英文生物医学论文写作特点与学习策略探析

Exploration on writing features and learning strategies of English biomedical research papers

用学术英语(English for academic purposes,EAP)撰写并发表论文是我国医学研究生应具备的一项基本素质。面对这一挑战,医学研究生需适应从外语到局部的二语环境、从应试到应用写作的转变;并把握英文生物医学论文的特点,包括以应用为导向、以清楚简洁为语言使用标准、以特定的语类规则组织篇章、以交际目标完成情况为评价标准等。进而根据这些特点选择符合语体特征的词,确保句子结构与逻辑一致,做到段落连贯、一个段落一个中心思想,以及确保篇章结构符合语体规范与格式,从而切实有效地提高英文生物医学论文写作能力。

Writing and publishing biomedical research papers in English for academic purposes(EAP)has become an essential requirement for medical postgraduates in China.To face this challenge,medical postgraduates need adapt themselves to the local environment of English as a second language and the transformation from writing for examinations to writing for application.This change determines the features of biomedical research papers,including being application-oriented,using clear and concise language,organizing the discourse by specific genre rules,and assessing the quality according to the completion of communicative purposes.Based on these features,students can exploit the learning strategies of choosing a word suited for the style,structuring a sentence according to the logic,creating a paragraph of continuity and one main idea,and composing the discourse in line with the genre.These strategies may help medical postgraduates effectively improve their ability to write biomedical research papers in English.