June 1, 2021
Unit 6: Integrating sources, academic language
Videos: Video 12: Integrating material from sources Video 13: Academic Register Video 14: Tentative and objective language Homework task(s): Hand in Assignment 3: Essay Outline Suggested tasks for the tutorial: Tutor introduces Assignment 4: Final Essay Exercise on using and integrating sources Consider one of your case study texts. Find a number of instances where the author refers to a source. • Do they use quotations? If so, how do they bring in the quote? • Do they paraphrase? • Why do you think they refer to a source here? Exercise on academic language In one of your case study texts, find and annotate examples of the following: • Words and phrases that are in academic register • Tentative or cautious language • Instances where the author refers to themselves (are there any?) Peer review of paragraphs Take the paragraph you wrote for Assignment 3: Essay Outline (including citations) and swap it with a partner. Read your partner's paragraph. Consider the following questions: • Is there a clear topic sentence that captures the main point of the paragraph? • What kind of supporting material does your partner use (quotes, paraphrases, examples)? • When your partner uses material from sources, is it correctly integrated and cited? Write brief feedback to help your partner improve their paragraph.
Philomeen Dol, Elly Dutton, Bryan O'Donovan, Gea Hakker