The structure of the Conclusions

One should keep in mind that the Conclusion section is not the repetition of the Abstract or some other part of the paper. As a matter of fact, this section consists of one or two paragraphs. The items one might find are as follows:

· A brief description of the most essential finding

· Improvements that can be done

· Suggestions for further work

· Tips for policy modification

Exercise I

A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study of Users’ Perceptions

of a Webpage: With a Focus on the Cognitive Styles of

Chinese, Koreans and Americans

Ying Dong * and Kun-Pyo Lee

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Conclusion

Nisbett (2001, 2002, 2003) proposed that the thought patterns of East Asians and Westerners differ greatly/great and classified these differences as holistic/ holistically and analytic/analytically. Holistically/holistic -minded people have a tendency to perceive a scene globally/global, in other words, to perceive the context and the field as a whole. They also tend to focus on the relationships between objects and the field, meaning that they are more field- dependent/dependently. On the other hand, analytically/analytical - minded people have a tendency to perceive an object separately/separate from the scene and tend to assign objects into categories. Analytically/analytical -minded people are more field- independent/independently. In this study, Chinese, Koreans (both holistic thinkers), and Americans (analytic thinkers) were recruited for the experiment. Findings from the analysis suggest that the Chinese, Korean, and American participants employed different viewing patterns when viewing a webpage. The Chinese and Korean subjects showed more similarities to holistic thought patterns, while the American subjects showed more similarities to analytic thought patterns. The present findings indicate that holistically/holistic -minded people and analytically/analytical -minded people have unique/uniquely ways of perceiving a webpage. These characteristics of perception reflect some aspects of Nisbett’s (2001, 2002, 2003) proposition about cognition. It is suggested that webpage designers should be aware of the cognitive differences existing among holistically/holistically-minded people and analytically/analytical -minded people, and that webpage design should be carried out according to the target audience’s specific/specifically cognitive style in order to enhance perception and usage of the webpage.

Task 1. Analyze the Conclusion. Focus on the most essential findings described in the section.

Task 2. Choose the correct highlighted word (either adjective or adverb)

Task 3. What do in other words, on the other hand, while mean in this text?

Task 4. Define the function of should in the last sentence.

Task 5. Retell the Conclusion.

Exercise II

Detecting Defects in Object Oriented Designs:

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