Problems and Strategies in Learning to Write a Thesis Proposal: A Study of Six M.A. Students in a TEFL Program  

学写论文提案中的挑战与策略:对六名外语教育专业硕士研究生的个案研究(英文)

作　　者：汪霞[1] 杨鲁新[2] 

机构地区：[1]吉林财经大学公共外语部 [2]北京外国语大学中国外语教育研究中心

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》2012年第3期324-341,382,共19页中国应用语言学（英文）

摘　　要：This study explored how six graduate students of a TEFL （teaching English as a foreign language） program learned to write their MA thesis proposals in English in a graduate course. Multiple sources of evidence were collected, including questionnaires, interviews, classroom observations, and presentation profiles. Data analyses showed that the students encountered difficulties in selecting a research topic, designing the proposal research, grasping the genre of the thesis proposal, and doing a critical literature review, but varied in their attitude toward getting support from their supervisors. By holding discussions with their supervisors, observing their peers＇ presentations on research proposals, and reading relevant literature, they eventually completed the writing of their research proposals.本研究通过问卷调查、访谈、课堂观察及收集课堂展示材料的方法收集数据,探讨了6名英语教育专业研究生学写论文提案的经历,分析了他们在学写论文提案过程中遇到的问题及采用的策略。数据分析显示,学生在选择研究课题、设计研究方案、把握提案写作类型及撰写文献回顾方面有明显困难。此外,在获取导师帮助方面学生也表现出不同的态度和情感。但是,通过与导师讨论、观摩同伴的提案展示、阅读相关文献等对策,6名学生最终完成了各自的论文题案。

关 键 词：graduate students thesis proposal writing coping strategies 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]