Course Outline (RM for Research Methods in Language Learning; SL for Second Language Research Methods; SLAR for An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research; WUR for Writing up Research; BD for By Design)
Week 1: Course introduction
Week 2: An introduction to research methods I--RM: 1; SL: Ch 1 & 3; SLAR: Ch 1
Week 3: No Class
Week 4: An introduction to research methods II--RM: 1 & The experimental method I--RM: 2; SL: Ch 4 & 5
Week 5: An introduction to research methods III--RM: 1 & The experimental method II--RM: 2; SL: Ch 6 & 7 & 8
Week 6 & 7: Ethnography--RM: 3; SL; Ch 9
Week 8: Case study--RM: 4; Classroom observation and research--RM: 5
Week 9: Midterm
Week 10: Introspective methods--RM: 6; SLAR: Ch 3 & 4
Week 11: Elicitation technique--RM: 7; SLAR: Ch 6 & 8
Week 12: Identifying and using library sources
Week 13: In-class quiz; WUR: 1-4
Week 14: WUR: 5 & 6; BD: Ch 1-3
Week 15: WUR: 7 & 8 & 9; BD: Ch 4-6
Week 16: Class Presentation; BD: Ch 7-10
Week 17: Finals
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