ELL303-05 Readings and Research Work in English Studies

Assignment

Instructions

1. This assignment covers topics in Units 3 and 4 of the ELL303/05-course materials.
2. The total marks for Assignment 1 are 100 and contribute 40% to the total grade. Answer ALL questions.
3. Please note that this is an individual assignment.
4. You are expected to include a references section listing all the relevant resources you have consulted in completing this assignment.
5. The references and in-text citations should be in APA (American Psychological Association) style. Marks will be deducted for inappropriate style.
6. It is important that you know that evidence of plagiarism will be taken seriously. Please read through the University’s definitions of plagiarism and collusion.
7. Please NOTE you DO NOT need to passage your Assignment to the Turnitin system. However, you are encouraged to produce honest academic writing. Your tutor may passage
8. your assignment through Turnitin at any time and a similarity index of 30% and above is NOT ACCEPTABLE and must be reviewed. Failure to do so would result in failure of the assignment.
9. Please adhere to the guidelines below for assignment submission:
   1. The manuscript should be typewritten using Times New Roman font size 12 with 1.5 spacing throughout the manuscript, on the A4-sized layout with the left and right margins set to 2 cm and top and bottom margins set respectively to 1.7 cm and 2 cm.
   2. A cover sheet with the student’s name, course code, and course name should accompany the assignment. It can be found in the Course Assessments section in the LMS.
   3. Your response should be logically divided into sections and subsections.
   4. Indicate the word count of your answer at the end of the assignment.
   5. Wikipedia and your course materials cannot be counted as part of your references.

Assignment Task

You are required to conduct a research project related to the four English language skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing). Choose ONE (1) of the four skills and write an original Literature Review for the research topic that you intend to research. Your Literature Review should be thorough with at least 10 books or journal articles cited. Your Literature Review should be around 1500 words.