Proper topic selection is the first step to ensure the success of graduates' thesis writing. A good topic selection can not only benefit the author. But also arouse readers' interest. There are many requirements for proper topic selection, among which keen intuition and high academic accomplishment are two important factors to ensure a good topic selection. Beginners can start with preparation. Draw up a topic and make a feasibility analysis. Find literature and other aspects. In addition, we must understand the composition and format requirements of the paper writing and pursue the originality of the paper writing.

Proper topic selection is the first step to ensure the success of graduates' thesis writing. A good topic selection can not only benefit the author. But also can arouse the interest of readers. Proper topic selection requires the author to have keen intuition, high academic accomplishment and rich experience. In addition, it is also very important to understand the relevant format requirements and components of paper writing and pursue the originality of paper writing.

1. Preparation

First of all, the author should browse or read a lot of articles published in various journals and academic authoritative publications in recent years. Such as China Foreign Languages. Foreign language, modern foreign language, China translation, language and translation, language teaching and research, foreign language and foreign language teaching, foreign language telephone teaching, English teaching and research in normal universities, foreign language teaching and research in basic education, foreign language teaching and research in primary and secondary schools, foreign language teaching in primary and secondary schools, etc. Through extensive reading, I can understand the current academic frontier and the latest trends in scientific research. At the same time, it is necessary to find out the field of interest and its research status. Such as: completed topics in this field, research methods and means adopted, research depth, main findings in this field and possible problems or gaps. In order to help graduates choose topics, the School of Foreign Languages of Chifeng University organized some teachers in 26 to provide direction and suggestions for the 3 graduates of the English Department of this college. The following are some of the topics:

1) Direction of teaching method: 1. Research and attempt to cultivate students' divergent thinking in teaching. 2. On the role of demand analysis in autonomous learning mode. 3. Cultivate students' sense of cooperation in English learning group activities. 4. Cultural infiltration and cultivation in middle school English teaching. 5. Necessary qualities of English teachers in modern middle schools. 6. How to infiltrate moral education into English teaching. 7. Classroom questioning skills in junior high school English. 8. The influence of teachers' beliefs on teaching. 9. The application of communicative approach in grammar teaching. 1. The significance and methods of developing "English Corner" in middle schools.

2) Direction of British and American literature: 1. On A Farewell. The anti-war theme of Arms. 2. On heroism in The Old Man and the Sea. 3. Huckleberry Finn's democratic spirit. 4. Comparison between Imagist Poetry and China's Ancient Poems. 5. Talk about the * * understanding of Shakespeare's tragic characters. 6. Shaping female roles in Shakespeare's plays. 7. Analysis of the theme of Paradise Lost. 8. Talking about the formation history of sentimentalism. 9. The artistic value of "Jane Eyre". 1. Swift's satirical art.

3) Translation direction: 1. On the alienation and domestication of cultural factors in translation. 2. Characteristics and translation of brand names 3. Translation of movie titles 4. Translation of Chinese-English public signs 5. English news headlines and their translation 6. Loss and distortion of cultural images in translation 7. On deformation and seeking trust in Chinese-English translation from a cultural perspective 8. Context in literary translation 9. Transformation of different social and cultural information in Chinese-English translation 1. Functional equivalence in the translation of English and Chinese idioms from the perspective of social semiotics.

4) Writing direction: 1. Transfer of Chinese thematic sentence patterns in English writing. 2. Comparison of sentence expressions between English and Chinese. 3. Comparison of English writing discourse structure. 4. Analysis and countermeasures of mother tongue transfer in English written expression. 5. The correlation between reading skills and writing ability. 6. Different tendencies of English rhetoric. 7. A comparison between English and Chinese nominal body metaphors. 8. Rhetorical features of English and Chinese advertising puns. 9. Cross-cultural differences between Chinese disyllabic and English alliteration. 1. The influence of thinking differences between English and Chinese on China students' English writing and the countermeasures. In addition, there are many topics in six directions, such as linguistics, Britain, America and culture, for students' reference to help them write their graduation thesis well.

