A template for thesis proposal
(Translation
Studies / Bilingual Lexicography)
Department of
English, School of Foreign Studies,
南京大学外国语学院英语系
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年级 |
二年级 |
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1. Specific topic of research
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2. Significance of the topic (the rationale for your proposed research)
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3. Existing research on this topic (literature review)
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4. Specific, real questions existing research does not answer (or does not answer adequately) but you attempt to answer. Also, state if these are definition, basic data, descriptive, or causes-and-effects questions and what you have done to avoid “reinventing the wheel” in your proposed study.
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5. Your tentative answer to the questions (your hypothesis): interpretive, descriptive, explanatory, or predicative? How will you operationalize your hypothesis so that it can be tested (e.g. by measuring its key concepts)? If your hypothesis is an interpretive one, does it have testable consequences?
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6. Methods by which you will obtain and analyze your evidence: What theoretical model will you use? Do you propose to conduct conceptual research, empirical research, or applied research? If you opt for empirical research, what specific kind(s) of empirical research (naturalistic, experimental, qualitative, quantitative?) will you do and what specific empirical research method(s) (case study, corpus study, survey, historical/archival study, etc.) will you use?
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7. Evidence you will use or expect to find. Are they textual or contextual? Why do you think your evidence supports your hypothesis?
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8. Preliminary findings (Give one example, e.g. variables you’ve identified and patterns or regularities you’ve found in your pilot study.)
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9. Major references |
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10. The timetable for your research
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导师签名 (1) |
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日期 |
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导师签名 (2) |
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日期 |
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