Instructions

The research paper you will write involves two processes:

Designing and conducting research on an aspect of the topic given. (Can be done pairs or groups of three)
Writing up a research paper that discusses the findings of the research you have conducted. (individually done)

The paper will be 1000 words and will include a minimum of 6 sources.

It will include the following sections and assessments:

Section of the paper	What it includes	Whether it is assessed
Introduction	· Background information · Literature review	Assessed
Methods	· Research question · Information on the survey conducted · Participants who took the survey	Not assessed
Results	· Tables describing the results	Not assessed
Analysis	· Summaries of significant points in the findings (tables)	Assessed
Discussion	· Discussion of/ comments on what the findings suggest about understandings of the topic.	Not assessed
All sections together as a full paper		Assessed

Topic of paper 2

The topic of the paper will be

The spelling mistakes EWS223 students make
The grammar mistakes EWS223 students make.

Think about:

Do you make spelling or grammar mistakes?
Is this a common problem at ZU? In CoE?
Why do students make mistakes in spelling and grammar? Try to think of three reasons:
1. ……
2. ……
3. ……

Tasks that need to be completed

In order to be organized, it is important to open a word document and save it as ‘your name, paper 2’ and write everything related to the paper in this document.

Here is what needs to be done from today till the end of semester:

Decide on a research focus (spelling or grammar?)
Write the research question.
Your teacher will give you two articles on the topic. Start finding other articles. Read and make notes.
From the articles, make notes on what kinds of errors Arab students make, and why they make those errors.
Use your notes for four of these articles and start writing a literature review.
Your teacher will give you a list of the spelling and grammar errors that have been made until today by you and your classmates (no student names will be given). Start analyzing these errors.
Categorize these errors. These categories will form your Findings section in the paper.
Write about how these findings answer your research question.
Think about why it’s important to do research on spelling/grammar errors. These ideas will form your conclusion.
Keep your reference list updated as you read new articles.