《学科英语》课程教学资源（讲义）ACADEMIC WRITING - PART II

ACADEMICWRITINGPARTII---INTRODUCTIONSECTIONII:INTRODUCTIONprovidingreaderswithbackgroundinformation/convincing readers of the significance of the currentstudy/winning attention/encourage readingCOMPOSITION1.Researchfieldbackground,nature,scopedefinitions2. Previous researchliterature review and its contributionsweaknesses or limitations in the previous research(gap)3.Presentresearchpurpose,principalfindings,outlineSENTENSESEXPRESSIONSFORREFERENCEIn recent years, there has been a great interest in...It is noteworthythat ... has made progress...In most studies of ..., ...has been emphasized withattentionbeinggivento

ACADEMIC WRITING PART II - INTRODUCTION SECTION II: INTRODUCTION providing readers with background information/ convincing readers of the significance of the current study/winning attention/encourage reading COMPOSITION 1. Research field background, nature, scope definitions 2. Previous research literature review and its contributions weaknesses or limitations in the previous research （gap） 3. Present research purpose,principal findings, outline SENTENSES & EXPRESSIONS FOR REFERENCE In recent years, there has been a great interest in. It is noteworthy that . has made progress. In most studies of ., .has been emphasized with attention being given to

Several researchers have theoretically investigated...Little literature is available on ......pose a problem of considerable interest in manyindustrialapplications.It is important to study...In this paper, .. is discussed (studied, presented,investigated,described,etc.)Theprimarygoal of this researchis...The purpose of this paper (study, thesis, etc.) is ...The emphasis of this paper is to survey...The present study is thereforefocused on...This paper reports on...The present work deals mainly with...BACKGROUNDWRITINGREFERENCESENTENCESIn recent years, there has been a great interestin...It is noteworthy that ... has made progress...In most studies of ..., ...has been emphasized withattention being given to ...Several researchers havetheoreticallyinvestigated...TOPICWRITINGREFERENCESENTENCES

Several researchers have theoretically investigated. Little literature is available on . .pose a problem of considerable interest in many industrial applications. It is important to study. In this paper, . is discussed (studied, presented, investigated, described, etc.) The primary goal of this research is. The purpose of this paper (study, thesis, etc.) is . The emphasis of this paper is to survey. The present study is therefore focused on. This paper reports on. The present work deals mainly with. BACKGROUND WRITING REFERENCE SENTENCES In recent years, there has been a great interest in. It is noteworthy that . has made progress. In most studies of ., .has been emphasized with attention being given to . Several researchers have theoretically investigated. TOPIC WRITING REFERENCE SENTENCES

Itisimportantto study...In this paper,... is discussed (studied, presentedinvestigated,described,etc.)The primarygoal of this researchis...The purpose of this paper (study, thesis, etc.) is ...The emphasis of this paper is to survey..Thepresentstudyisthereforefocusedon..This paper reports on...The present work deals mainly with...Exercise1. The research field:Each person has a particular approach tolearning with which he or she feels mostcomfortable. In other words, students learnmore readily when they process informationin their own natural and preferred ways.Styles give general direction to learningbehavior . Learning styles are general, broadapproaches used to learn a subject. In Reid's(1995) research, learning styles were defined“"individual'snatural,habitualandaspreferred ways of absorbing, processing, and

It is important to study. In this paper, . is discussed (studied, presented, investigated, described, etc.) The primary goal of this research is. The purpose of this paper (study, thesis, etc.) is . The emphasis of this paper is to survey. The present study is therefore focused on. This paper reports on. The present work deals mainly with. Exercise 1. The research field: Each person has a particular approach to learning with which he or she feels most comfortable. In other words, students learn more readily when they process information in their own natural and preferred ways. Styles give general direction to learning behavior . Learning styles are general, broad approaches used to learn a subject. In Reid’s (1995) research, learning styles were defined as “individual's natural, habitual and preferred ways of absorbing, processing, and

retaining new information and skills" (p. 38).Reid (1998) also stated learning styles havebeen used as a focus for assisting students inhigher education to realize their full learningpotential.2. The previous researchTo date, there have been abundant studiesconcerning learning styles from variousthatperspectives. Some studies revealedstudents' learning styles should be taken intoconsideration when designing teachingmethods and teaching syllabuses (Kolb, 1984;Griggs, 1999) while others discovered thatlearning styles vary greatly among learnerswith different language proficiencyorlearning strategies (Davidson, 1990; Dunn,1998).3. The gapDespite so many endeavors made concerninglearning styles, inadequate attention hasbeen paid to theeffects of learning styles onEnglish proficiency development, especially

retaining new information and skills” (p. 38). Reid (1998) also stated learning styles have been used as a focus for assisting students in higher education to realize their full learning potential. 2. The previous research To date, there have been abundant studies concerning learning styles from various perspectives. Some studies revealed that students’ learning styles should be taken into consideration when designing teaching methods and teaching syllabuses (Kolb, 1984; Griggs, 1999) while others discovered that learning styles vary greatly among learners with different language proficiency or learning strategies (Davidson, 1990; Dunn, 1998). 3. The gap Despite so many endeavors made concerning learning styles, inadequate attention has been paid to the effects of learning styles on English proficiency development, especially

inEFLcontexts.4.The presentresearchThe purpose of this study was to determinewhat learning styles adult students prefer inEFL contexts and to what extent learningstylesaffecttheirdevelopment

in EFL contexts. 4. The present research The purpose of this study was to determine what learning styles adult students prefer in EFL contexts and to what extent learning styles affect their development