SUBMISSION OF CRITICAL REVIEW ON CALL RELATED RESEARCH PAPER

MPPZ1323 – Critical Review Paper (20%)

     Task Assignment:

In a group of 4, find 2 articles (Each pair will search for one article) related to CALL research topic of a similar subject/theme (e.g on The Use of Social Media, E learning, Online language learning Environment, etc).

CALL CRITICAL REVIEW GROUP MEMBERS DISCUSSIONS

DISCUSS and RECORD (with your group members via GOOGLE MEET (without turning on the video but with cc activated) for lower bandwidth consumption) what topic/articles that you will choose. Why do you choose the theme/subject? (TO COMPLETE THIS TASK 9.11.20 BY 7.00 PM) Share the recording with sitinorzaimalina@graduate.utm.my and m-arahim@utm.my

1.  Login to vpn.utm.my (If you are not on UTM campus)
2. Use your ACID No. and password
3. Go to https://library.utm.my/newutmlibrary/online-databases-e-journals-e-books/ or other journal free access database.

E.g https://login.ezproxy.utm.my/menu and Choose SCOPUS – SELECT KEYWORDS -TYPE CALL

• Copy and paste the title and URL links of the chosen articles at https://bit.ly/2JEtaoO to be approved by your lecturer on your selected empirical research journal articles.
• Upon approval by your lecturer, please read the article.

4. Individually, RECORD your personal critical view on the article you read via flipgrid

   https://flipgrid.com/28848f4e (5 – 7 minutes max).

Some considerations when reviewing:

What is the title? Aims/Objectives/Research Questions, Type of Research, Research Instruments, Participants, Procedure, Findings. Your thoughts about the article? – is it appropriate or relevant, useful, informative, interesting, timely? Why do you think so? Support this with examples from the article and maybe from other similar articles that you have come across • To what extent would you agree/disagree with the author’s/s’ ideas/article? Why? • Strengths and weaknesses of the article? Support this with examples from the article.

5.  View and listen to the flipgrid recording of your group members’ article (UNTILL 16NOV).

6. Finally RECORD using GOOGLE MEET, critically synthesize both articles by addressing these questions:

• What are the similarities between both articles? Support with examples in the articles.

• What are the differences between both articles? (23 NOV TO COMPLETE THIS TASK)

* Whatever means of discussion that you use other than the platforms mentioned above (e.g whatsapp chat messages or other chats platform),  please include my PhD student Siti Nurzaimalina (0127281587) in the group as the “participant observer”  in the interaction process.

7.  Submit the final write-up of the CRITICAL REVIEW PAPER ( STARTING 30 NOV 2020) via Google Classroom and the form below.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE WRITE-UP SUBMISSION:

 At the top of your critical review, write your name and metric number. Then write the full bibliographic entry of both articles you are reviewing, for example:

Echeverría, A., Nussbaum, M., Calderón, J. F., Bravo, C., Infante, C., & Vásquez, A. (2011). Face-to-face collaborative learning supported by mobile phones. Interactive Learning Environments, 19(4), 351–363. doi:10.1080/10494820903232943 

• Read through both articles first and try to understand it. Be critical when reading.
• Note the subheadings and the main ideas discussed.
• Begin your review by:

Stating the title of each article, how the article was divided, and perhaps the significance of these subheadingsin the Introduction paragraph with a clear thesis.

• Summarize concisely in 1-2 paragraphs the empirical study on CALL in each of the article
  • aims/objectives/research questions,
  • type of research,
  • research instruments,
  • participants,
  • procedure
  • findings
  • Then in the proceeding paragraphs, review critically by generally answering these questions:
  • What do you think of the article? – is it appropriate or relevant, useful, informative, interesting, timely?
  • What are your opinions or views on the article? Why? Support this with examples from the article and maybe from other similar articles (please attached reference list).
  • Do you agree/disagree with the author’s/s’ ideas/article? State specific examples to show this or by creating certain theme/s that you could extract from the article. (Cite or quote certain phrases or sentences from the article to support your point using correct and appropriate format for making citations)
  • What are the strengths and weaknesses of each article? Support this with examples from the article.
  • Finally in the next few paragraphs, critically synthesize both articles by addressing these questions:
  • What are the similarities between both articles? Support with examples in the articles.
  • What are the differences between both articles? Support with examples in the articles.
• The critical review should be typed using Times New Roman Font 12, 1.5 spacing and should be in the range of 4-6 pages.

SAMPLE OF A SIMPLE CRITICAL REVIEW PAPER

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