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Dept. English Language & Literature, Pukyong National University
 
Dept. English Language & Literature, Pukyong National University
  
Time: M/W periods 1-3 (two sections)
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Time: M/W periods 1-3 (sections 101 & 102)
  
 
Mailbox:  #1027  
 
Mailbox:  #1027  
  
Office & office hours: by appointment
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Office & office hours: See syllabus; and by appointment
  
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NPkS_uzDJ6Zl-wOXIVKh4NxW2gaH5eRs/view?usp=sharing Course syllabus]
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[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hCk-tHSEWGsOX5Zwkw_ZdDZZuy6BGLck/view?usp=share_link Course syllabus]
  
 
This website will go along with my syllabus and materials in our LMS for this course, as well as materials that supplement my course book.   
 
This website will go along with my syllabus and materials in our LMS for this course, as well as materials that supplement my course book.   
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==Weekly lessons==
 
==Weekly lessons==
Here are some links and older lecture videos, in case you need to review. Click on the 'Expand' applet on the right to see or collapse past assignments and materials.
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Here are some links and older lecture videos, in case you need to review. For items that are hidden, click on the 'Expand' applet on the right to see or collapse past assignments and materials.
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* [https://youtu.be/UnfB2d5iZk4 Course intro video] (Spring 2022)
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===Writing process===
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Click the button on the right to show this section.  
 
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===Writing process===
 
 
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l1BXAbhyFpf9urb2sBTyktFag55ysU76 The writing process] handout
 
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l1BXAbhyFpf9urb2sBTyktFag55ysU76 The writing process] handout
* [https://youtu.be/NMGzRRvZr7Q Lecture video: The writing process]
 
* Optional: It may help to view parts of this video of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n691pLhQBkw Stephen Pinker]
 
* [https://youtu.be/EyF7QFCX-fg Lecture video: Writing process, motivation, & writing strategies]
 
 
* Writing strategies inventory (Google Form): This is an online version of the inventory in the handout. You can fill this out, and I will calculate your scores and email the results back to you.  
 
* Writing strategies inventory (Google Form): This is an online version of the inventory in the handout. You can fill this out, and I will calculate your scores and email the results back to you.  
 
* Google Form #2: About your writing process
 
* Google Form #2: About your writing process
 
* Google Form #3: About your writing strategies and motivation
 
* Google Form #3: About your writing strategies and motivation
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;Lecture videos:
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* [https://youtu.be/qpUNDUt6UA0 Lecture video: The writing process]
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* Optional: It may help to view parts of this video of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n691pLhQBkw Stephen Pinker]
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* [https://youtu.be/EyF7QFCX-fg Lecture video: Writing process, motivation, & writing strategies]
  
  
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* [[Revision process steps | Steps in the revision process]]
 
* [[Revision process steps | Steps in the revision process]]
  
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===Recorded lectures===  
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Most videos are reused from Spring 2020; here is a schedule of recorded lectures, and titles / indices of original videos on my Youtube channel. The video names/indices indicate their index from 2020, when they were originally recorded.  
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===Evaluating sources ===
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Click the button on the right to show this section.
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The following articles will be the basis of a Google Form assignment and our in-class discussion. The following articles (and video) deal with gender issues in companies, gender differences, and academic discussion of cognitive / mental differences between men and women. In the Youtube video, Stephen Pinker argue for the reality of sex-based differences--subtle differences in cognition (not overall qualitative differences between males and females), and some articles present opposing viewpoints.
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# [https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.soc.012809.102548 A world of difference: International trends in women’s economic status]: Full article from the ''Annual Reviw of Sociology'' ([http://www.broomcenter.ucsb.edu/sites/www.broomcenter.ucsb.edu/files/publications/pdf/Maria%20Charles%201.pdf Or here]) 
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# [https://hbr.org/2019/11/how-to-recruit-more-women-to-your-company How to recruit more women to your company, ''HBR'']
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# [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/nov/14/women-men-differences-science-stereotypes ''The Guardian'': The truth about sex differences ... ] (also in the course book)
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# [https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-athletes-way/201511/the-male-and-female-brain-are-more-similar-once-assumed ''Psychology Today'': The male and female brain are more similar than once assumed]
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# [https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/darwins-subterranean-world/201410/malefemale-differences-in-variability-itself ''Psychology Today'': Male - female differences in variability]
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# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n691pLhQBkw Pinker on male/female differences] (Youtube video of an academic talk)
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For the above articles, discuss the following. Note: 'Sex' refers to biological male / female differences; gender refers to a more complex psycho-social construct.
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# Which of the articles are good enough to use as sources for writing a college research paper? Why?
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# Which of these would not be good sources for your paper? Why not?
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# What kinds of sources do the authors cite? Why? How do the writers use cited information in their articles?
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# For online articles, click on the links in the text, where you see names and years inside parentheses. What are these articles? What kinds of articles are these? How reliable and credible are they? Can you understand them?
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# What are the references at the end?
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# If you were writing a college paper on the topic, would you cite sources like those that are cited in the articles?
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====Other materials====
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;Lecture videos from previous years:
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* [https://youtu.be/V8QzkWFLAh8 Lecture video, part 1]
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* [https://youtu.be/oyA9S9qzdqA Lecture video, part 2]
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* [https://youtu.be/fmJlT8lBDwA Overview of evaluating sources]
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* [https://youtu.be/yepAAzfVOSI Popular sources]
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; Optional extras:
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# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n691pLhQBkw Pinker on male/female differences on Youtube]
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# [https://hbr.org/2020/01/study-schmoozing-helps-men-hurts-women Study: Schoozing helps men, hurts women, ''HBR'']
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# [https://hbr.org/2020/01/5-strategies-for-creating-an-inclusive-workplace Creating an inclusive workplace, ''HBR'']
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# [https://hbr.org/cover-story/2019/09/gender-equality-is-within-our-reach Gender equality is within our reach (Melinda Gates), ''HBR'']
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;Links:
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* See the page on [[Academic versus non-academic sources]] and the EW Youtube video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJlT8lBDwA evaluating sources (#1: intro video)].
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;Possible paragraph assignments:  
! Week & day !! Topic !! Textbook pages !! YT index !! Assignments 
 
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| Week 06 d2 || Theories, paradigms || p. 76-81  || w9d2s1 (ac. fields & writing genres) [36:00] <br> w9d2s2 (ac. vocab.) [26:38] || .
 
