Academic Interactions 130AAcademic Interactions 130AFall 2014

Nikki MattsonIECP

New GroupsNew Groups

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

Hadel Mansour Ali Mohammed Hailey

Nauf Abdulraheem

Abdulmalik Rita Ryan

Rika Soo Jin Jehad Sukyeong Sung Jun

Zhicheng Brenda Johar Francisco Hassan

AgendaAgenda• Syllabus update• Conversation starters• Referencing speeches• TED Talk – Scientific Method (continued)

Winning Group (last Winning Group (last class – scientific class – scientific

method Qs)method Qs)• Skylah’s Group! Well done

Syllabus UpdateSyllabus Update• See the blog for updated syllabus – I have deleted

a few more assignments

Conversation Starter 1Conversation Starter 1• Conducting an effective literature review is one

of the most important steps when you're writing an academic paper. What are the most important aspects of this section? Do you have any advice about conducting a thorough literature review? (Agricultural Engineering/Brenda)

Conversation Starter 2Conversation Starter 2• Almost all countries have had some

revolutionary leaders or uprisings throughout their history. For instance, Che Guevara commanded rea bel’s army in Cuba. As the result of this revolutionary battle, Cuba’s political system was changed to communism. Could you tell us about any revolutionary leaders or uprisings in your country? (Political, Sukyeong Yeon)

Conversation Starter 3Conversation Starter 3• In many developing countries, the average life

expectancy is increasing whereas the birth rate is dropping. This phenomenon causes several problems including the fact that there are more elderly people who cannot make money for themselves than young people are supporting the elderly population. As a result, a lot of poorer, elderly people are becoming a social problem. What policy can you imagine to solve this problem? (Public policy) (Soojin)  

References in References in SpeechesSpeeches

• How do you refer to outside/borrowed information during a presentation?o Pg. 88 – Leap

References in References in SpeechesSpeeches

Common reference formats:

1.Date + format of evidence + author’s name + evidence/quote o In a 1986 speech, John Polayni said, “Human dignity is better served by

embracing knowledge.”

2.Author’s name + position/job title+ date +evidence/quoteo Stuart Kauffman, author of the book Investigations, which was

published in 2010, wrote that creating new inventions is still very important in the modern world.

3.According to + date+ format of evidence + title + author + fact/statistic.o According to a 2010 book entitled Investigations, by Stuart Kauffman,

roughly 18,000 new inventions are developed every day.

Hint* If there are more than two authors, say “author 1 et al.” (According to Polayni et al…)

Handout - PracticeHandout - Practice

The Scientific Method The Scientific Method

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• Handout

• TED talk

HWHW•Interview Project Materials DUE 10/24 by midnight

•Group Speaking Task 3 comments DUE 10/26 by midnight (see the questions below)

Commenting for Group Speaking Task 3: Practice Interview and Analysis

Watch the Group Speaking Task 3 videos and create a 1-2 minute Voice Thread comment that answers the following questions:1) In your opinion, what was the most interesting aspect (content or presentation style comments are both ok) of the video?2) After watching the video and analysis, what could you add to the analysis portion of the video?