ELT508 RESEARCH METHODS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS
| Course Code: |
8200508 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the research methods and techniques used in the field of applied linguistics and to help students develop skills necessary to design and implement research in the field. The first section of the course provides a brief review of the main concepts in the area while the second part focuses on quantitative methodology and scrutinises experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental research designs as well as the data collection and analyses procedures appropriate for this brand of research. The third part of the course is devoted to qualitative research designs and examines case studies, ethnographies, action research, grounded theory and phenomenology. It also walks the students though the basics of gathering and interpreting qualitative data. The course ends by discussing topics such as mixed research designs, writing the research and practicalities in applied linguistics research.
