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English- APP Reading Record ( September 27- October 6)

Unit 1: The Nature of Academic Text          In this unit, I learned about non-academic texts and academic texts. It is possible for anyone to write a non-academic text for the general public. The language is informal and includes slang. Non-academic materials include Wikipedia, fresh papers, religious materials, text graphic novels, and periodicals. Newspapers and religious materials are not considered academic sources. Academic texts are written and thoroughly reviewed for an academic readership (educational). Published by a university press, an academic source, or an academic journal. They have all of the characteristics of a well-written text, such as organization, unity, coherence, and cohesiveness.

Unit 2: Thesis Statement and Outlining   

        In this unit, I learned about thesis statements and outlines. In one phrase, express your position on a topic or subject in your thesis statement. It is a single statement that introduces your argument to the reader at the beginning of your article. Analyze, interpret, compare and contrast, and illustrate causes and consequences are all keywords that indicate the necessity for a thesis statement. Outlining Academic Texts helps writers categorize the main points. organize paragraphs for consistency and sense. ensure that paragraphs are fully developed. A well-written outline has a thesis statement. The central idea of each paragraph, as well as the evidence and supporting details for each paragraph in the topic outline, only phrases and main ideas are used. When wording is parallel to one another, headings and subheadings should be divided into two or more parts. A sentence outline is a sentence that uses less parallelism. 

Unit 3: Summarizing  

       In this unit, I learned about writing a summary. Summarizing a text entails condensing its main points into a paragraph or two. You can prepare for reading by doing one of two things: previewing and skimming or scanning. You can concentrate more on the portions of the text that are relevant to your objectives by previewing it. Skimming is a good way to gain a brief overview of a document without having to read it thoroughly. Scanning is similar to skimming, but it should be done with a more specific goal in mind. A good summary should be able to reduce a section to a manageable length.

  Unit 4: Paraphrasing           In this unit, I learned about paraphrasing, which is using your own words, because paraphrasing is your personal interpretation of a borrowed text, it is not a summary of the text but a restatement of the points of the original text and the primary idea provided in the text, and because we paraphrase, it helps us as authors to limit the quotations placed in his/her work. They have different ways, or kinds of paraphrase. It is a change of part of speech, a change of structure, clause reduction, synonym replacement. Some words in a sentence have their purpose shifted to a different portion of speech. The sentence's structure is altered to suit the author's perception of the source text. Plagiarism is when you claim ownership of someone else's work. There are various types of plagiarism. When a researcher duplicates another person's work word for word or verbatim without properly citing the authors, this is known as "copy-paste plagiarism". It occurs when a writer alters some of the authors' words by seeking up synonyms and substituting or rearranging them.

Unit 5: Citing Sources of Information 

       A citation acknowledges the writers whose work you used to support or augment your own research. It's also used to make it easier to find certain sources and to prevent plagiarism. The author's name, date of publication, publishing company, journal title, and DOI are all included in a citation. APA (American Psychological Association) is used in education, psychology, and the social sciences. MLA (Modern Language Association) is normally used in the humanities. The Chicago/Turabian style is often used in business, history, and the fine arts. There are various types of citations. In-text The writer must cite the specifics of his or her writing in a citation. The term "citation" refers to the author's complete bibliographic entry for all of his or her references. This can be found in the reference list at the end of the paper. The two types of citations are mutually exclusive. If a source is cited in the text, it must also be cited in the reference list, else it will be deemed plagiarism.