2. Draw up the topic and make a feasibility analysis

By reading the literature, the author will get some inspiration. Combined with the direction and suggestions provided, you can draw up your own research topics of interest. What needs attention at this time is that the topic you have drawn up should have certain research value or reflect the frontier development of this subject. Such as. A cognitive study on the structural differences between Chinese and English double objects. "A Syntactic Study of English Double Object Structure". "The influence of English and Chinese vocabulary concept differences on second language vocabulary acquisition" and so on. But drawing up a good topic is only an ideal of research, and whether it can be completed on time is crucial. Otherwise, it will not only waste time, but also lose confidence. Therefore, we must make an in-depth investigation and analysis of the feasibility of this paper from the following aspects. First of all, we must estimate the time needed to complete the paper. If the time required for this topic is far beyond one semester, you should seriously consider whether it is suitable for you. Because the longer the project takes, the easier it is for the author to lose patience and interest, and it is also difficult to finish the task on time. Secondly, it is necessary to carefully analyze whether the topic proposed by the research is appropriate. It is not advisable to have too many topics and tasks. Such as "Research on College English Teaching Reform". "Research on College Students' English Learning Strategies". Topics such as "Research on English Writing and Rhetoric Teaching Strategies" are too big. There is too much coverage. Because complicated topics are often difficult to highlight the focus of research, but also make the articles written messy. Graduation thesis is one of the important ways to show college students' learning ability and research ability. Therefore, we must strictly control this level. Start small, see big from small, and dig deep. And make some innovations. Finally. The problems of manpower, material resources and financial resources needed to complete the paper are also problems that the author should consider in advance. The so-called sharpening the knife does not miss the woodcutter. Take the topic selection in writing seriously. Grasping this level well plays a vital role in the completion of later thesis writing.

3. Components and requirements of the paper

A research paper should include the following components:

1) Chinese and English titles. A paper must have a title in both Chinese and English, and attention must be paid to the consistency of its expression. For example, a study of the correlation between receptive skills and productive skills in English learning. If you translate "in English learning" into (A study of the correlation between receptive skills and productive skills in English learning). English topics are not concise and neat, and even cause misunderstanding. Because "in English learning" in Chinese generally refers to the learning process of English learners, and English in English learning is easy to understand as receptive skills and productive skills, or even the correlation or study phrase. Express learning activities in a narrow sense.

2) Chinese and English abstracts. We must also pay attention to the consistency of Chinese and English abstracts. Generally speaking, the abstract of a paper requires 15-2 words to summarize the main ideas, viewpoints and findings of the full text.

3) the composition of the text. There are some differences in the composition of the text. Usually in empirical research papers, the text often contains the following parts: introduction, introduction. Introduction or introduction is the background and reason of this research. By summarizing, analyzing and criticizing important documents, we can find out the problems to be studied. Theoretical framework and background. The theoretical framework or background is mainly to briefly describe the background of this study, such as formal grammar or functional grammar, second language acquisition based on UG or psycholinguistic background. Research methods. The research method is a description of the research purpose, research object, research tools and research procedures. Data collection and analysis. Data collection and analysis includes the steps of collecting data, the methods of analyzing data and the obtained data. Or use concise and objective words, diagrams, tables, etc. to display key data. Results and discussion. It uses data to prove the viewpoints and assumptions put forward in the article, and further analyzes the meaning of the data obtained in this study by combining the relevant research results and findings of others. State facts, infer relationships, etc. Conclusion. The conclusion is to summarize the main points of the full-text argument, point out the limitations of the research and possible research problems and directions.

4) literature. In this part, it should be noted that the literature appearing in the article must be written in the reference, and the literature that does not appear in the article cannot be placed in the reference. In addition, the sources of literature can be various and multi-channel. It can be domestic periodicals, magazines and books. It can also be foreign. In addition, some documents issued by the Ministry of Education can also be used as reference. At the same time, we can also go online to search for the latest information we need.

