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This document appears to be a student report from Angeles University Foundation Integrated School in Santa Barbara, Philippines. It seems likely that the report was written by Hannah Julia L. Capungco, a 12th grade student in St. Kolbe section, and submitted to her teacher Ma'am Alma Lobaton on January 25, 2021. The document includes Hannah's name, grade/section, date, and teacher at the top, and appears to be divided into two parts - the first asking to fill in blanks with hedging expressions in an academic paragraph, and the second asking questions about hedges.

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Hedges Activity - Capungco, HJ

This document appears to be a student report from Angeles University Foundation Integrated School in Santa Barbara, Philippines. It seems likely that the report was written by Hannah Julia L. Capungco, a 12th grade student in St. Kolbe section, and submitted to her teacher Ma'am Alma Lobaton on January 25, 2021. The document includes Hannah's name, grade/section, date, and teacher at the top, and appears to be divided into two parts - the first asking to fill in blanks with hedging expressions in an academic paragraph, and the second asking questions about hedges.

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ANGELES

UNIVERSITY
FOUNDATION
INTEGRATED SCHOOL
AUF SANTA BARBARA
CAMPUS, 2009
Name: Hannah Julia L. Capungco Date: January 25, 2021
ANGELES CITY,
Grade and Section: 12 – St. Kolbe Teacher: Ma’am Alma Lobaton
PHILIPPINES

Part I
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate hedges in the following sample academic paragraph.
( 2points each )
  appears                      believe                  likely                     seems likely                 could
         
            The researches believe that addressing the wide difference in the emerging culture of the
Information Age could help students learn effectively. According to Prensky, ( 2001 ), today's
students, who are referred to as digital natives, are no longer the people the educational system
has been designed to teach. They are now instantaneous, information saturated, wired. 
It appears that they think and process information differently from their predecessors, the digital
immigrants.  The digital world has wired the modern students differently, thus making them
incredibly sophisticated. It is likely that the availability of the Internet helped condition them to
ask questions and get answers instantaneously, which is a far cry form the card catalogue and
encyclopedias most digital immigrants grew up with ( Gandhi, 2009 ). This is the first generation
of students who are more proficient with technology than their teachers are ( Moe, 2009 ).  It
seems likely that teachers who fumble with technology will struggle to persuade students that the
information they are presenting is worthwhile. ( Rudi, 2009 ). This is a challenge to prepare the
students to be more imaginative, creative, entrepreneurial and have the capacity for " high touch
" abilities such as compassion, personal rapport, social interaction, and caring and helping others
( Ahmes, 2008 ).
 

Part II
1. What is the other name given to hedges/ hedging expressions? ( 2 points )
- Hedging expressions are also called or known as cautious language or vague language,
is the utilization of linguistic devices to communicate wavering or vulnerability just as to
exhibit politeness and indirectness.
2. Why is it important to use hedges in academic texts? ( 2 points )
- Hedging is important because it's purpose is to protect your "claims". Utilizing language
with a reasonable measure of alert can shield your cases from being effortlessly excused. It
likewise assists with showing the degree of conviction we have according to the proof or
backing.
3. Give 6 examples of hedging expressions used in academic texts.  ( do not include those given
in Part I ).

- Perhaps, maybe, admittedly, might, possibly, and probably are some of the
examples of hedging expressions.
 

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