EFS 698C - STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Writing and Presenting Research

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EFS 698C: Week 8 Notes
 

I. Williams Lesson 3: Nominals

II. Williams Lesson 4: Controlling passives; unpacking complex noun phrases

III. Your talks. Be sure 1) to focus on engaging us in the opening minute and 2) to improve on one or two specific points from last week

IV. Asking and responding to questions (see handout); determining question types

V. Williams, Lesson 5: cohesion and coherence

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Homework for the next class: 

1. Prepare a  presentation for the next class on a topic related to your research. It should be 5-6 minutes and include a PPT or other visual support. It can be 1) a revision of this week's talk or a new talk. Be sure to use at least one question and practice formulas for answering questions from the audience..

2. Read Williams, Lesson 4. Rewrite 4.1 (2,4), 4.2 (2,4), and 4.6 (2, 4, 6)
    Read Williams, Lesson 5. Rewrite 5.1 (2) and 5.2 (2)

3. Meet before the next class to review your video--you may also send along some writing if you wish.