2005年mini-lecture(1/7)-英语听力

[00:01.07]I think as seniors, you are often required by your instructors [00:05.50]to do some library research on this topic or that. [00:09.02]And, in the end, you have to write a research paper, right? [00:13.09]Then what is writing a research paper like? [00:16.46]How are we going to write one? [00:18.64]What are the steps in producing a research paper and what are the points we need to take care of? [00:24.90]In today's lecture, I'll try to answer these questions. [00:29.30]First of all, what is writing a research paper like? [00:33.61]We may start by comparing it to an ordinary essay, a form of writing you are very familiar with. [00:39.96]Writing a research paper is much like writing an essay. [00:44.37]Both kinds of writing involve many of the same basic steps. [00:49.54]That is choosing a topic, asking questions to define and develop the topic, identifying the audience, [00:57.15]getting raw material to work with, outlining the paper, writing it, and, finally, revising it.