Planning your coursework article

The first coursework piece this term is a feature article that could appear in a broadsheet newsaper (ie in the 'opinion' section of the paper). Your topic is the debate that you have been studying about the perceived differences between the way men and women use language.

You can choose the focus or 'angle' for your article and can decide which aspects of research and theory are most relevant to your audience and to your argument. You may find imaginative ways to bring the theory to life and ways to make the researchers more memorable for your readers. The piece is assessed on three counts -

• general interest and entertainment value
• academic content (made appropriate for your readers)
• personal style including technical accuracy

Use your blog to tell me which aspects of the debate you find interesting and suggest an angle or 'way in' for your article - how can you relate what you have been learning to the real world of autumn 2010?