Paraphrasing & Summmarising Practice

A3 Paraphrasing Practice

1.       According to Crystal (1997), Latin was used during the Roman Empire due to the great amount of the power they had instead of the population size they conquered.

2.       Butler (2004) mentioned that the new reactors operate at extreme temperatures which would enhance the reactors’ performance. The safety mechanisms of the new reactors will  be user-friendly. The new reactors may not certainly require any manpower to reduce its temperature during a mishap. However, the cost to activate these reactors needs to be lower and the radioactive output should be reduced in spaces that are secured against terrorists.

B3 Summmarising Practice

1.      Sociologists uses statistics obtained by World Bank and United Nations, which were measured using indicators of the standard of living, to study a nation’s income gap. (Kendall, 2004)

2.      How a language becomes international is determine by the status of the speakers instead of the magnitude of them (Crystal, 1997).

C1 Reporting Verbs

Certain: argue, assert, believe, claim, insist, reject, allege, propose, imply

Neutral: comment, observe, note, remark, say, survey, write, mention, suggest, state, find

Tentative: examine, discuss, postulate, hypothesize

(underlined words are those that needs to be followed with a “that”)

C1 Reporting Verb Choices

 comment, observe, note, remark, say, mention,suggest, state, find, believe, claim and propose

C2 Citation Conventions

“Children conceived via assisted reproductive technology are more likely to be plagued with obesity, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes later in life (Moisse, 2010).”

Surname: Moisse                         

Date: 2010

Summary: Children conceived via assisted reproductive technology are more likely to be plagued with obesity, hypertension and Type 2 diabetes later in life

C3 Reporting Information Practice

1.       Lester (1076) asserts that students should only make a limited amount of notes in direct quotation in order to help minimize the amount of quotes used.

2.       Purdue Online Writing Lab (2013) believes that while the first half of the year has been profitable, the next six months are not expected to be as lucrative.

 

 Done by: Anvis & Hazwani

[Edited] My English Language Journey

 

I was never that child who loved reading Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl books. I recall my mum nagging to me about the importance of reading and complaining about how I never bothered opening any of those books. I spoke broken English and only used basic English in my essays whereas my classmates' essays were flooded with a wide range of vocabulary. Up till today, I regret for not having the love to read since young.

As I advanced to secondary education, I chose english literature as one of my core subjects. Attending Literature classes really changed my attitude towards reading. Even though we were only required to examine 2 texts for O Levels, my tutor consistently recommended classic novels to the class. I was really curious and interested in those classic novels which led me to buy novels such as Dracula and Frankenstein. I was amazed by the writing techniques as well as flow of the story itself. Reading classic novels gave me an insight of how life was centuries ago. Since then I have always been intrigued by classic writings and I could not bring myself to appreciate modern writers such as Nicholas Sparks.

From the new interest and love I had for reading, my English improved. I was able to write academically decent narratives. However, I still faced problems with argumentative essays which resulted in my unsatisfactory grade for General Paper. Sadly, I have been trained to only focus on achieving a good final grade. I was unable to enjoy the process of learning which led me to think that English will always be a burden in my life. My journey to improve English is still a long way ahead and I hope that ES1102 lessons will encourage me to persevere and work harder in the near future.

 

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My English Language Journey

Just something I came across which I would like to share :)

I was never that child whom had her face plastered onto Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl books. I recall my mum nagging to me about the importance of reading and complaining about how I never bothered opening any of those books. I spoke broken English and only used basic English in my essays whereas my classmates' essays were flooded with a wide range of vocabulary. Up till today, I still regret for not  developing the love for reading since young.

As I advanced to Secondary education, I chose English Literature as one of my core subjects. Attending Literature classes really changed my attitude towards reading. Even though we were only required to examine 2 texts for O Levels, my tutor consistently recommended classic novels to the class. I was really curious and interested hence I bought books such as Dracula and Frankenstein. The flow of the writings and how the phrases are connected fluidly amazed me. When reading such novels, I feel as though I am in another era. Since then I have always been intrigued by classic writings and I could not bring myself to appreciate modern writers such as Nicholas Sparks.

From the new interest and love for reading, my English definitely improved. I was able to write academically decent narratives. However, I still faced problems with argumentative essays which resulted in my unsatisfactory grade for General Paper. Unfortunately, I have been trained to only focus on my grade at the end and I was unable to enjoy the process of learning which led me to think that English will always be a burden in my life. My journey to improve English is still a long way ahead and I hope that ES1102 lessons will fuel me to persevere thus keep heading forward.

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