Lesson Six / 06/05/2009

(Absent: Jinny Seo, Ji Wan Park, Yong Suk Kim)

Lesson Summary
In the sixth lesson, we:

Looked at the use of Discourse Markers in English writing in terms of function and position.
Looked at the use of Discourse Markers in English writing in terms of effect.
Discussed punctuation in relation to the use of Discourse Markers (especially commas, colons, and semi-colons).

Some important issues from this lesson:

Discourse Markers assist the reader in following the train of thought in your correspondence, especially in terms of how you think ideas are related. Remember, just because a relationship is obvious to you, doesn't mean it's obvious to everyone.
Don't put two clauses together in one sentence with nothing more than a comma (,) linking them. You must use either: a discourse marker; a colon (:); or a semi-colon (;).
The effect on the reader can be affected by your choice of Discourse Marker - make sure you are not offending the recipient by being too direct.

The materials used for this lesson are attached below.

Self-study Practice

The homework for this week is to post a message on one of the discussions in this wiki: at least one message per participant, please. If you did this last week, please see your teacher's reply, and respond. If someone has already contributed to a discussion, feel free to add something or not. This is to be completed by Tuesday, May 12.