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in today´s session we did some exercises on our own about paraphrasing, referencing and plagiarism. First, I wrote my own paraphrase of a short article. Then I looked for a research article to look closer at reporting verbs and forms of quotation so I have an idea how to do it on my own. The 4th activity was a worksheet about referencing to get a quick overview. Lastly, I looked for relevant literature for my final essay, highlighted relevant parts of it and took some information in my supporting sentences of my essay.

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Today we worked in small groups which was much more effective. We did exercises on paraphrasing and assessing arguments to become better in writing essays.

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Today we started with a little warm-up where we talked to each other about social networks. This helped me reach my goal to improve my speaking skills. Further we learnt how to paraphrase and how our essay should be structured.

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Where do I want to spend my next vacation? Presumable most people know this question. But how are tourists preparing themselves for visiting a foreign country? They do not. Tourism nowadays is cheap enough to be affordable for most people. Tourists can visit any country they want; it became natural them. Although, they look forward visiting the county, they don´t want to learn the local language, try the local food, or talk to the citizens. Reasons therefore are widespread beginning with thinking it is unnecessary to learn a new language only for using it a short time to thinking that you can meet foreign people online or trying their local food also in the tourist´s home country because of the nowadays mixed cultivation and the resultant continuously availability for international food. However, people need to become aware of the original concept of visiting a foreign country. People prepare themselves on different ways for a vacation in a foreign land; some do it online, others in real life. Both has its advantages and disadvantages.

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People get classified into theories and models by their way of learning, consumer behaviour or personality. There are several well-known personality and behaviour types, but the reasons how these classifications work are often uncertain. However, classifications cannot only benefit society; they also imply weaknesses.

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In today´s online session we learned about Hedging and essay structure. To stengthen the learning experience we did worksheets. ´Till our next session we wrote a thesis statement and an introduction paragraph on our own. I started with reading the information given to gain an overview of the essay. I tried to think of how the essay could look like before I started writing. While writing the thesis statement I tried to put all important information together in a quick summary so the reader can receive an impression on the essay. While writing the introduction I followed the tasks given. I structured my thoughts with a mindmap to gain transparency.

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In our online session on the 5th of May we did some online exercises on hedging and how to prepare an essay as well as some tips on writing it. We also got some feedback on our brief paragraph on a topic of our choice.

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A very present topic in the last weeks is the coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19. This virus attacks the lungs and finds its origins in China but expanded nearly on the whole world. COVID-19 spreads through a droplet infection from human to human. Not every sick person has the same symptoms, so it becomes even more difficult to recognise if one has this disease or not. Two symptoms that many have in common is cough and a high temperature. There is no medicine against COVID-19 itself, only the symptoms get treated. On particular risk of dying because of the coronavirus are people at the age of 60 and above as well as people with pre-existing conditions. Particularly affected are the countries China and Italy, but also in Austria the number of new infections rises. Countermeasures to stop the spreading of the disease is washing hands, using disinfectants and, above all, avoiding masses of people.

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It doesn´t matter where you go, every county has it´s own special thing:

In general you can say that Austria has a beautiful scenery, it is also famous for diversity and different cultures, rich with history and a lot of traditions. In summer the people spend the holidays visiting sights and lakes and in winter most of the people go skiing or relax at termal springs. We also have a lot of astonishing buildings eg: Habsburger destinations that also contain a lot of history: Hofburg, Schönbrunn Palace and Belvedere.

Many famous classical componists were born and grew up in Austria: Mozart, Hayden, Bach, Schuber, Strauß, especially Salzburg is famous for Mozart. Everything is about him, any building that had impact on his life, his music of course and you can find on every corner shops that sell "Mozart balls".

Arnold Scwarzenegger was born in Austria and is a worldwide known actor, which we can very proud of.

Vienna: Loads of famous artists performing,

Lots of sights like St. Peters Cathedral or Prater (amusement park), Madame Tussauds, Schönbrunn - the castle and the zoo,

There are a lot of Christkindlmarkets in December

Famous for its Sachertorte and Mozartkugeln, Wiener Schnitzel

In the west we have the alps:

In summer they are used to hike and in winter for skiing.

