Reflective Blog Post Part B (Assessment 3) Length:400 Words Due Date:Week 13, Friday XXXXXXXXXX, 9AM Weight:20% Task Description:Write a reflective blog post discussing what you have learned about the...

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Reflective Blog Post Part B (Assessment 3)
Length:400 Words
Due Date:Week 13, Friday 05-06-2020, 9AM
Weight:20%

Task Description:Write a reflective blog post discussing what you have learned about the language of social media, and how you propose to apply this new knowledge. You can focus on one aspect, or you can cover a range of topics (but remember the word limit!). Your post is expected to incorporate the typical features of the blog genre and to be supported by a range of CMC, each used to underpin points in your reflection. You should also use a style appropriate for reflective writing.






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Untitled 9/4/19 1 Reflective Blog Post: Part B LING248 Social Networking and Cyberlanguage Reflective Blog Post: Part B Due 07-06-19, 9am Assessment details • Due Date: Week 13, 9am Friday 7th of June, 2019 • Submit via the Turnitin link on iLearn • Weight: 20% • Length 400 words (+/- 10%) Assignment description You will write a reflective blog post discussing what you learned about the language of social media, and how you propose to apply this new knowledge. Your post is expected to incorporate the typical features of the blog genre, and to use a style appropriate for reflective writing. 9/4/19 2 Breaking down the task… • You will write a blog post that considers what you have learnt about online language • It is a reflective text – This means it is YOUR thoughts and YOUR understanding – You can use first person pronouns – HOWEVER, you should still use in-text citations to provide evidence for your claims, and you should include a final reference list – The reference list should not be included in the final word count How should you approach it? • This is your opportunity to show off! • Revisit each of the lectures, read the readings, reconsider the tutorial activities • Consider the theories covered in the unit- how can they be used to explain online interaction? • Ask yourself what makes online language different? • You do not need to cover everything, but what you do cover needs to be carefully considered. Marking Criteria • Academic Integrity – APA v.6 – All sources cited in-text appear in the final reference list – All sources appearing in the final reference list are cited in-text • Presentation – Creativity, application of generic blog features • Content – This is a reflective text • Analysis – Quality and degree of sophistication in your analysis; – Consideration of relevant theory; – Understanding and manipulation of generic features for blog posts and other CMC genres; – Use and manipulation of your audience’s digital literacy skills • Structure – This is a reflective text • Expression – Vocabulary, sentence structure, proof-reading and editing, word limits adhered to Assessment dimensions Academic Integrity • Use sources to support your claims • DO NOT CITE OR REFER TO LECTURE SLIDES • Any source your refer to in your report must be cited appropriately in-text using APA v.6 • All sources cited in the report must be included in the final reference list using APA v.6 • You must follow APA version 6 referencing conventions Sources and Referencing Conventions 9/4/19 3 Sources • It is up to you to determine how many sources you will need – Remember that this is an academic text and you need to provide adequate support for your claims • Make sure you draw on the theory and material discussed in the unit • You can use the readings cited in the lectures and those you used for your report • DO NOT CITE LECTURE NOTES- go and read the readings they are based on and cite directly from those How many? Word Count • 400 words (+/- 10%) – This means your report can be between 350 words to 450 words • Do not include the following in your word count 1. Titles and subtitles 2. Any links (i.e. do not count the words included in hyperlinks) 3. Any imagery (including words in memes etc.- don’t count those) 4. In-text references and your Final Reference List Submission details • We are not asking you to create a blog online • We want you to create a post for an imaginary blog • You will submit that to Turnitin – PDFs are acceptable BUT Turnitin must be able to scan the contents You will submit to Turnitin Submission details • You can resubmit your Reflective Blog Post to Turnitin up until the due date and time • It is your responsibility to take into account that resubmissions will have a 24 hour turnaround • You cannot resubmit after the due date and time has passed à what is there will be assessed Resubmitting your CMC report to Turnitin. 9/4/19 4 Late submissions • 3% per day they are late (including on weekends!) • 0 marks if you submit after the marked papers are returned Penalties apply Extensions • Place an AskMQ (http://ask.mq.edu.au/ ) request as soon as you can • If you have any problems or questions about special consideration, please contact Deanna ([email protected]) Before the due date http://ask.mq.edu.au/ LING2248-Tutorial 6 Overview + Ass3B info 1 Tutorial 6 LING2248 Social Networking and Cyberlanguage This tutorial… • We are going to cover aspects of the Weeks 10, 11, and 12 lectures – Identity – Community of practice and register – Participatory culture Who are you when you’re YOU online? • Complete the questionnaire supplied on the LING2248 iLearn • Once you have done that, form a group and compare notes – Describe the identities created for online- how close are they to real life? – How are