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How to select your research topic?
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How to select your research topic?
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5 steps to delimit the research topic
- Choose a general theme
This is the starting point of your research. You don't need to have a specific research question in mind at this point, just a general topic you want to explore.
- Evaluate the viability of the topic and whether it is capable of maintaining your interest
In this step you must ask yourself why you have chosen the topic and what interests you about it, as well as what are the main issues of this topic and what are the existing debates and points of view that you have to take into account.
- Find background information
It is important that you gather background information at the beginning of your research to give an overview of the topic as a whole. For this we recommend:
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- Translate your interest into a general research question
Once the basic information is collected, one of the easiest ways to approach the topic is to formulate it as a research question.
- Modification of the theme
Keep in mind that throughout the research process you will continue to modify the topic, and this will largely depend on:
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Choosing a good research topic is one of the first tasks that every researcher must carry out at the beginning of their career, especially during the completion of a thesis or a research project.
My Topic
Training and orientation for teachers to update English secondary education in the 21st century, in the Chimaltenango area.
Big Question
Are the middle school educational population aware of the technological advances that facilitate language learning in this 21st century, at Tecnológico del Valle de Chimaltenango?
Hypothesis
Teachers who do not master technology in the 21st century lack the knowledge to teach a new language using different platforms, applications and websites, this causes them to miss different opportunities so that their students have better preparation for their future life.