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1 Introduction The purpose of this style sheet is to give general instructions about the format and organisation of written assignments at the Department of English. They are based on The Chicago Manual of Style (2003), which is regularly reviewed and updated. Should you need information that is not contained within this guide, please consult the manual. The instructions are formulated for word-processing programs. Where examples of the instructions are provided, they are placed in grey-shaded boxes for easy reference. Note that the guidelines in this style sheet, in particular those concerning the form of references, are those recommended by the Department of English; other departments may require that you follow a different system. For thesis writing, the Department has another guide, which includes information on the title page, abstract page and other structural aspects of theses. This MA thesis guide is available at www.hum.utu.fi/oppiaineet/englanti/studying/. 2 Format 2.1 Font The font for the text must be easily legible and not too small. The recommended font for the main body of the text is 12 points. Headings should be written in a larger font. 2.2 Margins Use a margin of 2.5 cm on all sides of the paper. For MA theses, because they are bound, reserve a wider left margin, maximum 4 cm. 2.3 Line spacing Use 1.5 line-spacing. Never use line spacing 1 or auto spacing. (But cf. below for quotations and examples.) 2.4 Paragraphing Paragraph divisions may be indicated either by leaving a blank line between paragraphs or by indenting the first line of a new paragraph. Exception: if the paragraph follows a section heading, the first line is not indented. 1
3 Organisation of the Text 3.1 Sections and headings The paper should be reasonably divided into sections and, if necessary, subsections. The number of levels depends on the length of the work and the complexity of the subject matter. Please give all sections and subsections a heading and indicate the hierarchical level of the section by numbers (e.g. 2, 2.1, 2.1.1, etc). 3.2 BA and MA theses The sections of a BA and MA thesis should be arranged as follows: Title page Abstract (MA theses only) Table of contents Lists of figures, tables, and abbreviations Body of the text References Appendices Finnish summary (for BA theses, this should be physically separate from the rest of the text) 3.3 Figures and tables If you present facts in the form of figures (i.e. graphics) or tables, they should be numbered (e.g. Table 1, Table 2, etc.) in boldface, with their title in normal font; they are referred to in the text by their numbers (e.g. “See Table 4 for details”). All figures and tables should be self-explanatory: they should be understandable independently, without referring to the text (for instance, abbreviations used in the table should be explained in the legend of the table). Figures and tables should be relevant to your argumentation: the information they present should be discussed in the text. The example below is correct: Original Word Split Word Arbeitnehmer Treibhauseffekt Treibhauseffektgase Linguistic-based Corpus-based Arbeit Nehmer Treib Haus Effekt Treib Haus Effekt Gase 2 Arbeitnehmer Treibhauseffekt Treibhauseffekt Gase Table 2. Examples of splitting German words by English-speaking translation students
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