Transcript How to read with key words

Research
&
Charts
Sergio Pizziconi
Plan of the day
Cp R WDYM
Library?
- Review
- Q&A
- HowPlanto do research
- Charts
EXTRA-CLASS work: read
Keep on working on your CVs and cover letter .
Start to design your project. [if you send your proposal by
email, pretend it is a “business letter” addressed to me
as if we had never met before]
Chapter 5, pp. 189-205 (Interpreting data) [Vs. datum]
[mark verb and subject] [look for words you might use
when comparing two or more sets of data in the same
graphical representation]
Review 1/6
Phonology: Vowels: exercises from /i/ to /a/ and from /u/ to /ɒ/
(lowering your jaw) from /i/ to /u/ mind driven; puff of air (see IPA
chart). // Where accent falls is relevant: 1) OBject (n.) – obJECT (v.),
2) if lost, stress the first syllable, you’re likely to sound right. // Stress
movement shortens/weakens previously stressed vowels (also in
writing): proNOUNce  pronunCIAtion // This Miss /s/ unvoiced
These Ms. /z/ voiced// “gh” mute (though, thought) OR /f/ (rough,
tough)
Review 2/6
Morphology: ADJ+lyADV; N+lyADJ // V+er N(s.o./s.t. does
V) // To+N(and most words)V (googleto google; wowto wow) //
V + ance/ence  N (differ+ence, perfom+ance) // Help+less
antonym help+ful //
Adj+ en  V (to make s.o./s.t Adj) //
Adj(max2syll.) + er  Adj (comparative: more Adj)
Adj(max2syll.) + est  Adj (superlative: most Adj)
BUT: good – better – best; bad – worse – worst //
Singular: Thesis, Analysis, Hypothesis /s/ unvoiced
Plural:
Theses, Analyses, Hypotheses /z/ voiced //
Datum (sing.) Data (pl.)
Criterion, phenomenon (sing.) Criteria, phenomena (pl.)
Review 3/6
Syntax: Verbs: transitive Vs. intransitive (Direct object, Indirect
object, Oblique object)// passive Vs. active (mentioned)//
AUXILIARY verb for the perfect tenses (actually, aspect)
ALWAYS to have (e.g., Things have changed)
BUT: passive voice (e.g., Rules were changed by the CEO) or
few constructions (e.g., are you finished?) //
Phrasal verbs. Verb+ ADV or Prep. //
Typical declarative sentence structure: Subj + Verb +…..
Typical negative: Subject + do/does/did + not+ V(base form)
Typical question: Do/Does/Did + Subject + V(base form)
N.B. When some sort of auxiliary is already in the sentence USE
IT instead of adding to do
Emphatic statement Subj +do/does/did +V(base form) //
Skoda is…, Italy/France/Japan is… [WITHOUT article] BUT The
United States of America, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands //
Once upon a time there was a small village in the country. The
village was…
In light of (mainly US) In the light of (mainly UK) [see FOEs for
possessive case and article]//
Review 4/6
Syntax: Modal verbs: can, may, will, shall, must, could,
might, would, should + BARE INFINITIVE (without to)
Interrogative: MODAL + Subj + BARE INFINITIVE (must I go?)
Negative: Subj + MODAL + not + BARE INFINITE (I mustn’t
go, I cannot go OR I can’t go, I won’t go)
They do not take to before or after:
WRONG To may, to must, to could… WRONG
WRONG I can to go, you may to talk… WRONG
They do not take –s for 3° person singular
WRONG he cans do, she mays do… WRONG
They have no tense it’s a matter of distance from reality:
Next year, I am/will be/can be/ may be/could be/might be in the UK
Review 5/6
Pragmatics: Do not pick on students or class fellows. //“See
you later.”// Language varies across jobs. //Think it over before
saying “No, this is wrong” Recommended: “Very interesting
point/question. Let me point out though that…” or some sort of
hedging (softening expression).// FORMAL: Dr. Pizziconi, your
course is interesting [NOT: his/her]. INFORMAL: Sergio, your
course is interesting. {“On a first name basis” “May I call you
Sergio?”}.// How is it going? How (are) you doing? What’s up?
