| A good academic paper starts out with a
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| | topic and prepare an outline of the
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| clearly defined topic which is neither
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| | project, you can begin to gather
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| too broad or too narrow. For example,
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| | information from authoritative reference
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| "Cactus" would be too broad a topic. On
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| | sources: pertinent books, encyclopedias,
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| the other hand, A topic is too narrow if
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| | and articles in magazines and journals.
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| you can't find any information about it.
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| | Be cautious when using material from the
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| For example, suppose your foreign
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| | Internet. Before citing Internet sources,
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| language subject to, "foreign language
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| | check the credentials of the writer. Are
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| policy in South Dakota." Although you
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| | they associated with a university or
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| might have a strong interest in this
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| | well-known corporation? What experience
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| topic, South Dakota may not have a
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| | and training do they have in the field?
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| specific policy about foreign languages.
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| | Before you turn in your paper, double
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| If you have chosen the topic, "teaching
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| | check it for errors. If you can, after
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| Chinese in elementary schools," and your
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| | you have checked for errors, let another
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| research attempts have been fruitless, it
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| | person (for example, your parent or an
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| may be that you are considering a topic
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| | older sibling) check it too. Are there
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| that no one else has previously
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| | any references missing from the
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| presented. In other words, no one has
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| | bibliography. Is referenced material from
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| determined that Chinese should be a major
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| | sources properly cited? Do the sentences
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| language taught as commonly as Spanish or
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| | and reasoning make sense. Did you include
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| French.
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| | an abstract or summary of the paper in
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| Using an outline can help you organize
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| | the case of APA format papers? As soon as
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| your material and can also help you
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| | you are satisfied with your paper, run a
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| discover connections between pieces of
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| | spell and grammar check. (Check your
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| information that you weren't aware of
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| | spell checker setting and make sure that
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| when you first conceived the topic of
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| | they set to Grammar and style). At that
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| your paper, After you have identified a
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| | point, you can hand in your paper.
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