Topic 1: The Language of Ideas

Table of Contents

1. The Language of Ideas: Introduction
2. The Language of Ideas
   1. What you will learn in this Topic
   2. About Styles of language
   3. Task 1: Styles of language
   4. Where you are now
   5. Log Entry 2
3. Academic language
4. Kinds of abstract words: Qualities
5. Kinds of abstract words: conditions
6. Kinds of abstract words: processes
7. Institutions and Systems of Belief
8. Exam Questions
9. Initial Problem Revisited
10. Journal Entry: Application Task

What you will learn in this Topic

• To recognise and use the abstract language of academic ideas.
• To apply this to a range of exam questions.
• To apply it to assignments / exam questions in your own subject areas.