Journal Article Analysis

Journal Article Analysis Order Description Choose one set of two articles from the list below. Analyse how the authors of each discuss the topic. Consider - • the relative strengths and weaknesses of their arguments and claims • the evidence they provide to support their position (where relevant) • the soundness of the data collection and analysis procedures • the extent to which the interpretation of the data and/or the conclusions they draw from their data analysis are convincing Your assignment should be structured as a formal essay. Begin with an Introduction and end with a Conclusion. A list of references should follow. Your discussion of the two articles should be balanced (i.e., do not spend a lot more time discussing one article than you spend on the second). Your additional sources should be used to support your ideas; you do not need to discuss them in detail. Sources: 4 sources (minimum). These must come from the following selection: 1- the two articles you choose 2- (at least) one reference on research methods from Unit 2 3- either: For sets 1 & 2 - Pauwels, A. (2004). Language maintenance. In A. Davies & C. Elder (Eds) The handbook of applied linguistics (pp. 719-737) Oxford: Blackwells. or: For set 3 - Celce-Murcia, M. (2014). Teaching English in the context of world Englishes. In M. Celce-Murcia, D.M. Brinton and M.A Snow (Eds.), Teaching English as a second or foreign language (pp. 63-70). Boston: Heinle. Use your additional sources thoughtfully and demonstrate your understanding of the material. Articles Set 1 1. Pauwels, A. (2005). Maintaining the Community Language in Australia: Challenges and Roles for Families. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 8:2-3, 124-131. 2. Tuafuti, P. & McCaffery, J. (2005) Family and Community Empowerment through Bilingual Education. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 8:5, 480-503. Set 2 • Tannenbaum, M. & Howie, P. (2002). The association between language maintenance and family relations: Chinese immigrant children in Australia. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 23(5), 408-424. • Ok Kim, S.H. & Starks, D. (2010). The role of fathers in language maintenance and language attrition: the case of Korean–English late bilinguals in New Zealand. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 13:3, 285-301. Set 3 • Jenkins, J. (2002). A sociologically based empirically researched pronunciation syllabus for English as an international language. Applied Linguistics 23(1): 83–103. • Park, J.S. & Wee, L. (2011). A practice-based critique of English as a Lingua Franca. World Englishes 30(3):360-374.