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• Features of Academic Writing- Most Imprtant Skill, Most difficult to master, Use in Universities, Formal Style of Writing, Jargons
• Types of Academic Writing- Student Academic Writing and Expert Academic Writing
• Student Academic Writing- Teacher and Professor and Specific and Clear Ideas
• Expert Academic Writing- Intended for publication in an academic book or journal and Creative Knowledge
• Essay fairy short, self contained argument often using sources from a class in response to a question provided by an instructor
• Research Paper more in depth investigating based on independent question chosen by a student
• Theses/Dissertation large final research project undertaken at the end of a degree usually on a topic of the student choice
• Research Proposal an outline of a potential topic and plan for a future dissertation or a research project
• Literature Review a critical synthesis of existing research on a topic, usually written to inform the approach of a new piece of research
• Annoted Bibliography a list of source references with a short description or evaluation of each sources
• Strategies for Effective Interpersonal Communication- Communication, Exchange of Ideas, Dialogue
• Types of Communication- Written, Verbal, Non-verbal
• Strategies for Effective Conversation- REPAIR BREAKDOWNS, REPEAT THE QUESTIONS, EXPRESS LACK OF CLEAR OPINION, ACKNOWLEDGE OTHERS OPINION/IDEAS, CLARIFYING, ACTIVE LISTENING/SUMMARIZING, BACKCHANELLING