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  • About the Course

    • Teacher: Ms. Meriam Ghennai 

      Email Address: meriem.ghennai@univ-biskra.dz 

      Teaching Unit: Methodological

      Coefficient: 02

      Credit: 04

      Mode of Evaluation: progressive 50 % and summative 50%


  • Course Objectives

    • By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

      ·        Discover basic terminology and fundamental concepts related to academic research. 

      ·        Identify appropriate research topics and research problems.

      ·        Acquire skills related to searching for reliable academic resources.

      ·        Develop techniques of critical review of literature.

      ·        Develop skills related to observation, objective reasoning, scientific curiosity, argumentation and openness to discussion.


  • Course Contents (S1)

    •  I  Introduction to Research

      In this chapter , the main topics of study are basic terminology and fundamental concepts related to academic research. It also includes research objectives and the motives that make people interested in this activity. 

      1.  What is Researh? 
      2. Why Doing Research? 
      3. Types of Research
      4.  Research Methodology 

       II  The Research Problem

      This chapter focuses on how to formulate research problems in English studies. It defines the concept and mentions the different considerations that researchers need to take into account when selecting an issue to be addressed. It contains guidelines on how to recognize  sources of research problem in this field of study and therefore assists the students to formulate in a step-by-step manner their preliminary research problems.

      1. Defining the Research Problem 
      2. Considerations in Selecting the Research Problem
      3. Sources of the Research Problem 
      4. Formulating a Research Problem in English Language Studies


  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Research

  • The Research Problem

  • Progressive Evaluation Marks

  • S1 Exam Answer Key

  • S1 Exam Marks