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The document discusses research in English language teaching. It provides answers to questions about defining research and its key components. Research is defined as a systematic process involving formulating questions, collecting relevant data, and analyzing the data. The three major components of research are identified as a question/problem/hypothesis, data, and analysis and interpretation of the data. The purpose of research in English or English teaching is to inform practice and policy in the teaching and learning of English. Steps in the research process include beginning with a theory, operationalizing concepts, determining hypotheses, methods, administration, analyzing results, and writing up findings.

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Research in English Language Teaching

The document discusses research in English language teaching. It provides answers to questions about defining research and its key components. Research is defined as a systematic process involving formulating questions, collecting relevant data, and analyzing the data. The three major components of research are identified as a question/problem/hypothesis, data, and analysis and interpretation of the data. The purpose of research in English or English teaching is to inform practice and policy in the teaching and learning of English. Steps in the research process include beginning with a theory, operationalizing concepts, determining hypotheses, methods, administration, analyzing results, and writing up findings.

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RESEARCH IN ENGLISH

LANGUAGE TEACHING
Activity 1
Read Nunan (1992, pp. 1-2), and find the answer to the following questions!

1) What is research?

Research is a process of formulating questions, problems, or hypotheses;


collecting data or evidence relevant to these questions/problems/hypotheses
and analyzing or interpreting the data

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Activity 1
Read Nunan (1992, pp. 1-2), and find the answer to the following questions!

2) What makes research different from other types of inquiry?

Inquiry is just an act of asking for information. An inquiry is any process that has
the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem. While
in research, you need to defend and prove it.
Research has two components: process and product.
• The process is about and area of inquiry and how it is pursued.
• The product is the knowledge generated from the process as well as the initial
area to be presented.

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Activity 1
Read Nunan (1992, pp. 1-2), and find the answer to the following questions!

3) Mention the three major components of research!

Three major components of research according to Nunan (1992, pp. 1-2), are:
(1) A question, problem, or hypothesis
(2) Data
(3) Analysis and interpretation of data.

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Activity 1
Read Nunan (1992, pp. 1-2), and find the answer to the following questions!

4) Mention as many other terms as you can which are commonly associated with
research!

Certain key terms commonly associated with research, such as: inquiry,
knowledge, hypothesis, information, classification, analysis, interpretation,
structured investigation, understanding, problem, prove, theory, evaluation,
asking questions, analyzing data, scientific method, insight, prove/disprove,
characterize phenomena, demystify, uncover, satisfy inquiry, solution.

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Activity 2
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 10-11), and find the answer to the following questions!

1) How does research relate with theory?

Theory and research have extremely complex and important feedback mechanism
at work.

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Activity 2
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 10-11), and find the answer to the following questions!

2) What happens if the research result-contradict the theory?

The research result can be used to adjust the theory held by member of the
discipline.

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Activity 2
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 10-11), and find the answer to the following questions!

3) What is the general purpose of research?

The general purpose of the research is to be to further the knowledge of the


subject matter that is claimed by the discipline.

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Activity 2
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 10-11), and find the answer to the following questions!

4) What may be the purpose of research in English or English teaching?

The purpose of research in English or English teaching


a. Research informs practice and policy in the teaching and learning of English 
b.

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Activity 3
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 11-15) and Tuckman (1978, pp. 10-15), and solve the
following problems in a small group discussion (4-5 members).

1) What are the characteristics of the research process, and describe (in one
sentence) each one of them!
•The characteristics of research process in its ideal form:
•Research is systematic
•Research is logical
•Research is empirical
•Research is reductive
•Research is replicable and transmittable

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Activity 3
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 11-15) and Tuckman (1978, pp. 10-15), and solve the
following problems in a small group discussion (4-5 members).

2) What is one of the most important features common to all research project?
One of the most important features common to all research projects is the
attempt to show how one variable is the “cause” of another.

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Activity 3
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 11-15) and Tuckman (1978, pp. 10-15), and solve the
following problems in a small group discussion (4-5 members).

3) What are the steps to be taken in conducting research?

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The steps in a research process according to Runcie:
Activity 3 1. Researcher begins with a theory
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 11-15) 2. Operationalize the concepts
3. Determine the hypotheses
4. After conceiving the research, the hypotheses will
go through a number of revisions.
5. Determine the methods. It leads the researcher in
two direction. First, back to the beginning and
make certain researcher doing what the theory
says they should be doing. Second, define the
methods takes researcher to the creation of the
instruments they will use.
6. Administration
7. Hypotheses Result. It can be rejected or become
Future Research Suggestions.
8. Write results (including reasons for rejecting
hypotheses)

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Activity 3
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 11-15)

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The steps in a research process according to Tucman:
Activity 3 1. Identifying a problem
2. Reviewing the literature
Read Tuckman (1978, pp. 10-15)
3. Constructing a hypothesis
4. Identifying and labeling variables
5. Constructing operational definition
6. Constructing operational definition
7. Manipulating and controlling variables
8. Constructing a research design
9. Identifying constructing devices for observation and
measurement
10. Constructing questionnaires and interview schedules
11. Carrying out statistical analysis
12. Writing a research report
13. Conducting evaluation studies
14. Conducting research
15. Analyzing and critiquing a research study

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Activity 3
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 11-15) and Tuckman (1978, pp. 10-15), and solve the following
problems in a small group discussion (4-5 members).

4) Compare the steps suggested by Runcie and those suggested by Tuckman (Discuss the similarities
and differences).
The Similarities between Runcies and Tuckman in Conducting Research are:
• Both suggest the steps in a systematic approach procedure.
• Study relationship data/variable.
• Both use hypothesis in a research study
• Test the hypothesis Get the data by constructing interviews, questionnaires, etc.
• Analyzing the result

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Activity 3
Read Runcie (1980, pp. 11-15) and Tuckman (1978, pp. 10-15), and solve the following
problems in a small group discussion (4-5 members).

4) Compare the steps suggested by Runcie and those suggested by Tuckman (Discuss the similarities
and differences).
The Differences between Runcies and Tuckman in Conducting Research are:
• Runcie started with the theory while Tuckman began with problems that will choose to
study.
• Runcie stated that operational definition as a leading to hypothesis while Tuckman make it
for manipulation, control and examination.
• Runcie conducts revision of hypothesis while Tuckman test it that will use in the study.
• To find the relating data, Tuckman use statistical analysis while Runcie back to the theory and
hypothesis

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THANK YOU

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