Category: Linguistics

 
Final paper – general structure and guidelines
10 pages, 1.5 spacing and 12 font Times New Roman

First research question: what is the language profile of the UTM students.
Second research question: generated by students based on what we learned in the course:
hint: variables in the questionnaire can be linked together in order to form research questions.

1. Introduction
a. Assertion-the importance of the topic
b. Why is the topic important-succint
c. Aim – main thesis
d. Presentation of the sections to come

2. Previous work with examples
a. pick out 3 to 5 articles that will be followed and restate the main thesis and
how is related to this previous work
b. restatement in more specific terms of what the problem is and how it is to
be resolved (or problem from the previous work that will be adopted)
c. Research question(s) and hypotheses

3. New study
a. Methodology : description of participants, data collection instrument, how
it was administered
b. Results (use of tables, diagrams, etc)
c. Analysis of the results

4. Discussion & conclusion
a. Integration of the results within the previous work – how do the new
findings contribute to what we already knew

 
what i need in my chapter is as the following :
.1- characteristics of legal language in Arabic /English ) [2000] : grammatical structures, passive/active terminology, (in the file+paraphrase )
2- (Context of Islamic law vis-�-vis British law)[2000] (need you to write about it

i have downloaded the information needed in the file – i need to write about the same topic and paraphrase it and help me in writing about the 2 different laws of Islamic and British common to compare with it
because am translating English legal documents which is under the British law into Arabic which in the Islamic law in my dissertation , so, i need to give a brief idea about the 2 systems and how they work in this chapter

 
what i need in my chapter is as the following :
.1- characteristics of legal language in Arabic /English ) [2000] : grammatical structures, passive/active terminology, (in the file+paraphrase )
2- (Context of Islamic law vis-�-vis British law)[2000] (need you to write about it

i have downloaded the information needed in the file – i need to write about the same topic and paraphrase it and help me in writing about the 2 different laws of Islamic and British common to compare with it
because am translating English legal documents which is under the British law into Arabic which in the Islamic law in my dissertation , so, i need to give a brief idea about the 2 systems and how they work in this chapter

 

– You need to transfer their pdf papers to text and made a DIY corpora then analyze the data.
The DIY corpora must indicates the errors and compare between the lexical and grammatical errors so I will also include the answer key file.
I will include all the needed file and some articles explaining how to make the DIY corpora.

– Rationale for the study: (why you think the study needs to be done)
Learners keep committing the same errors year after year and by analysing the errors I believe that there will be a chance to find the reasons of the errors and help to avoid committing the same errors every time. The study will reveal the most common errors and will raise teacher’s awareness about the common errors made by Omani learners.

– Questions the study aims to address:
What are the most common grammatical and lexical errors committed by learners?
Which are more frequent errors, grammatical or lexical?

– Research Methodology: (how you intend to get and analyse data)
It will be a homemade corpus. Exam papers will be investigated by using corpus linguistic procedures. These exam papers are digitized and they will be from the Tests and Examination Administration Department in the Ministry of Education in Oman. They will be from first semester in the school academy year 2014-2015. The examinees’ age is about 17-18 years old. They have been taught English as second language in Omani schools since they were at the age of seven.

– The structure of the dissertation
Chapter 1:
Introduction (1000–1500 words)
•Says what the topic is, why you became interested in researching it, and discusses the nature of the issue or problem that the dissertation deals with.
•The research questions could also be introduced at this point.
•Finally, you outline the structure of the dissertation.

Chapter 2:
Review of literature and theoretical framework (4000-5000 words)
This may also extend to two chapters in some cases.
•Outlines the findings/issues raised by other studies that are relevant to your project.
•Should be state-of-the-art in its focus.
•Should be critical rather than just a descriptive list of studies you have read.
•Addresses contextual issues relevant to your study.
•Leads up to a statement of your research questions.

Chapter 3:
Methodology (approx 2000 words)
Generally includes:
•Description of participants.
•Description of the research method(s) and the procedures employed to collect and analyse data.
•How you have ensured validity and reliability of your data.
•Outline of piloting stage.
•Description of how ethical issues were addressed.
( I have contacted the authority in the ministry of education and they gave me a letter to receive the needed data. It took more than one month to receive the entire data file as it was the second semester examination time for the diploma sttudents and after that declaring the results so they were busy and even the computer processing the data that I need was slow.)

Chapter 4:
Results (4000-5000 words)
•Presentation of your findings as they relate to your research questions.
•If new themes emerged from the data, you can set them out here.
•Be critical in how the data is presented.
•Avoid merely listing answers to your questionnaire/interview guide.

Chapter 5:
Discussion (3000-4000 words)
•Compares and contrasts your findings to those of the studies you discussed in the lit. review.
•Did you find something similar to the other studies or something different?
•If different, why do think this was? What are some potential causes?