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| Week 07 d1 || Genre analysis || p. 78-83  || w10d1 (ac. theories) [38:37] <br> w10d2s1 (paradigms & res. methods) [26:18]  || .
 
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| Week 07 d2 || Genre analysis || p. 83-84 || w10d2s2 (lg paradigms) [24:53] <br> w11d1 (journals) [30:00]  || .
 
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| Week 08 d1 || midterm  || . || w8d1 (sent. gram.) [28:05]  <br> w13d2s2 (modals) [15:19]  || .
 
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| Week 08 d2 || . || .  || . || .
 
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| Week 09 d1 || essay structure || .  || w5d2s2 (essay str.) [37:48]  <br>  w6d1 (book ex.) [39:11] || .
 
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| Week 09 d2 || essay structure || .  || w6d2s1 (sources) [39:11] <br> w6d2s2  (sources) [36:39]  || .
 
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| Week 10 d1 || argumentation || .  || w7d1 (arg.) [22:27] <br>  w7d2s1 (arg.) [24:31] <br>  w7d2s2 (counter-arg.) [22:41]  || enthymemes 
 
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| Week 10 d2 || sources || .  || w4p1 (eval. src.) [52:08] <br> w4p2 (src. types) [16:20]  || ¿ SE: gender issues
 
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| Week 11 d1 || citation systems || .  || w8d2s1 (cit.) [24:57] <br> w8d2s2 (cit.) [20:23]  || .
 
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| Week 11 d2 || prof. writing || .  || w11d2s2 (intro) [19:40] <br>  w12d1 (cover l.) [31:50]  || .
 
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| Week 12 d1 || prof. writing || .  || w12d2s1 (résumés) [21:53] <br> w12d2s2 (CVs) [16:33]  || SE: prof. writing
 
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| Week 12 d2 || prof. writing || .  || w13d1 (SOP) [19:36] <br> w13d2s1 (var.) [18:09]    || .
 
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| Week 13 d1 ||  style || .  ||  w11d2s1 (wc - connectors) [46:32]  || .
 
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| Week 13 d2 ||  style || .  || w14d1 (v. agr) [22:05] <br> w14d2s1 (mod.) [16:10] <br> w14d2s2 (inversion) [15:04] || .
 
 
   
 
   
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If we have time, this might be assigned. You may be asked to pick one of the following topics, formulate a specific position, and write a short paper to explain, develop, and defend your thesis.
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# What do you think accounts for gender disparities in upper-level management in companies?
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# What do you think accounts for gender disparities among the faculty and/or students in some academic fields or departments?
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# How can we bring about greater equality in academic programs fields like yours?
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# How can we bring about greater equality in professional careers or in companies? (Focus on a particular country, type of company, or other relevant context.)
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# Explain one specific reform that should be made in the Korean educational system. You should focus on one specific change in one specific area, e.g.:
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#* English education at a specific level, such as primary education (elementary school), secondary education (middle & high school), or tertiary education (college / university)
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#* English testing (e.g., 수능)
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#* Hagwon education, or government regulation of hagwons
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#* A specific area of English education, such as reading, grammar, speaking...
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#* Math or science education (e.g.,. high school or university level)
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#* Humanities education (e.g.,. high school or university level)
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# Choose a specific topic that is debated in your field. You will need to get my approval first for this (but use the Google Form assignment to propose it).
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The remaining class sessions will be used for 1:1 consultations.
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===Paradigms and genre analysis unit ===
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This is for the second half of the semester. Click the button on the right to show this section.
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==Genre analysis unit ==
 
 
Bring sample papers from your field to class '''(or discuss them with a group of other students outside of class)'''. These should be published scholarly works, preferable from academic journals. Hard copies are recommended, so you can easily pass them around, discuss them, and write on them. Refer to the section in the book on genre analysis. The following links may also be helpful.  
 
Bring sample papers from your field to class '''(or discuss them with a group of other students outside of class)'''. These should be published scholarly works, preferable from academic journals. Hard copies are recommended, so you can easily pass them around, discuss them, and write on them. Refer to the section in the book on genre analysis. The following links may also be helpful.  
 
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;Assignments:  
 
;Assignments:  
 
# Genre analysis form #1: Questions about your academic field   
 
# Genre analysis form #1: Questions about your academic field   
# Genre analysis form #2: Questions about papers in your academic field
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# Genre analysis form #2: Questions about papers in your academic field  
# Midterm essay on genre analysis
 
  
  
====Genre analysis essay: How to write academic papers in your field ====
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====Genre analysis paragraph: How to write academic papers in your field ====
 
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You are to write a short essay on how to write academic papers in your field. It may help to imagine that you are writing for juniors / younger students in your field, and thus you would want to convey one main piece of advice (and related subpoints) about how to write papers in the field. This may include important questions such as:  
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You are to write a short paper on how to write academic papers in your field. It may help to imagine that you are writing for juniors / younger students in your field, and thus you would want to convey one main piece of advice (and related subpoints) about how to write papers in the field. This may include important questions such as:  
 
* How scholars write such papers (e.g., their writing process)  
 
* How scholars write such papers (e.g., their writing process)  
 
* Important features that you notice -- maybe things that you had not noticed before, or aspects that have not seen or used in the writing that you've done in the past.  
 
* Important features that you notice -- maybe things that you had not noticed before, or aspects that have not seen or used in the writing that you've done in the past.  
 
* What your field is about, e.g., your field (or subfield) as an academic community / culture, with its unique goals, purpose, driving questions, core concepts, the type of research that people do, and why
 
* What your field is about, e.g., your field (or subfield) as an academic community / culture, with its unique goals, purpose, driving questions, core concepts, the type of research that people do, and why
 
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; Genre analysis essay:  
 
* Length: 2-3 pages (if double-spaced)
 
* Due date:
 
  
 
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===Final essay / project ===
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For this, you will have two options:
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==Major assignments==
* Revise and expand your midterm paper into a final paper
 
* Revise and expand your genre analysis paper into a final paper
 
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* Take a major paper that you are working on in another course, and use it to fullfil the final paper requirement in this course. (Aren't I nice? Yes.)
 
