英语本科阶段的论文答辩主要分为两部分：自我陈述和回答答辩老师问题。明白了什么是答辩之后，下面就是一些前期的准备工作了。
步骤一、自述(用英语完成)：
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先问好，再开始自述，自述时间为5-10分钟，要简明扼要。
Good morning, all appraises committee members.
I am ___ and my supervisor is ___. The title of my paper is____.
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接下来，一般要做一个大概十分钟的presentation 在答辩前可从以下角度去考虑准备答辩：
1、自己为什么选择这个课题? 2、研究这个课题的意义和目的是什么? 3、全文的基本框架、基本结构是如何安排的? 4、全文的各部分之间逻辑关系如何? 5、在研究本课题的过程中，发现了那些不同见解?对这些不同的意见，自己是怎样逐步认识的?又是如何处理的? 6、论文虽未论及，但与其较密切相关的问题还有哪些? 7、还有哪些问题自己还没有搞清楚，在论文中论述得不够透彻? 8、写作论文时立论的主要依据是什么?对以上问题应仔细想一想，必要时要用笔记整理出来，写成发言提纲，在答辩时用。
步骤二、答辩(用英语完成)：
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一般来说，老师会提问与你论文相关的问题。可以是大的方面的：论文的背景知识、写作思路、论文的结构、论文所解决问题的意义等，大约有6-8个问题，时间将持续10-15分钟。对于答辩者来说，首先要听清楚问题，如果没有听清，可以要求老师重复问题(可以说pardon之类的话)。回答时首先要态度好，要切题，而且不要保持沉默，不会时可以表示抱歉。
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常见问题：
(1)关于选题：如Why did you choose this topic for your paper?或Why were you interested in this project?
(2)关于具体部分：
商务方向：SWOT，COSTING，FLOWCHART，RISK，STAKEHOLDER，如 Do you think this point a piece of weakness of the shop?或 Do you think this a necessary activity for the project?
(3)关于背景知识及理论知识：如What does SWOT stand for?(商务)
(4)关于论文存在的问题：如In the last sentence on page … there are some grammatical errors.
(5)关于项目或论文将来的发展：如：商务方向：If possible, will you carry out the project, and if so, do you think it will make profit?
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带一份定稿(要与老师们持有的论文页码一致)，最后要向老师们表示感谢。
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准备Powerpoint文件内容(英文)，内容不要太多，最好在5-10个幻灯片。字号最好是：封面标题44-50;各页标题40-44，正文 24-32。内容最好是提纲式的，不要用长句，也最好不用单词，可以用简单句子或短语。具体内容与上面提出的自述内容一致，这样有利于自述。格式一般是：封面(题目和姓名)-目录-各方面内容-结束页(可以表示感谢)。
附录一：常见问题
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论文答辩是学生学习结束时必不可少的一个环节。其目的是考查学生：
1.能否听懂并正确理解老师提问的主旨; 2.答辩是否深刻、有力和流畅; 3.对论文观点阐述得是否透彻; 4.是否了解与论文有关的知识。 学生通过积极准备论文答辩不仅可以增长知识，温故知新，而且可以拓宽和加深专业知识，提高自己的能力。
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一些简单可行的实例供学生参考： 考官开头常问的一些问题：
1.W ill you please give US a self-introduction? 有些学生可能由于紧张没听清问题便开始背诵论文的内容，结果造成答非所问。
2.Give US a presentation of your thesis.有些学生一听到‘thesis’便详细而又不理解地背诵其论文内容，在被打断之后便不知该说什么。其实，考官只是想知道你对论文的总体了解，让你简单阐明自己论文的内容与观点。
3.Why do you choose such a theme?/W hat do you want the reader get from your thesis? 对于这个问题，你可以谈谈你的喜好，你想要读者从中得到什么。
4.W hat is the uniqueness of your point of view? 对于这个问题，你可以谈谈你的观点与他人不同之处及原因。这就要求你有相关知识。
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下面以一篇论文为例来说明考官从哪些方面来提问。
1.In your essay there is a sentence："With the development of economics，it is necessary for the countries all over the world to communication with each other.”Is there anything wrong with this sentence? Or "Another major difference in western countries，There is related to the traditional culture and religious belief marriage is generally related to them.”W hat is the meaning of this sentence?
考官问这一问题，是因为你的句子有明显的语法错误。提醒你应该弄明白句子的基本语法，写论文时应该认真细致。如果是笔误，你应该马上发现此句中的错误之处。 economics应是economy，to communication with each other 应是 to communicate with each other,另一个句子应该是 Another major difference in the western marriage is related to their traditional culture and religious belief
2.You say "I believe that after some years there will be no difference in nation, color of skin, culture and language.” Is it possible? Can people all over the world live in the same nation and have the same color of skin，the same culture and language?
这一问题是考查你头脑是否清楚。全世界的人怎么能是同一肤色，讲同一种语言呢?事实上，你没能正确地表达你的意思。你要表达的意思应该是：As there will be more communication and cultural exchanges between peoples all over the world，people will understand each other better and there will be some changes in their culture and customs.
3.Do people in America throw rice to the newly wed couple at the wedding ceremony? Do you have any evidence?
