translation studies
◼ If you choose the second one, Learners/Learning and go on reading, you will find that within this sub-area there are further fine classifications, such as Learning theories, Learning styles, Learning strategies and Individual learners’ differences. ◼ You should go on reading and narrowing down until you arrive at an easy-to-manage and well focused topic. ◼ You can do the same with linguistics, literature or translation studies
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