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Preparation work for live session
Preparation work for live session
Over the next two weeks we're going to practise separating out descriptive from analytical writing by looking at what kind of language we use to report results and discussions. These sections appear in journal articles across disciplines, and you may have to write them yourselves if your future studies require you to collect and report data. Studying the language of these two sections and how they differ will also help us develop our own voice and argument in our writing.
Live session discussion - task review
Live session discussion - task review
Which of the graphs did you look at on page 1 of the preparation materials? Compare your notes:
What are the most significant details conveyed by the data? Are there any interesting contrasts?
What predictions would you make for future trends?
What do you think might be some of the causes behind the trends?
What might be the political, economic, social, and/or technological (PEST) implications of these trends?
On page 3 we looked at some examples of hedged language. Why do you think we're more likely to use hedging language for analysis?
Compare your notes from page 4. What does the chart show, and what analyses can you draw?
Live session - critical discussion
Live session - critical discussion
Is the world getting better?
In what other ways do you think humanity is making progress?
In what ways has the world become worse over the past 30/300/3,000 years?
We have the word nostalgia in English, which refers to the feeling that life was somehow better/simpler in the past. However, we don't have an antonym for this word. If the world is improving as much as the data suggest, why do you think people tend to view the past so fondly?
Live session - peer review
Live session - peer review
We're going to write a paragraph based on the bullet points you noted down on page 4 about life expectancy trends around the world. Try to draw together the language techniques that we've looked at. Your teacher will open up an assignment on Eduflow.
Write a short analysis which discusses the possible causes behind some of the trends, future predictions, and implications (for example, environmental, social, technological).
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