目录

  • 1 About the course
    • 1.1 Course introduction
  • 2 Week 1--Unit 1: Overview (1)
    • 2.1 1. Planning and Preparation
    • 2.2 Writing Task 1 (15%)
    • 2.3 Exercise 1: Adj. & Adv.
  • 3 Week 2--Unit 1: Overview (2)
    • 3.1 2. The Writing Process
    • 3.2 Exercise 2: Adj. & Adv.
    • 3.3 Writing Task 2 (5%)
    • 3.4 章节测试
  • 4 Week 3--Principles of Effective Writing
    • 4.1 Effective writing 1: dos & don'ts
    • 4.2 Effective writing 2: Principles
    • 4.3 Excercise 3:
    • 4.4 Writing task (15%)
    • 4.5 章节测试
  • 5 Week 4: Tables & Figures
    • 5.1 Tables and Figures
    • 5.2 Effective Writing
      • 5.2.1 use active voice
      • 5.2.2 Exercise 4: verbs
    • 5.3 Writing task  4(10%)
    • 5.4 章节测试
  • 6 Results
    • 6.1 Results
      • 6.1.1 Results and Discussion
      • 6.1.2 structure of Results
      • 6.1.3 skills involved in Results
      • 6.1.4 how to highlight the value
      • 6.1.5 Style
      • 6.1.6 summary
    • 6.2 Writing skills: use strong verbs
    • 6.3 Exercise 5: verbs
    • 6.4 Writing task 5 (20%)
  • 7 Methods
    • 7.1 Writing the Methods section
      • 7.1.1 Method 1
      • 7.1.2 Method 2
      • 7.1.3 Method 3
      • 7.1.4 Method 4
      • 7.1.5 Summary
    • 7.2 Writing task (10%)
    • 7.3 章节测试
  • 8 Introduction
    • 8.1 video lecture
    • 8.2 Script of video lecture
    • 8.3 case study
    • 8.4 literature review
  • 9 Discussion
    • 9.1 Video lecture
    • 9.2 Video script
    • 9.3 Q&A about the Discussion
    • 9.4 Summary
  • 10 Abastract
    • 10.1 Video lecture: abstract
    • 10.2 6 keys of abstract
    • 10.3 Example analysis
    • 10.4 Building an abstract template
  • 11 Writing paragraphs
    • 11.1 structuring paragraphs
    • 11.2 Quiz (10%)
    • 11.3 Writing paragraphs 1
    • 11.4 Writing paragraphs 2
    • 11.5 Summary
  • 12 Writing skills
    • 12.1 cut redundancy
    • 12.2 paraphrasing
    • 12.3 hedging
  • 13 Reference materials used in this course
    • 13.1 reference book
    • 13.2 video lecture
Writing task  4(10%)

Writing Task 4: (10%)

1. Check the authors guidance of your chosen journal to see whether there are explicit requirements on tables and figures. If there are, note down the key points:

 

Requirements on tables and figures set by my chosen journal:

1) ________________________

2) ________________________

3) ________________________

4) ________________________

5) ________________________

.....

 

 

2. Carefully examine at least 5 titles of the tables/figures to analyze the key elements they include, and try to draw out of them a template for writing the titles of your tables/figures.


Titles:

Elements:

1



2



3



4



5



Can you establish a kind of template for good titles? Write it here:

 

 

 

3. Choose a table/figure from your model papers, and explain what makes it powerful. Copy and paste the table/figure you select here and give your analysis and explanations.