Research Methods in Language Learning (RMLL)

Topic outline

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  General

  • Achievement Test Answer Keys File
  • Online Lecture Forum

    Master One students are hereby invited to an online lecture discussing "Theme Four: The Research Hypotheses" that will take place on Sunday, May 9th, 2021 from 02:00 to 03:00 PM.
    

  • Assignment -ALL GROUPS- File

    All M1 groups (from 1 to 7) are hereby required to:

    • Develop the “Statement of the Problem”, “Review of the Literature”, and “Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Aims” using the provided spaces in the attached template. You may exceed the allotted lines.
    • Deliver their works by hand, and not by email, via their delegates during their respective tutorial session from Sunday, May 16^th, 2021 to Thursday, May 20^th, 2021. (Please respect the deadline!)

    
    

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  Theme Four: The Research Hypotheses

  At the end of the theme, students should be able to:
  

  • explain what a hypothesis is,
  • identify the nature of hypothesis and describe its functions,
  • display why a hypothesis is important in research,
  • describe the different kinds of hypothesis and what are good characteristics of hypothesis,
  • discuss the variables in hypothesis, and
  • show how to formulate and test the hypothesis.

  
  

  • (Lecture 1) Meaning, Definition, Nature, Functions, Importance, and Kinds of Hypothesis File
  • (Lecture 2) Characteristics, Variables, Formulation, and Testing of a Hypothesis File
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  Theme Five: The Research Approach

  At the end of the theme, students should be able to:
  

  • understand what a research approach is,
  • identify the philosophical and ideological underpinnings of the available research approaches,
  • shed light on the historical background of each one of the common research approaches,
  • explain the main characteristics of these studied research approaches, and
  • examine some strengths and weaknesses of the three research approaches

  • (Lecture 1) The Philosophical Background and the Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches File
  • (Lecture 2) The Mixed-methods Approach File
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  Theme Six: The Research Design

  At the end of the theme, students should be able to:
  

  • understand what a research approach is,
  • identify the philosophical and ideological underpinnings of the available research approaches,
  • shed light on the historical background of each one of the common research approaches,
  • explain the main characteristics of these studied research approaches, and
  • examine some strengths and weaknesses of the three research approaches.

  • (Lecture 1) What is Research Design, Which Design to Choose, Case Studies, Experiments, and Ethnography Design File
  • (Lecture 2) Grounded Theory, Action Research, Mixed-methods, and Longitudinal Designs File
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  Theme Seven: Data Collection Methods

  At the end of the theme, students should be able to:
  

  • understand what data collection methods are,
  • shed light on what a distinction between a method and methodology is,
  • explain how a researcher opts for a specific data collection method, and
  • identify what the tenets of each one of the studied data collection methods are.