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ENG 115– Introduction to the USE OF ENGLISH

ENG 115– Introduction to the USE OF ENGLISH. PREDICAMENT! . Your paper is due tomorrow and you have not completed it. The lecturer is NOT accepting any late papers. You just KNOW you’re going to fail this course. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?. TEMPTATION!.

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ENG 115– Introduction to the USE OF ENGLISH

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  1. ENG 115– Introductionto the USE OF ENGLISH

  2. PREDICAMENT! • Your paper is due tomorrow and you have not completed it. • The lecturer is NOT accepting any late papers. • You just KNOW you’re going to fail this course. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

  3. TEMPTATION! • You share your predicament with a friend on facebook. • Your friend did that same topic at university in the US and got an A. • Your friend is willing to email and allow you to put your name and submit it as it is. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

  4. THE CHOICES: Do you suffer? Try to do the paper on your own in the limited time and risk failing the course? OR Do you take the paper from your friend and submit it as your own? DISCUSS

  5. THE PATHS to CIVILIZATION and BARBARISM? LEARNING TO WRITE and WRITING TO LEARN

  6. THE WRITING PROCESSHow does READING come in?It involves: • Observing the world; • Listening to the language of the people; • Listening to the movements of your own mind; • Reading the language of the school.

  7. The Rhetorical Strategies(or organizational principles) • EXAMPLE (ILLUSTRATION) • CAUSE AND EFFECT • LOGIC • NARRATIVE • DESCRIPTION • COMPARISON/CONTRAST • (including the analogy) • CLASSIFICATION • DEFINITION • TESTIMONY/AUTHORITY

  8. The goal of the writer:to possess IDENTITYAUTHENTICITYPOWER

  9. Your roles in the academic community • ADVOCATE • INFORMANT (EXPERT) • INTERPRETER • INQUIRER

  10. Advocate • If you choose to be an advocate, you will present evidence to support an argument you are making. You will show what you believe and locate information to support your views.

  11. The INFORMANT or EXPERT • You present yourself as an expert on the topic. Show that you are knowledgeable; write with an authoritative tone. You may/will discuss competing ideas about the topic and guide your reader through a systematic examination of the issues involved, into accepting your idea. Demonstrate how widely you have read on a number of issues related to the topic.

  12. INTERPRETER As an interpreter, you will analyze and explain key aspects (the central) from your paper. Your role is similar to that of the informant but, as interpreter, you will question the accuracy and meaning of your sources and aspects of the study you undertake. Ultimately, your goal will be to help your reader to understand the complex issues involved in the debate you present. You do not have to try to convince anyone to accept your position. Your role is to ensure that you present the issues in a manner that others can understand.

  13. INQUIRER • In this role you are most likely to present new information about a topic. Your research question(s) will focus on an area of scholarly inquiry, such as aspects previously overlooked (of your topic), or your own new findings based on investigation / intervention.

  14. Things to write about Fame    Exploitation    Endangered Species Hospitality Multicultural celebrations Forests International Groupings Autism Terrorists Celebrities Role Models Mental Slavery Steve Jobs Deception Academic Qualifications vs. Experience Fanatics Malnutrition Relaxation Success The Business World Autocracy Competition Cloning Children Vagrancy Geneva Conventions Treason Books Chauvinism Colonialism Anarchy Freedom Euthanasia National development Friendship The danger of a single story.

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