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    Eloued University, Algeria

    Faculty of Arts and Languages

    Department of Arts and English Language

    Master II Level

    Syllabus of Research Method

    Organized by Dr. Mohammed NAOUA

    Research Proposals

    Different Sections of Research Proposals

    - Title
    - Abstract
    - Introduction
    Background
    Overall Purpose
    Problem
    Questions
    Hypotheses
    Methodology
    Significance of Research
    Ethics
    Proposed Timetable
    References
    Appendix

    Main Components of a Master Dissertation

    IMRAD Model (Traditional Dissertation)

    - Introduction
    - Method
    - Results
    - Discussion

    Simple Traditional Dissertation


    - Introduction
    - Review of the Literature’
    - Materials and Methods
    - Results
    - Discussion and Conclusion

    Eloued University Model

    Organizing One's Dissertation/ Thesis

    - Front Page
    - Dedication
    - Acknowledgments
    - Abstract
    - List of Figures
    - List of Tables
    - Table of Contents
    - General Introduction
    - Chapter One: Reviewing the Relevant Literature
    - Chapter Two: Reviewing the Relevant Literature
    - Chapter Three: Fieldwork
    - Chapter Four: Findings and Discussion
    - General Conclusion
    - References/ Works-cited
    - Appendices (If any)

    Acknowledgements

    - The Reflecting Move


    - The Thanking Move
    - The Announcing Move

    Abstracts

    Typical Structure of Abstracts

    - Overview of the study; What is the general purpose?


    - Aim of the study; What is the particular aim?
    - Reason for the study: Why was the study carried out?
    - Methodology: How was the study carried out?
    - Findings: What did the study reveal?

    Types of Abstracts

    - Abstract of a Report of an Empirical Study


    - Abstract for a Literature Review
    - Abstract for a Theory-oriented Paper
    - Abstract for a Methodological Paper
    - Abstract for a case study

    Dissertation / Theses Introductions

    - Background of the Study:


    - Significance/ Aim of the Study
    - Previous Studies
    - Statement of the Problem: Explore the importance of the problem
    - Research Questions
    - Hypotheses Formulation

    Research Methodology

    - Choice of the Method

    - Population and Sampling

    - The population

    - Data Gathering Tools

    - Definition of Terms

    Structure of the Thesis

    Introduction

    - Explore the importance of the problem


    - Description of Relevant Scholarship: Previous Studies
    - Raise the Research Questions
    - State hypotheses and their correspondence to research design
    - What are the theoretical and practical implications of the study?

    Literature Review:

    - State-of-the-art
    - Background to the study
    - Focus of the study
    - Data used in the study
    - Contribution of the study
    - Previous Studies
    - Describing and synthesizing the major relevant studies
    - Demonstrating the relationship between the dissertation /thesis and
    what has been researched in the relevant area
    - Who carried out the research?
    - Who were the subjects of the research?
    - Why was it carried out?
    - Where was it carried out?
    - How was it carried out?
    - When was the research published?
    - What was the result of the research?
    - The major findings of the studies that are reported on,
    - when they were carried out.
    - who they were carried out by.

    Methodology

    - How the study was carries out.


    - The theoretical paradigm or framework in which the student is
    working
    - Method: Justification of choosing the research techniques
    - Data Gathering Tools (How the data are gathered)
    - Population and Sampling
    - How the data are processed

    The Findings (Results)

    - Presenting the Results


    - Representing the procedures
    - Restating the Hypotheses
    - How they have been verified
    - Research Findings
    - Validity of the method
    - Generalization of Results

    Discussion

    - Evaluation and Interpretation of the Results Implication


    - Drawing the inferences and conclusions
    - Emphasizing any theoretical or practical consequences of the
    results
    - State the similarities, and differences between the findings
    achieved and the findings of other researchers
    - Sources of potential bias and other threats to internal validity
    - The imprecision of measures
    - Acknowledgement of the limitations of the research
    - Addressing alternative explanations of the results
    - End the Discussion section with a reasoned and justifiable
    commentary on the importance of your findings
    - List the Proposed Recommendations

    General Conclusion

    - Introductory paragraph on the topic of research


    - Raise the significance of the topic and the reasons for its
    importance
    - Restatement of the problem, questions, and hypotheses
    - The method used to conduct the research
    - The population subject to your research
    - How you have tested your hypotheses
    - What results you have achieved
    - Brief restatement of the recommendations
    - Concluding paragraph

    Crediting Sources

    - Paraphrasing
    - Quotations
    - Permission to quote, reprint, or adapt
    - Referencing

    American Psychological Association [APA]. (2006). Publication manual


    of American Psychological Association. 6th ed. Washington, DC:
    The Author.

    Paltridge, B., & Starfield, S. (2007). Thesis and dissertation writing in a


    second language: A handbook for supervisors. New York:
    Routledge.

    Naoua, M. (2016). An evaluation of English language testing in the


    Baccalaureate examination. Unpublished PhD Thesis. University of
    Constantine, Algeria.

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