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  • Module 3: Given-New Principle

    • 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 Fil
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      Given-New Principle (video): Part 1 Sida
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      Exercise1: Defining Units of information (video part 1) Kunskapstest
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      Given-New Principle (video): Part 2 Sida
    • Tillgänglig om: Aktiviteten Given-New Principle (video): Part 2 markeras fullgjord
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      Exercise 2: Identifying Units of information Kunskapstest
    • Tillgänglig om: Du uppnår högre än en viss poäng i Exercise 2: Identifying Units of information
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      Exercise 3: Importance of Units of information Kunskapstest
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      Given-New Principle (video): Part 3 Sida
    • Tillgänglig om: Aktiviteten Given-New Principle (video): Part 3 markeras fullgjord
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      Exercise 4: Recognizing subjects and main verbs Kunskapstest
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      Exercise 5: Comparing two texts Kunskapstest
    • Tillgänglig om: Du uppnår högre än en viss poäng i Exercise 5: Comparing two texts
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      Given-New Principle (video): Part 4 Sida
    • Tillgänglig om: Aktiviteten Given-New Principle (video): Part 4 markeras fullgjord
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      Exercise 6: Review of Given and new information (video part 4) Kunskapstest
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      Exercise 7: Identifying sentences that follow the given-new principle Kunskapstest
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      Exercise 8: Text analysis (pressure screens) Kunskapstest
    • Tillgänglig om: Du uppnår högre än en viss poäng i Exercise 8: Text analysis (pressure screens)
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      Given-New Principle (video): Part 5 Sida

      See Task 5 in the handout.

    • Tillgänglig om: Aktiviteten Given-New Principle (video): Part 5 markeras fullgjord
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      Given-New Principle (video): Part 6 Sida
      See handout on section "Avoiding endless repetition".
    • Tillgänglig om: Aktiviteten Given-New Principle (video): Part 6 markeras fullgjord
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      Given-New Principle (video): Part 7 Sida

      See Task 6 in the handout.

    • Tillgänglig om: Aktiviteten Given-New Principle (video): Part 5 markeras fullgjord
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      Exercise 9: Avoiding needless repetition of same form Hot Potatoes test
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