Plagiarism Using another writer’s work without proper
acknowledgement (see Unit 1.3)
Primary research Original research (e.g. a study of how a business
functions)
Quotation Use of the exact words of another writer to illustrate
your writing (see Unit 1.7)
Redundancy The unnecessary repetition of ideas or information (see
Unit 2.13)
References A list of all the sources you have cited in your work (see
Unit 1.7)
Register The level of formality in language
Restatement Repeating a point in order to explain it more clearly
Scan A method of reading in which the eyes move quickly
over the page to find a specific item
Skim A related reading technique to quickly find out the
main ideas of a text
Source The original text you have used to obtain an idea or
piece of information
Summary A shorter version of something (see Unit 1.6)
Synonym A word or phrase with a similar meaning to another
(see Unit 3.9)
Synopsis A summary of an article or book
Term Word or phrase used to express a special concept
Word class A grammatical category (e.g. noun, adjective)
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