There are many requirements for thesis writing, among which the following points must be paid attention to:

1) Use less subjective evaluation words such as "I think" and "well-known". Don't use quotations without indicating the source. Such as "someone said", "a famous linguist once discussed", "functional linguistics thinks", "twenty years of second language acquisition research history shows" and so on.

2) we need to borrow from others. But you can't eat it alive. Piece together.

3) Pay attention to the brevity of the article. Quotations that have no effect on the development of the theme of the article are resolutely not used.

4) Distinguish between direct reference and indirect reference. Direct quotation from first-hand information: if the quoted content is exactly the same as the original text. Use quotation marks and indicate the source and page number. Indirect quotation from first-hand information: if it is to summarize other people's views. Explanatory quotations from other people's achievements do not need quotation marks and do not need to indicate the source. Indirect citation of second-hand materials: If you find that another author B cited by someone A also has a point of view worthy of citation when reading his literature, the way of citation is: B(1989) once pointed out that ... F was quoted from A 19951. It is required here that both A and B must appear in the references.

5) Avoid unintentional plagiarism. Sometimes, the author uses the ideas and theories he learned from a book in his writing and ignores its source. This leads to unintentional plagiarism. Such as "the distinction between language and language ability and language use ...". This widely quoted view is not common sense. But Chomsky's famous point of view (19651), so we must look up the original text. Indicate the source.

6) On the premise of not plagiarizing, we encourage beginners to imitate the format and writing style of relevant important documents.

7) Don't put forward opinions that are insufficient and taken for granted. There is no need for bluffing expressions such as "I/the author thinks" and "most researchers will agree with this view".

8) Any point of view must have a source or be proved by the author. For example, "with the progress of the sentence, each clause will provide some new information to help readers build and integrate a gradually complete cognitive world in their minds." How to prove such a view is a very difficult problem.

4. Pursuing the originality of thesis writing

Originality is the goal pursued by scientific research, and it is also what every college student who wants to write a thesis must understand. Generally speaking. The original content of comprehensive articles is less, mostly introducing others' arguments, and a few contents are the author's analysis and opinions. The summary article is suitable for introducing important schools, important figures and important works abroad. Review articles can be divided into big review articles and small review articles. The former covers a period of historical theoretical development, while the latter is limited to someone's theoretical research at a certain stage. To write a comprehensive article, you must introduce theories that others have not introduced. At present, there are many such articles in China, and most of the summary articles are "describing and ignoring". The original content of critical expositions is more or less. Its original part is based on the criticism of relevant theories, and its new ideas must be well-argued, clear-cut and logical. Empirical articles are the most original. It is generally a new view based on the shortcomings in previous studies and proved. Among them, empirical articles can be divided into:

1) Analytical/inferential empirical: based on linguistic facts and their analysis, emphasizing linguistic facts and analytical tools. For example, compare the similarities and differences between English and Chinese double-object structures and their generating mechanisms.

2) experimental demonstration: according to the deficiency of previous research, put forward new ideas or assumptions, design experimental methods, control related variables, collect and analyze effective data, and prove the assumptions put forward in this article with the results of data analysis. For example, the influence of new words in the paraphrase text on vocabulary acquisition.

3) Investigative demonstration: It is a questionnaire designed according to the questions raised by previous studies to explore the regular characteristics of the respondents in a certain aspect. For example, to investigate the teaching methods actually used by college teachers at present and their reasons, among which investigative evidence can be divided into qualitative and quantitative categories. Empirical research is to prove an intuitive conclusion through complex demonstration process, experimental process and data analysis. For example, reading training can promote writing ability. Beginners should imitate the methods of argumentation, research and writing of famous scholars at home and abroad, and gradually improve their writing level.

In short, the appropriate topic selection is directly related to the success of graduation thesis writing. At the same time, it is also necessary to understand the composition and format requirements of the paper writing and pursue the originality of the paper. As long as the author does a good job in preparation, strictly selects and fully demonstrates, and treats it with a scientific and rigorous attitude. You will be able to write a high-quality graduation thesis with high level and certain academic research value.