There are a lot of beautiful lakes like Neusiedler und Wörthersee.

In the east you can go to the Neusiedlersee and go Windsurfing or go around on the bike because it is very flat. (Compared to the east)

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Today´s online session started with a poll about our most used dictonary and why we use this. Secondly, we got to know more about how to prepare academic writing and structure our thoughts. Afterwards we collected ideas why our hometown is worth a visit. When we finished this exercise we restructured and took notes on the paragraph we have written on february, 25th. Finally, we were seperated into smaller groups, where we wrote together about the benefits on making a holiday in our home country Austria.

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I structured my paragraph in an introduction, a main part and a conclusion and used the passiv as well as no abbreviations. I tried to write as objective as possible and used reliable information.

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1.      The goods can be sold on the Japanese market at a higher price.

2.      They have to develop a new product for the Chinese market.

3.      On should invest more time in analysing our data.

4.      The product is advertised on the wrong TV channel.

5.      It is possible that these changes will lead to more serious problems.

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Answers to the worksheet "How to link ideas"

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Answers to the worksheet "How to link ideas"

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1)     Regarding: Linking concepts or ideas already mentioned

The first point: Chronology

First (of all): Chronology

Similarly: Comparison

Despite: Contrast

In particular: Additional information

Furthermore: Additional information

Therefore: Cause and effect

Finally: Chronology

As a result: Cause and effect

2)     1b, 2e, 3a, 4c, 5f, 6d

2.2) 1. Even though

2. In spite of

3. Yet

4. Nevertheless

5. Although

2.3)        1. due to the fact

2. because of

3. For this reason

2.4         1. He could not fall asleep since there was a lot of noise.

2. Nevertheless, the salary was quite low, she accepted the job.

3. Due to the fact that it was Sunday, the letter didn´t arrive.

4. Despite it was very cold, they enjoyed their vacation.

5. As a consequence that the flight was delayed, the passengers were angry.

6. Tim had not studied very hard, yet, he passed the exam.

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In today´s online session we talked about academic writing. Firstly, we did activities on academic reading to show what we know about this topic. Secondly, we did further activities on academic writing as well as how to vary on different words by using reference words or synonyms. Additionally, we talked about conjunctions formalities in writing. Lastly, we got to know what to prepare for session four.

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In our online session on the 17th of march, 2020, we firstly talked about organizational things. Secondly, we shared our experiences and opinions on our learning journals on padlet.com. After that we learned more about the topic "genre" and reported what we already know about it due to our homework reading matter “Moffett et al (2014) chapter 3 – classifying academic text_genre”. In order to apply our newly acquired knowledge we analysed the texts we have read at home using the categories “function”, “purpose”, “audience” and “context”. At the end of the session we talked about the learning objective each one of us want to improve during this course.

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Deciding on a topic of my choice to write a brief paragraph on was not exeedingly difficult for me. A very present topic in the last weeks is the coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19. This new virus finds its origins in China but expanded nearly on the whole world. COVID-19 spreads through a droplet infection from human to human. Not every sick person has the same symptoms, so it becomes even more difficult to recognise if one has this disease or not. Two symptoms that many have in common is cough and a high temperature. There is no medicine against COVID-19 itself, only the symptoms get treated. On particular risk of dying because of the coronavirus are people at the age of 60 and above as well as people with pre-existing conditions. Particularly affected are the countries China and Italy, but also in Austria the number of new infections rises. Countermeasures to stop the spreading of the disease is washing hands, using disinfectants and, above all, avoiding masses of people.

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In our first class we talked about general things about this course. Additionally, we came to know how we can reach a good grade and what expectations we have on this course. Further, everyone of us signed in on Edmodo.com so we can stay in touch via the internet. Moreover, we talked about our skills as well as our insecurities we have in English language. My own insecurity is speaking English freely. I have always had difficulties doing this since I am learning this language. My main aim I would like to reach at the end of this class is acquiring the ability to speak freely without stuttering and failing to find the correct words that fit best. I totally look forward to getting closer to achieve my aim!