* Do one of the options from the professional writing unit below.
 
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This counts as the final essay for the course, due at the end of Week 15.
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===Midterm assignment===
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Here are the optins for the midterm.  
  
Length: Preferably, at least 3 full pages, double-spaced (not counting references, graphs, tables, etc.), though this may vary according to the expectations of papers in your course or major.
 
Grading criteria: See the course booklet appendix for grading criteria for major writing assignments.
 
Due date: TBA (to be announced), via the LMS
 
  
===Professional writing unit===
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;Literature review:
Note: These are not required assignments for Spring 2020. These have been given as assignments in my previous writing classes, and may be used for for Spring 2021.  
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The [[writing literature reviews|literature review]] is the beginning of a paper that you would like to write for the final paper in this class. This can also be a paper that you need to write in another class. This paper should contain an introduction, and the main literature review section. The lit review section should examine and critique several key papers (published scholarly papers or research journal articles) on the specific topic that you want to write about. The lit review or introduction section should at least briefly state the research question, research hypothesis, or main objective of your paper.  
  
For the professional writing sample set, pick one of the following scenarios and develop a set of application materials. This counts as a short essay assignment. 
 
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'''Applying for graduate schools.''' Imagine you are applying for a Ph.D. program at an English-speaking university; maybe you want to apply for a combined Master's plus Ph.D. program, or you are finishing a Master's and want to transfer to another school for a Ph.D. Requirements: 
 
*(1) Two versions of a statement of purpose, customized for two applying for different universities [at least 2 pages if single-spaced];
 
*(2) One CV [more than one page];
 
*(3) Imagine some kind of research that you might carry out as a graduate student, and for that, do one of the following items: (3a) A research grant application for a planned doctoral research project, or (3b) a research proposal for a dissertation topic [at least two pages if single-spaced].
 
  
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;Research paper proposal:
'''Applying for a professorship or research position''' (post-doctoral position or full-time researcher):
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This can be a proposal for a paper that you would like to write for the final paper in this class, or in another course (which you could also submit for this class). This would include a draft of an introduction, a literature review section, and then a brief section that (1) sketches out or outlines the main points of the body section that will be developed later, or (2) identifies and explains the research question or research hypothesis. 
*(1) Two cover letters, customized for two different job applications;
 
*(2) One CV [more than one page];
 
*(3) Either (3a) a research statement, research plan, or research proposal, describing your intended research; or (3b) a teaching statement, describing your teaching beliefs, experience, and teaching philosophy, and how you would teach specific courses at a university to which you are applying [at least two pages if single-spaced]
 
  
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'''Applying for other teaching positions''' (college teaching assistant, secondary school teacher, etc.)
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* [[Writing literature reviews]]
*(1) Two cover letters, customized for two different job applications [one page each];
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* [[Research project proposal (college)]]
*(2) One CV or résumé;
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* [[Conference proposal samples]]
*(3) A teaching statement, describing your teaching beliefs, experience, and philosophy, and how you would teach specific courses at a school to which you are applying [at least two pages if single-spaced] .
 
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'''Requirements'''
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* At least 3 sources are cited and meaningfully used.
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* At least 500 words (maximum: 1500 words); 500 words = 2 pages (double spaced, in a normal 12-point font)
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* Properly cited sources in the essay, and a proper works cited / end references section at the end. Any normal referencing system is allowed, e.g., Chicago footnote + bibliography style, Chicago parenthetical style, APA, MLA, IEEE, CBE/CSE, Harvard.
  
  
==Weekly lessons (Spring 2020) ==
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====Options for graduate students====
Below are some materials for those who want to review what we discussed in class. This is mainly from the Spring 2020 version of the course. Click on the 'Expand' applet on the right to see or collapse past assignments and materials.  
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These are options for students in master's or doctoral programs, or students who wish to apply to such programs in the near future. Click the button on the right to show this section.  
 
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Everyone should fill out the following Google Form, which asks for general information about you, and some survey questions about your attitudes toward English. If you are taking more than one course from me this semester, you only need to fill this out once. Other Google Form assignments will be posted in the LMS.
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For the midterm, you have several other options. You should pick whichever aligns best with your needs and interests. These assignments should be in standard font (a normal font that looks like 12 point font), with single line spacing.  
 
 
* [https://forms.gle/FMwVDtbS4tQUESrt6 Google Form #1]
 
  
  
===Weeks 1-8===
 
 
  
====Week 2====
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;Thesis research proposal:
These sessions deal with the writing process. This is something that you might have discussed in a previous course, but we will approach it differently, and this will eventually lead to a short essay assignment.  
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If you are in graduate school and are about to start a master's research project for your MA thesis, or especially a Ph.D. dissertation, you will first write a proposal for your thesis project. This should explain the research question and its importance, background on the issue, a lit review that examines and critiques past research, and an explanation of how you will conduct your research. You should also outline the types of results that you might expect from your research, and their implications or importance.  
  
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1l1BXAbhyFpf9urb2sBTyktFag55ysU76 The writing process] handout
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;CV and cover letter:  
* [https://youtu.be/NMGzRRvZr7Q Lecture video: The writing process]
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This would be used for applying for academic and research positions, e.g, at a university or research institute. This would include positions like a regular tenure-track professor, non-tenure track teaching professor, lecturer or 강사, research professor, or lab researcher. You can project yourself a few years into the future and pretend that you have some relevant experience and achievements (as long as they are reasonable) to apply for a potential future job. The CV should be at least one full page, and the cover letter should be no more than one page.  
* Optional: It may help to view parts of this video of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n691pLhQBkw Stephen Pinker]
 
  
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;Report:
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If you are in a science, engineering, or business field and work on research projects, lab projects, or business projects, you can write a report about your project. Your report should identify the specific problem or challenge that you worked on, some background on the topic, a detailed explanation of the steps undertaken, the results, and their implications.
  
