This PPT accompanies unit 5 of Develop EAP

1. Unit 5: Understanding
Assignments
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2. Assignments

3. become easier if
you understand
them
Assignments

4. Genre
•Definition: A style or category (usually
in art, music or literature)
•How many different genres can you
think of?
Music Films
University
assignments
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5. Why do you write at university?
Purposes Type of text
Students might write to show
that
Building Research Skills
Literature Surveys, Methodology
Recounts, Research Reports
c. They can plan and carry out
research
Demonstrating
Knowledge &
Understanding
Explanations, Exercises
a. They are aware of and
understand the latest
knowledge in their subject area
Writing for Oneself and
Others
Event Recounts, Public
Engagement, Reflection
e. They can reflect on how they
and other people feel and think
Developing Powers of
Independent Reasoning
Essays, Critiques
b. They can argue a particular
point of view making use of
different kinds of evidence
Preparing for
Professional Practice
Case Studies, Design
Specifications, Problem
Questions, Proposals
d. They are ready for
employment in a particular
specialized field
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6. Resources to understand
academic writing (p. 38)
Very useful sources. Use them and give feedback in
the relevant Homework and Coursework Records
forum.
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7. Why are you reading the texts and
watching the videos on Moodle?
To learn about the
SDGs
To get general
information about the
goals you can use as
background in your
essay & presentation
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8. Is this how you can use information
from the articles in your essay?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a
set of 17 goals designed to make the world a
better place by 2030 by reducing poverty,
promoting equality and have sustainable
economic, social and environmental
development. The SDGs take over from the
Millennium Development Goals which had some
problems, such as focusing only on developing
countries.
Where doe the information come from?
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9. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set
of 17 goals designed to make the world a better
place by 2030 by reducing poverty, promoting
equality and have sustainable economic, social and
environmental development (Sustainable
Development Knowledge Platform, 2015). The SDGs
take over from the Millennium Development Goals
which, as Thwaites (2015) and Ford (2016) recognize
had some problems, such as focusing only on
developing countries.
References
Ford, L (19 January 2016) Sustainable Development Goals: all you need to
know. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/global-
development/2015/jan/19/sustainable-development-goals-united-nations
Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform (2015) Transforming our world:
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Retrieved from
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015 /transformingourworld
Thwaites, J. (September 22 2015) Explainer: the world’s new sustainable
development goals. Retrieved from
https://theconversation.com/explainer-the-worlds-new-sustainable-
development-goals-47262
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10. Showing How You Know What You
Know
• When you use information from a source in your
essay or presentation you are going to have to
reference.
• There are different referencing styles and in this
course we use APA. APA has two parts.
In-text citation
Who
When
Reference
Who
When
What
Where
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11. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set
of 17 goals designed to make the world a better
place by 2030 by reducing poverty, promoting
equality and have sustainable economic, social and
environmental development (Sustainable
Development Knowledge Platform, 2015). The SDGs
take over from the Millennium Development Goals
which, as Thwaites (2015) and Ford (2016) recognize
had some problems, such as focusing only on
developing countries.
References
Ford, L (19 January 2016) Sustainable Development Goals: all you need to
know. Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/global-
development/2015/jan/19/sustainable-development-goals-united-nations
Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform (2015) Transforming our world:
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Retrieved from
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015 /transformingourworld
Thwaites, J. (September 22 2015) Explainer: the world’s new sustainable
development goals. Retrieved from
https://theconversation.com/explainer-the-worlds-new-sustainable-
development-goals-47262
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12. Why referencing matters
shows you
understand your
field of study
gives credit to the
writers who
informed your
ideas
shows you are
familiar with the
work of experts in
the field
helps you present
different points of
view
shows how your
ideas fit into other
ideas in the field
provides evidence
and support for
your arguments
lets your reader
find your sources if
they want to know
more
Which do you think is the
most important reason?
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13. Question analysis
• This is what you have to do (usually a verb)
Task (T)
• This is the main topic of the essay
Content (C)
• This is the focus (or limitation) of the idea
Controlling Idea (CI)
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14. Example Essay Question (p34)
Discuss which development goal is
most important and why.
Task (T) Content Controlling
Idea
To answer this question, you would need to:
 introduce the development goals
 discuss what makes the goals important
 say which goal you think is the most important
 explain your choice, probably through comparing your
goal with some of the others
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15. Q1 - Discuss two Sustainable
Development Goals and analyse which
will be hardest to achieve and why.
To answer this question, you would need to:
Task Content
Controlling
idea
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16. Q2 - Compare how a developed country
and a developing country may reach a
Sustainable Development Goal.
To answer this question, you would need to:
Task Content
Controlling
idea

17. Q3 - Evaluate two Sustainable
Development Goals and decide which
one will have the greatest impact.
To answer this question, you would need to:
Task Content
Controlling
idea

18. Q4 - Introduce a Sustainable Development
Goal, highlighting why it is necessary, what
difficulties there may be implementing it and
how those difficulties can be overcome.
To answer this question, you would need to:
Task Content
Controlling
idea
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19. Approaching a Question
• When you have an essay
question, don’t try to answer
it immediately.
• Consider all the possibilities
• Ask questions about the
question
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20. Example
• Look at the questions about the essay question on
page 42.
Why did the
students ask
those questions?
How do the
questions help?
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21. Evaluate two SDGs and decide which
one will have the greatest impact
Think of questions beginning with these words.
• Which
• How
• What kind
• When
• How much
• Who
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22. Your Essay Question
Discuss two Sustainable Development Goals and
evaluate which one is more likely to be implemented
successfully by 2030.
• Identify the
task, content
and controlling
idea (limitation)
Step 1
• Identify what
you would have
to do to answer
the question
Step 2 • Brainstorm
mini questions
about your
question
Step 3
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