Reminders for Task 3
What's the deadline for Task 3 Report?
4 December 2024 (Weds, 17:00)
What is the academic equivalent of "But"?
However
According to QS World University Rankings 2025, where does HKU rank globally?
Ranked 17th globally in the 2025 QS World University Rankings
For Task 2 and Task 3, which referencing system should you be using?
APA for both in-text and end-of-text citations
What is Academic style and why use it in academia?
Formal style of writing. Increases your credibility. Can be understood worldwide
How many references should I include in the report?
4 given texts + 2 sources of your own choice (6 in total)
Define "sentence connectors" and provide 2 examples.
Sentence connectors are words and phrases that serve as a transition between statements. Examples: those mentioned in class and course handout.
Based on the World Happiness Report 2024, Which country ranks as the happiest in the world?
Finland (for seven consecutive years)
False: You should present the topic sentence and the concluding sentence in your own words.
What should we avoid in Academic writing? Name 3
1. Contractions (e.g it's)
2. I, you or we (depends)
3. Questions
4. Basic vocabulary
5. Phrasal verbs
Name 2 differences between an essay and a report
2. An additional section after the introduction to give background information (report).
Is it acceptable to use a sentence connector at the beginning of a new paragraph? Why or why not?
Not acceptable. Sentence connectors connect sentences not paragraphs.
What does "Hong Kong" (香港) mean in English?
Fragrant Harbour (possibly due to the Agarwood found at that time in HK)
True or false: I should use paraphrase rather than direct quotation.
True: The paraphrase shows your intepretation of the original source.
Is it acceptable to use "a lot of" in academic writing?
No. You can use " a great deal of" or other academic equivalents.
How many critera are there to assess your essay and report in CAES1000?
FOUR: Ability to structure an academic text; Ability to express academic arguments; Ability to write accurately and academically; Ability to cite and reference accurately
True or false: Sentence connectors can only be used at the beginning of a sentence.
False
What does the term "Chop chop" mean and where does it come from?
"Chop chop" means "hurry" "do it now" and is a phrase first noted in the interaction of Cantonese and English people.
Name three strategies for paraphraisnh.
1. Identify key words
2. Find synonyms
3. Change the sentence structure
If I want to use the short form of a technical term in my writing, how should I introduce the short form?
Spell the term in full the first time it appears in your writing, followed by the short term in a bracket.
What is the weighting of Task 3 of the total course grade?
40%: 35% for writing + 5% for annotations
What role do pronouns play in achieving cohesion in a text?
Pronouns help achieve cohesion by replacing nouns mentioned earlier in the text, avoiding repetition and making the text smoother and easier to read.
What day of the week is Christmas this year (2024)?
Wednesday 25th Dec 2024
What should I include after a citation?
I can include my intepretation after the citation (e.g. In other words...).
I can include a clarification or futher elaboration of the citation (e.g. This means that).
I can state my position towards the citation (e.g. I agree with Smith's (2023) idea...).
Which one of these verbs is not academic?
establish, conduct, alleviate, investigate, talk about
talk about