One thing I learned from chapter 1 is to assess my strengths and weaknesses. Once I have an idea about what my research project will require, I need to decide which areas will cause me the most trouble. By doing this at the beginning, I can decide to devote more time to those areas or steps of the project. I can also seek additional resources, such as interviews, meetings with my professor, or additional services from the library to help me with the areas that I know will be most difficult. I should factor in extra time for those areas in case there is a problem such as writer’s block or procrastination. As long as I set up a timeline and seek help in areas that I feel weak, I would be able to overcome those challenges and be successful.

Definitions of ESL and Where I Found Them

Session 8: The Final Question

Some say that this course is too much work, but I say:

Session 6 or 7: Common Mistakes

I read the page called "Some Common Mistakes" in Session 6 after I finished my draft and found that:

1. I didn't have any.

2. I had and fixed this one:

3. I had a few not mentioned...

Session 4: Sources of Data

Many people say that qualitative research is the only type of inquiry that education can support and I agree that ______________________, but I think that I could use quantitative data in this way in my action research project: _____________________.

Session 4: PowerPoints and Me

Please comment on this statement: "After reading the ways in which PowerPoint can be misused and abused, the one or two things that come closest to bad habits that I have are:
(1)

(2)

In the future, I'd like to do this in my PowerPoint presentations that I haven't done before: ..."

Session 3: Web Evaluation

After reading the CRAP detector concerning website evaluation, consider and then reply to this blog with one more question you think should be asked of any website you intend to use as a resource (questions of validity and reliability):

My Question:

Session 3 Assignment: Plagiarism Unmasked

Part I: After viewing the tutorials on Plagiarism, I think I can best avoid plagiarizing if I do these two things:

1. ___________________________.


2. ___________________________.


Part II: At this point in the course, I would say the most difficult thing about this assignment so far has been _________________.

Session 2: What You've Learned So Far About ESL

Please comment on one or two of these statements about ESL using the template:

1. Most people think that learning English as a foreign student is a matter of ________, but I say: ____________.

2. I've heard that the biggest problem ESL students have is _______________, and I agree that _________________, but I say: __________________ .

3. Experts say the best way to learn a language is _______________, but I say: ___________________.

Session 2 Assignment: Bookmarks Report on Chapters One through Four

After you read the first four chapters in Bookmarks: A Guide to Research and Writing,write ONE paragraph on each chapter--a SHORT paragraph. You might use one of the following templates:

1. The one thing I learned from chapter ___ was:

2. In Chapter ___, the authors say ______; but I say ______.

3. What I found new and different in Chapter___, compared with the way I USED to approach research papers is _________ .

Good luck!

Session 1: Results of Using Search Engines for ESL

Here are some of the issues I've discovered in searching for and reading articles pertaining to ESL (these are issues that affect the learning of ESL students):

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One More Netiquette Rule

Please use the "Comment" link to add one more Netiquette rule to those that you have recently read for the PAS 500 course. Consider if some other issue should be a gentle reminder to everyone as we all post reactions, ideas, and even suggestions in emails and blogs.