Pick one of the following articles for your “Reflection” paper.
a. Language and Thought: How Language Works? Steven Pinker
b. Bilingualism and Multilingualism
c. John R. Rickford: Suite for Ebony and Phonics
d. The relation between language, culture, and thought
Use Text and audio/video images supporting your topic in the paper.
Scalar Project – Writing Assignment Example.
https://scalar.usc.edu/works/literacy-and-its-conflict-in-understanding/index
Guidelines for Writing Assignment
You are required to write a reflection paper of 4 pages single-spaced. Use Times New Roman, 12-point font size, if possible. Organize your paper as follows:
A clear title: Your title should be catchy so that it not only attracts the attention of the reader but reflects your paper.
An introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement: Your introduction should clearly set the stage for the topic with some background information (tell the reader the main topic of discussion) and you should make a hypothesis statement…tell the reader what this paper is all about…
Your paper will address the topic of the paper with critical thought in structured paragraphs.
All your papers are single-spaced pages and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved style guide.
Must include a title page that includes the following in sequence: Student’s name and Title of paper
Reference Page.
A language and culture research paper should use the APA style
On the final page, a Reference List is completed according to APA style.
Avoid using the informal style of writing. Use an ‘academic’ (literate-like) writing style in your essay. Avoid personal experience/views (I think, I feel, my children/friends, etc.).
Your writing style should be structurally complex, and the text should be amenable to processing with little knowledge of the extratextual context.
Remember! This is an academic article…use descriptive style and not narrative style.
Write a draft of the paper first, and then read it carefully with regard to its content, clarity, organization, grammar, spelling, etc.
Avoid using arbitrary pronouns, and do not start a sentence with a pronoun.
Make sure the tenses on the verb are consistent (avoid the use of one tense on the verb in one sentence, and another, in the next sentence).
Check for punctuation and grammar/spelling errors before you submit your draft.
Organize your paper logically (have a skeletal frame of the topics and sub-topics, and fill in the text later)
In your ‘conclusion’, summarize your arguments highlighting the major claims
Read the second draft and edit it again, if necessary.
Save the final version of your paper as a PDF file and submit it by the due date.
