Dear all,
Please remember that in academic writing, there
are different genres (journal, essay, letter, etc.) and some of them can be
more impersonal. When you write about a research project, even though you can
use "I" sometimes through the text, passive voice and reference by
nominalization are more common.
e.g.
There are a number of issues with immigration
worldwide. Chile has received (has been host to) a great number of migrants. OR A
great number of migrants has arrived in Chile in the past few years...
Remember it is important to include more formal
discourse markers, for example
Furthermore, in addition, moreover
In contrast, in spite of, although
whereas, while, etc.
To conclude
Today the idea is to copy the
text you wrote on wed August 9th about piece of research you would
like to carry out and edit it. How to do that? As follows:
First of all, you could present the background
info. Context
Secondly, the actual problem you want to
investigate
Try to include other authors who have addressed
this topic or something similar elsewhere
What type of research would you carry out? How?
Remember to try to incorporate discourse
markers. Write a minimum of 210 words. Then post it on your blog for today’s
task.
A number of theories have arisen regarding the learning of a
second language. However, most studies in this area have been carried out in
context of English as a second language (Norton, 2000, Bernstein, 1993) (e.g. Puerto
Rico) and not as a foreign language (e.g.Chile) .
Interestingly, Chile has had an important influx of
immigrants, among them, some coming from countries in which Spanish is not
spoken and whose first language is Creole (a mix between French and African
language) and some whose first language is Arabic, which does not only sound
very different but is written differently. Additionally, many of these people
have arrived with their whole family. Today, there are more than 50,000 foreign
people under 18 years old.
This study seeks to explore the perception foreign children coming
from considerably different backgrounds feel about learning English in a
country where English is not spoken.
What evidence is there of how these children are “invested”
(Norton, 2000) in learning the English language? How is their identity affected
learning a foreign language?
This research will use mixed
methods and will have participant observation over 10 sessions (10 weeks). Data
will be collected via semi-structured interviews to the children, teacher and
one of the parents, and surveys that will be administered after classes on the
premises of the school.
