隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的深入推進(jìn),高等教育,特別是英語專業(yè)教育在新的歷史轉(zhuǎn)型期的文化交融層面肩負(fù)著越來越大的社會(huì)責(zé)任。為了培養(yǎng)具有扎實(shí)的英語基本功、相關(guān)的專業(yè)知識(shí)和文化知識(shí)、較強(qiáng)的英語綜合應(yīng)用能力和創(chuàng)新思維的人才,為大學(xué)英語教學(xué)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(jìn)行教材設(shè)計(jì),我們組織編寫了“高等院校英語專業(yè)立體化系列教材”。實(shí)現(xiàn)這一具有時(shí)代意義的戰(zhàn)略任務(wù)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(xué)的、高水平的、切合實(shí)際的英語專業(yè)教學(xué)大綱,編寫出版能充分體現(xiàn)大綱要求的有關(guān)課程(必修和選修)的配套教材,開發(fā)為課堂教學(xué)和學(xué)生自主化學(xué)習(xí)服務(wù)的、與新型電子化教學(xué)儀器設(shè)備配套的教學(xué)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(shí)現(xiàn)英語專業(yè)教學(xué)改革這一歷史任務(wù)服務(wù)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.