Group Work 8- Maddy, Kevin, Sarah

MLA PAPERS- p. 592

Modern Language Association

Sources are cite for two reasons:

1. To tell readers where you information comes from- so that they can assess its reliability and, if interested, find and read the original source.

2. To give credit to the writes form whom you have borrowed words and ideas.

MLA is the most used format for writing in School systems.

This is how MLS citation usually works:

1. The source is introduced by a single phrase that names its author.

2. The material being cited is followed by a page number in parentheses.

3. At the end of the paper, a list of works cited gives complete publication information about the source.

Plagiarism:

Three different acts are considered plagiarism:

1. Failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas.

2. Failing to enclose borrowed language in quotation marks.

3. Failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words.

You must also cite any ideas you borrowed from a source: Summaries, Statistics and other specific facts, and visuals such as cartoons, graphs, and diagrams. The only exception is common knowledge.

Summaries and paraphrases:

Write ALL information in your own words. If you do copy the authors or if you half-copy you commit plagiarism.

Maddy, Kevin, Sarah

Group 8

Objectives

1.  My first goal is to have good and thought-out questions so the person gives me as much information as possoble. 

2. Speak with someone willing to give good information, and is open about their thoughts. 

3. Get good information by asking in depth questions about themselves and about the person and their country.

4. Take the information they gave me, and review their answers and see how their country, ways, and schools differ from America. 

5. Better understand other countries. I will do this by looking at their view and comparing them to my views and way of life toward theirs. 

6. Better understand what its like to study abroad and what its like for the student being in a new country, with a new language, and new culture. What its like for them to be away from their family. What its like for them being around all new people. what its like to be around not only new people but people who speak another language. 

Maddy Thoele

Questions for International Students

1. Where are you from?

2. What languages do you speak?

3. Do most people from your country come to America to study?

4. What are you going to study while you are here at SCSU, and why did you choose SCSU?

5. What is the biggest difference between here and home?

6. How are colleges here different from colleges in your country? 

7. Would you tell other student to study abroad? and why? where?

8. How long are you in America for? are you planning on staying in America to work?

9. Why did you choose to come to America versus another country?

10. What is the hardest thing about living in America? and what do you miss the most from your country? 

Maddy Thoele