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Reflection

 I have learned a lot about the processes of designing a sound research study during our class. For example, I learned to start with writing the literature review. This is the step where I was able to learn a lot about my topic and identify a research gap that should be addressed. Because of this step, I was able to use my literature review to help me come up with an idea for my research proposal. The next step is where I learned a lot about different research methods. I was able to establish which one I wanted to use in my research proposal. This was a really important step because I picked what research method I wanted to pursue. Following these processes has been really helpful in creating a sound research proposal. Thank you to everyone who interacted with and commented on my blog!
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Plans for Revision

 I always seem to struggle a little bit with revisions. I'm never confident in implementing changes into my current work because I'm always unsure if the changes I make will be good. But I feel pretty good about revising my research this proposal this time around. I'm grateful for the feedback I got from Dr. B and the peer review workshop in class. Based on their comments, it seems that I have a good start and just need to expand my ideas. My goal is to take each section one at a time and try to write as much information that I think is important to have in the research proposal. I'll also work on implementing any suggestions that were suggested by Dr. B and the peer review.
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Research Gap

 For my research gap, I'm thinking it is most likely a gap in implications. The use of Simplified English is not often used in international communication which I think this is a pretty significant gap. There is evidence that Simplified English is easier for reading and translation when it comes to international communication. Despite the research, there hasn't been a widespread implementation of Simplified English in international communication. I think the implications speak for themselves and their potential to significantly reduce the amount of miscommunication that is seen today. By addressing this gap in implications, I believe we could open the door to new findings and influence future research topics.
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7 Tentative Sources

Here are my seven tentative sources I might use for my literature review: "Connecting with the 'Other' in Technical Communication: World Englishes and Ethos Transformation of U.S. Native English-Speaking Students" by Michael Jarvis Kwadzo Bokor. Published in Technical Communication Quarterly . "Moving International Technical Communication Forward: A World Englishes Approach" by Michael Jarvis Kwadzo Bokor. Published in Journal of Technical Writing and Communication . "Cross-Cultural Blunders in Professional Communication from a Semantic Perspective" by Pinfan Zhu and Kirk St. Amant. Published in  Journal of Technical Writing and Communication . "Technical English and the Future" by Albert C. Yoder. Published in  Journal of Technical Writing and Communication . "Writing Globally: Teaching the Technical Writing Student to Prepare Documents for Translation" by Bruce Maylath. Published in  Journal of Business and Technical Communica...
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Possible Research Topics

 I'm really excited to take this class because I really enjoy learning about new things that I'm interested in. Technical writing is such a fascinating topic to me because of how broad and vast the topic is. This should be a great semester with lots of good research ahead. I was looking over the list of possible research topics that Dr. Bacabac provided us and a few of them caught my eye. I will list them below: Legal Considerations in Technical Writing Cultural and Societal Impacts of Technology Writing for International Audiences: Challenges and Strategies These different topics interest me for different reasons. I'm interested in the legal considerations topic because my minor is in political science. I think it would be a good topic to combine the skills from both my major and my minor. I like the second topic about the impacts of technology because I'm really interested in AI and what the cultural and societal impacts will look like, especially in regard to technic...
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