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1. The
Characteristics of good quality ELT Research by Dr. Simon
Borg
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Characteristics of Research:
1.
Purposeful (there's a reason for doing it)
2.
Methodologically appropriate (appropriate methods for
collecting data)
3.
Technically competent (it has a standardized layout)
4.
Makes a contribution (either theoretical or practical)
5.
Ethical (appropriate issues/participants' approval)
6.
Critical (criticality: evidence of discussion)
7.
Coherent (logical flow of ideas, structure easy to follow,
internal consistency)
8.
Accessible (easy to understand, readers have access to the
research)
9.
Credible (it means a lot to participants)
10.
Relevant (interest, value, addressing to teachers' concerns)
- Research quality:
1. Not just a product of
the methodology
2. Not a matter of scale
(number of participants doesn't matter)
3. Rigorous
4. Contributing
5. Persuasive
6. Discussion-oriented
7. Originality-driven
2. How do we design
research in English language teaching? By Dr Jean Turner
Why do we do research in
English language teaching:
1. A teacher's daily life
is filled with professional development.
2. Those decisions are best
when based on applications of knowledge.
3. Knowledge is best
constructed through a combination of insights from:
- Definition of
Research:
Research is a systematic
collection and analysis of data in order to draw on
implications and suggestions.
- Characterizing
research:
1. Underlying philosophy
2. General purposes
3. Where research is done
4. Type of data collection
instruments used
5. Type of data
6. Who the research
participants are
7. Background of researcher
- Advantages of Action
researchers in ELT:
1. Explore our practice.
2. Form useful questions.
3. Provide useful
solutions.
4. Build on our collective
knowledge.
5. Monitor change.
6. Build theory.
7. Provide evidence to
support decisions we make about the applied practice of our
profession.
- Planning a research study:
1. Build a solid foundation.
Obeservation/discussion/reading/reflection/planning/writing/revising
and refining
2. State explicitly the
purpose, aim or goal of the study.
Process of learning or
teaching?
Product of learning or
teaching?
Interested in both?
Research exploratory or
confirmatory?
3. Sharply focus the study.
Form clear research questions
Make connection
4. Identify the variables.
Variables must be in a manner
that makes them observable, clear, manageable,
understandable and answerable to the intended audience.
5. Craft procedures and
tools for collecting, organizing and analyzing the data.Plan
for analyzing data must be developed before data collection
6. Prepare a formal written
proposal.In addition to describing the potential
participants in the research, a useful proposal includes the
aim of the research, clear research questions and data
collection tools.
3. What makes your paper
get the first review and go to be published? By Dr Paul
Robertson
- Evolving dilemmas for AEJ
(Journals):
1. International politics
2. Original idea
3. Paid VS unpaid
- Journal publication:
1. Consider the journal
publication rules:
- Read the journal's previous
published articles
- Read the submission
guidelines.
- Look at who is on the
editorial board and who is the senior editor.
2. Consider your topic
carefully
- Why would the journal editor
like to read it?
- Are you presenting new
findings?
- Types of journals:
SLA/ESP[Linguistics/English as
an international language
- Preliminary Rejection
Reasons:
1. Plagiarism
2. Old referencing
3. Irrelevant
4. Old piece resurrected
5. Country overload
6. No referencing
- Writing style:
The abstract is the most
worthy of reading.
- Tips for good abstract for
journal acceptance:
1. Giving a paper a good
balance.
2. Make the link between the
literature and your research questions.
3. Write good introduction:
clear an overview of the whole article.
4. State clear research
questions.
5. Describe methods in detail.
6. Write results and
discussions in separate sections.
7. Address the holistic
implication explaining where it fits into a bigger picture.
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