The Test and the Lecture About Note Taking

Dear Student,

I would like to draw your attention to the following three issues:

1. Academic Reading and Writing 1 course students will write a test this week. The test will be basically related to the academic vocabulary that we revised and practised in class. In addition, there will be a few questions about research, plagiarism, vocabulary and essay writing (there was a PowerPoint presentation in class; see information in 2. - given below). To make your test more successful, I strongly advise you to study the vocabulary in some of the situations and sentence examples that are given below (click on each word and study the sentences; each word description and sentence examples will open in a new page; please note that you will be required to write your own sentences during the test):

confidential

confidentially 

confidentiality

confide 

confidently 

considerably 

considerable

consider 

accomplishment

accomplish

accomplished

demonstrative 

demonstration 

demonstrate 

selective 

selection

selected

maintenance

maintain

appreciation

appreciated

consideration

exaggerate

exaggeration

punctuality

punctual

professionalism 

professionally

professional

researchable

research

disagree

disagreement

boredom

attentive


2. Please reflect on the following issues of academic writing and find answers to the questions that are given below.

Academic writing is structured research produced in written form by scholars for other scholars. 

Forms of Academic Writing:
Essay
Research Paper/ Project
Conference Paper 
Thesis
Book

Thesis Statement. Functions of the thesis statement.
Thesis statement:
Identifies the purpose of the research
Previews main ideas
States your point of view
Conveys the position you take regarding the topic.

Find answers:

What is the difference between a magazine and a journal?

What is ‘plagiarism’? How to avoid it?

What is the difference between a title and a topic?

What are the differences between quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing? Please explain.

Which is correct?

can not or cannot (please explain)

post  graduate
postgraduate

note pad
notepad

class room
classroom

how ever
however

note  pad
notepad

now a days
nowadays

through out the semester
throughout the semester

any body can do it
anybody can do it

every body 
everybody

any thing
anything

down load
download

proof  reading 
proofreading

week-end
weekend

Explain the differences between:

it's, it is and its

at the end
in the end

also
too

advice
advise 

What does etc. mean and how do we use it?

How to write the date in the best way? Explain why.

01.04.2007
04.01.2007
1 April 2007
April 1, 2007


3. Most of you watched the video (a 50 minute lecture) about note taking and took notes. Those who did not watch the video and/or would like to watch it once more, click the following link: NOTE TAKING.


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