本书旨在培养不同专业学生的学术论文写作能力，使学生能够了解学术写作的知识，掌握学术写作的章法和技巧，能熟练运用比较、总结、分析等写作方法。本书强调学以致用，突出选材的实用性，构建学术写作的框架，营造语言应用的环境。本书以任务式教学法为主导，把相关的知识和技能分解为不同的任务板块，学生通过完成学习任务达到融会贯通所学知识的目的。全书内容和体例贴近学生的学习实际，每个单元后设置本单元小结和拓展内容，以便学生建立知识结构和延伸学习。

Part I Basic Information about the Academic Writing
Leaning Objectives
General Description of Academic Writing
Types of Academic Writing
Style Features of Academic Writing
Description of Writing Process
Principles of Revision
Unit Summary
Part Ⅱ General Structure of Academic Writing
Unit One Title
Leaning Objectives
General Description of the Title
Types of Titles
Ways of Writing an Effective Title
Unit Summary
Unit Two Abstract
Leaning Objectives
General Description of the Abstract
Types of Abstracts
The Content of the Abstract
The Procedure for Writing an Abstract
Unit Summary
Unit Three Introduction
Leaning Objectives
General Description of the Introduction
The Importance of the Introduction
The Differences Between an Abstract and an Introduction
The Model of the Introduction
The Procedure for Writing an Introduction
Unit Summary
Unit Four Literature Review
Leaning Objectives
General Description of the Literature Review
Types of Literature Reviews
Notes on the Literature Review
The Structure of the Literature Review
The Procedure for Writing the Literature Review
Unit Summary
Unit Five Research Methods and Methodology
Leaning Objectives
General Description of the Methodology
What Type of Research Did You Conduct
How Did You Collect Your Data
How Did You Analyze and Interpret Your Data
Unit Summary
Unit Six Results and Discussion
Leaning Objectives
General Description of the Results and the Discussion
The Differences Between the Results and the Discussion
The Procedure for Writing the Results
The Procedure for Writing thie Discussion
Unit Summary
Unit Seven Conclusion
Leaning Objectives
General Description of the Conclusion
The Content of the Conclusion
The Structure of the Conclusion
The Differences Between the Abstract and the Conclusion
The Procedure for Writing the Conclusion
Unit Summary
Unit Eight References and Acknowledgements
Learning Objectives
General Description of the References
Major Reference Styles
General Description of the Acknowledgements
The Procedure for Writing the Acknowledgements
Unit Summary
Part Ⅲ Selected Readings for Academic Writing
Unit One Selected Reading of Commentary Research Papers
Learning Objectives
General Description of Commentary Research Papers
Selected Reading
Academic Reading Skills
Unit Summary
Unit Two Selected Reading of Informative Research Papers
Learning Objectives
General Description of Informative Research Papers
Selected Reading
Academic Reading Skills
Unit Summary
Unit Three Selected Reading of Comparative Research Papers
Learning Objectives
General Description of Comparative Research Papers
Selected Reading
Academic Reading Skills
Unit Summary
Unit Four Selected Reading of Critical Research Papers
Learning Objectives
General Description of Critical Research Papers
Selected Reading
Academic Reading Skills
Unit Summary
Credits
Bibiography