LC-1310 - Academic Communication for MSc Students (o,w) - H07, 14.01.2019-12.04.2019

Topic outline

• Module 2: Given-New
  • Instructions

    This online module focuses on the Given-New Principle (Making Your Text Reader-Friendly part 1). The module consists of five parts (i.e. videos and exercises). As in the previous module on Style and Form, in this module, you need to watch all the videos and complete exercises. The exercises will provide you with review questions related to the topics presented in the videos. Successful completion of exercises allows you to continue to the next activity.

    Estimated workload: 3 hours

  • Reading materials

    These websites contain similar information and additional examples on the topics covered in the instructional videos.

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    Place familiar before new information URL
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    Use Synonymous Repetition URL
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    Use Pronouns (it, they / this these) URL
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    Use Topicalising Phrases URL
  • Instructional videos and interactive exercises

  • Making Your Text Reader-Friendly Part 1: Given-New Principle

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    Given-New Principle: handout for videos File
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    Given-New Principle (video): Part 1 Page

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    Exercise1: Defining Units of information (video part 1) Quiz
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    Given-New Principle (video): Part 2 Page

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise1: Defining Units of information (video part 1)
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    Exercise 2: Identifying Units of information Quiz

    Not available unless: The activity Given-New Principle (video): Part 2 is marked complete
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    Exercise 3: Importance of Units of information Quiz

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 2: Identifying Units of information
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    Given-New Principle (video): Part 3 Page

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 3: Importance of Units of information
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    Exercise 4: Recognizing subjects and main verbs Quiz

    Not available unless: The activity Given-New Principle (video): Part 3 is marked complete
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    Exercise 5: Comparing two texts Quiz

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 4: Recognizing subjects and main verbs
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    Given-New Principle (video): Part 4 Page

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 5: Comparing two texts
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    Exercise 6: Review of Given and new information (video part 4) Quiz

    Not available unless: The activity Given-New Principle (video): Part 4 is marked complete
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    Exercise 7: Identifying sentences that follow the given-new principle Quiz

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 6: Review of Given and new information (video part 4)
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    Exercise 8: Text analysis (pressure screens) Quiz

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 7: Identifying sentences that follow the given-new principle
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    Given-New Principle (video): Part 5 Page

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 8: Text analysis (pressure screens)

    See Task 5 in the handout.
    

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    Given-New Principle (video): Part 6 Page

    Not available unless: The activity Given-New Principle (video): Part 5 is marked complete

    See handout on section "Avoiding endless repetition".
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    Given-New Principle (video): Part 7 Page

    Not available unless: The activity Given-New Principle (video): Part 6 is marked complete

    See Task 6 in the handout.

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    Exercise 9: Avoiding needless repetition of same form HotPot

    Not available unless: The activity Given-New Principle (video): Part 5 is marked complete
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    Feedback on Module: Given-New Principle URL

    Not available unless: You achieve higher than a certain score in Exercise 9: Avoiding needless repetition of same form