Research question: Does gender affect how and when profanity is used by undergraduate students? For each paper that you read, write a paragraph containing the following information:
o A complete citation (APA style)
o The author(s)
o A brief background of the article (this could include the methods used, the population
examined, or any other information you consider relevant – often the title of the article is a
good indicator of what the authors thought was most important)
o The general hypothesis (the claim that the authors make)
o A summary of the findings: the scope, main points, central theme, etc.
o Any conclusions that can be drawn from the article (compare and contrast this source with
other relevant literature when applicable)
o Evaluate and explain how this work supports your own research topic (is it useful because it
examines the same population or context? because it uses similar methodology? because it
has the same theoretical background? another reason?).

How to find free journal articles?
The simple way:
Go to UCLA Library website at www.library.ucla.edu and use keywords to search for articles.
The smart way:
Go to UC Library Search and have the engine search for you by the most relevant criteria.
For example, you’d like to explore the role of code-switching for indexing identity in multilingual
communities. Type in your search words, for example, ‘code-switching as identity marker in bilingual
speakers’ or ‘code-switching functions’ depending on how broad or specific you want to go. It might
be easier to start with more general descriptions first. You may want to take another look at tips for
generating effective search words.
Next, select availability in the left-hand menu (e.g., available online and open access so you don’t
even go to the actual physical library).
Select resource type: for this course you may want to start from chapters (give more general intro on
what has been done on the topic) and then proceed to peer-reviewed journal articles (this is where
you continue learning about the background, but also get introduced to more specific research
questions, methods, and relevant findings).
Select subject: “linguistic anthropology”, “multilingualism” and any other subject you may need.
Finally, you can even select publication date. This might come in handy in case you are looking for
something most recent on a topic that changes quickly, like internet communication.
Click apply filters and voila!
WI+RE tutorial about finding sources
How to cite journal articles (and other academic sources)?
The simple way:

Requirements: 400 words