QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHOD
Please check the websites below to understand better the QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHOD:
http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?cid=476&did=2153
SCHEDULES OF OUR NEXT CLASSES
WEDNESDAY, MAY, 19TH:
CLASSES FROM 8:00 TO 9:40 AT THE LAB
TOPIC: HOW TO ORGANIZE THE RESEARCH PROJECT
MONDAY, MAY 26TH:
CLASSES FROM 8:00 TO 9:40 AT THE LAB
TOPIC: HOW TO PREPARE THE METHODOLOGY SECTION OF THE PROJECT
MONDAY, MAY 31ST:
CLASSES FROM 8:00 TO 9:40 AT THE LAB
FROM THIS DAY ON, YOU WILL BE WORKING ON YOUR OWN AT HOME ON WEDNESDAYS AS I WILL HAVE TO OBSERVE YOUR CLASSES AT THE SCHOOLS. ALL THE STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO GIVE CLASSES NEED TO INFORM ME THE DATE, THE PLACE AND THE TIME OF THE CLASS IN ADVANCE SO THAT I CAN ARRANGE TO BE THERE ON TIME. WE WILL STILL HAVE CLASSES ON MONDAY, EXCEPT WHEN I NEED TO OBSERVE A CLASS.
THE DEALINE TO POST ALL THE TASKS IN YOUR BLOG IS JUNE, 30 TH.
GOOD LUCK!!!
WRITING A RESEARCH PROJECT
Hello students,
The final part of our course is to write a research project. The following links will give you some orientations on how to do that.
TASK 4
Hello, students,
This time you will choose a topic related to teaching practices, based on your own class observations and do a research on this topic, for example, “how to teach reading?” After you read the literature on your topic , plan a lesson in which you need to apply this theory. This lesson may be the class I will observe.
The deadline is May, 30, 2010.
MODULE 2
Hi students,
Please visit the following website in order to start reading about teaching:
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles
In the link below, please seacrh for the ELT Journal:
FIRST EVALUATION
IN PAIRS, YOU WILL READ AND COMMENT ON YOUR PARTNER’S TASKS.
THE EVALUATION OF THE FIRST TWO TASKS WILL BE BASED ON TEXT STRUCTURE/ORGANIZATION AND CONTENT.
THE THIRD TASK WILL BE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA BELOW:
In preparing/evaluating reviews you should consider the following points:
(1) The Author. Who is/are he/she/they? What is his/her/their background? Does the author’s (respective) background affect or shape his/her/their scholarship? What other works has/have he/she/they produced?
(2) The Topic. What is/are the topic(s) of the article/chapter you read? What technologies are covered? Where is the primary geographic focus? Who are the principal actors involved? What other works have been done on this subject that may or may not support the author(s) position(s)?
(3) Sources. Where does/do the author(s) go for the information he/she/they report(s)? (HINT: check footnotes and bibliography, also look for individuals quoted in the article… are they credible?). Do you feel the sources are appropriate? Biased? Complete?
(4) Summary. Give a brief summary of the article/chapter highlighting what you feel to be the most important part(s) of the text’s analysis.
(5) The Theme. What is the major point or points that the author(s) is/are trying to get across? Does the position taken by the author(s) differ from that held by other scholars working in the field?
(6) Assessments and Conclusions. Evaluate the article/chapter you have read. Did you find it convincing? What is its contribution, if any, to our understanding of the topic and to the larger field of communications studies. In making your final evaluation, pay particular attention to the author’s (respective/collective) conclusions, methodology, sources, writing style, themes, and background. Argue your ideas in a convincing and professional manner. Do not be afraid to criticize but do it responsibly; whether or not you like the article/chapter is secondary for this exercise.
What is most important is that you make your case for or against the article/chapter in a coherent, convincing, well-thought out and well-substantiated manner.
TASK 3
Write a critical review of a chapter from each of the two books assigned: one about teaching and another about learning.
