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understandingdifferentstyles
-Rewritingpractice:
consolidatingacademicEnglishwritingskills
-Classroomextension:
InternetsurveyonfeaturesofacademicEnglish
1.ReadingActivity
1.1Pre-readingTask
Doyouknowhowtowriteapaperwithanacademicvoice?
MostChinesestudentsuseonlythecasualvoicefortheirdailylifepurposes,whichdoesnotfittheacademicwritingstyle.Whenyoucanlearntouseanacademicvoiceandaformalwritingstyle,youwillgainauthorityandrespectforyourselfasaresearcheraswellasaresearchwriter.
Readthefollowingthreetextswithdifferentkindsofvoiceandtellwhattheydifferin.
1.2ReadingPassage
HOW’SYOURVOICE?
CasualVoice
Hey,dude,nowayyoucansithere!
Huzzah!
Wewon!
Webeat‘em!
Ha!
BlueVampires.Theythinkthey’resogreat.Weshowed‘em.GoAardvarks!
Yuck!
Ihatebroccoliwiththosenasty,stinkin’mushrooms.Whydowegottahavethesethingsagain,man?
!
www,wegottacanceltheparty‘causeit’stotallyraininglikecrazy!
Sweeeet!
IlovethoseIndianaJonesmovies!
They’reawesomewiththewhipandthebugsandstuff.Everyonelovesthoseflicks!
ConsultativeVoice
You’renotallowedtositinthisarea,becauseit’sasafetyconcern.
I’msogladforourteam,thegreatFightingAardvarks,andnowtogetherwecelebratethisvictory.
I’dprefernottohavethisparticularvegetableagain,ifit’spossible.Doesanyonereallyenjoythiscombinationofmushroomsandbroccoli?
It’spossiblethatourpartymighthavetobepostponedorcanceledbecauseofthebadweatherthat’sthreaten-ingourlocation.
IndianaJonesfilmsarereallyverypopularwithyouragegroup.Criticscan’tdecidewhysuchanoldcharacterissoappealing.
AcademicVoice
Thisareamustbekeptclearforfoottraffic.
TheFightingAardvarksclaimedvictoryovertheBlueVampiresinthefinalroundtonight.Bothteamscompetedwellandthefansareenthusiastic.
Veryfewpeopleenjoythisbroccoliandmushroomdish.Therefore,itwillnotbeservedagainwithinthiscalendaryear,ortheserverswillbekilled.
Duetotheinclementweather,theAnnualTattooPartywillnottakeplacethisThursdayatFinsterPark.Theplanningcommitteewillrescheduletheeventandreleaseinformationassoonaspossible.
HollywoodisperplexedatthereasonsthatIndianaJonesissofavoredbysuchyoungaudiences.Theanswerremainsamystery.
1.3ReadingComprehension
1.3.1Doyouknowinwhichsituationthesevoicesareappropriatelyused?
Andwhy?
Voice
Forwhatpurposes
Casual
Consultative
Academic
1.3.2Readthepassagecarefullyagainanddecidethedifferencesamongthem.
Casualvoice
Consultativevoice
Academicvoice
2LanguageFocus
2.1WordChoice
Academicvoicecanbewellexpressedbychoosingwords.Herearesomewordstoacquire:
poignant,provocative
compelling,striking
proposal,objection
insight,discourse
investigate,disapprove
Herearesomewordstoavoid.
very,just
truly,such
fortunately,frankly,
turndown,lookinto
go,get
2.1.1Canyoumatchtheformalandinformalwordsandphrases?
Verify
Examine
Demonstrate
Intend
Investigate
Survive,penetrate
Discover
Eliminate
Conclusion
Numerous,myriad
Trytofindout
Lookatcarefully
Makesuresomethingistrue
Show
Getridof
Getthroughit
Mean
Lookinto
Alotof
End
2.2Structuralcomplexity
‘Syntax’isthetechnicalwordthatisusedtodescribesentencestructure.Itisextremelyimportantthatwell-arrangedsentencescarryanacademicvoice,whereaschoppy,simplesentencessoundoralandcolloquial.Sentencesthataretooshortandpoorlyconnectedcanbeirritatingtoread.Conversely,sentencesthataretoolongandramblingaredifficulttofollowandarelikelytobeconfusing.Useasentencelengththatallowsyourthoughtstoflowclearly.Rewritethefollowingsentencesintoatextwithwell-orderedsentencesandstructuralcomplexity.
