organization of a paper: signposting and punctuation reference: swales, j. & feak, c. 1994....
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Organization of a paper:Signposting and punctuation
Reference: Swales, J. & Feak, C. 1994. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. The University of
Michigan Press: Ann Arbor.
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We’ve been talking about flow…
• Language of academic papers vocabulary shift
• Organizing information in a paper paragraphs and sentences
• Now, to establish a clear connection of ideas…
• Use linking words and phrases as well as punctuation
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Part 1: Linking words and phrases :
• Can help maintain flow and establish clear relationships between ideas
• Can be arranged according to their function and grammatical use
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This (these)+ summary word
• ESL lecturers know that students need to understand the differences between formal and informal language. However, this understanding cannot usually be aquired quickly.
• Refers to the previous phrase (givennew)
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Part 2: Punctuation
• Sentence connectors raise the important issue of punctuation
• You have to learn the proper use of punctuation in English and in your field
• We only deal with some punctuation, namely comma (,), semicolon (;), colon (:) and dash(-)
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Semicolon• Join two completely independent sentences• Work much like a full stop (period)
– Air traffic delays due to high traffic volume have increased considerably over the last decade; these delays have become a major public policy issue.
• Can be used with sentence connectors– Increasing the size of airports is one solution to traffic congestion; however,
this is a long-term solution whose benefits may not be seen for many years into the future.
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Semicolon
• Can be used to separate rather long items in list:– Some of the solutions to the air traffic delay
problem include increasing the size of airports that routinely experiece flight delays; overhauling the air traffic control system so that more flights can be safely handled; and increasing landing fees.
•Note that usually you separate items in a list with a comma
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Colon and Comma• Weaker stops• Comma (,) separates items in a list• Colon (:) introduces a list• Commas used with conjunctions (and, but, or) and subordinators
(although, if, whereas)
– There are four main causes of airport congestion: bad weather, excessive volume, runway closures, and equipment outages.
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Dash
• Sometimes a dash is used to introduce a list• Mostly, though, dash is used to intrude
additional information to a sentence, much like brackets ().– There are four main causes of airport congestion:
bad weather – such as a snowstorm – may ground planes…
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Print out this slide and add the punctuation as
instructed.
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Print out this slide. Use linking words and phrases to fill in the gaps below.
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…and finally
• For more information on how to use punctuation with quotations, please go to the following website:
• http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp