Academic Style
What is Academic style and why use it for university essays?
Formal style of writing. Increases your credibility. Can be understood worldwide
What should be included in a good intro paragraph?
1. What is the essay about?
2. Why is the topic important?
3. How will you organize your essay?
Where does PolyU rank globally?
65th according to the QS world university rankings (WUR) 2023.
In an in-text citation if you are paraphrasing (using your own words) when referring to someone else's work but NOT directly quoting you should include these 2 things.
author and year
When is assessment 2 due?
Week 9. 48 hours after class.
What should we avoid in Academic writing? Name 3
1. Contractions
2. I, you or we
3. Questions
4. Basic vocabulary
5. Phrasal verbs
What does a good topic sentence do?
It states the main idea of the paragraph.
Which city has the highest percentage of employees experiencing stress, anger and sadness?
According to the Standard (2022) Hong Kong has the highest percentage of employees experiencing anger, stress, and sadness", with 25 percent, 40 percent, and 18 percent of respondents reporting having experienced these feelings, respectively.
The reference list should be alphabetized by the first author's ______
last name
What happens in week 10?
In week 10 you will be interviewed by a classmate about your A2 research and structure. It will be video taped.
Which one of these verbs is not academic?
establish, conduct, alleviate, investigate, talk about
talk about
How is a body paragraph like a hamburger?
It contains,
Topic sentence, elaborations evidence (citations), elaborations/examples/expansion, (possibly a send citations with elaboration, etc), closing sentence.
What does Hong Kong mean in English?
Fragrant Harbour (possibly due to the Agarwood found at that time in HK)
When citing a work by 3 or more authors, list only the first author’s name followed by _____
et al.
What is the consequence of submitting ILCs late or not submitting an ILC?
Downgrading
Which word is NOT a hedging term?
possibly, likely, tend to, never, generally speaking, might
never
What should be included in a good conclusion?
1.Restate the problem.
2.Revisit and emphasize the main solution.
3.Indicate future implications or consequences.
4.Include a call to action if applicable.
Name 4 independent learning/ extracurricular activities offered by the ELC.
EES, SAP, WAP, Writing Cafe, Workshops, Chat Corner, Reading Club, Drama Club, Awards Scheme etc.
If you are directly quoting an author in your paper, you will include the author, year of publication, and ___ in the in-text citation
Page number
What is Assessment 3?
A presentation done in pairs (or 3s) about your A2 topic.
Which one of these reporting verbs is not academic?
mentions, reports, states, argues that, says,
says
Give 5 examples of improving the cohesion/ coherence of an essay.
connectives, pronouns, synonyms, paragraph hooks, summary phrases etc.
What day of the week is Christmas day this year?
True/False: If you use a lot of direct quotes in your A2 essay, you are adding credibility to your work.
False. If you use too many direct quotes, it is like someone else is writing your essay for you. Paraphrase and reference as much as possible.
Why are we required to do indiwork?
It helps you do better on your assessments.