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SEMESTER 1, 2016/2017
LECTURE NOTES 4 (WEEK 7 WEEK 8)
It refers to the writer and/or the title of the work in a formal way
A fuller summary explains both the thesis and the main supporting
points
Often, although not always, you will find that each paragraph has a key
sentence. It is often the first or last sentence in a paragraph.
Look for key words that are repeated throughout the article. These repeated
words and phrases will help you identify main ideas.
If you find that you have highlighted most or all of the sentences in a paragraph,
you may be highlighting supporting details rather than main ideas.
If so, go back and underline only the main ideas in the sentences that you
highlighted.
3. When your highlighting is done, read each sentence again to make sure
you understand the ideas.
4. Then you can use the chunking method to paraphrase the highlighted sentences.
5. You can use these paraphrased ideas as your summary.
Main Idea
Bottled water may not be any safer
than tap water.
2-3
- Yosemite brand
comes from a Los
Angeles suburb
- Everest brand
comes from Texas
- Bacteria develops
in bottles
- Chemicals leach
from plastic
material
Supporting Details
2. Describe the main ideas in your own words. This may be one or
more paragraphs, depending on the purpose of your summary.
Example:
Pinker (2010) claims that both lab research and actual experience show that people
are incapable of doing several things at once; as an example of this fact, he
mentions the frequent sight of a person driving dangerously while using a cell phone.
Example:
Pinker (2010) writes about the fallacy of multitasking in his article Mind Over Mass
Media. He says that both lab research and actual experience show that people are
incapable of doing several things at once; as an example, he highlights the frequent
sight of a person driving dangerously while using a cell phone.
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EXERCISE 1
Read the excerpt below and summarise Warners idea on writing successfully in a
university. Add an in-text citation.
Source
Article
Author
Morley Warner
Date of publication
2001
Title
To write successfully at university, you need a sense of what the final product should
look and sound like. If possible read model assignments, or if these are not
available, study the way in which journal articles have been written in your field of
study. These articles maybe lengthy and some may be based on research rather
than discussion issues but from them you will get a sense of how academic writing
sounds, that is, its tone and how respected writers in your field assemble
information. This will enable you to build your writing skills.
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EXERCISE 2
Read the excerpt below and write a summary of the toxic danger of new cars. Add
an in-text citation.
Source
Author
:
:
Online article
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation in Australia (CSIRO)
Date of publication
Title
:
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January 2001
Toxic Danger of New Cars
EXERCISE 3
You are writing an article on the Impact of Cultural Diversity in the Workplace.
Summarise the excerpt below which will be used as supporting detail for the topic.
Add in-text citation.
Source
Journal Article
Author
Date of Publication
December 2014
Title
Cultural diversity in the workplace has grown as a trend over the passage of time
with the increase of globalisation in the world. A positive effect of cultural diversity in
the workplace is that employees belonging to different cultures usually have
different ways of thinking and can thus analyse a matter at hand from a variety of
perspectives. This is hard to achieve when employees belonging to the same
culture are asked to analyse the same matter. Employees coming from different
cultures have different experiences which can be beneficial by providing the
organisation with a sound and vast knowledge base. For example, a study
conducted on the impact and scope of cultural diversity in organisations in the UAE
showed that most of the workers agreed that group work with culturally diverse
people helps to overcome cultural differences through shared experiences when
working within a team.
Another positive effect of cultural diversity in the workplace is the increased
tendency of organisational personnel to overcome culture shock as the business
expands in other countries and becomes international. This is a very important
benefit derived from cultural diversity of the employees because many modern
companies have global expansion on their corporate agendas. With expansion into
other countries comes a range of obstacles including, but not limited to, gathering
information about local customs and laws in the foreign country, assessing risks
and designing strategies to overcome those risks. When an organisation has a
culturally diverse workforce, it can use the information and knowledge of the
individual workers to achieve these objectives and overcome the aforementioned
obstacles. For example, an American company trying to expand its business in
India can draw information about the Indian federal and provincial laws that apply to
the business, insurances required and applicable tax regulations from its workforce
of Indian nationality.
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