How to Write for Assignments and an Introduction

Transcript:How to Write for Assignments and an Introduction:
How to Write for Assignments and an Introduction to Referencing The session will start at 4.30 pm. Please ensure that your speaker/output settings are correct. These slides can be accessed on our website: https://qahighereducation.com/the-ace-team/ Today’s topics Some key aspects of academic style Principles of referencing The ACE Team 2 The ACE Team eapfoundation.com (2013) EAPFOUNDATION.COM ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The ACE Team Academic writing in English has a distinctive style – it is generally formal and uses particular conventions that you need to learn; it can also help you to think more logically and clearly as you work on an assignment. eapfoundation.com (2013) Functions of academic style . The ACE Team 5 To communicate subject matter and arguments clearly and effectively To demonstrate membership of the academic community Study this paragraph. First impressions? The ACE Team How to make people work harder is a topic that lots of people have written about in the last few years. There are lots of different theories etc and I think some of them are ok. When we think about this we should remember the old Chinese proverb, that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. So how do we increase production? It’s quite a complex subject but I’ll just talk about a couple of ideas. 6 Bailey (2015: 138) Name the problems with the style of this paragraph The ACE Team How to make people work harder (1) is a topic that lots of people (2) have written about in the last few years (3). There are lots of (4) different theories etc (5) and I think (6) some of them are ok (7). When we think about this (8) we should remember the old Chinese proverb (9), that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. So how do we increase production? (10) It’s (11) quite a complex subject but I’ll just talk about a couple of ideas (12). Name the problems with the style of this paragraph The ACE Team How to make people work harder (1) is a topic that lots of people (2) have written about in the last few years (3). There are lots of (4) different theories etc (5) and I think (6) some of them are ok (7). When we think about this (8) we should remember the old Chinese proverb (9), that you can lead a horse