1.8 Style and language
The aim of the next activity is to look more specifically at the style and language of Text 3, ‘The accounting cycle: students then and now’.
Activity 8
Task 1
Read Text 3 again and say whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements about the text. Give examples to support your view or make comments.
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Question 1a
It is personal.
a.
Agree
b.
Disagree
The correct answer is a.
Question 1b
Example or comments
Answer
It uses ‘I’ and personal views and opinions all the way through.
Question 2a
It has some examples of general academic language.
a.
Agree
b.
Disagree
The correct answer is a.
Question 2b
Example or comments
Answer
It uses general formal words such as education process, distribution of students.
Question 3a
It has lots of opinions which express the views of the author.
a.
Agree
b.
Disagree
The correct answer is a.
Question 3b
Example or comments
Answer
Today’s students are uneducated. Today’s students cannot read critically.
Question 4a
It contains language which shows the attitude of the author.
a.
Agree
b.
Disagree
The correct answer is a.
Question 4b
Example or comments
Answer
Worst of all is attitude.
Question 5a
It contains paragraphs that are well organised around a central idea.
a.
Agree
b.
Disagree
The correct answer is a.
Question 5b
Example or comments
Answer
All paragraphs are logical and one paragraph leads logically to the next.
Comment
Did you agree with the statements? The text is well organised and contains general academic language, but it does not conform to academic convention in the ways you have already seen.