Medical English Fall 2013 Week Two Guidelines for oral presentation skills and term papers Introduction to research paper, bibliography, documentation and “plagiarism”

Decide the topics and sequence of oral reports

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ORAL PRESENTATION GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS SOS

Timing (total 40 minutes) Brainstorming (5 minutes) Vocabulary tips and key points for the reading from the textbook (10 minutes) Supplementary reading: The main idea, supporting information and issues/main concerns (15 minutes) Supplementary reading: The main idea, supporting information and issues/main concerns (15 minutes) Questions for discussion (15 minutes): about three questions, which can be placed at the end of the report or inserted within each section of report… Questions for discussion (15 minutes): about three questions, which can be placed at the end of the report or inserted within each section of report…

A Good Oral Report should be… 1. Inspiring and interesting 2. Well-organized 3. Brief and clear 4. To the point 5. Interactive More: oral-presentation.html oral-presentation.html

PPT 1. about 30 pages 2. keywords 3. illustrations

Guidelines for research paper guide-for-writing-research-papers/ guide-for-writing-research-papers/ How to Write an A+ Research Paper

Eight steps STEP 1. CHOOSE A TOPIC STEP 2. FIND INFORMATION STEP 3. STATE YOUR THESIS STEP 4. MAKE A TENTATIVE OUTLINE STEP 5. ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES STEP 6. WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT STEP 7. REVISE YOUR OUTLINE AND DRAFTSTEP 1. CHOOSE A TOPIC STEP 2. FIND INFORMATION STEP 3. STATE YOUR THESIS STEP 4. MAKE A TENTATIVE OUTLINE STEP 5. ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES STEP 6. WRITE YOUR FIRST DRAFT STEP 7. REVISE YOUR OUTLINE AND DRAFT STEP 8. TYPE FINAL PAPER (revision and proofread) STEP 8. TYPE FINAL PAPER

bibliography, references, works cited Different styles: MLA, APA, Chicago, and so on MLA Formatting and Style Guide: style-useful-hyperlinks/ style-useful-hyperlinks/ /01/ /01/ See sample paper (Handouts)  See sample paper (Handouts)

Our term paper The length of the term paper is 4-5 pages (TEXT) At least 3 in-text citations Direct citation Indirect citation or paraphrases 3 entries listed in works cited.

“ plagiarism ” Handouts ( yen/2011mde-plagiarism.htm) yen/2011mde-plagiarism.htm Plagiarism is the act of presenting someone else’s work as your own. It is the theft of intellectual property. 9/01/ 9/01/ Is It Plagiarism Yet? 02/

Plagiarism - Its Nature and Consequences ng/plagiarism.ht ml ng/plagiarism.ht ml The Academic Community’s Guidelines: The Practice of Documentation

You can avoid plagiarism When you are taking notes, make sure that you copy all original passages in quotation marks. Paraphrase by really putting ideas into your own words; go beyond changing a few words. Recognize that paraphrasing of unique ideas and facts also requires citation. As you write, return to the text and check your paraphrase against the original source to make sure you haven’t unintentionally copied. When in doubt, cite!

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