前言
本教材专为高等院校经管类专业学生量身定制，旨在帮助学生掌握经管学科学术论文的语篇特点、文体风格与规范，提高英语学术论文的阅读、写作能力，并为撰写符合国际规范的英文学术论文奠定坚实的语言基础。
在编写过程中，我们始终坚持以下三大原则：
一，基于教学实践，注重便捷实用：本教材的框架与内容源于编写团队多年的学术英语教学实践。充分考虑课堂教学的实际需求，在内容的组织与展示形式上力求清晰、直观，便于教师组织教学活动和学生进行课堂学习与课后练习。
二，选材学科化，输入真实化：教材的阅读素材均选自近六年在经管类权威国际期刊上发表的实证研究论文（即research article，本书中缩写为RA）。这些原汁原味的语料不仅确保了语言输入的真实性，同时鲜明的学科特性使学生能够直接接触和熟悉本学科的学术话语体系。
三，例证驱动，任务巩固：本教材注重在具体语境中讲解学术阅读与写作的知识与技能。每个知识点均配有对来自真实论文例证的阐释，力求直观易懂。同时设计了多样化的学习任务，引导学生在实践中内化和巩固所学知识，实现从理解到应用的转化。
本书框架
本书整体结构以经管类实证论文的标准组织结构为线索，共分为八个单元：第一单元概述学术英语文本的基本特征；第二至第八单元则依次深入讲解论文的各个组成部分——题目、摘要和关键词、前言、文献综述、研究方法、研究结果、讨论和结论、致谢和参考文献。
每个单元均包含以下三个核心部分，以支持系统的学习流程：
●单元伊始，明确列出学习目标并对单元核心知识进行概括，帮助学生建立学习预期。
●Section A：聚焦单元主题的知识讲解与例证。系统讲解相关的阅读与写作技巧，并辅以对大量选自RA例证的分析，引导学生深入理解。
●Section B：拓展阅读与思考。提供与单元主题相关的RA节选作为阅读素材。同时，阅读前设置的思考题旨在引导学生有目的地阅读，有效巩固Section A所学的学术知识。
●Section C：任务驱动与应用。设置多样化的学习任务，鼓励学生综合运用本单元所学的知识与技能，从而实现知识的深化与内化。
由于编者水平所限，教材中难免存在疏漏与不足之处，恳请使用本教材的广大师生不吝赐教，提出宝贵意见，以便我们今后不断完善。在本教材的出版过程中，对外经济贸易大学出版社的编辑们付出了辛勤劳动，在此深表谢意。本书的编写出版得到了北京科技大学教务处教材建设经费的资助以及全程支持，在此一并致以诚挚的感谢。
Unit 1 Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Overview
Section A Understanding Academic Writing
A1 Key Characteristics of Academic Writing
A1.1 Formality
A1.2 Objectivity
A1.3 Clarity and precision
A1.4 Citation and referencing
A2 Structure of Research Articles
Section B Reading Academic Texts
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks
Unit 2 Titles and Authors
Overview
Section A Understanding Titles and Authors
A1 Titles
A1.1 Single titles vs. compound titles
A1.2 Content of titles
A1.3 Major grammatical structures of titles
A1.4 Language features of titles
A1.5 Steps to write an RA title
A2 Authors
A2.1 Authorship standards
A2.2 Affiliations
Section B Reading Titles and Authors
B1 Reading Titles
B2 Reading Authors
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks
Unit 3 Abstract and Keywords
Overview
Section A Understanding Abstract and Keywords
A1 Abstract
A1.1 Structured vs. unstructured Abstract
A1.2 Content of Abstract
A1.3 Language features of Abstract
A1.4 Steps to write an Abstract
A2 Keywords
A2.1 Using keywords effectively
A2.2 Crafting keywords for an RA
Section B Reading Abstract
B1 Structured Abstract
B2 Unstructured Abstract
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks
Unit 4 Introduction
Overview
Section A Understanding Introduction
A1 Structure and Content of Introduction
A2 Language Features of Introduction
A2.1 Tenses
A2.2 Signal expressions
A3 Steps to Write Introduction
Section B Reading Introduction
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks
Unit 5 Literature Review
Overview
Section A Understanding Literature Review
A1 Structure of Literature Review
A2 Organizational Patterns of Literature Review
A2.1 Thematic approach
A2.2 Chronological approach
A2.3 A mix of thematic and chronological approaches
A3 Language Features of Literature Review
A3.1 Reporting verbs
A3.2 Linking devices
A3.3 Hedging language
A4 Steps to Write Literature Review
Section B Reading Literature Review
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks
Unit 6 Methods and Results
Overview
Section A Understanding Methods and Results
A1 Methods
A1.1 Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches
A1.2 Structure of Methods
A1.3 Language features of Methods
A1.4 Steps to write Methods
A2 Results
A2.1 Structure of Results
A2.2 Language features of Results
A2.3 Steps to write Results
Section B Reading Methods and Results
B1 Methods
B2 Results
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks
Unit 7 Discussion and Conclusion
Overview
Section A Understanding Discussion and Conclusion
A1 Discussion
A1.1 Components of Discussion
A1.2 Language features of Discussion
A1.3 Steps to write Discussion
A2 Conclusion
Section B Reading Discussion and Conclusion
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks
Unit 8 Acknowledgments and References
Overview
Section A Understanding Acknowledgments and References
A1 Acknowledgments
A1.1 Structure of Acknowledgments
A1.2 Language features of Acknowledgments
A2 References
A2.1 Parenthetical citation vs. narrative citation in APA Style
A2.2 Reference list in APA Style
A2.3 Quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing
Section B Reading Acknowledgments and References
B1 Acknowledgments
B2 References
Section C Reading and Writing Tasks