Summary and analysis of journal article

Summary and analysis of journal article Subject description This subject is designed to develop students' academic English and academic literacies. The subject assists students in" rel="nofollow">in the task of readin" rel="nofollow">ing and analysin" rel="nofollow">ing relevant academic texts and supports students to develop the genres and grammar of academic writin" rel="nofollow">ing. The subject additionally develops competence in" rel="nofollow">in spoken communication in" rel="nofollow">in English-speakin" rel="nofollow">ing settin" rel="nofollow">ings. Subject learnin" rel="nofollow">ing objectives (SLOs) a. Read critically and identify relevant in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in academic texts b. Locate and evaluate relevant texts to support an academic argument c. Recognise the generic stages and features of academic texts written in" rel="nofollow">in English d. Produce written texts appropriate to the register and genres of academic writin" rel="nofollow">ing e. Reflect critically on the application of academic literacies in" rel="nofollow">in educational and professional contexts Assessment Task 1: Summary and analysis of journal article Task Description: Write a summary and analysis of a set journal article. The class lecturer will advise the title of the journal article set for this class. 1) Analyse the generic structure of the paper, identifyin" rel="nofollow">ing the generic stages and features of the text. (this section: approximately 200 words) 2) Summarise the main" rel="nofollow">in ideas of the text, paraphrasin" rel="nofollow">ing appropriately and citin" rel="nofollow">ing relevant sources effectively. Direct quotations should be limited to a maximum of 50 words in" rel="nofollow">in total. The summary should: - start with a brief statement of the topic/issue and the gap in" rel="nofollow">in current knowledge - follow with a brief statement of the authors' research aim/purpose - focus main" rel="nofollow">inly on the authors' own research (what did they do? what did they fin" rel="nofollow">ind? what were their conclusions?) You do not need to summarise the literature review section of the article, except to the extent that it helps in" rel="nofollow">in writin" rel="nofollow">ing your summary of what the authors' own research focuses on. (this section: approximately 600 words) 3) Apply any in" rel="nofollow">interestin" rel="nofollow">ing ideas from this paper to theories, concepts or prin" rel="nofollow">inciples in" rel="nofollow">in the fields of Applied Lin" rel="nofollow">inguistics or TESOL. This section should extend and reflect on ideas within" rel="nofollow">in the article, and relate these ideas to knowledge gain" rel="nofollow">ined from other sources. These sources may in" rel="nofollow">include: a. Readin" rel="nofollow">ings from other subjects b. Further readin" rel="nofollow">ings you have found on a similar topic c. Knowledge you have gain" rel="nofollow">ined as a learner of English d. Knowledge you have gain" rel="nofollow">ined from your professional practice You should cite at least 3 separate academic sources in" rel="nofollow">in this section. (this section: approximately 400 words) Assessment criteria: - Identification of generic stages and features of the text - Effectiveness of summary and paraphrasin" rel="nofollow">ing - Relevance of lin" rel="nofollow">inks to academic and professional experience - Appropriateness of written academic style - Accuracy of in" rel="nofollow">in-text citations and reference list