RECENT ASSIGNMENT

Assignment 1 Writing
Information for students:
In order to meet the requirements of English for Academic Purposes 2 all students must write a Report summarizing the findings of a research.
Research Report
Write a research/information report on the following topic:
• Crime and safety in Australia through the eyes of international students
• The use of social media
• Accommodation in Australia
• Surrogacy
• Euthanasia
• Artificial intelligence
• Adoption
• Abortion
• Capital punishment
• Bullying
• Dementia
• Cyber security
• Gun control
• A topic approved by your teacher
In preparation for Report writing create an opinion poll and apply it to a minimum of 10 participants.
You are required to carry out secondary research utilizing journal articles, the Internet, books etc. and present your findings in your report
Learning Outcomes:
• Can demonstrate academic writing skills effectively
• Can write a report based on data collected in a survey
• Can demonstrate critical thinking on the chosen topic
• Can reference quotations appropriately and avoid plagiarism
Word count: 800 -1000 words
Due Date: First draft due on Monday in week 3 (4th May 2020)
Final essay due on Tuesday in week 4 (12th May 2020)
A well-structured Research Report must include:
A cover page clearly stating your name, student ID, title of your essay, your teacher’s name and date
1) Introduction
• Give background information
• State the purpose of the research/report
2) Methodology
• Describe the steps used to collect information
• Describe the instrument used
3) Results/Findings presented in paragraph form as follows:
• Graph or table with a title and correctly labelled axes, including legend if needed
• Description of graph or table
• General description of results
• Comparison/ contrast of results
4) Discussion
• Restate research question
• Speculate on the reasons for the result
• Discuss implications
5) Conclusion
6) A reference list following the APA 6th referencing conventions
7) Appendix
Assessment and marking criteria
Your review will be assessed using the following criteria:
COMPETENCIES GRADE and FEEDBACK
Task Response
• Task achievement (e.g. essay, report or review)
• Clear argument and strong support
• Appropriate staging throughout
• Scope and relevance of research 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
Feedback:
Organization and structure
• Coherence = clear, logical order of arguments
• Cohesion = connections using grammar
• Referencing
• Plagiarism 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
Feedback:
Language input (Lexical resources)
• A range of vocabulary, use and academic register
• Spelling and punctuation
• Collocation
• Word formation 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
Feedback:
Language input (Grammatical accuracy)
• Control of a range of grammatical structures
• Variety of simple and complex sentences
• Grammatical accuracy (sentence level)
• Comprehensibility 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6
Feedback:
Total Mark
The mark for each competency represents the level to which these criteria have been fulfilled. The overall mark for this assignment is determined from the average of the above areas of competency.
Minimum requirements to pass:
• EAP1 exit 5.5: achieve a minimum of grade 2 in at least three competencies and a grade higher than 2 in the remaining competency (first block), and a minimum grade 2 in two competencies and a grade higher than 2 in the remaining two competencies (second block). This grade represents 25% of the final mark.
• EAP2 exit 6.0: achieve a minimum of grade 2 in one competency and a grade higher than 2 in the remaining three competencies (first block), and a minimum grade 3 in all four competencies (second block). This grade represents 25% of the final mark.
• EAP3 exit 6.5: achieve a minimum of grade 3 in at least three competencies and a grade higher than 3 in the remaining competency (first block) and a minimum grade 3 in at least two competencies and a grade higher than 3 in the remaining two competencies (second block). This grade represents 25% of the final mark.
This grade represents 25% of the final mark.