====Week 3, Day 2: 03 April (Fri) ====
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;Statement of purpose (SOP):
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If you plan to apply for a graduate school, i.e., a master's and/or Ph.D. program, you need to submit an SOP. You can write an SOP for a specific graduate program that you are actually planning to apply to, or that you might like to apply to. It should be about 800-1000 words (unless you are applying to a department that specifies a different length requirement)
  
You can look at the handout, and view the lecture video. At times you will need to pause the video, think about the question, and talk to someone.  
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;Grant proposal:
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This is like a research proposal, but it is written to an entity that provides research grants, and this proposal is intended to show the value of your research and why you need money. In addition to the elements of a research proposal, you would need to provide strong justification for the value, importance, or necessity of your research, likely or expected results, and their implications and importance. You would also need to provide a timeline for the project, and a reasonably detailed budget for the amount of money that you are reqeusting.  
  
This lesson deals with the writing process, motivation, and writing strategies. Please fill out the survey when the video prompts you to do so. Later you will fill out some online forms to answer some questions. These forms will be posted in the LMS.  
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;Teaching statement:
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This is a document that you would submit for a teaching position, especially at a university. This would include an explanation of your teaching philosophy, teaching experience, and examples of how you would teach specific concepts or units.  
  
* Chapter 3: Writing process & strategies
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;Research plan / statement:  
* [https://youtu.be/EyF7QFCX-fg Lecture video: Writing process, motivation, & writing strategies]
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If you apply for a regular professor position, you will probably submit a document of at least two pages that detail your specific research interests and plans, along with a general timeline for your research projects.
* Writing strategies inventory (Google Form): This is an online version of the inventory in the handout. You can fill this out, and I will calculate your scores and email the results back to you.  
 
* Google Form #2: About your writing process
 
* Google Form #3: About your writing strategies and motivation
 
  
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==== Writing process & strategies: Reflective paper ====
 
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For this paper, you are to introspect on your your own [[writing process]] and [[writing strategies]] when you do writing assignments. Reflect on and evaluate your writing process, strategies, motivation, and difficulties. This is about what you actually do, not what you think you should do. Your paper should address some of the following questions.
 
 
* How effective are your writing methods and [[writing process]]?
 
* What [[prewriting techniques]] do you use (e.g., brainstorming, drafting, and revision), and how well do they work for you? 
 
* How similar / different your writing process is for different kinds of projects or courses, or for English versus Korean assignments?
 
* What problems do you have with writing, and how do you / can you overcome them? (E.g., motivational problems, writer's block, procrastination...) 
 
* What kind of [[motivation]] and strategies influence your writing?  How effective are your [[writing strategies]]?
 
* How confident do you feel about your writing abilities, English abilities, and/or your ability to improve in these areas?
 
 
See also the questions in the book. The focus of this assignment is mainly the contents, so don't worry too much about minor grammatical or mechanical errors (spelling, punctuation, etc.). Since this is a reflective / self-evaluative essay, this will be somewhat informal, including use of first-person.
 
 
Your write-up should be at least 2-3 pages (1.5x or double spaced)<!-- ; you can print double-sided pages to save trees or electrons), in hard copy format (printed out). See the Appendix 13.1 for standard college paper format.  -->
 
 
;Grading criteria: See the criteria in the grading rubric handout for minor assignments. I will particularly consider the contents and focus, namely, the depth of your reflection and analysis.
 
 
;See also:
 
* [[Revision process steps | Steps in the revision process]]
 
 
   
 
   
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===Final essay / project ===
  
 
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This should be a full length research paper or essay of an academic or scholarly nature. This counts as the final essay for the course, due at the end of Week 15. For this, you will have several options:
===Evaluating sources ===
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* Write a full length paper based on a previous assignment: the proposal assignment, the midterm paper, the genre analysis paper, or other assignments. (Note: Some of the options, like a teaching or research statement, won't translate well to a final paper.)
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* Take a major paper that you are working on in another course, and use it to fullfil the final paper requirement in this course. (Aren't I nice? Yes.)
 
   
 
   
  
====Week 4 ====
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Length: Preferably, at least 3 full pages, if double-spaced (not counting references, graphs, tables, etc.), though this may vary according to the expectations of papers in your course or major.  
* [https://youtu.be/X8VS5ycBJeE Lecture video]
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Grading criteria: See the course booklet for grading criteria for major writing assignments.
* Handout available through the LMS announcements
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Due date: TBA (to be announced), via the LMS
* [https://forms.gle/d5utR5XLypGrqGY29 Google Form assignment] (15 points)  
 
* Homework: see the sections immediately below on Internet sources, newspaper samples, and news outlets. Answer the questions in the Google Form.
 
  
  
=====Internet sources=====
 
Look at the following websites. Discuss: how reliable and trustworthy are these sites? What criteria can help you distinguish good sites and sources from bad ones?
 
# [https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ Pacific tree octopus]
 
# [https://politics.theonion.com/cia-realizes-its-been-using-black-highlighters-all-thes-1819568147 CIA realizes it has been using ...]
 
# [http://www.dhmo.org/truth/Dihydrogen-Monoxide.html Dihydrogen monoxoide: The truth]
 
  
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=====Newspaper article samples=====
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===Professional writing unit===
Now look at the following news stories about a border controversy in Hong Kong. Which seem biased, neutral, informative, or reliable, and why?
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Note: These are not required assignments for Spring 2020. These have been given as assignments in my previous writing classes, and may be used for for Spring 2021.  
# Global Times [http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1107135.shtml]
 
# South China Morning Post [http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2150873/hong-kongs-controversial-china-rail-checkpoint-bill-finally]
 
# CNN [https://edition.cnn.com/2018/06/15/asia/hong-kong-train-station-china-intl/index.html]
 
# Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china/chinese-officials-to-enforce-mainland-laws-in-hong-kong-train-station-idUSKBN1AA0U7]
 
# New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/world/asia/hong-kong-mainland-china-rail-terminal.html]
 
# Business Insider [http://uk.businessinsider.com/r-plan-to-enforce-chinese-laws-in-hong-kong-train-station-clears-legal-hurdle-2018-6]
 
  
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For the professional writing sample set, pick one of the following scenarios and develop a set of application materials. This counts as a short essay assignment. 
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  <ol> <li>
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'''Applying for graduate schools.''' Imagine you are applying for a Ph.D. program at an English-speaking university; maybe you want to apply for a combined Master's plus Ph.D. program, or you are finishing a Master's and want to transfer to another school for a Ph.D. Requirements: 
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*(1) Two versions of a statement of purpose, customized for two applying for different universities [at least 2 pages if single-spaced];
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*(2) One CV [more than one page];
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*(3) Imagine some kind of research that you might carry out as a graduate student, and for that, do one of the following items: (3a) A research grant application for a planned doctoral research project, or (3b) a research proposal for a dissertation topic [at least two pages if single-spaced].
  
