We wish to thank all those who have given us consistent help，， encouragement and advice， among whom are Professor Qin Xiubai， Professor Guo Jieke and Mr. Yin Honghui of South China University of Technology and Professor Li Li and Professor Xiang Xueqin of Southwest China Normal University. We are grateful to the postgraduates and MA students of the School of Foreign Languages， Southwest China Normal University， who have been the target population for the materials now in book form. Without their patience and comments， many of the pitfalls of the book would have still remained， and this handbook would have never come to fruition. We are especially indebted to Professor Qin Xiubai， who has read the final draft carefully and meticulously and has made valuable suggestions and numerous corrections. Professor John Hasselberg of the College of St. Benedict/St. Johns University near St. Cloud， Minnesota， has read the final draft to ensure the language is idiomatic. We would also like to thank Ms Xu Yanmei of Higher Education Press for the tremendous work she has done to ensure the publication of the book.

前辅文
Introduction
Chapter 1Negotiating a Topic
  1.1Following Personal Interests
  1.2Talking with Other People
  1.3Brainstorming
  1.4Reading Source Materials
   1.4.1?Encyclopedias
   1.4.2?Books
   1.4.3?Periodical Indexes
   1.4.4?Internet Resources
Chapter 2Narrowing Down the Research Topic
  2.1Considering the Audience
  2.2Working Out a Preliminary Thesis
  2.3Considering the Available Source Materials
Chapter 3Taking Notes
  3.1Evaluation of Sources
  3.2Content of Notes
  3.3Tips on Note-taking
   3.3.1?Documenting Sources
   3.3.2?Being Thorough and Concise
   3.3.3?Putting One Item on One Card
   3.3.4?A Sample Note
  3.4Types of Notes
   3.4.1?Direct Quotation Notes
   3.4.2?Paraphrase Notes
   3.4.3?Summary Notes
   3.4.4?Combination Notes
  3.5Taking Notes on Computers
  3.6Avoiding Plagiarism
   3.6.1?Forms of Plagiarism
   3.6.2?Tips on Avoiding Plagiarism
Chapter 4Writing the Paper
  4.1Developing a Thesis Statement
  4.2Working Out an Outline
   4.2.1?Types of Outline Symbols
   4.2.2?Types of Outlines
   4.2.3?Sample Outlines
  4.3Producing a First Draft
   4.3.1?Writing the Introduction
   4.3.2?Writing the Body
   4.3.3?Writing the Conclusion
  4.4Revising
  4.5Preparing the Final Draft
Chapter 5Documenting Sources: In-text Citation and Content Notes
  5.1In-text Citation
   5.1.1?General Guidelines
   5.1.2?Citing Two or More Authors
   5.1.3?Citing Multiple Works by the Same Author
   5.1.4?Citing Titles of Works
   5.1.5?Citing Indirect Sources
   5.1.6?Citing Two or More Works in a Parenthetical Reference
   5.1.7?Citing Volume and Page Numbers
   5.1.8?Using Ellipsis and Square Brackets
   5.1.9?Citing Literary Works
  5.2Using Content Notes
Chapter 6Documenting Sources: Works Cited
  6.1General Guidelines
   6.1.1?Author
   6.1.2?Title
   6.1.3?Place of Publication
   6.1.4?Publisher’s Name
   6.1.5?Page Number(s)
  6.2Works Cited Format
   6.2.1?Books
   6.2.2?Periodicals
   6.2.3?Newspapers
   6.2.4?Miscellaneous Sources
   6.2.5?Electronic Publications
  6.3Sample Works Cited
Chapter 7Writing Abstracts, Appendices and Acknowledgements
  7.1Abstracts
  7.2Appendices
  7.3Acknowledgements
Chapter 8Alternative Documentation Styles
  8.1The APA Style Documentation
   8.1.1?Author-Year System
   8.1.2?APA Reference Guidelines
   8.1.3?A Sample References List
  8.2The Chicago Style Documentation
   8.2.1?Note Numbers
   8.2.2?Note Form
   8.2.3?Endnotes and Footnotes
   8.2.4?Sample First Note References
Appendices
  Appendix A
  Appendix B
Works Cited
Index

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