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 it 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
How many assessments are there in ELC2014?
Three
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 9-10?
In week 9-10, you will be giving an oral defence based on the key points in Assessment 1.
What is Hedging?
It is important to be cautious in one's statement as to distinguish between facts and claims. Hedging is the use of words to express that it may not be 100% true.
What is a MEAL plan?
It contains,
Main idea (in the topic sentence); Evidence (from references); Analysis of the evidence (your views towards the evidence); Link (the concluding 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.
True/False: You can choose any topics to work on for Assessments 1, 2 and 3.
False. You cannot work on the topics that have been covered in ELC1012, ELC1013 and the ELC2014 course notes.
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 purpose of the essay
2.A summary of the main ideas
3.Provide suggestions / Discuss future implications or consequences.
4.Include a call to action if applicable.
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.
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 1200-word position driven essay + peer review
Which one of these verbs is not academic?
establish, conduct, alleviate, investigate, talk about
In a reference list, the journal title font should be
italicized
What day of the week is Chinese New Year this year?
Saturday
Which one of these reporting verbs is not academic?
mentions, reports, states, argues that, says,
says
Is the peer review of Assessment 3 an in- or out-of-class task?
An in-class task.