ATS1298 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Explanandum And Explanans, 2002 European Floods, Universiti Utara Malaysia

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Report --> all about register and professional writing. Pluck out phrases from reports in journals (academic papers) First sentence of introduction --> name the text that you are writing (this report analyses/investigates . ) Can use elements of task 2 in task 3 (can cut and paste) Reports can be different from research articles research articles report on research! Essays are generally evaluative and may include a subjective approach Essays are usually composed of continuous and well-developed (four to seven sentences long) paragraphs (marsen: headings and sub-headings aren"t usually condoned in essays. Executive summary = a nice, precise overview of the entire report. Definition = a document that presents information in an organized format for a specific audience and purpose. Explanandum (a latin term) = a phenomenon that needs to be explained (e. g. online shopping habits, fast food consumption etc. ) and its explanans is the explanation of that phenomenon quiz. Explanans = statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises.