Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
· demonstrate familiarity with a variety of SLA data collection techniques and analysis
· understand how and why research findings can be interpreted in more than one way
· understand how research methodologies impact upon what can be known
· Demonstrate comprehension of the main statistical descriptions and tests used in SLA research
· Design a research project using at least one of the methods outlined
Contents
This is an intermediate course worth 5 credits. The course provides an introduction to research methods and data elicitation techniques used in second language acquisition (SLA) research with an emphasis on methods that students could use in their Bachelor’s and Master’s theses. Students will also read research papers using the most common statistical descriptions and tests used in SLA research and be able to describe the findings using everyday language.
· demonstrate familiarity with a variety of SLA data collection techniques and analysis
· understand how and why research findings can be interpreted in more than one way
· understand how research methodologies impact upon what can be known
· Demonstrate comprehension of the main statistical descriptions and tests used in SLA research
· Design a research project using at least one of the methods outlined
Contents
This is an intermediate course worth 5 credits. The course provides an introduction to research methods and data elicitation techniques used in second language acquisition (SLA) research with an emphasis on methods that students could use in their Bachelor’s and Master’s theses. Students will also read research papers using the most common statistical descriptions and tests used in SLA research and be able to describe the findings using everyday language.
- Teacher: Lydia Kokkola