Skip to Main Content
USC logo

Research skills tutorial

Activity 3 - Select appropriate information sources - Answers

Part A

To find background information on cross-cultural communication you will use:

  1. Communication text book
  2. Dictionary
  3. Scholarly journal articles

The Communication textbook is the best source to find background information.

Part B

To find how many people live in Queensland, where English is not their first language you will use:

  1. Scholarly journal articles
  2. Thesaurus
  3. The Australian Bureau of Statistics

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is the best source to find demographic information.

Part C

To understand the meaning of a word you will use:

  1. Dictionary
  2. Thesaurus
  3. Encyclopaedia

The Dictionary is the best source to find definitions of a word, but the Thesaurus and Encyclopaedia may also be useful to understand that word in context.

Back            

© University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia | ABN 28 441 859 157 | CRICOS Provider No. 01595D