UPM-CALC/CEL2103 WRITING ACADEMIC TEXTS/SEM 2 2019-20

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This is an individual activity for you to carry out.

The activities should be completed and submitted on EDMODO by the due date.

Paraphrase the following excerpts. Add an in-text citation according to the APA format.

Excerpt 1:

Our findings showed that students who took part in the group discussion sessions performed
better academically than those who do not.

Online Journal Article

Source
https://www.educationonlinejournal/1526techniques.html

Author Sarrah Harrison

Date of Publication June 2002

The Effectiveness of Group Discussions in Enhancing Academic

Title
Performance Among High School Students

Purpose You are writing an academic essay on effective learning techniques

Answer:

Harrison (2002) has discovered that the performance of pupils in academics is

much better for those participated in sessions for group discussions, if compared

to the pupils who did not participate in that sessions.

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Excerpt 2:

Conflicts at workplace can increase creativity and even spark a competition among
employees.

Source Book

Author Harris Ford, Diane Hamilton

Date of Publication 2015

Title Office Management for the 21st Century

Purpose You are writing an academic essay on office conflicts.

Answer:

Ford and Hamilton (2015) stated that workplace conflict can generate rivalry and

even creativity between employees.

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Excerpt 3:

A very important factor that influences consumer's perceptions of a brand is strong

brand image, and this stimulate customers’ purchasing behavior of a brand.

Online Journal Article

Source
Https://www.marketingperiodical.com/branding.hstye/html

Author Malaysia Marketing Institution (MMI)

Date of Publication 2017

Title The effect of image on the consumer’s mind

You are writing an academic essay on the role of brand image on

Purpose
consumers

Answer:

Strong brand image is a very important factor that influences the consumer's

perception of a brand, and it stimulates the buying behavior of a brand by the

customer (Malaysia Marketing Institution (MMI), 2017).

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This is slightly longer. Try the chunking method for excerpts 4 and 5.

Excerpt 4:

Although coffee has a long history of human food use for over 1000 years, until recently most
of the studies on its health effects have focused on potential adverse and toxic effects. The
effect of coffee on human physiology varies from person to person and also on the quality and
quantity of coffee consumed. Theoretically, it can be anticipated that according to the doses
involved, some may possess biological activities that could be considered potentially adverse
to health.

Source Article

Sunitha Elizabeth George, Kulathooran Ramalakshmi, and Jagan

Author
Mohan Rao

Date of Publication May 2008

Title Effects of Coffee on Human Health

Purpose You are writing an academic text about the effects of coffee.

Answer:

According to George, Ramalakshmi and Rao (2008), most of its health studies

have focused on potential harmful and toxic effects until recently, though coffee

has been used in humans for more than 1,000 years. Coffee has a significant

effect on human physiology from person to person, as well as on the quality and

quantity of coffee consumed. In theory, it can be predicted that these biological

activities may be considered potentially harmful to safety, depending on the

dosage involved.
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Excerpt 5:

Corporal punishment is physiologically as well as psychologically damaging children’s lives.

Since it affects child by not only inflicting physical pain but also mental harassment, feeling of
helplessness, worthlessness and depression. Besides, corporal punishment has been
associated with a variety of psychological and behavioral disorders in children and adults,
including depression, delinquency and substance abuse.

Source Print Article

Author Arab Naz, Waseem Khan, Umar Daraz and Mohammad Hussain

Date of Publication July 2011

The Impacts of Corporal Punishment on Students’ Personality

Title
Development

You are writing an academic text about the impacts of corporal

Purpose
punishments.

Answer:

Physiologically and psychologically, corporal punishment is harmful to children's

lives. Other than causing physical discomfort, mental abuse, feeling helpless,

inadequate and depressed, children have also been affected since then. In

addition, a variety of psychological and behavioral conditions have been linked

with corporeal violence in children and adults, including depression, criminality

and misuse of drugs (Naz et al., 2011).