=====News outlets =====
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  <li>
Look at the following news outlets, and discuss the following.
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'''Applying for a professorship or research position''' (post-doctoral position or full-time researcher):
* Which ones seem reliable?
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*(1) Two cover letters, customized for two different job applications;
* Which ones would be worth citing for information in a college paper?
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*(2) One CV [more than one page];
* For Korea (or your own country), which news outlets would be more reliable, and which ones would be less reliable?
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*(3) Either (3a) a research statement, research plan, or research proposal, describing your intended research; or (3b) a teaching statement, describing your teaching beliefs, experience, and teaching philosophy, and how you would teach specific courses at a university to which you are applying [at least two pages if single-spaced]
  
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  <li>
# Fox News http://www.foxnews.com
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'''Applying for other teaching positions''' (college teaching assistant, secondary school teacher, etc.)
# Breitbart http://www.breitbart.com
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*(1) Two cover letters, customized for two different job applications [one page each];
# New York Times http://www.nytimes.com
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*(2) One CV or résumé;
# New York Post http://www.nypost.com
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*(3) A teaching statement, describing your teaching beliefs, experience, and philosophy, and how you would teach specific courses at a school to which you are applying [at least two pages if single-spaced] .  
# Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com
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  </ol>
# Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com
 
# Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com
 
# Time Magazine http://www.time.com
 
# The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com
 
# The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk
 
# BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news
 
# The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk
 
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;Lecture videos:
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* [https://youtu.be/V8QzkWFLAh8 Lecture video, part 1]
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===Recorded lectures===
* [https://youtu.be/oyA9S9qzdqA Lecture video, part 2]
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Most videos are reused from Spring 2020; here is a schedule of recorded lectures, and titles / indices of original videos on my Youtube channel. The video names/indices indicate their index from 2020, when they were originally recorded.  
* [https://youtu.be/fmJlT8lBDwA Overview of evaluating sources]
 
* [https://youtu.be/yepAAzfVOSI Popular sources]
 
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Week & day !! Topic !! Textbook pages !! YT index !! Assignments 
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| Using & citing sources: foreign sources; finding professional sources, academic sources, Google Schlolar w9d1  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rvg0Ua4fqM&ab_channel=EnglishWiki
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| Week 06 d2 || Theories, paradigms || p. 76-81  || w9d2s1 (ac. fields & writing genres) [36:00] <br> w9d2s2 (ac. vocab.) [26:38] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzdq8DPrP4E&ab_channel=EnglishWiki || .
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| Week 07 d1 || Genre analysis || p. 78-83  || w10d1 (ac. theories) [38:37] <br> w10d2s1 (paradigms & res. methods) [26:18]  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbvEtNJaYAI&ab_channel=EnglishWiki  || .
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| Week 07 d2 || Genre analysis || p. 83-84 || w10d2s2 (lg paradigms) [24:53] <br> w11d1 (journals) [30:00]  || .
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| Week 08 d1 || midterm  || . || w8d1 (sent. gram.) [28:05]  <br> w13d2s2 (modals) [15:19]  || .
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|-
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| Week 08 d2 || . || .  || . || .
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|-
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| Week 09 d1 || essay structure || .  || w5d2s2 (essay str.) [37:48]  <br>  w6d1 (book ex.) [39:11] || .
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|-
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| Week 09 d2 || essay structure || .  || w6d2s1 (sources) [39:11] <br> w6d2s2  (sources , plagiarism ex. from book) [36:39] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAK-wttXK0w&ab_channel=EnglishWiki  || .
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| Week 10 d1 || argumentation || .  || w7d1 (arg.) [22:27] <br>  w7d2s1 (arg.) [24:31] <br>  w7d2s2 (counter-arg.) [22:41]  || enthymemes 
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| Week 10 d2 || sources || .  || w4p1 (eval. src.) [52:08] <br> w4p2 (src. types) [16:20]  || ¿ SE: gender issues
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| Week 11 d1 || citation systems || .  || w8d2s1 (cit.) [24:57] <br> w8d2s2 (cit.) [20:23]  || .
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| Week 11 d2 || prof. writing || .  || w11d2s2 (intro) [19:40] <br>  w12d1 (cover l.) [31:50]  || .
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| Week 12 d1 || prof. writing || .  || w12d2s1 (résumés) [21:53] <br> w12d2s2 (CVs) [16:33]  || SE: prof. writing
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| Week 12 d2 || prof. writing || .  || w13d1 (SOP) [19:36] <br> w13d2s1 (var.) [18:09]    || .
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| Week 13 d1 ||  style || .  ||  w11d2s1 (wc - connectors) [46:32]  || .
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| Week 13 d2 ||  style || .  || w14d1 (v. agr) [22:05] <br> w14d2s1 (mod.) [16:10] <br> w14d2s2 (inversion) [15:04] || .
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Here are some items that I didn't have time to discuss this semester. I will post a video for next week that explains some of this.
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The remaining class sessions will be used for 1:1 consultations.  
 
 
====Science news sources====
 
Now look at the following science news websites; which ones seem reliable or worth citing?
 
# National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com 
 
# New Scientist http://www.newscientist.com
 
# Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com
 
# Science News http://www.sciencenews.org
 
# IFLScience http://www.iflscience.com
 
 
 
 
 
====Science news examples====
 
Now look at the following sites reporting on an issue in health and biomedical news. Which ones seem more reliable, and why? 
 
# The Independent [https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/does-spending-too-much-time-on-smartphones-and-tablets-damage-kids-development-a7067261.html Does spending too much time on smartphones ...]
 
