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