TSL 600 Response Papers

TSL 600 Response Papers Assignment Overview: • Read TWO book chapters or articles and write your response papers. Read the texts more critically and productively based on your understanding, experiences, and knowledge. Purpose: • To summarize and discuss significant topics based on reading • To analyze and synthesize language learning experiences with readings • To compare theories with practice and see theories in practice, to raise questions for further investigation and discussion. Procedures/Requirements: • For each Response Paper assignment, select one chapter or article among the reading assignments that you completed until the due date. The list of readings for previous Response Paper will be excluded for the next Response Paper. • Read the chapter or article carefully and write your Response Paper. This should include the following components: o Summary (10 points): §? Summarize the chapter or article in one short paragraph. §? This does not need to be long. o Discussion (40 points): §? Select several interesting points, arguments, findings, theories, and/or practices in the text and discuss them more in depth (e.g., What questions do you have about the text? What could be potential answers? Why are the questions significant? How are the questions/answers relevant to your prior knowledge or experiences?) o Analysis/Synthesis (50 points): §? Analyze the texts and find strengths and weaknesses. For each strength and weakness, justify why it is strong/weak or why you think so. (e.g., What is the strength of the theory? Why? What is the weakness of the argument? Why?) §? Describe how you can move forward based on this analysis. (e.g., How can you use the strong factors in your future class?) Format: • Time New Roman; 12 point; double-­-spaced; 2-­-3 pages (500-­-600 words); 1” margin on every side • Include your name, instructor’s name, course title, name of the assignment, and submission date in upper left corner of the assignment. • Only electronic document via Canvas is acceptable.