Wassup? Sup?  It’s always Good.// Expectation of truthful
statement. // Lag time between turns: When asking for
questions, wait for a longer time.// Greetings (see next slide)//
Tools: www.thefreedictionary.com Also, the financial and legal
dictionaries within and the Idioms section. // Check for the
frequency of sentences googling them in quotes “……..” //
Semantics of prototypes
Review 6/6
Pragmatics:
Informal
Greetings
Intro
Parting after
first meeting
Sup?
Wassup?
What’s up?
How you doing?
How is it going?
“
Formal
How
are
you
doing
?
Good
morning/afternoon/e
vening
(very)
nice/glad/pleased to
meet you!
How do you do?
(very)
nice/glad/pleased
meeting you!
FOEs 1/3
- Information (uncountable: much information NOT many
informations , NOT an information)
- Economy Vs Economics
- Security (against criminal actions) Vs Safety (against
dangerous actions)
- Across (time, space whether real or abstract) Vs Through
(space; means/tool)
- Frequent (a bar, a restaurant) Vs attend (a
course/program/school)
- I study English Vs I study the English language
- Aim/Attempt at (+ N; V-ing) OR to (+ V-base form)
FOEs 2/3
- I’m graduated FROM Aversa high school
I graduated FROM/AT Aversa high school
- Such as (listing examples) as (in the function of)
- Comparison and manner: As (+entire clause) like
(+noun)
- Wal-Mart is one of the largest employers in the US. In
fact it’s the largest (A dire il vero)
- Industry usually means productive sector. Plant,
factory (are the words for the place where things are
manufactured)
- When a word is not used because of its meaning but
as a word to be dealt with, mark it somehow: The verb
can expresses…; The verb “can” expresses…; The
verb can expresses
FOEs 3/3
• What’s wrong in the sentence below?
– Is more correct to use “may” to mean permission.
• You need a subject!
• Io sono d’accordo  I agree with+N/ to +Vbase form
(clause)…. [NOT: I am agree]
• A Facebook page is/isn’t useful to keep in touch [NOT
for to keep in touch]
• Possessive case:
The doctor’s house
Vs X Dr. Smith’s house
The consumer’s choice Vs The consumers’ choice
BUT The child’s toy
Vs The children’s toy
BUT X Giordano’s book Vs The Giordano book
About Projects 1/2
Regular path:
1) Choose one case study (Chp 2)
See Usage note in
Thefreedictionary
2) Compare the case in the text-book to/with (?) another case
that you will choose and on which you can also find some
related academic/professional sources
3) Write down a proposal by April 19th (email submission is
allowed if you cannot talk to me during office hours):
a) Name……
b) Textbook’s case
c) Other case [Just name it and report a relevant URL]
d) Why? What is your goal? [explain]
e) Sources [Bibliographic references of at least two
professional/academic articles]
About Projects 2/2
Individual path:
1) Think of your own interests (other classes you are taking,
your forte, your strongest suit, your hobby, something
weird you noticed)
2) Possibly compare two cases on which you can also find
some academic/professional sources
3) Write down a proposal by April 19th (email submission is
allowed if you cannot talk to me during office hours):
a) Name……
b) Your interest [Just name it]
c) The case/s [Just name it/them and report relevant URL/URLs]
d) Why? What is your goal? [explain]
e) Sources [Bibliographic references of at least three
professional/academic articles]
Research DISCLAIMER
• What follows is the most basic structure of
research.
• Each discipline has its own epistemology
• It might use different terms
• It might have fewer or more steps
Research
You observe some “weird” thing.
“All the characters in The Simpsons are
yellow. How come?”
Hypotheses:
1) The creators wanted to talk about human
beings without ethnic differences;
2) It’s to differentiate the show from other
cartoons
Literature review (secondary sources)
Data collection (primary sources)
Interpretation
STAGES of the
RESEARCH (long)
process
a) The Huh?!
stage
b) Preliminary
observation
c) Hypothesis/es
d) Literature
review
d) Data collection
e) Interpretation.
Reading: asos.com
• Any question?
• Start an individual worksheet. Entitle it,
“Conventional sentence structure”. Copy in a
numbered list the sentences I will point you at.
You will not submit this.
ALWAYS BRING TO CLASS THIS WORKSHEET
Look at the chart.
2 lines: describe
the trend of price
2 lines: describe
the trend of
exchange volume
3 lines: compare
the two trends