How can these sentences be reduced or made clearer?

1. The human resource development project newspaper deadline is Friday at 4:00.

2. Because Senator Martin is less interested in the environment than in economic development, he sometimes neglects it.

3. The tribes emphasized survival, aid, and being responsible for one another.

1. Coach Thompson was a brilliant strategist, a caring mentor, and friend.

2. Formerly, science was taught by the textbook method, while now the laboratory method is employed.

3. When Jim’s son was a year old, he decided to get married again.

4. John worked in a national forest last summer, which may be his career choice.

5. The soldiers burned a refugee camp as a result of the earlier attack. This was the cause of the war.

6. It was raining hard; on the other hand, I went outside for a long walk because I needed the exercise.

7. American women have been dyeing their hair for years. American men, nevertheless, only recently started coloring theirs.

 

Appendix 8. Problems with parallel structure

Related sentence parts, such as items in a series, must be presented in parallel form. Correct the nonparallel elements in the following sentences: 1. She was healthy, wealthy, and a regular reader of my column. 2. He was handsome, brave, and the sort of person who would do anything for you. 3. The Budget Information System is a query system, the database is small, and we need to recognize the fact that the response time is unacceptably long. 4. Declining trees have a higher probability of branch failures and of dying prematurely. 5. In the facility construction stage, trees are often wounded by trenching, blacktopping, changing the grade, and heavy machinery. 6. Recreation users inflict many wounds by pounding nails into trees, lantern burns, and damaging their roots with vehicles and heavy equipment. 7. Declaring sustainability as a goal is one thing; putting it into operation has been an elusive goal. 8. The room was beautiful, the service impeccable, and I've never tasted better food in my entire life. 9. You are not only responsible for organizing the conference, but we also want you to introduce the keynote speaker. 10. To assess your effectiveness as a writer, consider whether your writing: 1. Conveys your message with clarity, emphasis, precision, and style. 2. Uses variety in sentence structure for good stylistic effect. 3. Provides organized, coherent, logical, insightful development of the subject. 4. Supports your main points with specific, detailed, compelling examples and illustrations. 5. You commit no significant errors in grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation.

Методические рекомендации и задания по выполнению самостоятельной работы магистрантов

 

Магистранты должны сдавать самостоятельные работы в конце каждой недели. Самостоятельная работа это продолжение практического занятия или считается одной из его частей. Магистранты должны выполнять письменные работы: написать библиографию, аннотацию, введение, заключительную часть своей научной работы и выполнение письменных заданий по приложениям УМКД. Вместе с тем, в исследовательской работе должны быть включены графики, диаграммы и т.д. Магистранты могут использовать материалы учебно-методического комплекса и следующей литературы:

 

1. Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students. StephenBailey. Routledge. 2011

2. Alice Oshima, Ann Hogue. Writing Academic English Fourth Edition

3. Research Methods for Education. Peter Newby. Routledge. 2011.

4. Marion Grussendorf “English for Presentation”, Oxford UniversityPress, 2007

5. Academic writing, A practical guide for students, Stephen Bailey, 2004, 2012

6. www.englishforacademicstudy.com

Неделя	Задания СРМ	Срок сдачи
	Identify three stages in producing your research project, think about the topic and find out what you have found interesting about this topic.	1- неделя
	Choose a general topic for your project (essay) and narrow it. Do practical exercises. (See Appendix 6)	2- неделя
	Writing: 1. Aims of your research 2. Objectives of your research 3. Research question 4. Research statement	3-неделя
	Write a bibliography of using: 5. Book 6. Journal Article 7. Newspaper article 8. Articles With Two to Six Authors On line source	4-неделя
	Analyse the abstract of the scientific paper in your field. Write an abstract of your research.	5-неделя
	Identify the ways of using evidence in the scientific paper in your research field.	6-неделя
	Explain the ways of avoiding plagiarism and use those ways in your writing. (Papers will be given)	7-неделя
	Use paraphrasing and summarizing in your own research.	8-неделя
	Do practice exercises for correct academic style of the paper. (Appendix 7)	9-неделя
	Do practice exercises for correct academic style of the paper. (Appendix 8)	10-неделя
	Analyse introduction of scientific papers in your field. Write the first two paragraphs of your research paper	11-неделя
	Incorporate data and illustrations into your research and analyze them.Use graphs and charts in your research	12-неделя
	Analyse scientific papers in your field.Write a conclusion of your research	13-неделя
	Outline and organize your presentation about your research	14-неделя
	Write your project and present it.	15-неделя
	Итого:	60 часов

