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LING 402 - ACADEMIC DISCOURSE PRACTICES: A critical approach

LING 402 - ACADEMIC DISCOURSE PRACTICES: A critical approach. Week 6 BRINGING READING INTO WRITING. Session Outline. Content and use of paraphrase, summary and then quotes. Plagiarism Preparation for next week’s session. Paraphrase, summary and direct quotes.

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LING 402 - ACADEMIC DISCOURSE PRACTICES: A critical approach

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  1. LING 402 - ACADEMIC DISCOURSE PRACTICES: A critical approach Week 6 BRINGING READING INTO WRITING

  2. Session Outline • Content and use of paraphrase, summary and then quotes. • Plagiarism • Preparation for next week’s session

  3. Paraphrase, summary and direct quotes 1) What is the best way to produce a good summary/paraphrase? 2) What makes a good paraphrase/ summary (ie what criteria should we use to judge it)?

  4. Paraphrase and Summary • The Dramatist Approach

  5. Using Direct Quotes When is it better to use a quote than paraphrase/ summary? List all the reasons you can think of.

  6. When is it better to use a quote than paraphrase/ summary? List all the reasons you can think of. -->Compare to the list of suggested reasons.

  7. How To Quote • Look at the three sets of phrases in point #4 on the handout about how to quote. • How do the three sets differ in usage? ie why would the writer choose these? • Add more examples to each set if possible

  8. Guiding Principles • Use sources as concisely as possible – do not drown out your own voice. • Make it clear when it is your voice and when it is the voice of the author(s) you are referring to. • Always make sure your source contributes to your argument.

  9. Plagiarism 1) Read the handout In groups decide: Where do youdraw the line in the list of points (1-6)? What is acceptable? 2) Discuss why plagiarism happens? Make a list of reasons.

  10. Where do youdraw the line? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6

  11. Plagiarism 3) Look at the list of suggested reasons on the second handout. How far do you agree with the suggested points?

  12. Preparation for week 7 • In small groups discuss your answers to the 4 questions which you were given with the Quirk (1990) text.

  13. Preparation for week 7 • Which bits of the text would you want to respond to in your own writing?

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