隨著經(jīng)濟全球化的深入推進,高等教育,特別是英語專業(yè)教育在新的歷史轉型期的文化交融層面肩負著越來越大的社會責任。為了培養(yǎng)具有扎實的英語基本功、相關的專業(yè)知識和文化知識、較強的英語綜合應用能力和創(chuàng)新思維的人才,為大學英語教學改革和發(fā)展培養(yǎng)和提供師資,立足于中國語境,用全球化的理念和視角進行教材設計,我們組織編寫了“高等院校英語專業(yè)立體化系列教材”。實現(xiàn)這一具有時代意義的戰(zhàn)略任務需要廣大英語專業(yè)教師樹立執(zhí)著的敬業(yè)精神,制訂科學的、高水平的、切合實際的英語專業(yè)教學大綱,編寫出版能充分體現(xiàn)大綱要求的有關課程(必修和選修)的配套教材,開發(fā)為課堂教學和學生自主化學習服務的、與新型電子化教學儀器設備配套的教學軟件系統(tǒng)。由高等教育出版社策劃并陸續(xù)出版的“高等院校英語專業(yè)立體化系列教材”作為“普通高等教育‘十一五’國家級規(guī)劃教材”,就是為實現(xiàn)英語專業(yè)教學改革這一歷史任務服務的。
Getting to Know Research
Introducing Research 3
Dissecting Research 27
Conducting Research
Developing Research Questions 63
Searching for Secondary Information 78
Collecting Primary Information:
Questionnaire Survey 104
Collecting Primary Information: Interview 130
Analyzing Quantitative Data 154
Analyzing Qualitative Data 194
Reporting Findings
Drafting the Manuscript 231
Revising the Manuscript 264
Appendix: Sample BA Theses
You rely on what everyone knows and what "just makes sense." For example,it "just makes sense" that murder rates are higher in nations that do not have a deathpenalty, because people are less likely to kill if they face execution for doing so. Thisand other widely held commonsense beliefs, such as that poor youth are more likely tocommit deviant acts than those from the middle class or that most Catholics do not usebirth control, are false. Common sense is valuable in daily living, but it can allow logical fallacies to slip intoyour thinking. For example, the "gamblers fallacy" says: "If I have a long string of lossesplaying a lottery, the next time I play, my chances of winning will be better." In termsof probability and the facts, this is false. Also, common sense contains contradictoryideas that go unnoticed because people use the ideas at different times - for example,"opposites attract" and "birds of a feather flock together." Common sense can originatein tradition. It is useful and sometimes correct, but it also contains errors, misinformation,contradiction, and prejudice.