Fundamentals of global communication (Reserch & Investigation)

1Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Brett Collins

This class is taught in English.

Togane Campus

The aim of this course is to develop students’ understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods to give firm base for EFL & ESL instruction and research. This course will focus on inquiry, the research process, and synthesis. We will discuss research-shaped practice, informed by existing literature and by research conducted by teachers themselves.

This course requires a lot of reading. The reading will often be challenging. It will often require more than one pass (i.e., reading the same text more than once). A student’s understanding of the readings will reflect their preparation (i.e., the number of times the student reads, the notes that they took, etc.). The better prepared, the better the student will be at discussing the course content, the more points they will receive for participation.

Students are encouraged to read outside of the text. Each textbook chapter includes further reading suggestions, and students who use these suggestions will gain a deeper understanding of the conceptual aims of this class.

The class will also have a Final Writing Assignment. For the assignment, students will need to demonstrate their knowledge of the course content. For this class, students will need to design and outline a research project.

Overview of course; Overview of Inquiry

Lesson: Research Questions and Research Design

Read: Introduction; Section I: Inquiry

Preview: Research Ethics: Reasons, Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships

Lesson: Research Ethics: Reasons, Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships

Read: Section I: Inquiry

Review: Research Questions and Research Design

Preview: Data Collection: Questionnaires, Interviews

Lesson: Data Collection: Questionnaires, Interviews

Read: Section II: Data Collection
Review: Research Ethics: Reasons, Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships

Preview: Data Collection: Case Studies, Transcription, Quantitative Data

Lesson: Data Collection: Case Studies, Transcription, Quantitative Data

Read: Section II: Data Collection

Review: Data Collection: Questionnaires, Interviews

Preview: Data Analysis: Interpretive Analysis

Lesson: Data Analysis: Interpretive Analysis

Read: Section II: Data Collection


Review: Data Collection: Case Studies, Transcription, Quantitative Data

Preview: Data Analysis: Approaches to Analysis

Lesson: Data Analysis: Approaches to Analysis

Review: Data Analysis: Interpretive Analysis

Preview: Bringing It All Together: Arguments

Lesson: Bringing It All Together: Arguments

Review: Data Analysis: Approaches to Analysis

Preview: Bringing It All Together: Implications and Communities of Practice

Lesson: Bringing It All Together: Implications and Communities of Practice

Review: Bringing It All Together: Arguments

Preview: Project Work

Lesson: Project Work

Review: Bringing It All Together: Implications and Communities of Practice

Preview: Project Work review

Lesson: Project Work

Review: Project Design

Preview: Project Outline

Lesson: Project Work

Review: Project Design

Preview: Project Outline

Lesson: Project Work

Review: Project Design

Preview: Project Outline

Final Writing Assignment due

Final Writing Assignment

None

In-class participation / completion of activities; quizzes (40%)
Homework / chapter readings (30%)
Final Writing Assignment (20%)

Feedback will often be at an individual level, with students meeting with the teacher to discuss their research goals and designs.

Research Methods for Language Teaching: Inquiry, Process, and Synthesis (Applied Linguistics for the Language Classroom)

Netta Avineri

Palgrave

ASIN : B074RB77ZF

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