English Language Project Work
A practical, step by step guide for the student and teacher to tackle English Language project work, designed for 'A' level English Language courses as well as undergraduate and other higher education courses. The book covers each stage of planning a proj
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English Language Project Work Christine McDonald
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MACMILLAN
© Christine McDonald 1992 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 1992 by THE MACMILLAN PRESS LID Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS andLondon Companies and representatives throughout the world
ISBN 978-0-333-54118-0 ISBN 978-1-349-22297-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-22297-1 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Contents
vii viii
Acknowledgements List of cassette recordings 1
Introduction
1
2
Planning a timetable
3
3
Choosing a topic
10
Variations on a theme
16 16
4
4.1 Accents and dialects 4.2 Child language 4.3 Sports commentary
18
19
5
Deciding on an aim
20
6
Collecting data
26
Transcription
30 31 38 43 64
8
Wider reading
80
9
Organising the write-up
84
7
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
Spoken English Conversation Prosodic transcription Phonetic transcription
v
CONTENTS
VI
10
A rough introduction
86
11
The description of material
90
12
The analysis
95 95 97 106 112 113
13
The evaluation
121
14
Checking and finalising
125
15
Completed projects
128
16
Conclusion
198
12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5
Paragraph structure Subsections Examples of organisation Unique pattern of organisation Presentation of findings
Bibliography Index
200 202
Acknowledgements In writing this book, I have been helped by many people and I should like to take this opportunity of thanking them. Colleagues and students of Monkwearmouth College, Sunderland, have been of particular assistance. Thanks are due to Roger Brown and Vera Simpson for comments on earlier drafts, and to the many students who provided exemplar project work, in particular: Neil Barnes, David Boldon, Lynn Drinkald, Janina Greenshields-Bell, Sharon Harper, Peter Houghton, Abbe Makinson, Andrew Mills, Joanne Hallett, Louise Pinkney and Kathryn Tutin. Finally, the work would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of my husband, Ian, and the rest of my family. The author and publishers wish to thank the following who have kindly given permission for the use of copyright material: Bobby Thompson Record Co. for The Little Waster; Broad Laboratories, Slough, Berkshire, and the Metro Radio Group pIc for the extract entitled Dentrex Toothpaste; R. H. Patterson & Co. Ltd for the extract entitled Patterson's Showroom; Air Canada, British Airways, British Midland, Dan Air, GKN Automotive AG and TWA for transcriptions of speech between air traffic controlle
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