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

Harrison S. (2002) claims that they discovered that pupils participated in the public conversion
did significantly well compared to others who do not. The Effectiveness of Group Discussions in
Enhancing Academic Performance Among High School Students.
Retrieved from
https://www.educationonlinejournal/1526techniques.html
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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.

Ford H., & Hamilton D., (2015) Office Management for the 21st Century reports that problems at
job facilities rise the solving skills and activate the staff to keep up more with each other.
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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

Malaysia Marketing Institution (MMI) (2017) says that a crucial element of affecting the
customers thinking of a trade mark is its profound visual mark, and that activates the clients
buying pattern of a trade mark. The effect of image on the consumer’s mind,
Retrieved from
Https://www.marketingperiodical.com/branding.hstye/html

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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.

George E.S., Ramalakshmi K., & Rao M.J. (2008, May) argue that despite the old age of people
start consuming coffee, there are researches lately show negative impacts on the wellbeing,
and these impacts defer according to several factors and in some cases coffee might be
unhealthy to take. Effects of Coffee on Human Health
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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.

Naz A., Khan W., Daraz U., & Hussain M. (2011, July) report that bodied discipline cause
physiological and psychological harm on kids, because it affects mental and physical wellbeing
and result in several disorders and personality issues. The Impacts of Corporal Punishment on
Students’ Personality Development.
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