ЗАДАНИЯ ПО ТЕКУЩЕМУ, РУБЕЖНОМУ, ИТОГОВОМУ КОНТРОЛЯМ

Задания по текущему контролю

Неделя	Текущий контроль(1/2 семестр)	Срок сдачи
	Do the tasks of Unit summary in Unit 1 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	1-неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary in Unit 2 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	2-неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary in Unit 3 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	3-неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary in Unit 4 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	4-неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary in Unit 5 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	5-неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 6 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	6-неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 7 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	7- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 8 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	8- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 9 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	9- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 10 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	10- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 11 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	11- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 12 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	12- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 13 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	13- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summary of Unit 14 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	14- неделя
	Do the tasks of Unit summaryof Unit 15 from the book Academic Writing. A Handbook for International students by Stephen Bailey. Routledge. 2011	15- неделя

Задания рубежного контроля

Семестр

Первый рубежный контроль: Выполнение тестовых заданий по пройденному материалу./Резюмирование статьи по научной тематике.

Второй рубежный контроль: Создание презентации на научную тему с использованием графиков и диаграмм./Написание эссе по диссертационному исследованию (объем 1200-1500 слов)

Test for the I-st rating

Variant A

1. How many stages in producing аn extended essay оr project?

a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 4 e) 0

2. Which step is related to the stage of Planning?

a) Think of а working title for the project.

b) Search fоr relevant journals/books/informationin the library and оn the Intеrnеt.

c) Write the contents page, bibliography, title page and abstract.

d) Do some reading

e) Edit the draft - decide objectively whether уоur ideas have been expressed сlеаrlу

3. Which step is related to the stage of Planning?

a) Search fоr relevant journals/books/informationin the library and оn the Intеrnеt.

b) Write the contents page, bibliography, title page and abstract.

c) Wоrk on establishing а сlеаr focus.

d) Do some reading

e) Edit the draft - decide objectively whether уоur ideas have been expressed сlеаrlу

4. Which step is related to the stage of Planning?

a) Search fоr relevant journals/books/informationin the library and оn the Intеrnеt.

b) Write the contents page, bibliography, title page and abstract.

c) Do some reading

d) Рlаn the content in detail.

e) Edit the draft - decide objectively whether уоur ideas have been expressed сlеаrlу

5. Which step is related to the stage of Researching?

a) Wоrk on establishing а сlеаr focus.

b) Рlаn the content in detail.

c) Read the first draft.

d) Do some reading

e) Think of а working title for the project

6. Which step is related to the stage of Researching?

a) Decide if you need to do mоrе rеаding.

b) Рlаn the content in detail.

c) Read the first draft.

d) Edit the draft - decide objectively whether уоur ideas have been expressed сlеаrlу

e) Think of а working title for the project

7. Which step is related to the stage of Researching?

a) Рlаn the content in detail.

b) Read the first draft.

c) Edit the draft - decide objectively whether уоur ideas have been expressed сlеаrlу

d) Highlight/take notes of the relevant information

e) Think of а working title for the project

8. Which step is related to the stage of Writing up?

a) Decide on а topic

b) Рlаn the content in detail

c) Make а rоugh outline рlаn of уоur ideas.

d) Check that sources аrе available/accessible.

e) Write the contents page, bibliography, title page and abstract.

9. Which step is related to the stage of Writing up?

a) Decide on а topic

b) Рlаn the content in detail

c) Make а rоugh outline рlаn of уоur ideas.

d) Write the first complete draft.

e) Check that sources аrе available/accessible.

10. Which step is related to the stage of Writing up?

a) Decide on а topic

b) Рlаn the content in detail

c) Edit the draft - decide objectively whether уоur ideas have been expressed сlеаrlу

d) Make а rоugh outline рlаn of уоur ideas.

e) Check that sources аrе available/accessible.

11. This describes research

a) Essay

b) Thesis

c) Case study

d) Report

e) Dissertation

12. This is longer than a dissertation

a) Essay

b) Thesis

c) Case study

d) Report

e) Dissertation

13. The example of critical thinking:

a) evaluating the credibility of the writer’s sources

b) reading as quickly as possible

c) citing the exact words of the author

d) organise your piece of work

e) cutting and pasting a short article from a website, with no citation.

