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via GIPHY ABSTRACTS: An abstract is an independent text that comprises the most important concepts of the paper, the purpose of the research, the state of the art, what is missing, and the results of the investigation. The following Padlet contains more information about Abstract Made by Carrizo Macarena, Eliana González and Luz Fernández Source: Writing an abstract. (n.d.). The University of Melbourne. Last visited: October, 24th, 2020. Available at: https://services.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/471274/Writing_an_Abstract_Update_051112.pdf The abstract. (2020). The University of Southern California. Last visited: October 24th, 2020. Available at: https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/abstract. Metacognitive Analysis: Considering that we, as students, read very long texts, knowing how to write an abstract is highly advantageous. Sometimes we tend to highlight the texts we read in order to differentiate the important parts from the other ones. However, it is bett...

  If you click  Here  , you will have access to a short text that refers to ARTICLES.  CANVA: ARTICLES Excercises and examples:   A. Match the topics (1-10) below with the titles (A-K) on the next page. There is one extra title that you do not need. 1. A healthy diet. F   /  6. Genetic Engineering. → J 2. School Exams.→ H   /  7. Drug-taking. →C 3. Eating out inexpensively. → K / 8. An outdoor activity. → E 4. The Internet. →B  /  9. How to attract a man. →G 5. A famous person. → I  /  10. A successful career. → A   a. How to Reach The Top b. Do You Need To Be Connected? c. The Crack In Our Schools d. Mouth-watering Recipes e. Is Jogging Bad For Our Health? f. An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away g. To Flirt or Not to Flirt? - That is THE Question h. A Testing Time i. The Man Behind The Prime Minister j. Would You Like To Be Cloned k. Cheap and Cheerful Grub B. Match the following first paragraphs with the titles on...

via GIPHY The following videos define some concepts of hedging and boosting and the importance of academic research writing. Video #1: The importance of Hedging: Example 1  Categorical claim  The issues highlighted in this study are applicable to all participating institutions. Hedged claim  The issues highlighted in this study may be applicable to many participating institutions. Example 2 Categorical claim  Government support will assure the spread of new knowledge and the skills necessary to use the internet to thousands of people in rural areas. Hedged claim  Government support may help with the spread of new knowledge and the skills necessary to use the internet to thousands of people in rural areas. Example 3  Categorical claim The study proves the link between smoking and lung disease. Hedged claim The study indicates/suggests a (possible) link between smoking and lung disease.  Example 4  Categorical claim The number of unemployed people ...

via GIPHY  The dark side of  inclusion  Being a refugee implies suffering discrimination from part of society, citizens from other countries, and some political leaders. Asylum seekers are forced to migrate because of the persecution they suffered in their native land and are received by other nations which should ensure their safety. Even though there are some countries which work in favour of them, there are others which do not pay attention to their needs. Besides, refugees are disliked, prejudged, and humiliated by a great amount of the population around the world. That is the reason why they should have stronger legal protection not only to guarantee a secure entry to their new country but also to protect them from xenophobic acts during their stay.  Displaced people are not welcomed in their own country because of several reasons. To begin with, it could be for having a different race or skin colour. In addition,  their religion can be a cause of discrimi...

via GIPHY We refugees by Benjamin Zephaniah We Refugees | A Benjamin Zephaniah Poem from Red Café on Vimeo . The poem “we can all be refugees”, written by Benjamin Zephaniah, faces us to the reality of many people around the world. The author of the poem mentioned some reasons by which he, like other people, was tortured, for instance, singing a song, praying for a different God, or having black skin were source of discrimination. The refugees as well as our ancestors had to move on to different places because of political, religious, cultural, natural, or war conflicts. As the poem mentioned, we can all be refugees due to the fact that we did not just appear. All of us descend from migrants, which means that the world is shaped by people from many places who had to change their lives radically to start again in a different place, that is why all of us can be refugees. Therefore, Zephaniah described those who tortured and discriminated him as “his brother in his land” because he s...

via GIPHY This entry is connected to "The Stu dy of La nguage" written by George Yule. The Selected chapters and presentations involve the analysis of language form, meaning,and context. Enjoy it!  Chapter #1: The origins of language There are different theories that explain the origin of language, one of the most famous is the religious theory. It shares the belief that language was provided as a gift by God. The idea was then, that if language was God-given, any human would speak it spontaneously.  Regarding the natural sound source and the “bow-wow” theory,  primitive words could have been imitations of natural sounds which early men and women heard around them.  These words or noises are examples of what is known as onomatopoeia.  However, we might be rather skeptical about a view that seems to assume that a language is only a set of words used as “names” for things. It has also been suggested that the original sounds of language may have come from the expr...