RE 5710-375, Summer 2011 Seminar in Language Arts Research
Yadkin Center of Surry Community College, Yadkinville RM 118 ?
Dr. Woodrow Trathen 326A EDH 828 262-6056 (office) 828 406-0514 (cell) Course Description
This is one of the required courses for the Master’s Degree in Reading Education at Appalachian State University, and it is designed to be the capstone course for the Reading Education Master’s Degree. Students will examine, discuss, and write about current research in the Language Arts. The comprehensive exam is written in this course, part 1 and 2.
Methods of Instruction
Instruction will be seminar, small group, and individual workshop meetings. Assistance and feedback to students as they write responses to the comprehensive exam questions will be provided. Students will be expected to work individually, or in pairs to complete the comprehensive exams.
Texts
Texts assigned and used as resource material.
ASU Library: See Class Guide for Resources http://guides.library.appstate.edu/re5710
Grading
Upon completion of the comprehensive exam, students will receive a grade for the course.
General Assignments & Engagement /Attendance . . . . . 05% Comprehensive Exam Part 1 Response . . . . . . 30% Comprehensive Exam Part 2 Response . . . . . . 65%
Course Assignments
Writing response to the Comprehensive Exam (Part 1). You will be asked to respond in writing to a comprehensive exam question that is designed to pull together concepts you have studied and learned in our graduate program and insights you have regarding classroom application of those concepts.
Written response to the Comprehensive Exam (Part 2). You will be asked to select a topic that you will explore in-depth. You will be expected to generate a research question and then locate research and instructional articles about your topic. You will be expected to read and critique this literature and produce a written product that demonstrates your exploration.
(A fully developed research paper can take the place of the written response for part 2 of the comprehensive exam. For this option you must gain approval and begin work on the project, under the guidance of a faculty advisor.)
Schedule and Topics: Course meets on Fridays from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm and on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm.
Meeting 1 (CANCEL because of Graduate School graduation ceremony same night) Frisday, May 6 Online Yadkinville Introduction (Check out the WebPage: http://www.ltl.appstate.edu/reading_resources/RE5710.html )
Resources: Texts Read the 2 articles and the summaries (linked from the WebPage) On-Line Resources--see the library link and check out the sample topics
Comprehensive Exam Part 1 Work on the Response on Your Own Time
Comprehensive Exam Part 2 Formulate Topics & Response Option (Begin to think about a topic)
Before Meeting 2 Propose research topic and email it to trathenwr@appstate.edu
Meeting 2 Saturday, May 14 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM Yadkinville Comprehensive Exam Part 2 Topics and Exam Format Approval Of Topic Workshop
Meeting 3 Friday, May 20 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM Yadkinville Workshop: Work on Exam Part 2
Meeting 4 Saturday, May 28 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM Yadkinville Workshop: Work on Exam Part 2
Meeting 5 Friday, June 4 4:30 PM – 9:30 PM Yadkinville Workshop: Exam Part 1 and Part 2 Due: Friday, June 10
FINAL CLASS—BYE course evaluation on-line
Exam Part 1 and 2 Due: Friday, June 10, 2011 E-mail to trathenwr@appstate.edu
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