Task: Sections of a Research Paper: Methods

To complete this task, go through the Methods section of the given article carefully. Try to figure out which moves have been made in it and fill in the table in your handout.
You can access the article using the following link -

Extensive Reading article

Cohesion and Coherence

Dear all,

Please find below links to sites that will help you to understand as well as develop coherence and cohesion in your writing.

Cohesion - Coherence Practice

Examples of Types of cohesion

Refer to them for your personal practice and preparation. Post comments on your experiences or if you have any queries.

How academic writing becomes academic discourse

Use the article 'What's the Big Idea?' by Dee Broughton to write a short essay on the sub topic -

What is academic discourse? How can academic writing become academic discourse?

Form a group of four to discuss your points. The deadline for submission of your essay is Wednesday, January 6, 2016. This assignment will count towards your internal marks.

Click on the link What's the Big Idea? to read the article.

Use of Sources: Referencing & Citation

One distinguishing characteristic of academic writing is the use of referencing and citation. Please go on the links below and read about it.

http://owll.massey.ac.nz/main/referencing.php

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxKHBzmgzTpbT0RUUGNBX2tva3M/view?usp=sharing

Use the content given above to answer the question. You can work in pairs or groups. - 

One of the key features of academic writing is its use of sources and referencing them. What are sources and what do we mean by referencing them? Explain the use of sources in the context of quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing.  What are some of the pitfalls that ESL writers experience in course of quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing as far as the use of sources is concerned?


Please post any questions, or queries you have about the content you go through here as a comment. We will try to solve it together.

Types of Articles

Dear all,

In our last session we were looking at the types of articles mentioned by the APA manual. I am sharing the link underneath if you want to read what the manual says in its original form - please refer to pages 9-11:

Types of Articles - APA Manual

You can access the manual from the shared drive folder for Academic Writing Reference

Hope it helps!

ps. I have also uploaded Rajendra and Dhirendra's presentation on Academic Writing in the drive folder.