Language Education Research Lesson 01

Fundamentals of
Language Research
 Language Education Research Lesson 01

Questions
1. How different is language research from other
kinds of researches?
2. How can you differentiate all the approaches in
Language Education Research?

ENG 118 Language Education Research

 Language Education Research Lesson 01

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Part 2

ENG 118 Language Education Research

Definition of Language Research Part 01

Research
The investigation of a particular topic using a
variety of reliable, scholarly resources
Definition of Language Research Part 01

Research
The systematic process of collecting and analyzing
information to increase our understanding of the
phenomenon under study.
Definition of Language Research Part 01

Research
The systematic investigation into and study of
materials and sources in order to establish facts and
reach new conclusions.
Definition of Language Research Part 01

SMART E C E I
PE A H L M
S I E E
CI U E V
R V A B
FI A A N O
B B T U
C L L N
E E D
Definition of Language Research Part 01

Research
Systematic
Logical
Empirical
Reductive
Replicable
Definition of Language Research Part 01

Research
 Establishing Facts
 Analyzing Information
 Reaching New
Conclusions
 Definition of Language Research Part 01

Language Research
Requires consideration of many factors such as
language use, type of users, acquisition process,
setting, research methodology, and related disciplines.
Nature of Language Research Part 02

Language use
Determines primary whether the language is first,
second, or foreign to the speaker.

A researcher on the acquisition of either one of these

three uses of language will greatly vary from one to
another.
Nature of Language Research Part 02

Types of Users
These takes into account the age and characteristics
of the learners. These are closely tied up with the
language acquisition process. It is a common belief
that the young learner acquires language faster than
the adult.
Nature of Language Research Part 02

Research Methodology
Determined by the researcher’s philosophy,
motivation for conducting the research and
conditions under which the research is conducted.

A study like this will most likely use tools such

as survey questionnaire and interview.
Nature of Language Research Part 02

Related Discipline
Pertains to areas that influences language study like
education, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and
others. A language acquisition research may
consider pedagogy (education), students motivation
(psychology), the role of language in society
(sociology), or the origin and development of the
language (anthropology).
Nature of Language Research Part 02
What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

What makes a Good

Language Research?
What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research

PARAMETER
01 Approaches

02 Objectives

03 Research Design

04 Data Collection and

Analysis
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
01 Approaches

Refers to how one views the language research to be conducted. It may be

viewed in general of specific perspective.
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
01 Approaches

General Considers language as whole in order to get

a clearer picture of the relationship of the
View parts.
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
01 Approaches

Specific Considers one small part of the language

with a view of the fitting it into a coherent
Perspective view of the whole problem.
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
01 Approaches Qualitative
Quantitative
Mixed method
What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research

PARAMETER
01 Approaches

02 Objectives

03 Research Design

04 Data Collection and

Analysis
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
02 Objectives

Concerned with the purpose of the research. It may aim to discover a

certain language phenomenon and postulate theory about it afterwards or it
may test an already existing theory, providing or disapproving it later.
What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research

PARAMETER
01 Approaches

02 Objectives

03 Research Design

04 Data Collection and

Analysis
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
03 Research Design

Establishes the method used in conducting the study. It deals with the
handling of factors such as scope, variables, form, and writer’s point of
view. These, in effect, are influenced by approaches and objectives.
What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research

PARAMETER
01 Approaches

02 Objectives

03 Research Design

04 Data Collection and

Analysis
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
04 Data Collection and Analysis

Data in language research may constitute observed behaviors such as

language performance, written, and oral; information provided by subjects
of the study such as attitude, beliefs, perceptions; records of language
proficiency from test, class ratings, etc.
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
04 Data Collection and Analysis

After identifying the data needed to pursue the study, the researcher
proceeds to pursue the study, the researcher proceeds to identifying the
method/s of collecting and analyzing these data.
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER Qualitative Content Analysis
04 Data Collection and
Analysis
Thematic Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Narrative Analysis
 What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research
PARAMETER
04 Data Collection and
Analysis
Probability Sampling
Non-probability Sampling
What makes a good Language Research? Part 03

Framework of Language
Research

PARAMETER
01 Approaches

02 Objectives

03 Research Design

04 Data Collection and

Analysis
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

01 The Problem and Its

Background 03 Research Methodology

Presentation, Analysis and

02 Review of Related Literature and
Study 04 Interpretation of Data
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

The Problem and Its
01 Background
 Introduction
 Setting of the Study
 Theoretical & Conceptual Framework
 Statement of the Problem
 Assumptions of the Study
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

The Problem and Its
01 Background
 Hypothesis
 Significance of the Study
 Scope/Delimitation and Limitation of the Study
 Definition of Terms
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

01 The Problem and Its

Background 03 Research Methodology

Presentation, Analysis and

02 Review of Related Literature and
Study 04 Interpretation of Data
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

Review of Related
02 Literature and Study
 Local Literature
 Foreign Literature
 Local Studies
 Foreign Studies
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

01 The Problem and Its

Background 03 Research Methodology

Presentation, Analysis and

02 Review of Related Literature and
Study 04 Interpretation of Data
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

Research Methodology
03
 Research Design
 Respondents of the Study
 Research Instrument
 Data Gathering Procedure
 Treatment of Data
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

01 The Problem and Its

Background 03 Research Methodology

Presentation, Analysis and

02 Review of Related Literature and
Study 04 Interpretation of Data
 Parts of Language Research Part 03

Parts of Language Research

Presentation, Analysis and
04 Interpretation of Data
 Data collection
 Data Analysis
 Summary of Results
 Conclusion