EAPP L1 abstract Flashcards
these texts aim to precisely condense a larger work and present only the key ideas
Abstract, a Précis, or a Summary
They tell the audience the gist of what has been read, listened to, or viewed.
Abstract, a Précis, or a Summary
depends on the expectations of a particular discipline or field
the way we write an abstract, précis, or summary depends on the ??
purpose is simply to pique the interest of the target audience
descriptive abstracts
readily present the key ideas and major findings of the study.
summative abstract
is more preferred in an academic setting.
summative abstract
publishing companies, libraries, and movie catalogs do not give away the actual content of the material when they write abstracts of materials
descriptive abstracts
The general rule
condense the information into around 15 percent of the original length of the text
how many percent do you have to condense the text?
15 percent of the original length
abstract of a research rules
It does not use any citation, does not include specific result statistics, and is last to be written.
generally condenses information into 15 to 30 percent of the original text
A précis or summary for a non-research academic text
The percentage of parts of a research in abstract
- Rationale (around 20%)
- Research problems (around 10%)
- Methodology (around 20%)
- Major findings (around 40%)
- Conclusion and implications (around 10%)