Writing a dissertation without ideas, then you can write your own dissertation through imitation
For the academic novice, the paper does not know how to write, the writing skills are relatively poor, then we can learn from and imitate, but not enough to copy the data and conclusions of other papers, but to imitate the structure of the paper and the structure of the discourse. So how do we imitate?
1. Before imitating, find a direction and define what to write about
According to your own research field, make it clear what you want to write about, so that you can find excellent papers to imitate, and make sure that your own topic will not run away when you are writing a paper.
2. Find two or three high-quality articles
The high quality here refers to the structure of the article, writing, etc. Not all published articles are of high quality.
Not all published articles are of high quality, and you don’t necessarily need to look for literature on the same topic, but on similar topics.
3. Carefully study the structure and writing style of these high-quality articles.
The purpose of careful study is to familiarise yourself with the ‘rules of the game’. Different parts of the writing order is similar, and even the length of different parts are similar, about how many words in the introduction, how to write; theory review to be how long, what structure, etc., many are very similar. At the same time, when you study these articles, you can consider the strengths and weaknesses of each article. Learning what each article is good at will make your essay better.
