ES1102 Paraphrasing Exercise

ES1102 Paraphrasing

A3

1. Crystal (1997) claims that the main reason Latin became the lingua franca of the Roman Empire was due to the superiority possessed by the Romans, in spite of their large population size.
2. Butler (2004) stated that these new reactors with improved efficiency operates at high temperature and they include basic and clear safety features that do not require complicated backup systems.

B3

1. Kendall (2004) proposed that every nation has a wide disparity income gap between the rich and the poor, based on studies on secondary data done by sociologists. 
2. Crystal (1997) claims that a global language is determined by the power of the speakers instead of the population size of those speaking the language.  

C1

1. Tan (2010) observed that the variety of foreign cuisines available in Singapore was to satisfy Singaporeans’ food cravings, with an exposure to foreign dishes, that is an impact from globalization.

C3

1. Lester(1976) asserts that students should only make a limited amount of notes in direct quotation in order to help minimize the amount of quotes used.
2. Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2013) postulates that the next six months are not expected to be as lucrative, despite the first half of the year being profitable.

Done by Aisyah, Boon Siang & Li Jun

My English Language Learning Journey

I love reading. I read all sorts of books and it really does not matter who the author is, what the title says or even how the book cover looks like. When we were younger, my parents always brought my siblings and I to the library every weekend. Though I have to admit, the first book I picked out from the shelves was a Tamil book and I started reading it upside down. A blur child, I was. Unsurprisingly then, in Primary School, reading time was probably my most favourite period of the day. My passionate love affair with reading books stems from the fact that it indulges my imagination as I grant my mind to run wild, letting visual images glide by as the story flows.

Alas, it is an entirely new experience learning English in the classroom. As I stepped into the Secondary / Junior College years, it got frustrating knowing that every word has to be clearly defined and categorized. We have to learn the endless list of rules that give structure to every sentence in an essay. It gave me a sense of restriction that I was uneasy with, after being used to the freedom of narrative style writing I enjoyed back in Primary School.

Being concise and well-structured is crucial in academic writing. It is a skill I have yet to develop, especially since writing great essays is fundamental in NUS Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. In order to achieve this, I have to broaden my mindset and deliberately pay attention to the different styles of writing as it would allow me to adopt one that I would be comfortable with and, hopefully, be proficient in.

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