2. NNeeww GGrroouuppss
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Hadel Mansour Ali Mohammed Hailey
Nauf Abdulraheem Abdulmalik Rita Ryan
Rika Soo Jin Jehad Sukyeong Sung Jun
Zhicheng Brenda Johar Francisco Hassan
6. CCoonnvveerrssaattiioonn SSttaarrtteerr 11
• Conducting an effective literature review is one of
the most important steps when you're writing an
academic paper. What are the most important
aspects of this section? Do you have any advice
about conducting a thorough literature review?
(Agricultural Engineering/Brenda)
7. CCoonnvveerrssaattiioonn SSttaarrtteerr 22
• Almost all countries have had some revolutionary
leaders or uprisings throughout their history. For
instance, Che Guevara commanded rea bel’s
army in Cuba. As the result of this revolutionary
battle, Cuba’s political system was changed to
communism. Could you tell us about any
revolutionary leaders or uprisings in your country?
(Political, Sukyeong Yeon)
8. CCoonnvveerrssaattiioonn SSttaarrtteerr 33
• In many developing countries, the average life
expectancy is increasing whereas the birth rate is
dropping. This phenomenon causes several
problems including the fact that there are more
elderly people who cannot make money for
themselves than young people are supporting the
elderly population. As a result, a lot of poorer,
elderly people are becoming a social problem.
What policy can you imagine to solve this problem?
(Public policy) (Soojin)
10. RReeffeerreenncceess iinn SSppeeeecchheess
Common reference formats:
1.Date + format of evidence + author’s name + evidence/quote
o In a 1986 speech, John Polayni said, “Human dignity is better served by
embracing knowledge.”
1.Author’s name + position/job title+ date +evidence/quote
o Stuart Kauffman, author of the book Investigations, which was published in
2010, wrote that creating new inventions is still very important in the
modern world.
3.According to + date+ format of evidence + title + author + fact/statistic.
o According to a 2010 book entitled Investigations, by Stuart Kauffman,
roughly 18,000 new inventions are developed every day.
Hint* If there are more than two authors, say “author 1 et al.” (According to
Polayni et al…)
13. HHWW
•Interview Project Materials DUE 10/24 by midnight
•Group Speaking Task 3 comments DUE 10/26 by
midnight (see the questions below)
Commenting for Group Speaking Task 3: Practice Interview and Analysis
Watch the Group Speaking Task 3 videos and create a 1-2 minute Voice Thread
comment that answers the following questions:
1) In your opinion, what was the most interesting aspect (content or presentation style
comments are both ok) of the video?
2) After watching the video and analysis, what could you add to the analysis portion of
the video?
