English for Academic Purposes I (2021) Assignment One Guidelines

_________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Assignment One Guidelines Purpose The main purpose of this assignment is to guide you to prepare an essay plan. Based on this plan, you will later write your discursive essay (Assignment 3). Instructions 1. Choose one of the topics listed below as your essay topic. 2. Read the ‘Discursive Essay Structure’ section on page 2 to understand the structure of your Assignment 3 essay, which should be 600 to 700 words long. 3. Brainstorm ideas and write 4 topic sentences. 4. Visit HKU library website and find relevant academic texts using a keyword search. 5. Identify 4 pieces of texts which can support your main ideas. 6. Read the instruction on page 3 and the sample on pages 4 – 5 carefully. 7. Read the ‘Assessment Criteria’ to find out how your assignment will be marked. 8. Complete the ‘Assignment One Essay Plan’ and upload it to SOUL before Lesson 8. Submission Deadline: Lesson 8 Essay Topics (choose your topic carefully as it will become the topic of your Assignment 3 essay) 1. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the recruitment of foreign doctors to ease the local shortage. 2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of bottled water. 3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of free university education. 4. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the installation of surveillance cameras in public places. 5. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cryptocurrency such as bitcoin. 6. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of death penalty. English for Academic Purposes I (2021) Assignment One Guidelines _________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Discursive Essay Structure Introduction  give background information on the topic  say what the different positions are  give an outline of how the essay is organised  remain neutral and detached from the topic, i.e. be objective Body  give at least 2 advantages / benefits with appropriate evidence  give at least 2 disadvantages / drawbacks with appropriate evidence Conclusion  summarise the different positions  evaluate the significance of different positions  state your position on the topic Reminders about the use of sources  Only English sources can be used, but not sources in other languages.  Only the following 5 types of academic sources can be used in this assignment. You can refer to lecture handout “L05 Sources of information” for more information about these sources. If you are not sure whether your chosen sources are academic or not, consult your lecturer. o journal articles; o books; o theses / dissertations; o government/NGO publications; and o conference papers. Do NOT ask your lecturer to pre-read your assignment before submission, which is not fair to other students. You are welcome to ask questions if you don’t understand how to complete a section in the assignment, but you are not allowed to ask your lecturer to proofread your work for you. Remember: This is a formal assessment. It is your responsibility to upload the correct version of the assignment to Turnitin. Any resubmission after the deadline will be considered as late submission and will receive the penalty stated in L01 Course Information document. Make sure you upload your work to SOUL before Lesson 8. English for Academic Purposes I (2021) Assignment One Guidelines _________________________________________________________________________________ 3 How to complete page 2 of the Essay Plan  Depending on which type of sources you plan to use, you should provide detailed information as shown below. All these details will become useful when you write the reference list of your final essay. If you are using a journal article, you should give the following details. (a) full names of all authors (b) year of publication (c) title of the article (d) title of the journal (e) volume number, issue number and page range (f) DOI or URL (web address) If you are using a book, you should give the following details. (a) full names of all authors (b) year of publication (c) title of the book (d) publisher If you are using a government/NGO report, you should give the following details. (a) full names of all authors (b) year of publication (c) title of the report (d) name of the government / NGO (e) URL If you are using a dissertation/thesis, you should give the following details. (a) full names of all authors (b) year of publication (c) title of the dissertation/thesis (d) Publication or Document No. (e) degree type thesis or dissertation (f) name of institution, and name of the database If you are using a conference paper, you should give the following details. (a) full names of all authors (b) year of publication (c) title of the article (d) title of the conference (e) URL English for Academic Purposes I (2021) Assignment One Guidelines _________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Assignment One Sample  Please note that this sample is for your reference only. Do not copy directly from it. Essay Topic Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of immigration Introduction (write in point form) definition Background  Immigration = the intentional movement of an individual to a destination country of which they do not possess citizenship.  As of 2015, no. of international migrants = 244 million worldwide, 41% increase since 2000.  Only a handful of countries see a net positive migration rate each year, e.g. Australia, Canada, the United States examples Body Paragraphs (write ONE topic sentence in each box below in your own words; grammar must be correct) Advantage 1 One benefit of immigration is the creation of multicultural societies composed of groups representing different cultural histories, values and practices, which generate creativity and productivity. Advantage 2 Apart from cultural benefits, immigration increases the size of the economic pie available to natives and hence the nation, as a whole, can gain from immigration. Disadvantage 1 The added population of the new immigrants increases the demographic pressures on all of a country’s environmental resources by reducing the amount of undeveloped land. Disadvantage 2 Social welfare and educational resources may become insufficient as transfers occur from indigenous residents to immigrants. Conclusion (write in complete sentences; grammar must be correct) Your Stance with reasons  Immigration should be supported because the economic growth brought by immigration can generate a large amount of revenue to tackle the increasing cost of social welfare and educational services, as well as to compensate for the loss of undeveloped land. your stance statistics reason English for Academic Purposes I (2021) Assignment One Guidelines _________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Academic Source 1 Type of source: Book (a) Edward J. Erler, John Marini, Thomas G. West (b) 2007 (c) The Founders on Citizenship and Immigration: Principles and Challenges in America (d) Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (e) N/A (f) N/A Academic Source 2 Type of source: Dissertation (a) Suzanna Elizabeth Challen (b) 2011 (c) Measuring Immigration Policy (d) 3462448 (e) Doctoral dissertation (f) Harvard University, Digital Dissertation Consortium Academic Source 3 Type of source: Journal article (a) Merlin Schaeffer, Jutta Höhne, Céline Teney (b) 2016 (c) Income advantages of poorly qualified immigrant minorities: Why school dropouts of Turkish origin earn more in Germany (d) European Sociological Review (e) 32, 1, 93-107 (f) https://doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcv091 Academic Source 4 Type of source: Book (a) Bjørn Lomborg (b) 2007 (c) Solutions for the World’s Biggest Problems: Costs and Benefits (d) Cambridge University Press (e) N/A (f) N/A English for Academic Purposes I (2021) Assignment One Guidelines _________________________________________________________________________________ 6 Screenshot of the 4 academic sources << showing the authors’ names and the title of the book/article/dissertation/conference paper. Academic Source 1 Academic Source 2 English for Academic Purposes I (2021) Assignment One Guidelines _________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Academic Source 3 Academic Source 4