Updating the Research Paper: New Approaches in Academic Writing Susan Kelly ExceLEARN Korean National University of Education
Updating the Research Paper:
New Approaches in Academic Writing
Susan KellyExceLEARN
Korean National University of Education
Rationale
Context
•University Students
•Many planning on graduate study overseas
Trouble with the Typical Research
Paper
Solutions
•Mix It Up Day Papers
•I-Search Papers
First Year Students•Needs:
•Introduction to citation and understanding of how to avoid plagiarism
•Their Previous Writing Experience
Mix It Up Day
•Teach Tolerance website
•http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up.
Past Topics
Visiting a mosque
Simulating a disability
Taking care of young children
Going on a blind date
Doing a new sport
Required Elements•Narrative
•Paraphrasing
•Two - Three citations
Examples
Sharing by Blogging
Author’s Chair
•Sharing in coffee house readings
I-Search
•Shortcomings of traditional research papers
•Ken Macrorie’s solution
•Context
Topics
•Brainstorming
•Small group story sessions
Destination Weddings
Marketing Baseball in Korea
Women’s Roles in the Middle East
•Explain the interest
•Describe the story of the search
•Present what was learned
•Cite references
Elements
Preventing Plagiarism
•Fewer online I-search papers available
•Teach proper citation and paraphrasing
•Students hand in copies of articles used
•Teacher demonstrates plagiarism checks
Small GroupDiscussion
•What kind of Mix It Up Day essay would you write?
•How would you modify these projects for your classes?
•What would you do for an I-Search Paper?
Q & A
•Any questions?
References
Southern Poverty Law Institute, (2010) http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. and Larson, R. (1986), Being adolescent : conflict and growth in the teenage years. Basic Books.
Kelly, S. (June, 2008). Building Community in the Writing Classroom, Essential Teacher, TESOL.
Yoshida, K. (November, 2004). Connecting the Fish Bowl to the Open Seas. Asia TEFL Plenary