What question(s) is this study attempting to address?
What are the controversies about reading that we have read about and discussed in class?
Why is this research especially important for second language learners?
What is the context for the study?
Discussion of the data (about 2-3 pages).
Discuss the most salient spelling patterns and spelling generalizations that you found in analyzing the passage from childrens literature.
You will also discuss the different kinds of morphemes in the academic text. Was there anything surprising or interesting in this data?
Another suggestion could be to compare the linguistic features in the two kinds of texts that you analyzed and note linguistic distinctions in the grade
Analysis (about 2-3 pages).
In addition to your own thoughts, you should tie in what you have
learned from this project to our class readings, lectures and activities.
How do morphology and phonology together explain English spelling?
What about English phonology and morphology may be difficult for second language learners?
Why is knowledge about phonology, spelling, morphology and etymology useful for a teacher?
What role should explicit language instruction play in the development of reading and writing skills, especially for second language learners?
Conclusion (about 1 page).
Briefly sum up the results of the study. Also say what insights you
have gained from working on this project, and how the knowledge you have gained from the
project might be applied to your life or to your teaching
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