QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN ELT

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Weeks	Topics
1. Weeks	Introduction Getting students' ideas related to broad concept of research • What is research? • Why do we need research? • What are the types of research? • Student narratives and reflections on the last research they carried • Primary vs secondary research • Basic vs. applied research • Reflections on students’ understanding of research • Similarities and differences between quantitative and qualitative research • Introduction to qualitative inquiry Zacharias, N.T. (2012). Chapter 1: What is Research? In Qualitative Research Methods for Second language Education: A coursebook. Cambridge Scholar Publishing: UK, pp.1-18.
2. Weeks	Foundations of Qualitative Research • Ontological and epistemological considerations in qualitative inquiry • Research paradigms and perspectives • Interpretive frameworks Creswell, J.W. (2013). Philosophical assumptions and interpretative frameworks. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.15-41. Hatch, A.J. (2002). Deciding to do qualitative research. In Doing Qualitative Research in Educational Settings. State University of New York Press: Albany, pp. 1-20.
3. Weeks	Designing a Qualitative Study • Characteristics of qualitative research • Process of designing a qualitative study • Ethical considerations in qualitative research design • General structure/format of a qualitative study Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 9: Qualitative procedures. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California. Creswell, J.W. (2013). Designing a qualitative study. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.42-67.
4. Weeks	Approaches in Qualitative Research • Narrative Research • Phenomenological Research • Grounded Theory Research • Ethnographic Research • Case Study Research Creswell, J.W. (2013). Five qualitative approaches to inquiry. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.69-110.
5. Weeks	Conducting a qualitative research study • Identifying the problem • Writing a qualitative purpose statement • Stating qualitative research questions • Review of the relevant literature Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 7: Qualitative research questions. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California. Creswell, J.W. (2013). Introducing and focusing the study. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.129-144. Zacharias, N.T. (2012). Chapter 3: The research question. In Qualitative Research Methods for Second language Education: A coursebook. Cambridge Scholar Publishing: UK, pp.1-18.
6. Weeks	Discussion of Students’ Studies • Analysis of student’s work on identifying the research problem, writing a qualitative purpose statement, stating qualitative research questions, reviewing the relevant literature (outline)
7. Weeks	Midterm
8. Weeks	Methodological framework in a qualitative research study • Sampling strategy/selection of the participants in qualitative research • Data collection tools in qualitative research (interviews, observations, documents, audiovisual materials) • Data recording/storing procedures in qualitative research • Data collection procedures in qualitative research Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 9: Qualitative procedures. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California. Creswell, J.W. (2013). Data collection. In Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches. Sage Publications: California, pp.145-178.
9. Weeks	Mixed Methods Procedures • Nature and components of mixed-methods procedures • Models for mixed-methods inquiry • Sequential and Concurrent Strategies in mixed-methods procedures Creswell, J.W. (2009). Chapter 10: Mixed-methods procedures. In Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed-Methods Approaches. Sage Publications: California. Ivankova, N.V., Creswell, J.W. & Stick, S.L. (2006). Using mixed-methods sequential explanatory design: From theory to practice. Field methods, 18(1), 3-20.
10. Weeks	Discussions on students' studies
11. Weeks	Data Analysis Strategies in Qualitative Research • Types of data analysis strategies in qualitative inquiry • Fundamentals of coding of qualitative data- samples • Quoting and extracting in qualitative research • Reliability, validity, and generalizability issues in qualitative inquiry • Peer debriefing in qualitative research
12. Weeks	Interpretation of Research Findings in Qualitative Research • Reporting and discussion of qualitative findings • Writing conclusions and implications
13. Weeks	Discussions on students' studies
14. Weeks	Review