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The Materials Bank contains teaching materials in a wide variety of formats which staff have very kindly agreed to disseminate via this website so that they may be used more widely. If you would like to add your own teaching materials to our database please contact Alison Dickens (Project Manager)
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Recent additions to the Materials Bank
Paraphrasing and Synthesising
William Tweddle - 7 October 2009
In this learning object you will be given the opportunity to practise paraphrasing and synthesising, which means using more than one source to support your arguments. It will provide practise in using synonyms to write effective paraphrases; raise awareness of the essential elements of a good paraphrase; suggest useful techniques when paraphrasing from a published source, and suggest ways that sources can be synthesised to support your arguments.
Punctuating correctly
William Tweddle - 7 October 2009
In this series of exercises, the vocabulary for the various punctuation marks will be checked, then their function will be explored. Finally, there will be some texts to punctuate in the correct way. This learning materials will: check that the vocabulary to refer to punctuation is fully understood; raise awareness of the correct function of various punctuation marks, and provide an opportunity to practise using punctuation marks correctly.
Academic Style
William Tweddle - 7 October 2009
The focus of this learning object is on how the vocabulary and grammatical choices you make affect the register (the degree of formality) of your finished piece of academic writing. It will give you a greater awareness of the formality that is appropriate to academic writing; assist you in choosing formal vocabulary, so as to adopt an academic style; introduce the Academic Word List and its educational purpose, and assist you in selecting alternatives to the overuse of personal pronouns.
Referencing correctly
William Tweddle - 7 October 2009
In this series of activities, you will become familiar with the most widely used system of referencing; discover how to reference websites and articles in periodicals correctly, and learn what some common Latin abbreviations mean and when they are used in referencing.
Student Participation and Motivation
Antonio Martínez-Arboleda - 21 January 2009
This resource contains a powerpoint presentation and videos originally given as part of a training event for new language tutors. This resource can be used to highlight the issues of motivation and participation for new language staff.
Understanding Essay Questions
David Donnarumma - 20 January 2009
These learning object activities will help you to understand how questions are structured and give you practice in recognising key components of essay questions. This learning object has been subject to peer review and editing.
