tailieunhanh - Support Materials and Exercises for WRITING REPORTS

In terms of managing the one-on-one sessions, some pre-service teachers felt that it was necessary to spend the entire meeting discussing a single problematic word or phrase. These cases were usually handled by a discussion of the use of the word or phrase and the teacher’s suggestions for alternative expressions. For example, one teacher, Doris, decided to focus on the incorrect use of a particular phrase in her student’s essay, which was written following a prompt in a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) preparation book: Some people prefer work or activities that mainly involve working with people. Others choose work or activities that mainly. | ACADEMIC STUDIES ENGLISH Support Materials and Exercises for WRITING REPORTS SPRING 1999 WRITING REPORTS ACADEMIC ENGLISH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following persons have contributed to the development of this learning material Content and Structure Curriculum Developer s Leslie Childs .English Curriculum Content Expert New Brunswick Community Project Supervision Co-ordination Angela Acott-Smith Kay Curtis Project Co-ordinator New Brunswick Community College. Woodstock Literacy Co-ordinator New Brunswick Community College. Woodstock This document is available full-text on the World Wide Web thanks to the National Adult Literacy Database. http CLR search The financial support for this learning materials project was provided by the National Literacy Secretariat of Human Resources Development Canada. Spring 1999 This support module may be used with IAU-ENG Writing Informal Reports IAU-ENG WRITING INFORMAL REPORTS IAU-ENG WRITING INFORMAL REPORTS OBJECTIVE Upon successful completion of this unit the learner will be able to 1. choose a topic and write a report of approximately 500-750 words. 2. research the topic using at least 3 sources. 3. format correctly an appropriate bibliography. TEACHING POINTS Level Choosing a Topic 1 Suitable for writer s purpose and audience 9 2 Suitable to assigned length narrowing 9 3 Suitable to resources available 9 Researching 4 Sources primary . 1st person interview 9 5 secondary 9 6 Notetaking 9 7 Distinguishing between fact and opinion 9 8 Plagiarism 9 Writing Process 9 Using writing process steps interchangeably 9 10 Choosing an appropriate method of development 9 11 Focusing the message 9 12 Choosing point of view 9 13 Identifying appropriate and inappropriate details 9 14 Importance and placement of transitions 9 15 Importance of revising to fine-tune effectiveness 9 16 Importance of editing to eliminate mechanical errors 9 17 Importance of appearance of final copy 9 Style 18 Technical writing