# Tech Advisor [https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/feature/digital-home/how-much-screen-time-for-kids-3520917/ How much screen time for kids]
 
# Very Well Family [https://www.verywellfamily.com/negative-effects-of-too-much-cell-phone-use-621152 Negative effects of too much cell phone use]
 
# Forbes [https://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2017/12/11/phone-addiction-is-real-and-so-are-its-mental-health-risks/#377c3b9a13df Phone addiction is real ... ]
 
# Psychology Today [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201402/gray-matters-too-much-screen-time-damages-the-brain Too much screen time ... ]
 
 
 
 
 
For the above articles, discuss the following.
 
# Imagine that you are writing a paper in a college class, for example, a paper on health effects of cell phone use. Which of the articles are good enough to use as sources for writing your paper? Why?
 
# Which of these would not be good sources for your paper? Why not?
 
# Look at the Psychology Today article. What kinds of sources does the author cite? Why? How does she use this information in her article?
 
# Look at the sources used in the Psychology Today article (in the end references section). What kinds of sources are these? Would you use and cite these in your own college paper?
 
 
 
 
 
For the Psychology Today article, discuss the following.
 
# Click on the links in the text, where you see names and years inside parentheses. What are these articles? What kinds of articles are these? How reliable and credible are they? Can you understand them?
 
# What are the references at the end?
 
# From the different sources in the table above about phone / device usage, which ones might you cite if you were writing a college paper on the topic?
 
# If you were writing a college paper on the topic, would you cite sources like those that are cited in the Psychology Today article?
 
 
 
 
 
; Optional extras:
 
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n691pLhQBkw Pinker on male/female differences on Youtube]
 
# [https://hbr.org/2020/01/study-schmoozing-helps-men-hurts-women Study: Schoozing helps men, hurts women, ''HBR'']
 
# [https://hbr.org/2020/01/5-strategies-for-creating-an-inclusive-workplace Creating an inclusive workplace, ''HBR'']
 
# [https://hbr.org/cover-story/2019/09/gender-equality-is-within-our-reach Gender equality is within our reach (Melinda Gates), ''HBR'']
 
 
 
Note: 'Sex' refers to biological male / female differences; gender refers to a more complex psycho-social construct.
 
 
 
 
 
=====Overview of sources=====
 
Note: See the page on [[Academic versus non-academic sources]] and the EW Youtube video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJlT8lBDwA evaluating sources (#1: intro video)].
 
 
 
 
 
====Week 5 ====
 
* Lecture videos
 
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_GRc8ERIX0cRNAjFcDfrf81sV2IQKWFpCTILRG8gFwI Google Form: Evaluating sources]
 
 
 
 
 
====Week 6====
 
* Lecture videos
 
* Google Form: Midterm preparation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Midterm essay====
 
Pick one of the following topics, formulate a specific position, and write an essay to explain, develop, and defend your thesis.
 
 
 
# What do you think accounts for gender disparities in upper-level management in companies?
 
# What do you think accounts for gender disparities among the faculty and/or students in some academic fields or departments?
 
# How can we bring about greater equality in academic programs fields like yours?
 
# How can we bring about greater equality in professional careers or in companies? (Focus on a particular country, type of company, or other relevant context.)
 
# Explain one specific reform that should be made in the Korean educational system. You should focus on one specific change in one specific area, e.g.:
 
#* English education at a specific level, such as primary education (elementary school), secondary education (middle & high school), or tertiary education (college / university)
 
#* English testing (e.g., 수능)
 
#* Hagwon education, or government regulation of hagwons
 
#* A specific area of English education, such as reading, grammar, speaking...
 
#* Math or science education (e.g.,. high school or university level)
 
#* Humanities education (e.g.,. high school or university level)
 
# Choose a specific topic that is debated in your field. You will need to get my approval first for this (but use the Google Form assignment to propose it).
 
 
 
 
 
The criteria are in the Appendix of the PDF version of the course book. To help you get started, you will fill out a Google Form, in which you will be asked to select a topic, state a specific thesis, and sketch out your main points. Then you will do another Google Form assignment, an argumentation exercise, to help you formulate one of the arguments in the body of the essay.
 
 
 
* [https://forms.gle/v1pyBBsNYZjv8zhf8 Google Form: Midterm preparation form], due 03 May
 
* [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TNfa2mH47EIgTzD2X03ucA68XQRPy8AQ Argumentation handout with exercises]
 
* [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmBFrBRWfzm-t-BylN2GhdksvtIX3ZEntY107rMK_Wvzy1fA/viewform?usp=sf_link Google Form: Argumentation exercise], due 10 May
 
* Midterm essay, due 17 May
 
 
 
 
 
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===Sources and article discussion===
 
 
 
Use these links to fill out the following form assignment, [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSck3rQAK7RKJ4gKWb4rWd3WxebpQx-3A-Pn-k6oSE3R_gjz7A/viewform?usp=sf_link Google Form #3]. 
 
 
 
Now look at the following sites regarding academic discussion of cognitive / mental differences between men and women. In the Youtube video, Stephen Pinker argue for the reality of sex-based differences--subtle differences in cognition (not overall qualitative differences between males and females), and the articles present opposing viewpoints.
 
 
 
# [https://hbr.org/2019/11/how-to-recruit-more-women-to-your-company How to recruit more women to your company, ''HBR'']
 
# [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/nov/14/women-men-differences-science-stereotypes ''The Guardian'': The truth about sex differences ... ] (also in the course book)
 
# [https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-athletes-way/201511/the-male-and-female-brain-are-more-similar-once-assumed ''Psychology Today'': The male and female brain are more similar than once assumed]
 
# [https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/darwins-subterranean-world/201410/malefemale-differences-in-variability-itself ''Psychology Today'': Male - female differences in variability]
 
# [http://www.broomcenter.ucsb.edu/sites/www.broomcenter.ucsb.edu/files/publications/pdf/Maria%20Charles%201.pdf A World of Difference: International Trends in Women’s Economic Status]
 
 
 
 
 
; Optional extras:
 
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n691pLhQBkw Pinker on male/female differences on Youtube]
 
# [https://hbr.org/2020/01/study-schmoozing-helps-men-hurts-women Study: Schoozing helps men, hurts women, ''HBR'']
 
# [https://hbr.org/2020/01/5-strategies-for-creating-an-inclusive-workplace Creating an inclusive workplace, ''HBR'']
 
# [https://hbr.org/cover-story/2019/09/gender-equality-is-within-our-reach Gender equality is within our reach (Melinda Gates), ''HBR'']
 
 
 
Note: 'Sex' refers to biological male / female differences; gender refers to a more complex psycho-social construct.
 
