Research Project Step 1: Topic Outline Proposal
Explore the course outline, your
Research Project Step 1: Topic Outline Proposal
Explore the course outline, your textbook, the library, and the internet (with caution) to find out which topic you might like to learn a lot more about this semester.
Note: The final project will require you to incorporate a minimum of 5 scholarly resources (e.g., books, journal articles). You may refer to websites, blogs, videos, etc. in addition to the 5 scholarly resource minimum.
For full marks (5%) your topic outline proposal should:
Indicate the topic you’re interested in studying and the approach you will take to your project (list of possible topics and approaches to your project below)
Indicate how you will likely present your final research (presentation style choices below)
Explain why this topic interests you, or any other reason you may have chosen it
Indicate how difficult you think the proposed research might be (are you learning more about something you already understand, or is this a new subject for you?)
Indicate where you’ll seek resources. Here you want to provide some examples of book, journal, organization website, etc. titles that provide information for your research.
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There are three (3) possible ways you can approach your project (choose only one!):
An Historical Review (e.g., the history American Sign Language, history of Sapir and Whorf, etc.)
A Topical Analysis (e.g., language contact and change, nonverbal communication systems, etc.)
A Comparative Analysis (e.g., Maya vs. Egyptian writing systems, Indigenous vs. Western wirting systems, etc.)
Also give some thought to how you’d like to present the results of your research. Possible formats for the final project submission include:
Written essay (1500–1800 words; 5-7 pages double-spaced)
topic : Nonverbal communication (NVC) systems