Aconjunctionconnectswords,phrases,orclauses.Itindicatestherelationshipbetweentheelements.Theseelementsconnect.Weoftenfindthefollowingthing.Inonlyonesinglesentenceaconjunctioncontainsoneormoreideas.Theseideasmaybeequalorunequalinimportance.Ideasareequal,andwecallthemcoordinateideas.Forexample,Johnstudieselectronics.HelenstudiesComputing.Thesetwosentencescanbecomeacompoundsentence.Itshowstherelationshipbetweenthetwoideas.Wewanttomaintaintheequalityoftheideas.Wecalltheclausesinthenewsentencecoordinateclauses.
3.WritingPractice
3.1Understandingdifferentstyles
Readthefollowingtextsanddecidewheretheycomefrom.
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AtAT&
BellLaboratoriesinfraredlasersarebeingusedtocapturelivemicrobes.Workinglikeopticaltweezers,thepressureofthelaserlighttrapsminuteobjectsinitsfocuspoint.Researchersareusingthedevicetomovearoundvirusesbacteria,andothercellstheyarestudyunderthemicroscope.Afterseveralhours,however,thefocuslightwillheatupthemicrobestoaboilingpoint.
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AllweaskisthatyouspendtwohoursofyourtimeattendingaBarrattSalespresentation.There,you’lldiscoverthebenefitsoftimeshare.AtBarrattwecallitHolidayOwnershipbecausethat’swhyitreallyis.You’llbeundernoobligationtopurchase,butwethinkyoumaybetempted.
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TherewereonlytwoAmericansstoppingatthehotel.Theydidnotknowanyofthepeopletheypassedonthestairsontheirwaytoandfromtheirroom.Theirroomwasonthesecondfloorfacingthesea.Italsofacedthepublicgardenandthewarmonument.Therewerebigpalmsandgreenbenchesinthepublicgarden.Inthegoodweathertherewasalwaysanartistwithhiseasel.Artistslikedthewaythepalmsgrewandthebrightcolorsofthehotelsfacingthegardensandthesea.
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Althoughmanystudieshavealreadybeendone,morestudiesareneededtodeterminetheeffectsofmicrocomputer-assistedinstructioninvariousteachingsituations.
5.Theparentsofaseven-year-oldAustralianboywoketofindagiantpythoncrushingandtryingtoswallowhim.TheincidentoccurredinCairns,Queenslandandtheboy’smother,Mrs.Drydensaid:
“itwaslikeahorrormovie.Itwasahotnight.Hesuddenlystartedscreaming.Werushedtothebedroomtofindahugesnaketryingtostranglehim.”Mrs.Drydenandherhusband,Peter,triedtostabthecreaturewithknives,butthepythonbittheboyseveraltimesbeforeescaping.
3.2.Choosingappropriatestyles
Nowyouaregoingtowriteanessayinclassforyourteacher’sassignments.Whichofthefollowingsentencesyouwouldliketouseforyourwriting?
1.Hecouldn’tfinishhisworkinthetimegiven.
2.Thefirstsetofresultswerecompiledandpresentedbytheothergroupofstudents.
3.Iwouldliketofocusonthefollowingareasofresearch:
…
4.Theyarguedthatthismethodologywasunreliable.
5.Inaddition,thedatawasusedtofocusonthefollowinghypothesis.
6.IenjoyedmyEnglishclasswithyouandamhavingagoodexperiencethissemester.
7.AtabouttwelvepmonAugust21,1984,shetoldus,Icameoutofthekitchentotossoutsomewater.
8.We,atanyrate,willcontinuetokeepanopenmind.
9.IsthemenuatthattheFrenchrestaurantgivingyoutrouble?
ThenyoumightneedtheVoice,ahand-heldcomputerthattranslatesspokenEnglishintoFrench,Spanish,GermanorItalian.
10.Thereisanemergingconsensusthataconcertedeffortonanationallevelwillberequiredtocapturetheglitteringprizesthatanewtechnologyoffers.
No.
Y/N
Reason(s)foryourdecision
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3.3.RewritingPractice
Rewritethefollowingpassageintoanacademicone.
Whyaretheresomanyjamsontheroadsthesedays?
Onethingisthatpublic
transportationliketrains,buses,etc.,issodear.Alongtimeagocarscostalotbutnow,unfortunately,they’vegotalotcheaper.Anotherthingisthatdrivingisalotnicerthanwaitingforabus.Thetroubleisthatifeveryonebuysacartheroadsgetpacked.
4WritingProject
ThefollowingisachecklistforwritinginacademicEnglish.Itisnotcomplete.UsetheInternet,books,textbooksandlecturers'
expertisetofindoutwhatotherconventionscouldbeappliedtousingacademicEnglish.Andmakealistoftheseconventionsandkeepthisforfuturereference.
WritingacademicEnglish
●Useacademicvoice
●Writewithstructuralcomplexity
●Avoidcasualstyle
●Distinguishformalandinformalwordsandphrases
●…
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