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Paragraphs-under-Construction Masters of Engineering
Academic Language and Learning Success Program (ALLSP)
‘Engineers who don’t write well, end up working for engineers who do’(MIT 2012).
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Outline
Paragraph structure
• topic and focus of paragraphs
• organisation of ideas and information for logical flow within paragraphs
• organising information into paragraph stages
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What is the structure
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Paragraph structure
The topic sentence (topic & controlling idea)
Body
Concluding sentence (optional)
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Paragraph structure
Many studies of leadership in the engineering profession have been carried out over a number of decades.
Body
Concluding sentence (optional)
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Task 1
Many studies of leadership in the engineering profession have been carried out over a number of decades. There is no clear agreement on a comprehensive theory of leadership. The contexts and criteria for determining effective leadership are extremely varied. Fiedler (2013) has suggested that an individual's basic leadership style should be the main factor in judging successful leaders. Caruso (2013) claims that success can only be judged on outcomes. Both these approaches are valuable. Neither can satisfactorily account for all the variables that contribute to successful leadership.
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Explicit logical relations
Many studies of leadership in the engineering profession have been carried out over a number of decades. However, there is no clear agreement on a comprehensive theory of leadership, because the contexts and criteria for determining effective leadership are extremely varied. For example, Fiedler (2013) has suggested that an individual's basic leadership style should be the main factor in judging successful leaders. By contrast, Caruso (2013) claims that success can only be judged on outcomes. While both these approaches are valuable, neither can satisfactorily account for all the variables that contribute to successful leadership.
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Implicit/explicit logical relations
Explicit conjunction
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Elaboration signals (conjunctions/transitions/co-joining/linking)
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Logical relations Task 2
Types of logical relations
Addition & Replacement where extra information is simply added or one idea replaces another
Comparison & Contrast where two ideas are presented as either similar or different
Exemplification & Restatement
where a previously mentioned idea is repeated by rewording it or giving an example
Cause & Condition where the reason why or the conditions under which something happens are given
Time & Place where ideas, things and events are located in time and space
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Signal differently
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Task 4 : Can we improve the logical relations within this paragraph?
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References CALT Learning Support. (2016). Grammar. Retrieved from
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/index.xml
CALT Learning Support. (2007). Passive voice. Retrieved from Language and Learning online:
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/grammar/passive/index.xml
Purdue University. (2016). Grammar. Retrieved from Purdue Online Writing Lab:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/5/
Stanford University. (n.d.). 20 Common errors. Retrieved from https://undergrad.stanford.edu/tutoring-
support/hume-center/resources/student-resources/grammar-resources-writers/top-twenty-errors-
undergraduate-writing
Turton, N. D. (1995). ABC of common grammatical errors: for learners and teachers of English. Macmillan
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University of Wollongong. (n.d.). Passive voice. Retrieved from Unilearning:
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/academic/3avi.html
MIT (2012). Learning to Communicate in Science and Engineering (https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/learning-
communicate-science-and-engineering
UNSW http://iwrite.unsw.edu.au/iwrite/ENGINEERING/Getting-Started/For-Students.html
UNSYD www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/
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http://www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/
Writing support sites www.usyd.edu.au/learningcentre/wrise/
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Grammar Questions
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Academic language • Undoubtedly android provides very secure operating
system
• Social media has become most popular communication technique in recent years and essential part of our life.
• One of the hottest topics in IT is cybersecurity and privacy.
• Today with the advent of technology and modernization, smart phones have become the most essential component of our life.
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Use with caution!
all; always; never; every concerned citizen; clearly; it is obvious that; absolutely; obviously; there is no doubt that; without a doubt; definitely; this essay has proven; absolutely certain; any right-thinking person; certainly; undoubtedly; every; the most popular; by far the most…
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Academic language • The pattern of big data is very disorganized. This
kind of disorganized data is very painful to process as it consists of billions of records of millions of peoples’ information through various formats such as social media information, user pictures/videos, user records in various departments, numerous website account details and many more ways.
• … presents the most recent and evil technique of user tracking
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Academic language • The concept of Cloud computing is using the
resources or services available on internet like for instance, running softwares of server
• These services may be pertinent to the use of a particular software like for example, iCloud service
• The main purpose of this research is to find out the answers for my research questions
• Don't make a network in Facebook
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Academic language
• In this research, we will attempt to address the following matters:
• In this thesis I will be looking at the …
• Nevertheless I have examined that the static and dynamic analysis techniques are quite beneficial methods for source code analysis.
• Before applying these techniques my first step is to study