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Find at least six sources and complete a source log entry for each source. Please submit on turnitin tonight by 11:59 p.m.

Source #1
Title of Source:
Technology affects learning a second language a lot.
Works cited page entry (use easybib.com)
2005, Working Paper January. TECHNOLOGY AND SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING: PROMISES AND PROBLEMS (n.d.): n. pag. Web.
1-2 paragraph summary of source:
Technology affects learning a second language in both formal and informal settings.

What information did you learn from this source that will be useful for your research project?

Technology helps learning a second language in many ways and is one of the most important effects.

After reading this source, what do you think you need to research next?

Another effect.

Source #2
Title of Source:
Effect on brain

Works cited page entry (use easybib.com)
"Being Bilingual 'slows Brain Ageing'" BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2015.

1-2 paragraph summary of source:

Learning a second language can have a positive effect on the brain, even if it is taken up in adulthood.

What information did you learn from this source that will be useful for your research project?
How learning a second language affects on humans’ brains.

After reading this source, what do you think you need to research next?

Another effect.

Source #3
Title of Source:

The power of words
Works cited page entry (use easybib.com)

By Christine Dell'Amore, National Geographic News PUBLISHED February 18, 2011. "To Stave Off Alzheimer's, Learn a Language?" National Geographic. National Geographic Society, n.d. Web. 09 Mar. 2015.

1-2 paragraph summary of source:
Talk about the power of words—speaking at least two languages may slow dementia in the aging brain

What information did you learn from this source that will be useful for your research project?
How learning a second language affects on humans’ brains.

After reading this source, what do you think you need to research next?

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