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conversation Studies EssayThis blog is for students of the Community College of St Vincent the Grenadines who argon to be entered for CAPE Communication Studies examination in May 2008. The blog contains information about the course syllabus, administration and assignments as well as the course content. Wednesday, March 05, 2008The expository exhibit for CAPE Communication Studies Internal AssessmbliesThe presentation has devil distinct parts* A FACTUAL presentation on an aspect of your portfolio depicted object * A presentation about your enquiry including an evaluation of two sources of information used to prepare your factual presentation. It depart have all the following 6 elements present1. An admission (statement of topic)In the introduction you will give a brief explanation of topic/ theme and a preview (with a thesis statement) of what you are going to cover.For practice session.My theme is move Migrants to St Vincent. fork overing migrants or returnees are a g roup within the existence of St Vincent who have spent a signifi fuelt time away from the island and have therefore returned to permanently settle again. Returning migrants often are retired from their previous occupation which they pursued in a more developed country such as the United States, Canada or Great Britain or they have been working in another Caribbean state. According to statistics from the Customs Department given to me by Mrs B Chalres in an interview 4361 people claimed the concession for reversive residents in 2005. Returning migrants experience 5 phases of adjuststment when returning which can be termed as elaboration shock. bag Returning Migrants to St Vincent.a group within the population of St Vincenta significant time away from the islandreturned to permanently settle retired from their previous occupation (the United States, Canada or Great Britain) OR working in another Caribbean state.Customs Department (Mrs B Charles) 4361 people claimed the concession for returning residents in 2005.Returning migrants experience 5 phases of adjustmentwhen returning which can be termed as culture shock.2. A rationaleIn the rationale you need to explain why you picked the theme and it can form part of the introduction. In the rationale you should mention any personal interests, current academic links and future career plans which influenced your decision to choose the themeFor example I chose the theme returning migrants to St Vincent and specifically to focus on culture shock because I am a wife of a returning migrant. I have a BSc honours in Sociology and the concept of culture shock is part of socio-cultural studies carried out by Kavelo Oberg 1958. In the future I will be submitting my Masters thesis on this specific issue.3. Discussion of issuesThe discussion of issues is the factual presentation about the theme and its narrowed focus based on the thesis statement.It should have a distinct organisational pattern and you should aim for one of the expository structures such as cause and effect, process analysis, analysis by division, compartmentalisation etc (See Writing in English)It should also be referenced and include any research findings. You will also need to give a conclusion to your factual presentation as a sort of sub conclusion dont wait until the endHere is an example of a possible system for my example presentation (not all of it). It uses the organisational pattern of process analysis Remember you cannot read from a scriptCulture shock 5 phasesHoneymoon, rejection/ regression, conformist, immersion, reverse culture shockHoneymoonCentre for Overseas Travel the tourist phaseQuestionnaire (300 returning migrants) 78% not feel tourist 82% elatedRejectionOberg licking etcQuestionnaire 50% wanted to return after 3 months,Reasons, poor service, backward attitude, nothing to do, boring Interview Dr Sheridan Mental health presentations tend to be in 1st 4 months of return.4. Challenges of researchYou need to di scuss what difficulties you faced in preparing your factual presentation. If you did not have any difficulties then just explain why.For example (in note form)Questionnaires time consuming, identifying sample,Other sources no central data on returnees, newspaper articles useful Academic research not on St Vincent5. Evaluation of two sourcesFor this aspect of the presentation you need to discuss your research. The two sources need not necessarily be given as a reference in the presentation but they should be relevant. You should try to select two different types of data source e.g. a newpaper article and an interview. You may want to very briefly sum all your sources before evaluating two for reliability and validity. Please see other parts of the blog for information on reliablity and validity.For example (in note form)Secondary sourcesacademic text books and journals,local and international newspapers and magazines,web sites international public organisations e.g. Peace Corps ge neral sites e.g. WikipediaPrimary sourcesinterviews of experts in St Vincentquestionnaire of returning migrants.Questionnaire of returning migrantsReliable primal data source, research method suited to collecting data for social research reasoned Problem with sample size as total population of RMs unknown Problem with generalisation as differences between UK, US and other RMs more research needed. Overall reliable and reasonably validThe Experience of Return Migration A Caribbean Perspective, Joan Phillips and Reliable Denis Conway, Ashgate Press, London 2005 Author expert Phd Social Anthrop. Specialised Caribbean writer Canada Publisher reputable, specialst academic main interest Social research Valid Recently published Problem no reference to St VincentOverall general but very reliable and valid source6. ConclusionThe conclusion should be slightly different to the internal summary conclusion in your discussion of issues. At this stage you can express a personal view or put forw ard a possible solution.For example (in note form)Returning migrantsYES culture shock3 waysHoneymoonRejectionConformistNO assimilationSolutionsProgramme promote overseas, keep in touch,Information governmentFINALLLYSee my other post about the reseach using the internet for idea. Make sure that you are aware of the requirements for acceptable notes during the exam and be familiar with the marks scheme it is not only content that is marked but also presentation skills.