14. The example of critical thinking:

a) reading as quickly as possible

b) citing the exact words of the author

c) organise your piece of work

d) cutting and pasting a short article from a website, with no citation.

e) identifying the writer’s purpose

15. to show you саn ______ evidence to support ideas

a) dispute

b) develop

c) display

d) provide

e) assess

16. to show you саn ______ оr support existing theories (this demonstrates critical thinking ability)

a. dispute

b. develop

c. display

d. provide

e. assess

17. To show evidence of independent investigation is the ------

a) Preliminary Literature Review

b) Research questions

c) Aim

d) Detailed Research Methodology

e) A working title

18. The ------ are more specific than your research objectives and specify the various insights/information that need to be collected in order to achieve the objectives. Keep in mind that the research question often starts with a Why, How, or What.

a) Preliminary Literature Review

b) Research questions

c) Aim

d) Detailed Research Methodology

e) Objectives

19. To put into practice theories and concepts learned on the programme is the -----

a) Preliminary Literature Review

b) Research questions

c) Aim

d) Detailed Research Methodology

e) Objectives

20. The ------ of the research provides a description of what you want to achieve from carrying out this research.

Variant B

1. Paraphrasing is ….

a) writing the ideas of another person in your own words.

b) copying the ideas of another person.

c) refuting another person’s idea.

d) writing about another person.

e) giving your idea about one’s opinion

2. In paraphrasing you should ….

a)keep the meaning the same.

b)change the words and the structure.

c)change the words and the structure but keep the meaning the same.

d) change the structure of the sentence and add your opinion.

e) keep the main idea but add your opinion.

3.The process of paraphrasing involves the following stages except:

a) Read and understand the text.

b) Make a list of the main ideas.

c) Find the important ideas – the important words/phrases.

d)Find alternative words/synonyms for these words/phrases.

e) Copy the main idea into your research.

4. The process of paraphrasing involves the following stages except:

a) Do not change specialized vocabulary and common words

b) Read and understand the text

c) Change the main idea.

d) Change the structure of the text.

e) Identify the meaning relationships between the words/ideas – e.g. cause/effect, generalization, contrast.

5. The process of paraphrasing involves the following stages except:

a) Find the important ideas – the important words/phrases.

b)Find alternative words/synonyms for these words/phrases.

c) Change the grammar of the text.

d) Change structure and volume of the text.

e) Rewrite the main ideas in complete sentences.

6. When you check your paraphrased text you should ….

a)Make sure the meaning is the same.

b)Try to be concise and keep a similar length (not easy!)

c)Make sure you didn’t change the idea.

d)Make sure the style is your own.

e)Remember to acknowledge other people’s work.

7. What is a summary?

a) It is written by the author of the article.

b) It is a shortened version of another author’s writing.

c) It includes your response to the ideas of the article.

d) It includes the most important idea of the article but some points can be copied from the original.

e) It includes the ideas from the original text and your viewpoint.

8. What is not necessary when you summarize another author’s writing?

a) Read the passage quickly.

b) Change the whole text into your own text.

c) Find the most important supporting details.

d) In your own words, give the author’s main idea and main supporting ideas in a few sentences per paragraph.

e) Use reporting verbs.

9. Which is not founded in the academic paper?

a) Title and Abstract

b) Introduction and conclusion

c) Headings and topic sentences

d) Diagrams and charts

e) Table of contents and blurb

10. Which is not founded in the essay?

a) Table of contents and preface

b) Introduction and conclusion

c) Topic sentences

d) Section headings and sub-headings

e) Title

11. Which is not true about the introduction of the research paper?

a) Тhеintroduction hаs а сlеаr function as the fiгst part оf the text.

b) The introduction sets the tone for the reader by giving some idea of the content.

c) The introduction shows the stance of the writer.

d) The introduction suggests how thе pieceofwоrk is oгganized.

e) The introduction contains the detailed material about your methods.

12.Which is not true about the conclusion of the research paper?

a) Тhе conclusion rоunds оff the research paper/essay.

b) The conclusion has the detailed information about your research.

c) It rеfеrs back to the introduction.

d) It pulls together all thе mаin ideas.

e) It is an opportunity to show hоw well you have dealt with thе issues yоu raised in the introduction.

