Monday 25/6/2012 PARAPHRASING

Hello buddies! Today we are discussed about paraphrasing. So, for your all information, paraphrase means expressing someone else’s ideas using your own words. It’s a way of presenting a text using different words and phrases without changing its original meaning. When paraphrasing, you need to mention the author’s name so that your readers know that you are actually discussing someone else’s ideas and not your own. This is a must because it can help to prevent plagiarism.

When paraphrasing, you should:

·        Retain the original meaning of the text.

·         Change the grammar and sentence structure.

·         Use synonyms.

·         Cite the original source.

Okey. Let me give you all an example!

At present, students are poor writers, because they lack ideas and have poor writing skills.

Halim Mokhtar, Writing Quandary (2008)

According to Halim, students are not able to write well because they do not have the knowledge or a good command of the language.

So guys, that’s how you paraphrase the sentences oke. You must make sure that you are not copied the same sentences from the sources. You must change it into your own words. Don’t forget yahh dude! There has an equipment that can detect whether you are plagiarised or not. It has 3 colours for the equipment. Green, yellow and red colour. When it turns red, you better careful! Because Mizz Zu had warned us that she will not give us any marks if that thing happens. As what Miss Zu said, Uitm has to pay almost thousand ringgit for that equipment in a year. How expensive right? Of course it will be beneficial to the lecturers and being disadvantages to us right? Haha. I’m just kidding. Just to warn you all to make your own words and do not take the others effort. Enjoy your writing beb!

Jargon: Refers to the word and expressions that are difficult to understand or something that feel weird to certain person