 
 
 
 
====Overview of sources====
 
Note: See the page on [[Academic versus non-academic sources]] and the EW Youtube video on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJlT8lBDwA evaluating sources (#1: intro video)].
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 9 April 2023

Advanced English Writing / Composition (Spring 2022)


Prof. Kent Lee

Dept. English Language & Literature, Pukyong National University

Time: M/W periods 1-3 (sections 101 & 102)

Mailbox: #1027

Office & office hours: See syllabus; and by appointment

Course syllabus

This website will go along with my syllabus and materials in our LMS for this course, as well as materials that supplement my course book.


1 Weekly lessons

Here are some links and older lecture videos, in case you need to review. For items that are hidden, click on the 'Expand' applet on the right to see or collapse past assignments and materials.


1.1 Writing process

Click the button on the right to show this section.

  • The writing process handout
  • Writing strategies inventory (Google Form): This is an online version of the inventory in the handout. You can fill this out, and I will calculate your scores and email the results back to you.
  • Google Form #2: About your writing process
  • Google Form #3: About your writing strategies and motivation


Lecture videos


For this paper, you are to introspect on your your own writing process and writing strategies when you do writing assignments. Reflect on and evaluate your writing process, strategies, motivation, and difficulties. This is about what you actually do, not what you think you should do. Your paper should address some of the following questions.

  • How effective are your writing methods and writing process?
  • What prewriting techniques do you use (e.g., brainstorming, drafting, and revision), and how well do they work for you?
  • How similar / different your writing process is for different kinds of projects or courses, or for English versus Korean assignments?
  • What problems do you have with writing, and how do you / can you overcome them? (E.g., motivational problems, writer's block, procrastination...)
  • What kind of motivation and strategies influence your writing? How effective are your writing strategies?
  • How confident do you feel about your writing abilities, English abilities, and/or your ability to improve in these areas?

See also the questions in the book. The focus of this assignment is mainly the contents, so don't worry too much about minor grammatical or mechanical errors (spelling, punctuation, etc.). Since this is a reflective / self-evaluative essay, this will be somewhat informal, including use of first-person. Your write-up should be at least 2-3 pages (1.5x or double spaced). See the Appendix 13.1 for standard college paper format.

Grading criteria

See the criteria in the grading rubric handout for minor assignments. I will particularly consider the contents and focus, namely, the depth of your reflection and analysis.

See also


1.2 Evaluating sources

Click the button on the right to show this section.

The following articles will be the basis of a Google Form assignment and our in-class discussion. The following articles (and video) deal with gender issues in companies, gender differences, and academic discussion of cognitive / mental differences between men and women. In the Youtube video, Stephen Pinker argue for the reality of sex-based differences--subtle differences in cognition (not overall qualitative differences between males and females), and some articles present opposing viewpoints.

  1. A world of difference: International trends in women’s economic status: Full article from the Annual Reviw of Sociology (Or here)
  2. How to recruit more women to your company, HBR
  3. The Guardian: The truth about sex differences ... (also in the course book)
  4. Psychology Today: The male and female brain are more similar than once assumed
  5. Psychology Today: Male - female differences in variability
  6. Pinker on male/female differences (Youtube video of an academic talk)


For the above articles, discuss the following. Note: 'Sex' refers to biological male / female differences; gender refers to a more complex psycho-social construct.

  1. Which of the articles are good enough to use as sources for writing a college research paper? Why?
  2. Which of these would not be good sources for your paper? Why not?
  3. What kinds of sources do the authors cite? Why? How do the writers use cited information in their articles?
  4. For online articles, click on the links in the text, where you see names and years inside parentheses. What are these articles? What kinds of articles are these? How reliable and credible are they? Can you understand them?
  5. What are the references at the end?
  6. If you were writing a college paper on the topic, would you cite sources like those that are cited in the articles?


1.2.1 Other materials

Lecture videos from previous years
Optional extras
  1. Pinker on male/female differences on Youtube
  2. Study: Schoozing helps men, hurts women, HBR
  3. Creating an inclusive workplace, HBR
  4. Gender equality is within our reach (Melinda Gates), HBR
Links


Possible paragraph assignments

If we have time, this might be assigned. You may be asked to pick one of the following topics, formulate a specific position, and write a short paper to explain, develop, and defend your thesis.

  1. What do you think accounts for gender disparities in upper-level management in companies?
  2. What do you think accounts for gender disparities among the faculty and/or students in some academic fields or departments?
  3. How can we bring about greater equality in academic programs fields like yours?
  4. How can we bring about greater equality in professional careers or in companies? (Focus on a particular country, type of company, or other relevant context.)
  5. Explain one specific reform that should be made in the Korean educational system. You should focus on one specific change in one specific area, e.g.:
    • English education at a specific level, such as primary education (elementary school), secondary education (middle & high school), or tertiary education (college / university)
    • English testing (e.g., 수능)
    • Hagwon education, or government regulation of hagwons
    • A specific area of English education, such as reading, grammar, speaking...
    • Math or science education (e.g.,. high school or university level)
    • Humanities education (e.g.,. high school or university level)
  6. Choose a specific topic that is debated in your field. You will need to get my approval first for this (but use the Google Form assignment to propose it).



1.3 Paradigms and genre analysis unit

This is for the second half of the semester. Click the button on the right to show this section.

Bring sample papers from your field to class (or discuss them with a group of other students outside of class). These should be published scholarly works, preferable from academic journals. Hard copies are recommended, so you can easily pass them around, discuss them, and write on them. Refer to the section in the book on genre analysis. The following links may also be helpful.