identities managed? (E.g. via usernames, profile pictures, control of the audience who has access to them) – Can you classify the types of identities people create for themselves? – Are these identities matched by the language choices made? Why? What evidence can you give to support this? • Be prepared to share this with the class. Community of Practice & linguistic registers • Think of an activity/ pastime/ interest/ hobby/ concept/ theory that you are interested in, and google it for blogs/ pages/ posts. • Visit some of those sites and collect eight to 10 examples of language that are specific to that thing. • Write a definition of each word. Step 1 2 Community of Practice & linguistic registers • Form a group • Compare your list of word with your group members – How many terms were unfamiliar to other people in your group? Why? Are there some terms where people have a general sense of the meaning but are not clear on the specifics? Why do you think this is happening? – Of the terms that group members are familiar with, how well could they define the word? Can you al agree on a definition of the word, or are there difference in opinion. – Write a mini-lexicon of your group’s combined list of terms, and their definitions. Indicate in brackets how many group members were familiar with these terms • Share the list with the class Step 2 It was all a meme! • Create a meme that highlights something you have learned in LING2248. Post them to the general discussion forum #Tutorial6. Reflective Blog Post: Part B Due 05-06-20, 9am Assessment details • Due Date: Week 13, 9am Friday 5th of June, 2020 • Submit via the Turnitin link on iLearn • Weight: 20% • Length 400 words (+/- 10%) 3 Assignment description You will write a reflective blog post discussing what you learned about the language of social media, and how you propose to apply this new knowledge. Your post is expected to incorporate the typical features of the blog genre, and to use a style appropriate for reflective writing. Breaking down the task… • You will write a blog post that considers what you have learnt about online language • It is a reflective text – This means it is YOUR thoughts and YOUR understanding – You can use first person pronouns – HOWEVER, you should still use in-text citations to provide evidence for your claims, and you should include a final reference list – The reference list should not be included in the final word count How should you approach it? • This is your opportunity to show off! • Revisit each of the lectures, read the readings, reconsider the tutorial activities • Consider the theories covered in the unit- how can they be used to explain online interaction? • Ask yourself what makes online language different? • You do not need to cover everything, but what you do cover needs to be carefully considered. Marking Criteria • Academic Integrity – APA v.6 – All sources cited in-text appear in the final reference list – All sources appearing in the final reference list are cited in-text • Presentation – Creativity, application of generic blog features • Content – This is a reflective text • Analysis – Quality and degree of sophistication in your analysis; – Consideration of relevant theory; – Understanding and manipulation of generic features for blog posts and other CMC genres; – Use and manipulation of your audience’s digital literacy skills • Structure – This is a reflective text • Expression – Vocabulary, sentence structure, proof-reading and editing, word limits adhered to Assessment dimensions 4 Academic Integrity • Use sources to support your claims • DO NOT CITE OR REFER TO LECTURE SLIDES • Any source your refer to in your report must be cited appropriately in-text using APA v.6 • All sources cited in the report must be included in the final reference list using APA v.6 • You must follow APA version 6 referencing conventions Sources and Referencing Conventions Sources • It is up to you to determine how many sources you will need – Remember that this is an academic text and you need to provide adequate support for your claims • Make sure you draw on the theory and material discussed in the unit • You can use the readings cited in the lectures and those you used for your report • DO NOT CITE LECTURE NOTES- go and read the readings they are based on and cite directly from those How many? Word Count • 400 words (+/- 10%) – This means your report can be between 350 words to 450 words • Do not include the following in your word count 1. Titles and subtitles 2. Any links (i.e. do not count the words included in hyperlinks) 3. Any imagery (including words in memes etc.- don’t count those) 4. In-text references and your Final Reference List Submission details • We are not asking you to create a blog online • We want you to create a post for an imaginary blog • You will submit that to Turnitin – PDFs are acceptable BUT Turnitin must be able to scan the contents You will submit to Turnitin 5 Submission details • You can resubmit your Reflective Blog Post to Turnitin up until the due date and time • It is your responsibility to take into account that resubmissions will have a 24 hour turnaround • You cannot resubmit after the due date and time has passed à what is there will be assessed Resubmitting your CMC report to Turnitin. Late submissions • 3% per day they are late (including on weekends!) • 0 marks if you submit after the marked papers are returned Penalties apply Extensions • Place an AskMQ (http://ask.mq.edu.au/ ) request as soon as you can • If you have any problems or questions about special consideration, please contact Deanna ([email protected]) Before the due date
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