ARTICLE REVIEW GUIDELINES

( DATELINE 1 JUNE 2013 )

The main aim of this article review and presentation is so that students will be able to gain a deeper
understanding of the topic of choice, thereby broadening their overall understanding of the course.
Therefore, in order for students to fully benefit from this exercise, students are expected to be
thoughtful in selecting an appropriate article to review as well as in the process of writing and
presentation. Plagiarism will not be tolerated as it contradicts with the aims of this exercise.

Writing the review:

1. The review should be between 5 – 10 pages.
2. A copy of the article should be included with the written review and important points in the
article should be highlighted with a highlighter or underlined.
3. Tahoma or Arial Narrow size 12, typed, 1,5-spaced on plain A4 paper.
4. The format should be as follows:
• Introduction
- Introduce the article (mention the author, title and journal details).
- Mention briefly what we can expect from this article.
• Summary
- Summarize the findings of the article according to your own understanding and in
our own words.
- Be as brief as possible but do include the important points.
• Reflection
- Attempt to answer these questions:
i. What did you understand from the content of the article?
ii. How is the content discussed in the article significant/relevant to you?
iii. Can you relate it to past experience?
iv. Is it applicable to the Malaysian scenario?
v. How you can implement what has been discussed in your classroom?

5. Remember to be critical by giving your own original opinions.

6. Students will be penalized for handing in plagiarised work.