Cultural differences can have a significant impact on nonverbal communication
Topic Cultural differences can have a significant impact on nonverbal
communication. Do you agree/disagree? Argue in support of your stance
(You may relate this to your future profession if you wish).
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Subject area Communications and Media
Academic level Undergraduate
Writing style Harvard
Writing language English (U.K.)
Number of sources 7
Number of pages 6 page(s) / approximately 1650 words
Order deadline 2011-08-02 13:00
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Instructions:
•in the topic the word impact means:differences or changes as lecturer said.
The assignment must be double-spaced, except the bibliography, where
it should be single space within entries, double space between entries
•Leave a margin for comments. Margins of about 3cm on the left, and
2cm on the right and top and bottom of the page are required so the
marker can write comments if necessary.
•Note that headings and subheadings are not used in an essay.
•Follow the criteria sheet exactly.
•Avoid use of web sites as they are not credible academic sources.
•Just use the references which were uploaded.
•Write the stipulated length (plus or minus 10%). In this course,
every word including quotations is counted as a part of the word
length. The bibliography is not included in the word count. There will
be a penalty of one mark for every fifty words for assignments outside
this limit
•The Criteria sheet shows you how we will allocate marks for the
assignment. It is also designed to allow us to provide detailed
feedback. Please carefully consult this sheet while you are planning
and preparing your assessment.
•Word limit: 150 words for introduction, 150 words for conclusion and
1200 words for body paragraphs.
•Choose a suitable title for your essay.
•Choose different colors to write and determine background, thesis
statement and outlines.
•Two or three sentences of background information (to logically lead
to or from your thesis): Try to make these sentences meaningful.
(Students often use opening sentences such as ‘Communication is
everywhere’.) This does not really say much, so try to avoid
superficial background sentences. Background sentences should be your
ideas/words.
•Thesis statement:, use the background to logically lead to your
thesis statement. The thesis should reflect your stance on the topic.
It is the overall argument you will be trying to prove in the essay.
•Outline: Finally, you will need an outline of four or so main points
to support your thesis. You need to establish a clear link between the
thesis and the outline. That is, the marker should not be struggling
to determine why the outline is relevant; it should be clear. Keep in
mind that your outline should reflect the order of points in the
essay, so the first point in your outline should be linked to the
topic sentence in the first paragraph in the body of the essay.
The first paragraph (the paragraph immediately following your
introduction) will consist of the first main point you intend to make
and this will be contained in the topic sentence. The remainder of the
paragraph will consist of sentences which support and develop the main
point, including quotations (either direct quotations or indirect
quotations – paraphrases) which need to be an integral part of your
argument and linked to the text around them. Using examples can be a
useful way to show your understanding of the concepts being dealt with
and your paragraph will need a concluding sentence.
Note: Paragraph structure for the body of the essay can be improved if
you use the following:
•A topic sentence (the main idea of the paragraph which should be
clear support for your thesis statement.) This should be your
idea/words.
•Define key term from topic sentence if necessary and provide an
intext reference.
•Supporting sentence/s.
•Quotations (direct/indirect) which should be logically linked to
previous sentence.
•Explanations of examples may be used to help show your understanding
of the quotation.
•Concluding sentence.
use a number of ways of introducing indirect quote such as
according to logan (2001,p.30), logan (2001,p.30)explains that
do not use more than two direct quotes in whole essay.
You can add more detail such as sentences after the quotation and so
on but you can’t get away with less detail. Note how the quotation is
one part only of the paragraph. Quotations should not be used to start
or end the paragraph.
Academic style
Avoid using first person (I, we, our, us, me, my) or second person
(you). Use third person (they, he, she). The first person can often be
replaced by words such as ‘individuals’, ‘people’, etc.
1.Avoid using contractions (that’s, doesn’t) because they create an
informal tone that is inappropriate for academic writing. Use ‘that
is’, ‘does not’ and so on.
2.Avoid using colloquial words or phrases (‘aggro’, ‘arvo’).
3.Avoid emotive language (‘shocking’, ‘wonderful’).
Bibliography
Include at least five (5) sources in your bibliography. Your Tyler,
Kossen and Ryan textbook can be used as well as your Readings (as long
as they are relevant). For each of your five references in your
bibliography, write approximately 50–70 words for each source to
justify your choice by responding to at least three of the criteria.
See the example below.
Note: file of instructions,the criteria sheet and all the references
will be uploaded.