1. Scientific English Writing Section Ⅹ

2. Part Ⅱ Paper Writing SectionⅠ. The composition of an Academic Paper
Ⅰ . The title
1. Features:
① brief & clear
② attractive
① noun phrase
② gerundial phrase
③ on-phrase
By using
An Extended Definition of Linearity
Actual Noise Measure of Linear Amplifiers

3. 2. Rules for the capitalization of Letter:
a. Only the first letter of the title is capitalized.
b. The first letter of the title and the first letter of each notional word of the title are capitalized.

4. Ⅱ . The author’s name Full name:
given name + middle name + family name
( + membership in some learned society)
王志明
Wang Zhiming;
WANG Zhiming;
Wang, Zhiming;
eg.
R. K. Benton, Senior Member, IEEE
Li, Jiandong, Senior Member, IEEE

5. Ⅲ . The institution with which the author is associated
just put below the author’s name
put in the footnote on the first page of the paper
The author is with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an , China

6. Ⅳ .The abstract / summary
1. Features
① brief & clear
② give prominence to the key points
③ Below it there are 3-8 key words
*Ⅴ .The contents of the paper
Subtitles & page numbers
Ⅵ .The text
*Ⅶ .The biography of the author

7. Section II. Abstract writing
Ⅰ. Requirement: Sentences  Correct in grammar
Ⅱ. How to make sentences standard to natives
1. Passive voice
I, you ╳
one
people √
“人们” “大家” ╳

8. Something is presented/ proposed/ introduced / proved (in this paper)
eg. ①本文提出/介绍/讨论 ··· ···
√ √
Something is presented/ proposed/ introduced / proved (in this paper)
( Passive) √
This paper presents … … ╳
I present … in this paper.
② 这是一个人们感兴趣的问题
③ “我”“我们” ─> the author(s)

9. Simple present > simple future & present perfect
2. Tenses
Simple present > simple future & present perfect
> Simple past & present progressive
eg. ①最后作者举例说明了IC的应用。
Finally, the applications of IC are illustrated with examples.
② ··· ··· 被广泛地应用于 ··· ···
… has been widely used in …
… has found wide use in …

10. 3. Idiomatic expressions, set patterns
eg. ① ··· 与 ··· 相吻合
A agrees with B
 A is in good agreement with B
The results obtained are in good agreement with the calculated values.
② 本文重点讲述了···
Emphasis is put on …
③ 这是一个与···有关的问题 ……
This is a problem
concerned with / related to
concerning / dealing with

11. 4. Vocabulary in paper writing
⑴ Tend to use big words instead of common words
approximately  about
caution  care
purchase  buy
utilize / employ  use
inquire  ask
commence  begin
eventually  in the end
whereby  by which

12. ⑵ Tend to use formal verbs instead of phrasal verbs
maintain  keep up
extinguish  put out
consume  use up
perform  carry out
encounter  come across

13. (3) Tend to use pre-modifiers instead of post-modifiers
< compound adjectives >
a U-shaped magnet
a fast-growing industry
a newly-built laboratory
(4) Seldom use short forms of words
(5) Tend to use nouns instead of verbs to express actions
(6) Use a different word from that in the Chinese language in some cases

14. Assignment:
P I -1
P II-1