113年第2學期-5081 應用語言學研究方法 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Attendance and participation	15
Presentations of book chapters and research papers	30
Statistical analyses	15
Draft of research proposal	30
Flexible learning	10

教育目標

On completion of the course, the students should be able to a) list and define the components of research; b) list and define the components of a research proposal; c) present major differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods; d) design a qualitative as well as a quantitative research study; e) design a questionnaire and evaluate its validity and reliability; f) write a complete research proposal for a second language research study; g) interpret descriptive and basic inferential statistics; h) critique second language research studies; i) use SPSS for Windows to define variables and create data files; and j) use SPSS for Windows to run basic quantitative data analysis procedures. Course contents: a) Format & components of thesis proposal & thesis b) Paradigm for L2 research c) Preparatory stages of research d) Contextualization of research e) Components of research f) Statistics for testing & research g) Basic use of SPSS 13.0 for Windows h) Qualitative research design i) Quantitative research design j) Experimental research design k) Data and data collection procedures l) Data analysis procedures m) Critiquing statistical studies

課程概述

This 3-credit semester-long course is designed for graduate students in the field of applied linguistics, including second language acquisition and foreign language education. The course will start with an introduction to second language research methods and fundamental statistics; then move on to research design, including both qualitative and quantitative research procedures, the development of research questions, hypotheses, instruments, and validation of the research instruments; and end with the topic of data collection and analysis. Examples of relevant research studies and assignments of hands-on practice will be incorporated to facilitate the students’ understanding and applying what they have learned in this course.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：0-3
上課時間：二/2,3,4[LAN212-1]
修課班級：外文碩1
修課年級：1年級以上
選課備註：英語教學組LAN212-1

參考書目

a) Textbooks:
Second Language Research Methods, by Herbert W. Seliger & Elana Shohamy (1989),
Oxford University Press.
Understanding Research in Second Language Learning: A teacher s guide to statistics and
research design, by James D. Brown (1988), Cambridge University Press.

b) Supplementary Class Materials (SCM): Readings, figures, symbols, formulas, and tables.