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Research methods in applied linguistics - Coggle Diagram
Research methods in applied linguistics
Finding answers to questions (Brown, 1988)
Looking at what other people have said - secondary, conceptual, library
Conducting one's own data-based (empirical). Primary research
no learning situations are exactly the same
progress in research is continuously made by building on the results of past research
developing new insights
A good researcher
genuine curiosity
the passion for our topic
a research topic that are genuinely interested in
a lot of common sense
don't lose touch with reality and abandon one's clarity of purpose
don't become biased and gradually go astray / tersesat
be the normal people who keep their feet firmly on the ground
good ideas
creative thinking in the ground
best known studies in applied linguistics are based on fairly simple but original insights, making us sigh, "Why didn't I think of this ...!"
combination of discipline, reliability, and social responsibility
systematic nature of research urges researchers to be disciplined and responsible
social responsibility: accountability to the field and more broadly, to the world.
research: to generate knowledge and to further our understanding
a straightforward, 'to-the-point' research methodology that offers a great deal of practical help and which also sets clear boundaries for researchers
Data
Quantitative data
score of language aptitude test
qualitative data
recorded spoken data
written field note
document of various sorts
language data
language samples
It is like qualitative data
Research methods
qualitative research
quantitative research
to view qualitative and quantitive research as a matter of degrees or a continuum rather than a clear-cut dichotomy
Mix methods research
the combined use of qualitative and quantitative methods with the hope of offering the best of both worlds