There are progress reports 1 and 2. For progress report 1, these are the instructions:
When writing, please use section headings to
indicate where the information can be found. Subheadings need
not be used, though in long sections they may facilitate organization.
1.
Introduction (400-500
words)
Explain the issue you are examining and why it
is significant.
· Describe the general area to be studied
· Explain why this area is important to the
general area under study (e.g., psychology of language, second language
acquisition, teaching methods)
2.
Review of the Literature (700-800
words)
A description of what has already known about
this area and short discussion of why the background studies are not
sufficient.
· Summarize what is already known about the
field. Include a summary of the basic background information on the topic
gleaned from your literature review (you can include information from the book
and class, but the bulk should be outside sources)
· Discuss several critical studies that have
already been done in this area(cite according to APA style).
· Point out why these background studies are
insufficient. In other words, what question(s) do they leave unresolved that
you would like to study?
· Choose (at least) one of these questions you
might like to pursue yourself. (Make sure you do not choose too many questions)
Rationale – A description of the questions you are examining and an
exploration of the claims.
- List
the specific question(s) that you are exploring. - Explain
how these research questions are related to the larger issues raised in
the introduction. - Describe
what specific claim, hypothesis, and/or model of psycholinguistics you
will evaluate with these questions. - Explain
what it will show about the psychology of language if your hypothesis is
confirmed. - Explain
what it will suggest about the psychology of language if your hypothesis
is disconfirmed. - Research
Questions (Hypothesis if any)