Language Investigation common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Confusing Description with Analysis

  Describing a language feature without explaining its effect or function.

  Fix itAlways link your description of a feature to its potential impact on meaning or perception.

• Confusing Description with Analysis

  Describing a language feature without explaining its effect or function.

  Fix itAlways follow a description with an analysis of how that feature impacts meaning or communication.

• Confusing Description with Analysis

  Simply describing a language feature without explaining its effect.

  Fix itAlways link the feature to its potential impact on meaning or audience perception.

• Lack of clear focus

  Failing to define the investigation focus clearly in the introduction.

  Fix itEnsure the introduction specifies the topic and its relevance to provide clarity.

• Lack of clarity in aims

  Failing to clearly articulate the aims of the investigation in the introduction.

  Fix itEnsure that the introduction explicitly states what the investigation seeks to uncover about the language feature.

• Lack of Clarity in Methodology

  Failing to clearly outline how data was collected and organized.

  Fix itEnsure that the methodology section is detailed and explains each step of the data collection process.

• Confusing Description with Analysis

  Simply describing language features without explaining their effects or functions.

  Fix itEnsure that analysis goes beyond description by discussing how features contribute to meaning or impact the audience.

• Confusing description with analysis

  Simply describing a language feature without explaining its effect.

  Fix itAlways link the description of a feature to its potential impact on meaning or audience perception.

• Confusing description with analysis

  Simply stating what a language feature is without explaining its effect.

  Fix itAlways link the description of a feature to its potential impact on meaning or communication.

• Confusing description with analysis

  Simply describing language features without explaining their effects.

  Fix itEnsure to analyze how the features impact meaning or convey attitudes.