1, how to determine the topic if you have any ideas?
I believe that in learning, everyone has more or less some ideas and their own interests and exploration directions.
On the basis of this idea, go to HowNet and other websites to check some information and see if anyone has done relevant research. After summarizing the previous research, I polished my original "idea" and made it a "topic selection".
For example, the embryonic form of topic selection in some people's minds is the translation skills used in the French version of A Dream of Red Mansions. First of all, we can look up relevant papers on the translation of A Dream of Red Mansions. At a glance, you will find that the relevant research is mostly limited to a certain kind of vocabulary, such as name translation, idioms, proper nouns and so on.
How to choose the topic of the paper?
At this time, the general ideas in your mind can be further narrowed down, such as narrowing down the translation methods of the names of dishes in the red chamber. Thus, the embryonic form of a topic came out. Next, as long as you discuss it with your tutor again, the topic selection should be no problem!
So in a nutshell, it is the following steps:
Check the information-summarize the relevant research-determine your own research scope-consult the teacher to polish the topic.
2. How to find ideas when there is no idea?
However, some students will say, "I really don't have any ideas, I don't have any ideas ..." In this case, if we follow certain ideas, we can actually catch the light.
First of all, we should be clear about the general direction. This general direction can be determined according to their own interests, future careers, future research direction of graduate tutors and other factors. For French majors, there are usually the following directions: translation, literature, linguistics, culture, sociology, international relations and so on.
Choose generous and backward, and then narrow down the scope.
For example, the choice of literature can be limited to a certain century, a certain genre, a certain writer and a certain work; Linguistics can be selected from phonetics, morphology and syntax. Culture can be considered from all aspects of social life such as food, clothing, housing, transportation and economy. ...
After the angle was determined, the prototype of the topic basically came out. What we have to do at this time is to determine the minimum research scope according to factors such as interest or our own level. For example, after choosing literature, we only need to redefine a scope in the direction of literature, such as Hugo's Les Miserables. The topic can be the study of characters, language style and romantic characteristics.
In short, we should try our best to spread our thinking, check more materials, read more documents and communicate with teachers, and we will definitely choose an interesting and high-quality topic!
3. Misunderstanding of topic selection
Although the topic can be freely played, remember the following misunderstandings! Otherwise, the cry of "I can't write any more" will accompany the whole semester.
First, don't be too innovative. The topic selection needs to be innovative, but not too novel. Because it is very important to summarize the previous research in the paper, all papers need to make a literature review. This part needs to analyze the views of different authors, and then find out the problems and put forward their own views. If the topic of the paper is too original and there is no similar research, it means that this topic has no research value, and you can't find any information to support your point of view, which will bring a lot of trouble in the later stage. Of course, we should also avoid that the topic is too old to come up with new ideas, and finally we can only do repeated research.
Second, the topic of the paper must not be too broad. As mentioned above, the process of topic selection is the process of narrowing from the general direction. If the topic is too broad, the things to be studied will increase accordingly, and in the end, everything will be generalized and nothing will go deep. Therefore, the topic must be "fine"!
Third, don't choose fields that you are not interested in. After all, writing a paper is one of the most important things in the future. If you are not interested in research, it will be a long torture. Interest is the best teacher, this sentence can never be wrong!