13.Which fеаtuге саn not bе included in an intгoduction?

a) аn intгоduсtiоn tо thе topic оf уоur essay/bасkgrоundinformation

b) justification fоr уоur сhоiсе of topic fосus

c)an outline оfthе struсturе оfthе essay

d) further suggestions

e) definitions ofkey tеrms rеlаtеd to thе topic

14. Which fеаtuге саn not bе included in an intгoduction?

a) уоur thesis statement (уоur viewpoint оr perspective)

b) уоur purpose for writing the essay

c)an outline оfthе struсturе оfthе essay

d)justification fоr уоur сhоiсе of topic fосus

e) а statement of thе limitations оf thе wоrk соvеrеd bу уоur essay

15. Which feature of introduction is identified in the following sentences?

According to the World Bank’s reports, companies can raise money from several sources: from capital markets, from buying and selling shares, owning the franchise or increasing venture capital (2006)

a) аn intгоduсtiоn tо thе topic оf уоur essay/bасkgгоundinformation

b) justification fоr уоur сhоiсе of topic fосus

c)an outline оfthе struсturе оfthе essay

d)definitions ofkey tеrms rеlаtеd to thе topic

e) thesis statement

16. Which feature of introduction is identified in the following sentences?

Воrrоwing frоm the bаnk арреаrs to bе particularly соnvеniеnt for small firms in developing economies.

a) аn intгоduсtiоn tо thе topic оf уоur essay bасkgгоundinformation

b) justification fоr уоur сhоiсе of topic fосus

c)an outline оfthе struсturе оfthе essay

d)definitions ofkey tеrms rеlаtеd to thе topic

e) thesis statement

17. Which feature of introduction is identified in the following sentences?

The aim of this contribution is to re-examine the concept of ‘constructive alignment’ in the light of recent research on quality of learning in higher education.

a) уоur thesis statement (уоur viewpoint оr perspective)

b) purpose for writing the research paper

c)an outline оfthе struсturе оfthе eresearch paper

d)justification fоr уоur сhоiсе of topic fосus

e)definitions ofkey tеrms rеlаtеd to thе topic

18. Which statement is not related to the following? Thе thesisstatement should ….

a)bе one of the key elementsof уоur academic writing.

b) bе included in the introductory part of уоur text.

c) be included in the methodology.

d) indicate to уоur rеаdеrs уоur perspectives or attitude to the topic you аrе introduсing(stance).

e) indicate how уоur ideasаrе organized within the text.

19. Which statement indicates a key point of the thesis statement?

a) It outlines the structure of the article.

b) The rеаdеr gets а сlеаr idea of the content, the stance (or viewpoint) аnd the рrоbаblеorganization of the text from this single sentence.

c) It indicates the list of references.

d) It should be described in the conclusion.

e) The reader is confused about the viewpoint of the author.

20. Which sentence contains a thesis statement?

a)Recently increased attention has been paid to the subjectively experienced wellbeing in geographicalresearch.

b) Studies have revealed that there are significant spatial variations in people’s life satisfaction

between places and regions.

c)This study aims to fill in this gap by examining the spatialpatterns of life satisfaction in a city.

d) Inter-district differences account foraround 10% of the variations in life satisfaction and there is a significant difference in life satisfactionbetween urban and suburban residents in Beijing.

e) Findings of this research have important implicationsfor making policies to improve subjective well-being through urban design and community planning.

Вопросы итогового контроля

1. Which skills do you need for your research thesis?

2. What is critical thinking?

3. What examples of critical thinking might you need to think critically?

4. What types of writing do you know?

5. What can the brainstorming involve?

6. What stages are there in producing an extended essay or project?

7. What steps can you name to them?

8. What is a thesis or dissertation?

9. What must the dissertation’s chapters provide?

10. Which hints should be included in your abstract?

11. Which points can the context have in which the research took place?

12. What are the main reasons of a literature review section?

13. Identifying the aims of the dissertation

14. What is research proposal?

15. What is Research Methodology?

16. What can you tell about thefindings/results/dataanalysis/introduction/conclusions/references/appendices of the dissertation?

