Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Example: Academic Essay

Dear All,

Below are some examples of the academic essay (first draft) that I would like to use as samples for this assignment. Please refer to them as a guideline to help you have a clearer picture of what an argument is.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Samples of Paraphrasing and Quoting

Paraphrasing

Prospective teachers must have adequate understanding of and confidence in various technologies, when and how to use them effectively for instructional purposes and how to assess their use (Dooling & Case, 1997). Teacher training institutions must ensure that language teachers are prepared to teach language with as many forms and uses of technology as possible (Machado, 1997). They must realize computer skills do not necessarily translate into effective integration of technology in the classroom. Pre-service teachers must have opportunities to practice planning and using technology in instruction (Jacobsen, Clifford & Friesen, 2002).

Note: Make sure you cite (follow the parentheses in read and italics) the author and the year of publication are each paraphrase. You can have more than one paraphrase in a paragrapph as long as it's relevant to your argument in that paragraph.

If it is by any chance, you paraphrase from an online source that does not have any author, date, year of publication or pages, please include the URL of the source in a parentheses after the paraphrase for example:

If teachers are not prepared to use these tools, ESL students will not be able to benefit from all technology can offer. (https://scrs-lhdn.digicert.com.my/)

Quoting

According to Kafka, "Teacher education in learning technologies is essential for teachers to realize technology's full potential in language learning and teaching" (Kafka, pg. 126).

NOte: Remember to include the author's name as well as page number after a quotation.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Synthesis Essay (The Essay)

Dear all,

This is the link to post your completed synthesis essay. Please remember to include your group name at the end of the essay so that i can at least identify which group you come from. Remember to read as well as comment on your peers essays to get the best out of this activity.

Synthesis Essay (outline)

Sorry for posting this section so late. I was caught up with things. Anyway, please post your outlines for the textbook exercise on synthesis essay, page 124.