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Portfolio Entry #15: Practice ~ Write an Abstract

Portfolio Entry #15 ~ Academic Articles ~  ♦ Writing Practice  ♦ Source:   Altbach, P. (2001). "Academic Freedom: International Warning Signs." in International Higher Education . pp 24, 25. Retrieved at: https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/6938/6155 Abstract:
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Portfolio Entry #14: Abstracts ~ Part 2

Portfolio Entry #14 ~ Abstracts: Part 2 ~  ♦ Exercises  ♦ Abstract #1: Identifying the prevailing images in Library and Information Science profession: is the landscape changing? This paper aims to provide a systematic review on Library and Information Science profession’s image and stereotypes from 2000-2013. In particular, it aims to identify and analyze the prevailing images of librarians in various contexts and explore possible changes occurring over time. The method of systematic review is adopted to identify the prevailing images in Library and Information Science profession. Specifically, sixty papers were selected and five main themes emerged such as "public’s perceptions", "librarians’ perceptions", "students’ perceptions", "mass media" and "image as an issue" after a thorough analysis of papers’ aim. It was found that librarians were negatively perceived by both the wider public and the students. In terms of mass media, the i...
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Portfolio Entry #13: Abstracts

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       Portfolio Entry #13 ~ Abstracts ~  ♦  What is an Abstract ? ♦ FORMAL (academic) ARTICLES are headed by ABSTRACTS.  An  abstract  is an  independent text that comprises the most important concepts of the paper, the purpose of the research, the state of the art, what is missing, and the results of the investigation. When writing an abstract: AVOID all kind of "supporting material": Long background information, parahrased sentences, too many adverbs or adjectives, quotes, references from other sources, overgeneralizations e.g. "studies have indicate that..." figures, statistics, tables, etc. There are four types of abstracts: Critical Abstract. Descriptive Abstract. Informative Abstract. Highlight Abstract. Each sentence in an abstract fulfils a specific purpose. These are called "moves": the overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) investigated, the basic design of the study, major findings found as a result of the a...
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Portfolio Entry #12 : Writing an Article

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      Portfolio Entry #12 ~ ARTICLES ~ Link to text:  https://www.onestopenglish.com/download?ac=593  ♦  What is an Article ? ♦ An article... is a piece of writing usually intended for publication in a newspaper, magazine or journal is written for a wide audience, so it is essential to attract and retain the readers’ attention  may include amusing stories, reported speech and descriptions can be formal or informal, depending on the target audience  should be written in an interesting or entertaining manner  should give opinions and thoughts, as well as facts  is in a less formal style than a report   An article can... describe an experience, event, person or place present an opinion or balanced argument compare and contrast  provide information  offer suggestions  offer advice A realistic article should consist of: an eye-catching title which attracts the readers’ attention and suggests the theme of the article...
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Portfolio Entry #11: Hedging and Boosting

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     Portfolio Entry #11 ~ Hedging and Boosting ~
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Entry #10 : Writing Project ~ Part 3: Essay

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     Portfolio Entry #10 ~ Writing Project - Part 3: Essay ~ Update - Link to Essay:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ALusFhcMONDoXwT98CccJMcz3YLVVPMhBwZq4WTy3LQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Portfolio Entry #9 : Refugees / Essay Writing and Thesis Statement

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    Portfolio Entry #9 ~ Poems ~ "We Refugees" by Benjamin Zephaniah. "Refugees" by Brian Bilston. ______________________________________ ~ Essay Writing and Thesis Statement~ Made with Padlet ______________________________________ ~Teaching about Refugees~ During my research for information to write my essay about Refugees, I came across this interesting section of the UN Agency for Refugees . It offers tips and ideas as well as relevant material to help teachers around the world when it comes to explain this topic to their primary and secondary students. In addition to that, this page also provides guidance for teachers who have migrants and refugees among their students. I personally find it very useful, and a great source of teaching material, as the topic is still present nowadays and it's not easy to deliver a lesson or lessons on it if one isn't properly trained or guided for it. Among the resources included are: animation videos, class discussion she...
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Portfolio Entry #4 : Speech Acts

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Portfolio Entry #4 ~ SPEECH ACTS ~ ~ CONSTATIVE AND PERFORMATIVE UTTERANCES ~ Introduced by the British philosopher and linguist J. L. Austin and  further developed by American philosopher J.R. Searle , the Speech Act Theory considers the degree to which utterances are said to perform locutionary acts (the act of making a meaningful utterance), illocutionary acts (to express an attitude with a certain function, meaning to interact), and/or perlocutionary acts (an action or state of mind caused by saying something). Austin offered a summary of the interrelation between these acts: "A speaker utters sentences with a particular meaning (locutionary act), and with a particular force (illocutionary act), in order to achieve a certain effect on the hearer (perlocutionary act)." ¹   Austin insisted that to say something is to do something and thus distinguished two separate parts of speech:  " Constatives " and  " Performatives " . Constatives are sent...
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Portfolio Entry #2: Academic Writing

Portfolio Entry #2 This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office . PowerPoint Presentation - Summary and Key Information on Academic Writing Advice from the University of Toronto (available at  https://writing.utoronto.ca/  ). Direct Download for the pptx file:  https://tinyurl.com/AcademicWritingBazan ~ Metacognitive Analysis of ICT tool (PowerPoint) ~ I personally find a tool like PowerPoint (or any other that allows creation of slides) very useful, as it lets me present all the key information of a certain topic or topics in a dynamic and visually interesting format. The presentation can be then shared to fellow classmates, who in turn have the possibility of using it as material and/or notes to study for an exam. This tool can also be used to create colorful and captivating presentations to use with my own students, especially with children; PowerPoint allows the use of transitions, music, sounds and other attractive effects, which...
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