Posted: September 6th, 2015

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.