Course Paper

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Course Paper – Parts 1 and 2 This assignment gives students the opportunity to follow up on a previous assignment, draw meaningful connections to course material, and provide a critical analysis of their observations that integrates current research (CLO 6 and PLO 2).

Part 1: Interview and Outline

STEP 1: Choose one of the following interviews:

� Developing Communicative Competence

� Non-Literal Language Use

� Second Language Acquisition

STEP 2: Complete the worksheet/interview once more with another individual (you do NOT need to turn this in).

STEP 3: Develop an outline of your final paper that includes the following:

- Title: Think of a meaningful title for this paper.

- Introduction: One or two sentences that introduce the main topic/theme of the paper.

- Summary & Analysis:

o Identify one or two main themes that came up in your interviews.

o Identify one or two responses from each interview that highlight these themes.

o Introduce three empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles that address these themes.

§ For each article…

• Write one sentence that introduces the authors’ objectives.

• Write one sentence that reviews the methods.

• Write one sentence to summarizes the findings and conclusions.

- Conclusion: One or two sentences that summarize what you have learned and why it’s important. Be sure to draw meaningful connections to course concepts and topics.

- Reference List: A complete (APA formatted) reference list with at least three empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Submit the outline (saved as a .doc or .docx) to Canvas by the due date specified in the course syllabus.

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Part 2: Final Paper

Using the outline from Part 1, develop a complete rough draft that includes the following:

- Title Page: APA format, with title and author’s name.

- Introduction: A brief introduction to the paper’s objective(s) and main topic(s).

- Summary & Analysis: A comprehensive review of your interviews and journal articles that includes…

o A brief review of your interviews (do not include information from your interviews that is not relevant to the main theme/topic of your paper). Be sure to draw meaningful connections to course concepts and topics.

o A review of primary source literature (empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles) that includes all of the information from your outline.

o An explanation of how your interviews align with this literature.

- Conclusion: A brief summary of what you have learned and why it is important.

- Reference List: A complete (APA formatted) reference list with at least three empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Be sure that the paper is:

ü Typed 12-point Times New Roman font

ü In paragraph form (outlines will not be accepted for this part of the assignment)

ü Double spaced

ü Approximately 5-6 pages (not including the title page or reference list)

ü Formatted in APA style

Submit the paper (saved as a .doc or .docx) to Canvas by the due date specified in the course syllabus.

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Your grade for Part 1 of this assignment will be determined as follows:

Title & Introduction

2 points 1 point 0 points Thoughtful and complete.

Appropriate structure and explanation.

Incomplete or irrelevant.

Lacking structure or explanation.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Summary & Analysis

3-4 points 1-2 points 0 points Thoughtful and complete.

Clear connections to course content.

Appropriate summary of peer reviewed articles.

Incomplete or irrelevant.

Lacking connections to course content.

Incomplete or inaccurate summary or peer reviewed articles.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Conclusion 2 points 1 point 0 points Thoughtful and complete.

Appropriate structure and explanation.

Incomplete or irrelevant.

Lacking structure or explanation.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Reference List 1 point ½ point 0 points Appropriate selection of at least three empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Correct APA citation format.

Appropriate selection of at least one empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Incorrect APA citation format.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Complete, Relevant & Comprehensive

1 point ½ point 0 points Thoughtful and complete.

Information is relevant and will provide a good foundation for the final paper.

A few points are not developed.

Missing some key information.

Incomplete or irrelevant to the assignment prompt.

Total of 10 possible points.

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Your grade for Part 2 of this assignment will be determined as follows:

Title & Title Page 2 points 1 point 0 points

Appropriate, meaningful, and engaging title.

Complete title page.

Title is not meaningful or engaging.

Complete title page.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Introduction 3-4 points 1-2 points 0 points Thoughtful and complete.

Appropriate structure and explanation.

Incomplete or irrelevant.

Lacking structure or explanation.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Summary & Analysis

6-10 points 1-5 points 0 points Thoughtful and complete.

Clear connections to course content.

Appropriate summary of peer reviewed articles.

Incomplete or irrelevant.

Lacking connections to course content.

Incomplete or inaccurate summary or peer reviewed articles.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Conclusion 3-4 points 1-2 points 0 points Thoughtful and complete.

Appropriate structure and explanation.

Incomplete or irrelevant.

Lacking structure or explanation.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

References 3-4 points 1-2 points 0 points Appropriate selection of at least three empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Correct APA citation format.

Appropriate selection of at least one empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles.

Incorrect APA citation format.

This portion of the assignment was not addressed.

Clarity & Coherence

3-4 points 1-2 points 0 points Free of grammatical errors.

Clear, coherent, easy to read and understand.

A few grammatical errors.

A few points are unclear and/or disorganized.

Many grammatical errors.

Disorganized and unclear.

APA Style & Format

2 points 1 point 0 points Follows APA style and format.

A few errors with APA style and format.

Several errors with APA style and format.

Total of 30 possible points.