Assignments
  1. Genre analysis form #1: Questions about your academic field
  2. Genre analysis form #2: Questions about papers in your academic field


1.3.1 Genre analysis paragraph: How to write academic papers in your field

You are to write a short paper on how to write academic papers in your field. It may help to imagine that you are writing for juniors / younger students in your field, and thus you would want to convey one main piece of advice (and related subpoints) about how to write papers in the field. This may include important questions such as:

  • How scholars write such papers (e.g., their writing process)
  • Important features that you notice -- maybe things that you had not noticed before, or aspects that have not seen or used in the writing that you've done in the past.
  • What your field is about, e.g., your field (or subfield) as an academic community / culture, with its unique goals, purpose, driving questions, core concepts, the type of research that people do, and why



1.3.2 Suggested journals & professional publications

Here are some professional trade journals, and some easier academic journals, that you might like to look at to find articles for the genre analysis assignment.

1.3.2.1 Professional trade journals
  1. The Chronicle of Higher Education https://www.chronicle.com
  2. Inside Higher Ed http://www.insidehighered.com
  3. Times Higher Education https://www.timeshighereducation.com/
  4. Observer https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer (psychology)
  5. Food Technology http://www.ift.org/food-technology.aspx
  6. World Landscape Architecture https://worldlandscapearchitect.com/
  7. Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com
  8. Harvard Business Review http://www.hbr.org
Other trade magazines
  1. Wikipedia list of trade magazines in different fields: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trade_magazines


1.3.2.2 Academic journals
International journals
  1. English Today https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/english-today (applied linguistics, language education)


Domestic journals from Korea
  1. English Teaching
  2. Journal of Asia TEFL
  3. Korean Journal of Applied Linguistics
  4. Modern English Education
  5. Korea TESOL Journal
  6. Studies in English Language & Literature
  7. Journal of English Language & Literature


For more, look here: https://www.kci.go.kr.



2 Major assignments

2.1 Midterm assignment

Here are the optins for the midterm.


Literature review

The literature review is the beginning of a paper that you would like to write for the final paper in this class. This can also be a paper that you need to write in another class. This paper should contain an introduction, and the main literature review section. The lit review section should examine and critique several key papers (published scholarly papers or research journal articles) on the specific topic that you want to write about. The lit review or introduction section should at least briefly state the research question, research hypothesis, or main objective of your paper.


Research paper proposal

This can be a proposal for a paper that you would like to write for the final paper in this class, or in another course (which you could also submit for this class). This would include a draft of an introduction, a literature review section, and then a brief section that (1) sketches out or outlines the main points of the body section that will be developed later, or (2) identifies and explains the research question or research hypothesis.

See also


Requirements

  • At least 3 sources are cited and meaningfully used.
  • At least 500 words (maximum: 1500 words); 500 words = 2 pages (double spaced, in a normal 12-point font)
  • Properly cited sources in the essay, and a proper works cited / end references section at the end. Any normal referencing system is allowed, e.g., Chicago footnote + bibliography style, Chicago parenthetical style, APA, MLA, IEEE, CBE/CSE, Harvard.


2.1.1 Options for graduate students

These are options for students in master's or doctoral programs, or students who wish to apply to such programs in the near future. Click the button on the right to show this section.

For the midterm, you have several other options. You should pick whichever aligns best with your needs and interests. These assignments should be in standard font (a normal font that looks like 12 point font), with single line spacing.


Thesis research proposal

If you are in graduate school and are about to start a master's research project for your MA thesis, or especially a Ph.D. dissertation, you will first write a proposal for your thesis project. This should explain the research question and its importance, background on the issue, a lit review that examines and critiques past research, and an explanation of how you will conduct your research. You should also outline the types of results that you might expect from your research, and their implications or importance.

CV and cover letter

This would be used for applying for academic and research positions, e.g, at a university or research institute. This would include positions like a regular tenure-track professor, non-tenure track teaching professor, lecturer or 강사, research professor, or lab researcher. You can project yourself a few years into the future and pretend that you have some relevant experience and achievements (as long as they are reasonable) to apply for a potential future job. The CV should be at least one full page, and the cover letter should be no more than one page.

Report

If you are in a science, engineering, or business field and work on research projects, lab projects, or business projects, you can write a report about your project. Your report should identify the specific problem or challenge that you worked on, some background on the topic, a detailed explanation of the steps undertaken, the results, and their implications.

Statement of purpose (SOP)

If you plan to apply for a graduate school, i.e., a master's and/or Ph.D. program, you need to submit an SOP. You can write an SOP for a specific graduate program that you are actually planning to apply to, or that you might like to apply to. It should be about 800-1000 words (unless you are applying to a department that specifies a different length requirement).

Grant proposal

This is like a research proposal, but it is written to an entity that provides research grants, and this proposal is intended to show the value of your research and why you need money. In addition to the elements of a research proposal, you would need to provide strong justification for the value, importance, or necessity of your research, likely or expected results, and their implications and importance. You would also need to provide a timeline for the project, and a reasonably detailed budget for the amount of money that you are reqeusting.

Teaching statement

This is a document that you would submit for a teaching position, especially at a university. This would include an explanation of your teaching philosophy, teaching experience, and examples of how you would teach specific concepts or units.

Research plan / statement

If you apply for a regular professor position, you will probably submit a document of at least two pages that detail your specific research interests and plans, along with a general timeline for your research projects.


2.2 Final essay / project

This should be a full length research paper or essay of an academic or scholarly nature. This counts as the final essay for the course, due at the end of Week 15. For this, you will have several options:

  • Write a full length paper based on a previous assignment: the proposal assignment, the midterm paper, the genre analysis paper, or other assignments. (Note: Some of the options, like a teaching or research statement, won't translate well to a final paper.)
  • Take a major paper that you are working on in another course, and use it to fullfil the final paper requirement in this course. (Aren't I nice? Yes.)


Length: Preferably, at least 3 full pages, if double-spaced (not counting references, graphs, tables, etc.), though this may vary according to the expectations of papers in your course or major. Grading criteria: See the course booklet for grading criteria for major writing assignments. Due date: TBA (to be announced), via the LMS




3 References & resources

  1. There is also an older hard copy handout: Handout on theories, laws, models