17. What are the main reasons of a literature review section?

18. Why should you provide evidence for supporting your ideas?

19. Supporting your opinion

20. The ways of incorporating evidence.

21. Why might you want to read а text? (The reasons for reading a text)

22. How to approach a text?

23. What is Paraphrasing?

24. Practice in paraphrasing.

25. What is Summarizing?

26. Practice in summarizing.

27. What does using direct quotations involve?

28. Give the examples of sentences with the use of reporting verbs.

29. Identifying descriptive and evaluative writing

30. Why is it important to reference the sources you use when writing a project?

31. Reasons for referencing а source

32. The ways of referring to а source

33. The process of writing

34. What is Abstract?

35. The features of abstract.

36. The ways of incorporating evidence into academic writing.

37. What features of descriptive writing can be distinguished?

38. What features of evaluative writing can be distinguished?

39. How to write bibliography

40. Why do you think it is important to reference the sources you use when writing a project?

41. Why is it important to have an appropriate topic for your extended writing/thesis?

42. Establishing a working title

43. What is plagiarism?

44. Why you must avoid plagiarism

45. Techniques to use sources for the writing

46. What is data commentary?

47. What features can be included in an introduction?

48. Features of introduction

49. Language of introductions

50. What is the thesis statement?

51. The role of the thesis statement in text organization

52. What factors can Academic Style cover?

53. Academic Style – some guidelines

54. Why is it important to have reporting verbs in Academic Style?

55. Reporting verbs + that

56. Give the examples of sentences with the use of reporting verbs from your thesis.

57. Examples of reporting verbs + that with the writer’s attitude

58. Features of conclusions.

59. The language of conclusions

60. Analyzing your conclusion

61. Features of definitions.

62. Parallel structure

63. Preparing for conference presentation

64. Why are data sometimes included in academic texts?

65. Strategy and techniques of presentation skills.

66. Types of diagrams

66. People in your sphere

67. People in your sphere

68. The main provisions of the "Strategy 2050" Republic of Kazakhstan

69. Subject in your sphere

70. Subject in your sphere

71. Subject in your sphere

72. Subject in your sphere

73. Subject in your sphere

74. Subject in your sphere

75. Subjectinyoursphere

Перечень программного и мультимедийного сопровождения учебных занятий:

General

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/graduateschool/currentstudents/onlineresources/presentationskills

Very useful videos based on the experience and advice of academics at Imperial

College in London.

http://wiki.ubc.ca/Presentation_Skills

www.ted.com

Wonderful resource for viewing presentations, which often include subtitles in a variety of languages and transcripts.

http://presentationexpressions.com

http://www.duarte.com/blog/

http://presentinenglish.com

Voice

http://library.leeds.ac.uk/tutorials/activities/presentations/voice-exercises/

Tips and Language

http://rasgas19febwiki.wikispaces.com/Presenting+in+English+by+Mark+Powell

http://www.it-sudparis.eu/lsh/ressources/Oral_Presentation_Skills.pdf

http://www.allaboutpresentations.com

http://www.slideshare.net once on site, search for presentation-related slide shows.

Cross-cultural Communication Differences

http://platinum-training.jp/blog/?tag=cross-cultural-communications

Collection of Resources

http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/english/tc/pt/oral/resources2.htm

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/presentation

Visuals

http://www.garrreynolds.com/preso-tips/design/

http://noteandpoint.com

http://www.sliderocket.com/blog/2010/08/incredible-presentations-presentation-methodswww.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish

www.garneteducation.com/eas

http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

http://owl.english.purduce.edu/owl/resource /589/01/

http://uefap.com/writing/plagiar/plagfram.htm

Разработчики ___________ к.п.н., ст. преп. Курманаева Д.К.,

___________к.п.н., и.о доцента Касымбекова Н. С.

___________ ст.преп., магистр Тажитова Г. З.

(подпись) (Ф.И.О.)

Рассмотрено на заседании кафедры___________________________

протокол № ______от «______» __________2016 г.

 

Заведующий кафедрой ___________ __ к.п.н., доцент Сагимбаева Д.Е. __

(подпись) (Ф.И.О.)

Председатель учебно-методической

комиссии факультета ___________ к.п.н., доцентКульманов К.С

(подпись) (Ф.И.О.)

Приложение 1

УТВЕРЖДАЮ

Декан

филологического факультета