Preparing for Academic Success at the Graduate Level COM/600 Characteristics of Graduate Writing Writing at a graduate level is a major part of a student’s coursework when entering into a Master’s program. Throughout a person’s college career‚ they have written many papers in their undergraduate studies‚ but writing papers at a graduate level differs from previous styles of writing. There are very distinct characteristics in graduate writing. If the basic
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Paraphrasing 1. What is paraphrasing? - A (more or less) free rewording of an expression or text‚ as an explanation‚ clarification and translation. “Paraphrasing‚ or translation with latitude‚ where the author is kept in view…but his words are not as strictly followed as his sense” (John Dryen‚ preface to his translation of Ovid‚ 1680) - An act or result of rewording (Ex. Simplified version of a legal document) - To make a paraphrase: to translate or define loosely
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QUESTION Write brief notes on the following reading and writing interface skills: a) Summarising b) Paraphrasing c) Synthesising How can a Commerce student make use of these skills in compiling material for an assignment? One of the most important aspects of academic writing is making use of the ideas of other people. This is important as one need to show that he or she has understood the material and that one can use their ideas and findings in their own way
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Lesson 1: What is Research? Before learning how to determine your research needs‚ let’s first define exactly what research is. Research is the investigation of a particular topic using a variety of reliable‚ scholarly resources. The three major goals of research are establishing facts‚ analyzing information‚ and reaching new conclusions. The three main acts of doing research are searching for‚ reviewing‚ and evaluating information. Learning what research is not may help you fully grasp the concept
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and source selection 6 - - Topic choosing and discussion - Researching 3 Outlining and data collection methods 9 - - Effective outline writing - Data collection methods and tools 4 Avoiding plagiarism‚ research language and practice 9 - - Quoting‚ paraphrasing - Passive voice‚ connectors and sentence structures - Term paper consultation 5 First draft writing and academic language 9 - - Writing of term paper components; introduction‚
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in Africa‚ the community had priority over the individual. He distinguished between Western views‚ which generally hold that a person is a lone individual‚ and African views‚ in which a person is defined "by reference to the environing community‚" quoting John Mbiti’s statement‚ "I am because we are‚ and since we are‚ therefore I am‚" to support his thesis (p. 171). According to Menkiti‚ "as far as Africans are concerned‚ the reality of the communal world takes precedence over the reality of individual
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increased within the last several years. In fact‚ in 2009‚ eighty percent of college students admitted to plagiarizing at least once (Plagiarism Statistics 2). There are several ways to prevent plagiarism‚ such as knowing when to site common knowledge‚ paraphrasing‚ and always citing correctly. Common knowledge is something that is generally known‚ however there is no clear boundary on what is considered common knowledge (Common Knowledge 1). Common knowledge can also carry the sense of “communal” knowledge—it
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sentence with the same meaning but using different words. Paraphrasing is a very important skill for most English tests‚ including TOEFL iBT‚ IELTS and TOEIC Speaking and Writing. In TOEFL iBT‚ for instance‚ paraphrasing is an important skill in the reading section‚ in the listening section and‚ above all‚ in the speaking and writing sections of the test. Here is a quick example of paraphrasing using a phrase from the paragraph above: 1. "Paraphrasing is a very important skill for most English tests." 2
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Structure‚ Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences’ (Derrida‚ 1978: 278 293) may be read as the document of an event‚ although Derrida actually commences the essay with a reservation regarding the word "event"‚ as it entails a meaning "which it is precisely the function of structural or structuralist thought to reduce or suspect" (278). This‚ I infer‚ refers to the emphasis within structuralist discourse on the synchronous analysis of systems and relations within them‚ as opposed
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In American comedian/actor/writer/director Steve Martin’s L.A. Story‚ there are many Shakespearean references. This is displayed on multiple levels. Sometimes it is subtle‚ like a borrowed plot device that bears a tiny resemblance to the play it was borrowed from. At other times‚ there will be a direct quote credited to Shakespeare himself. Or there will be a scene directly taken from a Shakespeare play‚ almost verbatim. The movie itself serves as a model of the influence that Shakespeare has
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