OUTLINE EXAMPLE #2 Thesis Active reading should be a p.docx
- 1. OUTLINE EXAMPLE #2 Thesis: Active reading should be a primary method of learning because it supports strong communication skills in the workplace, enhances EFL learner’s transition from the native language to the adopted one, and promotes a tangible experience not found in social media engagement. I. Introduction A. Research has revealed that reading regularly can incrementally enhance a person’s ability to communicate. B. The introduction of social media in the 21st century has reduced the numbers of young people who regularly read. C. Learners for whom English is a second or foreign language struggle with English but could benefit from reading even beginner texts as a
- 2. way to enhance their language skills. D. Those who are opposed argue that reading is not what creates communication abilities but the active use of communication. II. Body A. Reading is beneficial. 1. It supports strong communication skills, which is necessary for anyone seeking employment. 2. “If the broader base of learners would be redirected back to reading as a primary communication lesson, more job seekers would find more viable employment options” (Wilson, 2013, p. 247). B. Reading can provide the necessary tools. 1. English language learners can learn how to transition to and effectively use the English language. 2. “English language learners can benefit more from reading books in the
- 3. adopted language and by mimicking the sentence structure rather than to follow conversations in English, which generally contains colloquialisms and idioms that cannot be easily translated” (Abrams, 2018, p. 24) C. Reading promotes a tangible experience. 1. This experience is not found in social media because it requires active participation rather than a passive one of flipping through content. 2. Jackson (2018) argues that hands-on learning is best for all learners regardless of learning style and should be adopted as a primary method for instilling language skills no matter the age (p. 348). D. Opponents believe that learners learn more readily in other ways. 1. Readers learn better when they are reading the type of material they most connect with, such as comic books or graphic novels. 2. Weathersby (2016) believes that all learners are better suited to learn if
- 4. they are engaged by the method that most engages them, and it does not matter if that engagement includes methods that are considered elementary and non-sanctioned by established learning experts (p. 24). E. Opponents also stipulate that requiring too much reading is a bad practice. 1. Required reading in elementary schools can actually reverse communication skills in the long term. 2. “What results from over-extended reading requirements is a student who no longer has the ability to enjoy the reading, to gain any appreciation for the communication skills that can be gleaned from the practice, or the long-term ability to critically analyze” (Baker, 2019, p. 529). III. Conclusion A. In conclusion, it is clear that active reading is better as a primary method of learning. B. The research has revealed that communication skills are
- 5. important to employers. C. Communication skills through reading can be developed early on and throughout one’s life to the extent that employment becomes easier to obtain. D. Additionally, EFL learners will have an easier time of understanding the various nuances of the English language if they are taught to use the strengths of various literary publications as learning experiences. E. Reading is a tangible experience that promotes engagement not found in social media spheres, and it promotes the retaining of information more readily because it becomes an active experience each time it is engaged. F. Despite the argument established by opponents, the research has revealed that more academic or literary reading can greatly enhance the reader’s experience, increase the ability to critically analyze, and establish strong
- 6. reading and communication practices well into adulthood. G. Reading can be an enjoyable experience that results in a clear and continual method for expanding and enhancing communication skills. ***Note: The sources listed would have been previously identified in full in the proposal component of the research process. Here are the reading choices. You may write your argumentative research paper based on one of the research questions you submitted during Week 1. You are also welcome to write on the prompt listed below. Remember that your final argumentative research paper must include the assigned reading from the book, two sources from Keiser’s e-Library, and one additional, credible source for a total of four sources being quoted and cited in the paper.
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- 8. wrong with it? o (Information Technology) Turkle, S. “How Computers Change the Way We Think” pp. 721-727 What role does social media play? What role should it play? o (Nature and the Environment) Diamond, J. “The last Americans: Environmental collapse and the end of civilization” pp. 684-701 What are the greatest barriers to dealing with climate change? Identify what your research says is the greatest. What can be done about it?