EKIS3160 Doing Research on Language Learning and Teaching (5 cr)

Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

The course focuses on deepening the knowledge and ability to apply different research methods also in reflecting on one's own future work as a teacher.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the students will be able to

  • discuss most frequently used research methods in applied linguistics both from the point of view of data gathering and analysis
  • discuss and assess implications of language learning research on foreign language teaching.

Description of prerequisites

For language students: BA thesis seminar and KOPA1000 Johdatus kielen oppimisen ja opettamisen tutkimukseen

Study materials

Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research: A Practical Guide. Eds. A. Mackey & S. M. Gass. (2023). United Kingdom: Wiley.

AND

  • DeKeyser, Robert M. , Goretti Prieto Botana (Eds). 2019. Doing SLA Research with Implications for the Classroom: Reconciling methodological demands and pedagogical applicability. John Benjamins Publishing Company

OR

  • Rose Gillian. 2016. Visual Methodologies - An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials. 4th edition. Sage

Literature

  • Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research: A Practical Guide. Eds. A. Mackey & S. M. Gass. (2023). United Kingdom: Wiley.
  • DeKeyser, Robert M. , Goretti Prieto Botana (Eds). 2019. Doing SLA Research with Implications for the Classroom: Reconciling methodological demands and pedagogical applicability. John Benjamins Publishing Company
  • Rose Gillian. 2016. Visual Methodologies - An Introduction to Researching with Visual Materials. 4th edition. Sage

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Book exam/e-exam. Essay questions.
Evaluation criteria:
Book exam
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Parts of the completion methods
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Exam (5 cr)

Type:
Exam
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching