Purpose of the assignment
You will practice reading and summarizing a longer text.
Subject matter
- Section 6.1
Tasks
In 2001, Carel Jansen and Michaël Steehouder wrote an article on their research into Dutch government forms. You will find the article here: www.communicate.amsterdam/Jansen_Steehouder_(2001).pdf
- Make a short text schema of this article.
- Based on this short text schema, write an indirect, indicative short summary of the article.
- Make a detailed text schema of section 2. Perspectives on forms.
- Based on this detailed text schema, write an indirect, indicative summary of this section.
- Based on the same detailed text schema, write a direct, informative summary of this section.
- Make a detailed text schema of section 3. Form-completion problems.
- Based on the same detailed text schema, write a direct, informative summary of this section.