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WRITING AN ABSTRACT:

OVERVIEW

BAHASA INGGRIS 5
TA 2017/ 2018
WHAT IS ABSTRACTS?

summary of the background (opt.),


purpose, problem(s),
major aspects of design, major finding(s),
the whole paper conclusion

Approximately 300
words
WHY WRITING AN ABSTRACT?

• Helping other researchers


or readers to get the
general idea of your
research
• That’s why, putting
keywords is important in
writing an abstract
TYPES OF ABSTRACTS

Critical Descriptive Informative

• Judgement • Outline • Summary


about the • Containing • Containing
research’s purpose, background
validity, methods, (opt), purpose,
reliability, etc. (intended) methods,
results findings and
• Word count: conclusion
100-200 • Word count:
300
THE WRITING STYLE

Formal language Complete


sentence (S-V)

Active voice (when Past tense (esp.


possible) for informative
abstract)
DO NOT…

• Be lengthy in the
background
• Beat around the bush
• Put references to other
literature
WHICH ONE IS…

• Descriptive Abstract
• Informative Abstract

• Background
• Purpose
• Problems
• Design
• Finding
• Conclusion
ASSIGNMENT

• Find an abstract in English with the topic that is


related to Electronics
• Analyze the abstract: the type, the language, and
the structure
• Present your analysis in front of the class

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