Chapter 6:
Conclusion (approx 1000 words)
•Summarises main findings (not a cut and paste job!).
•Outlines practical implications of the research by revisiting the research questions.
•Sketches future research possibilities.
•Discusses limitations and drawbacks of the project.

 
According to resources to answer the questions.

1. What is “commodification of language”?

2. “Lip service on the fantasy line” (Hall 1995) and “Styling the worker” (Cameron 2000) share a few similar findings:

2.1 In the training manuals examined in the two studies, one linguistic strategy is recommended for both phone sex workers and call center workers. What is it?

2.2 One kind of linguistic style is commodified in both studies. What is it?

2.3 In both studies, speakers use the above style of language to perform what kind of labor?

3. The linguistic style that is commodified in these two studies was also found in another study we read recently. What is the study (article title and author)?

I want a research proposal on the effects of the language of instruction (L1, L2 or mixed) has on class room participation within Saudi classrooms of EFL learners. The experiment will involve recording the class and perhaps a survey after given to the students.

 
This assignment is a Data analysis project about (Language and Identity).This assignment should be no more than 3,500 words. This assignment should cover background theory, analysis, discussion of your analysis, and implications for language teaching. You should devote about one quarter of your assignment to each of these areas. 50% of the grade for this assignment will be allocated to your analysis and the discussion of your analysis. The other 50% will be allocated to your discussion of background theory and implications for language teaching.

Language and Identity:
What are some the ways in which the use of language reflects identity? These might, for example, include the use of particular vocabulary, the use of a particular voice quality, or through the way which you express a particular point of view. Choose spoken or written data which you think reflects ways in which language reflects identity. The data much be naturally occurring, authentic (i.e. not text-book or rehearsed) examples of spoken or written language. You can use text message data, on line chat, if you wish, or social media data such Facebook or Twitter.

 
NOTE: Check the assignment outline to understand it better.

 
Assignment 2 Research project
Aims:
1. For students to investigate and describe an area of their choice from the unit in more depth.
2. For students to critically evaluate research done in the area they have chosen.
3. For students to assess the impact that the area they have researched has had on first and/or second language learning.
Procedure:
Part 1: Choose a topic discussed briefly in the unit. The topic can be in the area of psycholinguistics, first language acquisition
or second language acquisition/learning. You should not choose a topic you have already covered in Assignment 1. You
should indicate how research in the area has changed over the years, giving examples of early research and more current
thinking. Some example topics are:
Language related disorders/neurolinguistics
l Aphasia
l Dyslexia
l Deafness
l Language and the brain
l Memory and schema theory
Language development
l Pidginisation
l The role of error
l Natural order
l Foreigner talk
l Communicative competence
l Animals and language
l Children who are isolated
Language and technology
l Speech recognition
l Virtual dialogues
Bilingualism
First language acquisition
l Motherese/ caretaker speech
l Literacy
Second language acquisition
l The age factor
l The effect of learner beliefs
Non-verbal language
l Sign language
l Other forms of communication
Part 2: The second part of your paper should address the way in which what you have researched has impacted upon
language learning (first or second ) either in or out of the classroom.
Part 3: Conclusions
2,500-3,000 words approximately

Please direct this assignment to a specialist in Linguistics.
Dear writer for this assignment, firstly look at the attached PowerPoint file (Option 2) about possible structure, then follow the assessment criteria.

Option: 2 Discuss the issues in weeks 8 – 12 to do with critical and educational responses to language and power. The assignment should answer questions such as: How might we as educators, parents, workers, develop responses to the issues of language and power discussed in the first module? Why does the notion of critical always need to be related to questions of power? How are pedagogical responses such as critical literacy, critical pedagogy, critical multiculturalism and so on related to questions of language and power? What are the advantages and difficulties of critical approaches to education? It will of course be useful to orient this essay towards contexts of practice with which you are familiar. Be careful, however, not to just describe practice: This essay needs to discuss critical education in the context of language and power. Reading outside the subject readings is expected.

Assessment criteria
Your work is assessed according to the extent that you:
• clearly identify the topic of your assignment and how this is related to issues of language and power
• discuss the concept of ‘critical’ and its relationship to power
• describe (critical) pedagogical responses to questions of language and power
• discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these type of responses
• analyse the responses and in terms of critical education and language and power
• show evidence of wide reading (at least 4 subject readings + other readings) and analysis
• demonstrate appropriate genre, organisation and written expression with conventional spelling, punctuation
• use modified Harvard reference system
Please note
Using academic style and linking words

 
This order includes:

1. A Term Paper (at least 1500 word)
2. Write (Make-up) 30 Multiple Choice Questions/Answers( approximately 750 word )
3. Five Annotated Bibliography (each at least 100 word, at least 500 word total)

Total no less than 2750 words/10 pages.