METHODS IN LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL RESEARCH (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: Explain the elements of research paper/proposal; Distinguish the various methods in language and social research; Analyze a suitable research method for writing a research proposal; Apply the basic academic writing techniques for writing a research proposal.

Topics:

1. Why research?;
2. Finding Research topics;
3. Defining your research project;
4. Finding sources of data;
5. Reading and collecting sources;
6. Writing the abstract;
7. Writing the introduction;
8. Theoretical background;
9. Review of related literature;
10. Writing Review of related literature;
11. Research design;
12. Selecting research design;
13. Qualitative study;
14. Quantitative study;
15. Data collection;
16. Processing data;
17. Writing the research methodology;
18. Proposal presentation.