Transcript Lesson Two
Organisation 1 Chronologically or Reverse-Chronologically 2 In spatial relation 3 From General to Specific (inductive) 4 From Specific to General (deductive) 5 From Least Important to Most Important 6 Through Division and Classification 7 By Cause and Effect 8 By Problem and Solution 9 Through Comparison or Analogy 10 Through Contrast 11 By Process 12 Through Definition Style • Verbs – avoid phrasal (prepositional) – use single (often Latinate) verbs • Do task nine = p. 20 • Avoid Contractions • Use formal negative forms: – The analysis didn’t yield any new results – The analysis yielded no new results • • • • Avoid “run on expressions”: etc, and so forth, and so on Avoid addressing reader as “you” Generally avoid use of “I” Limit use of direct questions: “What can be done about this?” • Place Adverbs within verb: “Very little is actually known…” • Use words efficiently/avoid being “wordy” Flow/Coherence • Use linking words/phrases • See: http://home.ku.edu.tr/~doregan/Writing/Linkers.html • Use appropriate punctuation Task 18 page 34 • Use of summary words GeneralSpecific Texts • Answers to examination questions • Opening paragraph to an assignment • Background to analysis or discussion General Statement Details/Supporting Points Broader Statement What’s “general” is relative to the focus of your writing All over the world, ever since the beginning of time people have spoken languages. Russian is one of these languages. Russian is a thriving language although with the collapse of the Soviet Union, it’s influence isn’t as great as it was. What’s “general” is relative to the focus of your writing Russian is a language belonging to the East Slavic subgroup of the IndoEuropean language family. GS Texts often begin with… • • • • Short or extended definition Contrastive or comparative definition Generalization or purpose statement A statement of fact Definitions • Who is your audience? • Can you not assume that your educated academic audience already understands the meaning of key concepts? • When might, even your professor benefit from you defining your terms? • Even if your professor knows what a term means, what other reason might you have for providing a definition? Where do definitions come from? • Do you write them yourself? • Copy them from another source? • Consult a dictionary? From Homework – Exercise 3 • What words have you defined? • Any common? (if so, compare with classmates). Introducing/Signaling a definition • Use verbs: named (but rarely used) denote call (but can be tricky) refers (use for terminological explanations) When using these verbs you normally provide the definition first and then at the end provide the “term” you are defining. Use phrases: known as define as From Homework – Exercise 5 • Can you find any definitions in the texts you have brought to class? • What verb/phrase is used to introduce the definition. • Is it a – Short definition/gloss? – Sentence definition? – Extended definition? Grammar/Structure of Definitions Term (A)______________ is (A)__solar cell ____ is Class Distinguishing Detail (a) ____________ Wh-word ____________________. (a) ___device____ which __converts the energy of the sunlight into electric energy_. Do the definitions in your texts follow this pattern? Task 7 • Articles – to use or not to use? Task 9 • Use of relative clauses • Instead of “A thermometer is an instrument with which temperature can be measured” why not say: “A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature”. Task 11 • Provide peer feedback on your definitions Extended Definitions Tend to begin with 1 sentence definitions as above Focus on components, types, applications, history, examples. Task 16 p. 72 Competing Definitions • Not so common in the hard sciences • Often found in social sciences • Note useful phrases on p. 73 for introducing your chosen definition Term (A)______________ is A Turk is… Class Distinguishing Detail (a) ____________ Wh-word ____________________. Contrastive Definitions (concrete vs cement) • What concepts in your field of expertise might you be asked to distinguish between? • Choose one of these pairs and write a contrastive definition now. Comparative Definitions • What’s the difference between a comparative definition and a contrastive definition? • What is the value of using one or more comparative definitions? Dictionaries • Do you use them? • Which particular dictionaries? • For what do you use them?