Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
This course will explore ways of collecting qualitative data in the TESOL context, including classroom observations, questionnaires, interviews and focus groups. There will also be some focus on analysing the structure of academic articles.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course will explore ways of collecting qualitative data in the TESOL context, including classroom observations, questionnaires, interviews and focus groups. Students will critically evaluate qualitative TESOL research articles with a view to identifying their strengths and weaknesses. There will also be some focus on analysing the structure of academic articles. As part of the process of analysing research articles, students will be encouraged to develop and reflect on their personal beliefs about teaching pedagogy and how these beliefs relate to recent research findings.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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2 hours class test. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 60 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 2500 | ||
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | By the end of the course students will be able to: develop an understanding of selected qualitative TESOL research methods. |
| Factual | Analyse | Critically evaluate qualitative TESOL research articles with a view to identifying their strengths and weaknesses |
| Factual | Understand | Understand validity and reliability in qualitative research. |
| Factual | Evaluate | Develop ability to synthesise reading material and avoid plagiarising. |
| Conceptual | Create | Formulate qualitative research questions. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on how TESOL research findings relate to their beliefs about EFL teaching, their language learning experiences and teaching practice in the classroom. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Learn how to reference sources and quotations in academic writing |
| Procedural | Analyse | Identify ethical issues in research that involves human subjects. |
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