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1 Introduction to Thesis Writing in English studies
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1.1 About this course
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1.2 What is research?
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1.3 Basic types of research
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1.4 Steps to conduct research
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1.5 Necessary qualities for a good student-researcher
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2 Author-reader relationship and the academic style
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2.1 Know your readers
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2.2 Different levels of author-reader relationship
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2.3 Language features of genera writing vs. academic writing
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2.4 Language features (I): Verbs
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2.5 Language features (II): Nominalization
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3 From topics to problems
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3.1 From interests to research questions
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3.2 Analysis of sample topics
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3.3 Supervisors and their research interests
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4 How to find sources
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4.1 Types of sources
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4.2 How to use the library
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4.3 How to use on-line databases
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4.4 Annotated bibliography
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5 Structure of a thesis
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5.1 Phases of writing a thesis
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5.2 Major types of thesis structure
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5.3 Analysis of sample table of contents
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6 Writing an introduction
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6.1 Purposes of an introduction
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6.2 Moves in writing an introduction
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6.3 Introduction in linguistics and literature
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6.4 Alternative ways to write an introduction
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6.5 Outlining the thesis
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7 Reviewing the literature (I)
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7.1 Purposes of literature review
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7.2 Features of a good literature review
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7.3 Organization of a literature review
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8 Reviewing the literature (II)
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8.1 Why do we cite?
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8.2 Common citation practices
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8.3 Pitfalls in citation
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8.4 High frequency reporting verbs
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8.5 Choice of adverbs and adjectives
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8.6 Verb tenses in referencing
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9 Making claims with supporting evidence
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10 Drafting and structuring the thesis
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11 The final touch: Abstract, references and acknowledgements
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11.1 Organization of an abstract
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11.2 An analysis of some sample abstracts
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11.3 How to write acknowledgements
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11.4 Referencing styles: APA & MLA