Giving the overview of Research Methods and insights into Research Methods components. Main topics include: 1.Clarifying the research question. 2.Research design strategy. 3.Data collection & preparation. 4.Data Analysis & interpretation. 5.Research reporting. 6.Management decision.

Course Objectives 1. A heightened awareness of practical and ethical issues in doing second language research 2. An understanding of major research perspectives, important principles for research design, and commonly used research methodologies 3. The ability to effectively and properly carry out library and internet-based research 4. The ability to select an appropriate research topic, to formulate researchable questions, and to write a research proposal 5. A working knowledge of essential research tools for investigating topics and questions 6. Skills for collecting, compiling, and analyzing different types of research data 7. The ability to write term papers and research reports in APA style 8. The ability to constructively criticize the methods of quantitative and qualitative research methods used in published studies

Textbooks:
1. Griffee, Dale T. (2012). An Introduction to Second Language Research Methods: Design and Data. Berkeley: TESL-EJ Publications.
2. Mackey, Alison and Gass, Susan (2012). Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A practical guide.
3. Wen, Qiufang. (2001). Applied Linguistics: Research Methods and Thesis Writing.
References:
1. American Psychological Association. (2019). Publication manual of The American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Use this style manual for all writing you do for this class as well any writing that you do in applied linguistics or SLA.
2. 何德華，2010，《華語教學研究方法與論文寫作》，台北：正中書局。台灣華文電子書庫 (e-version)
3. 蔡柏贏，2015，《從字句到結構：學術論文寫作指引》，（第二版二刷）。台北：台大寫作教學中心。華藝電子書(e-version)
4. 楊世瑩，2014，SPSS 22 統計分析嚴選教材。Gotop。