Unit 1 Health and Cigarette Smoking
Part �� Reading Research Articles
1.Guessing the main ideas through the title
2.Guessing the main ideas of the sections through the headings
3.Doing reading tasks
Part �� Writing Research Articles
1.Understanding the characteristics of a research article
2.Deciding on a topic
3.Formulating research questions
4.Writing a working title
Part �� Academic Survival Skills
1.Using outside sources
2.Paraphrasing
Unit 2 Understanding of Global Warming
Part �� Reading Research Articles
1.Reading for a purpose
2.Reading an abstract
3.Doing reading tasks
Part �� Writing Research Articles
1.Searching for reliable sources
2.Listening to the lectures for source information
Part �� Academic Survival Skills
1.Direct quotation
2.Summarizing
Unit 3 Breast Feeding Practice
Part �� Reading Research Articles
1.Reading the introduction
2.Reading the conclusion (or/and discussion)
3.Doing reading tasks
Part �� Writing Research Articles
1.Understanding elements of a successful literature review
2.Understanding two types of research articles
3.Using appropriate tense in literature review
4.Writing an introduction section
Part �� Academic Survival Skills
1.Synthesizing
2.Reporting verbs
Unit 4 Genetically Modified Foods
Part �� Reading Research Articles
1.Reading critically
2.Interpreting the titles of tables/figures
3.Doing reading tasks
Part �� Writing Research Articles
1.Writing a methods section
2.Writing a results section
3.Using tables and figures effectively
4.Using correct tenses in reporting results
Part �� Academic Survival Skills
1.Academic tone
2.The use of nominalization
3.Passive sentences
4.The use of single, formal verbs
Unit 5 Scientific Fraud
Part �� Reading Research Articles
1.Identifying the author's attitude
2.Identifying the attitude behind reporting verbs
Part �� Writing Research Articles
1.Writing the conclusion section
2.Writing an abstract
3.Using the correct tense, voice and language
Part �� Academic Survival Skills
1.Hedging
2.In-text citations
3.References lists
Unit 6 The Effects of Food Deprivation
Part �� Reading Research Articles
1.Taking notes
2.Identifying topic sentences
3.Doing reading tasks
Part �� Preparing for Conference Presentations
1.Writing conference abstracts
2.Oral presentation
3.Poster presentation
Part �� Academic Survival Skills
Proofreading
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