Vocabulary range
词汇范围
Academic writing requires the use of higher register vocabulary. This means that the vocabulary must not be simple, casual, everyday words – it must be more concise, specific and formal in tone.
学术写作需要使用更高语域的词汇。这意味着词汇不能是简单、随意的日常用语——它必须在语气上更加简洁、具体和正式。
Task 7: Identifying poor academic style
任务 7:识别不良的学术风格
Underline examples of poor academic style in the following sentences and rewrite each sentence to improve the academic style.
在以下句子中为不良学术风格的例子加下划线,并重写每个句子以提高学术风格。
Consider the following:
请考虑以下事项:
Are there any informal words? What academic vocabulary could be used instead?
有没有非正式的词语?可以使用哪些学术词汇来代替?
Is the expression concise? Is there a shorter way to express the idea?
表达式简洁吗?有没有更短的方式来表达这个想法?
Are there any lists of examples that could be combined into a group?
是否有任何可以合并为一组的示例列表?
Does it contain sexist, idiomatic, emotive, or biased expressions?
它是否包含性别歧视、惯用语、情绪化或有偏见的表达?
The big problem with our news story is there’s not enough information to prove the story is true.
我们新闻报道的最大问题是没有足够的信息来证明这个故事是真实的。
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Reading a lot about many countries can make us more aware of many other different cultures.
阅读大量有关许多国家的信息可以使我们更加了解许多其他不同的文化。
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Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WeChat are used more and more to share and spread news.
Facebook、Twitter、Instagram 和微信越来越多地用于分享和传播新闻。
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The media is a double-edged sword and throughout history man has used it for good and bad.
媒体是一把双刃剑,纵观历史,人类一直在使用它来做善事和坏事。
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Nowadays, you can see lots of news updates in your social media feed. That’s cool!
如今,您可以在社交媒体提要中看到很多新闻更新。很酷!
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Task 8: Writing objectively by removing ‘people’.
任务 8:通过删除“人”来客观地写作。
Read Appendix 1 which introduces ways to remove ‘people’ from your writing and therefore write more objectively.
阅读 附录 1 ,其中介绍了从你的写作中删除 “人物 ”的方法,从而更客观地写作。
Then, go to Moodle and rewrite the following sentences to remove the personal references.
然后,转到 Moodle 并重写以下句子以删除个人引用。
Many people become unemployed in a financial crisis.
许多人 在金融危机中 失业。
A large number of citizens think that wealth is more important than health.
大量 公民 认为财富比健康更重要。
We waste a lot of time on social media.
我们在 社交媒体上浪费了大量时间。
I think cycling is beneficial for health.
我认为 骑自行车对健康有益。
In my opinion, physical activity is important.
在 我 看来,体育活动很重要。
Task 9: Reflection
任务 9:反射
This lesson has explored the following academic style conventions:
本课探讨了以下学术风格惯例:
use of the third-person rather than first-person perspective
使用第三人称视角而不是第一人称视角
a formal tone through the use of higher register vocabulary
通过使用高音域词汇来营造正式的语气
complex ideas and abstract theories
复杂的思想和抽象的理论
a clear focus on the key issues with logical organisation
明确关注 Logical Organisation 的关键问题
concise explanation rather than long-winded description and figurative language
简洁的解释,而不是冗长的描述和比喻性的语言
clear, direct and unambiguous sentence structure
清晰、直接和明确的句子结构
Respond to the following questions:
回答以下问题:
Which academic style conventions do you need more practice with?
您需要更多练习哪些学术风格惯例?
How will you continue to practise and improve academic style?
您将如何继续实践和改进学术风格?