Beginning the Discussion
Middle of the Discussion
Taking Credit For Accomplishments of the Study
Indicating the Novelty of the Study
Noting Similarity in Findings
Noting Differences in Findings
Explaining Why Certain Results Were Obtained
Concluding the Discussion
Discussing Limitations
Possible Applications of the Findings
A Call for Future Studies
Concluding Statement
上面是开始写讨论之前的需要思考的问题,在进行每一部分之前,初级写手需要注意区分结果和讨论的区别:一个主要的区别
The discussion section is that it is characterized by a series of points, rather than facts as in the results section (Swales and Feaks, 2004). These points are interpretive rather than descriptive as in the factual reporting in the results section。
根据以上的区分,我们可以认为讨论就是“解释性的,或者说明性的阐述几个观点”,讨论的另一个显著特点是:
Compared to the results section, it tends to be: more abstract,
general, theoretical, related to the real world, concerned with
practical applications and implications, as well as engaged in dialogue
with the larger field of study (Swales and Feaks, 2004). The discussion section is where you will draw
out, delineate and consolidate the meaning of the results, as well as
tactfully dialogue with the broader community of your field and attempt
to build community consensus on the meaning of your findings (Swales and Feaks, 2004)
以上的表述说明,讨论部分要和研究结果联系起来,作者不能“天马行空”论述一些和自己的研究结果联系不太大,或者是牵强的理论或者观点。和研究结
果的具体,特定,并且量化的特点比较起来,讨论部分应该体现出对研究结果更普遍的注解或者评论,所以讨论中每一个部分往往以陈述作者自己的发现开始:
in general, (over all, on average, by and large, on the whole, etc.) we found that..........
对于整个讨论,或者说讨论的每一个独立的部分,:
it may be helpful to think of the discussion as a story, and like other clear and coherent stories, the discussion has a beginning, middle and end (Zeiger, 1999)。
开始:
In the beginning of the story, you will introduce the reader to your
original purpose, and then name your major findings and present results
that support these findings.
中间部分:
In the middle, you may show how other work supports your findings;
report unexpected results; report on the novelty of the your work;
explain conflicting results; suggest why your results are the way they
are; explain how results of other studies do not agree with your
findings, as well as defending your proposed answer against other
possible answers to your main research question.
最后:
At the end of the story, you may also discuss the limits of the
method and validity of the assumptions as well as describing
applications or implications of your findings.
以上就是很概括的描述了写一个讨论部分需要“keep in mind” 的概念。希望对我们写好英语论文都有点帮助。 |