BA thesis, EFL or Linguistics Choosing a topic: Please discuss these questions, even if you’ve got a topic already

What has interested you particularly in your EFL or Linguistics studies? What has struck you (regarding language and language acquisition) in your teaching practicals, tutoring, au-pairing or studies abroad, for example ? What stands out for you in your own L2 biography so far (epiphanies - hurdles - good/bad experiences)?

Have you got non-EFL or non-Linguistics interests that could be turned into a topic? e.g. Your other subject in your BA studies Hobbies, pursuits, obsessions Jobs, training, areas of expertise outside university, e.g. o music, film, theatre, fiction, fashion o games (online games, board games, parlour games) o sport, travel, technical skills, activism o WHAT ELSE???

How could the following topics or research questions be narrowed down How could the following topics or research questions be narrowed down? How feasible is the study? How effective are teachers’ corrections in the classroom? Do monolingual and bilingual learners pronounce English differently? Can students acquire a second language successfully at school? Are attitudes to English-German bilinguals at school different to attitudes to other bilinguals?

Vital information from the Lili Prüfungsamt: http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lili/studium/pruefungsaemter/bachelor/downloads.html http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/lili/studium/pruefungsaemter/bachelor/bachelorarbeit-neu.html

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References (the list of sources cited in the text) Using in-text citations http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/03/ References (the list of sources cited in the text) Yup, the list is called “References”: it uses the author-date format and sentence-case – so what does that mean? https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/06/ (etc.) Nifty! Purdue OWL citation style chart https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/949/01/ Avoiding Plagiarism