提出这一问题是考查你的相关知识。既然把它作为论文来研究，必然要了解很多相关的知识，而且一定有论据来支持你的观点。为使论文有说服力，写论文时应阅读大量相关书籍。 4.You have mentioned the Traditional Chinese Wedding.Does it only belong to Chinese minor ethnic group or to the general?
这一问题是考查你在利用某种素材时是否认真思考过。你所描述的应该是中国普遍的婚俗而不是某一地区、某一少数民族的婚俗，因为中国有很多少数民族，而他们有着自己很独特的婚俗。
5.In your essay you described both the traditional and the modern wedding in English speaking countries, esp，U.S.and Britain.Why not the modem wedding in China?
你的论文的目的应该是促进全球文化交流，但你仅仅描述一种在中国少见的婚俗，却大量描述了西方的传统和现代的婚俗，这在结构上失衡，还会误导读者，不仅起不到全球文化交流的作用，还会使人们对中国文化产生误解。这里只是就一篇论文为例，来直观地说明在写论文和答辩时应该注意的事项，大家可以举一反三。
附录二：范文两篇
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Good morning, all appraiser committee members. I am **** and my supervisor is ***. With her constant encouragement and guidance, I have finished my paper. Now, it is the show time. I will present my efforts to you and welcome any correction.
The title of my paper is On Transformation of Parts of Speech in Translation. I choose this as my topic due to the following reasons. Different languages have different standards to distinguish parts of speech. Each language has its own special structure. And there are no equivalent parts of speech between different languages. In order to make the target version more idiomatic and standard, the transformation of parts of speech is always used by translators. So the transformation of parts of speech is playing a more important role in English to Chinese based on different characteristics of English and Chinese. For the above facts, I select the subject of“On Transformation of parts of speech”as the title of my paper.
I hope by studying this topic we can know the importance of the transformation of parts of speech in English to Chinese translation. Through transformation, we can get the better version and improve the translation skills.
The way of thinking and expressing is quite different between Chinese and English. English is a kind of static languages which tends to use more nouns. While Chinese is a dynamic one in which verbs are often used.
So when we make translation in English to Chinese, we should know this point and shift the parts of speech.
Next, it is an outline of my paper. In the main part of this paper, I divide it into five parts.Part one presents an introduction to the basic concepts of parts of speech and transformation.Part two discusses the definition of translation and emphasizes the importance of transformation of parts of speech in the course of translation.Part three gives four basic ways of transformation of parts of speech through illustrative examples. There are transformed English words into Chinese verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.Part four presents some problems about transformation and gives some advise to solve the problems. Part five draws some conclusions that transformation between parts of speech is necessary for us to achieve good translation. It is demonstrated that we can have a good master of transformation and improve the translation. In addition, we must continuously study and explore in all kinds of translation practices.
OK! That is all. Thank you! Please ask questions.
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Good evening, all the appraiser committee members. I come from HUST, majoring in foreign linguistics and applied linguistics. I am *** and my supervisor is prof.***. With her sincere and intellectual guidance, for nearly one whole year's hard work, I have finished my paper. Finally, it is the show time. This evening I will present my efforts to you all and I gratefully welcome any correction.
The title of my paper is A Study of the Causes of the Gothic Style in A Rose for Emily from a Feminist Perspective. I choose this as my topic due to the following reasons. Firstly, I am fond of literature works , especially gothic literature works. Secondly, I am quite familiar with this short story as this is one of the texts in our intensive teaching course and I have taught this text for more than 3 times . Last but not the least ,as a female , I am keen on the study of feminism. For the above facts, I select the subject of A Study of the Causes of the Gothic Style in A Rose for Emily from a Feminist Perspective as the title of my paper.
I hope by studying this short story we can know more about American southern women in certain history and culture and more importantly help women in modern society get a deeper understanding about ourselves ,help us raise our independence and confidence and show more concern for our mental health.
Next , I will present it to you. Here is an outline of my presentation. They are literature review, gothic tradition , the gothic style in the story and the causes of the gothic style .
This paper consists of six parts. Part one presents an introduction to the author William Faulkner and A Rose for Emily by pointing out the purpose and significance of this study. Part two is literature review which introduces the relevant research about this novel at home and abroad and then points out the theoretical basis and methods. Part three gives a timeline of the gothic tradition in literature and explains the main characteristics of gothic works. Part four explains the three aspects of the gothic style in the novel，that is, the death theme, grotesque characters and mystic atmosphere. Part five then explains in detail the causes of the gothic style in this novel: patriarchal oppression, the myth of southern ladyhood and Emily’s attitude towards love. Finally, in the conclusion, the author summarizes the previous parts and emphasizes the significance of the argument of the thesis again.
Ok, that's all. Now you may raise your questions ! I am ready! Thank you
注意事项
1.在平时的学习过程中必须注意提高自己的听说能力。
2.答辩前应做好充分的准备，最重要的是熟悉论文的内容及自己的观点。这一点十分重要，如果不熟悉论文的内容及自己的观点，答辩时很难自圆其说
3.要有自信心。当然，自信来自事先的充分准备。