学术英语写作不仅是语言认知技能的习得，更是一种社会文化适应能力，一种涉及思维、学科文化、意义建构、身份和权力等的学术实践能力。本书基于系统功能语言学(SFL)和书面话语的互动理论，对英语国家工科研究生和中国工科研究生英语学术论文中的互动进行了对比研究，从两组论文的组织结构、学术观点的提出和读者介入三个方面，考察作者的学术背景、语言策略、语言特点，以及对特定学科话语建构和知识交流的认识与理解，从中发现我国研究生英语学术论文写作中存在的问题，探索提升学术论文写作水平的内容与途径。本书可供从事研究生学术英语写作教学与写作学习的广大师生参考使用。

Chapter One Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Objectives of the Study
1.3 Significance of the Study
1.4 Contributions
1.5 Layout of the Study
Chapter Two Interaction as a Realization of Interpersonal Meaning
2.1 SFL's Theory of Function of Language
2.1.1 Language as Social Semiotic
2.1.2 Metafunctions of Language
2.1.3 Interpersonal Meaning of Language
2.2 Interaction in Written Discourse
2.2.1 An Overview of Interaction in Written Discourse
2.2.2 Information-oriented Approach to Interaction
2.2.3 Function-oriented Approach to Interaction
Chapter Three Academic Discourse as a Social Interaction
3.1 Concepts and Terminologies
3.1.1 Academic Discourse
3.1.2 Discourse Community
3.1.3 Academic Writing
3.2 Interaction in Academic Discourse
3.2.1 Rhetoric of Science and Subjectivity
3.2.2 Interaction and Social Construction of Knowledge
3.2.3 Interaction and Academic Persuasion
3.3 Metadiscourse as a Realization of Academic Interaction
3.3.1 The Concept of Metadiscourse
3.3.2 Metadiscourse Resources in RAs
3.3.3 Metadiscourse Strategies and Realization of Interaction in RAs
Chapter Four A Study of Interaction in RAs by Chinese Engineering Graduate Students...
4.1 Research Design
4.2 Theoretical Foundations
4.3 Data Collections
4.4 Research Questions
4.5 Research Hypotheses
4.6 Research Variables
4.7 Methods of Analysis
4.7.1 Approaches
4.7.2 Analytical Framework
4.7.3 Analytical Procedure
Chapter Five Results and Discussions
5.1 General Results
5.2 Preferences and Distributions of Interactive Resources
5.3 Preferences and Distributions of Interactional Resources
5.3.1 Expressing Stance: Preferences and Distributions
5.3.2 Expressing Engagement: Preferences and Distributions
5.4 Discussions
5.4.1 Cultural Variations of Composition and Rhetoric Traditions
5.4.2 Different University Education
5.5 Responses to Research Questions
Chapter Six Conclusions and Pedagogical Implications
6.1 Conclusions
6.2 Pedagogical Implications
6.2.1 Constructing a Cross-cultural Understanding of RA Writing
6.2.2 Awareness-raising of Interpersonal Choices
6.2.3 Acculturating Students into Academic Discourse Practices
6.2.4 Shifting Focus from Rhetoric to Contrastive Rhetoric
6.3 Suggestions for Future Research
6.4 Limitations
APPENDix I Abbreviations
Appendix II Sample Interview Questions
Bibliography