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NAMA KURSUS

: RESEARCH METHODS FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES

KOD KURSUS

: BBI 4401

KREDIT

: 3 (3 + 0 )

JUMLAH JAM PEMBELAJARAN PELAJAR

: 160

PRASYARAT

: Tiada

HASIL PEMBELAJARAN

: Students are able to: 1. develop a critical and practical understanding of the methods employed in language research (C5) 2. integrate appropriate research methods and techniques to a research project (A4) 3. construct a clear and comprehensive research proposal (P4, CTPS) 4. adopt new ideas and become autonomous learner (EM)

SINOPSIS

: This course covers current research methodology in language related fields, types of research methods, research design and procedures, basic statistics and statistical analysis, preparation of research proposals and instrumentation, as well as the outlining and writing of the research paper.

(Kursus ini merangkumi metodologi penyelidikan terkini dalam bidang bahasa, pelbagai kaedah penyelidikan, prosedur dan rekabentuk penyelidikan, ststistik asas dan analisis statistik, penyelidikan proposal dan instrument penyelidikan, serta perangkaan dan penulisan kertas penyelidikan.)

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KANDUNGAN KURSUS KULIAH

Jam Pembelajaran Bersemuka : 1. Introduction to language research − Why research is important − Steps in conducting research − Skills needed for research 2. Quantitative and qualitative approaches − Characteristics of approaches − Research design associated with paradigm − Choosing between quantitative and qualitative 3. Steps in the process of research − Identifying a research problem − Statement of the problem − Problems to be researched

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4. Reviewing the literature − What is a literature review − Steps in conducting a literature review − Locating literature

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5. Research questions − Purpose statements − Hypothesis − The importance of research questions

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6. Quantitative data − Types of data − Instruments used to collect data − Specifying variables − Descriptive analysis − Inferential analysis − Statistical analysis 7. Qualitative data − Process of collecting data − Access to people − Recording data − Organizing data − Coding − Reporting findings 114

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8. Reporting and evaluating research − Non-discriminatory language − Audience awareness − Peer review 9. Research designs − Experimental − Survey − Ethnographs

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Jumlah Tutorial

1. Steps in conducting research 2. Ethical practices 3. Identifying a research problem 4. Reviewing of literature 5. Specifying a purpose for research 6. Setting research questions 7. Understanding quantitative and qualitative research 8. Sampling 9. Collecting qualitative data 10. Collecting quantitative data 11. Analyzing qualitative data 12. Analyzing quantitative data 13. Writing a research proposal 14. Refining research proposal Jumlah

PENILAIAN RUJUKAN

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: Kerja Kursus Peperiksaan Akhir :

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70% 30%

1. Babbie, E. (2007). The practice of social research.

Belmont: Thompson.

2. Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2007).

Research methods in education (5th edition). New York: Routledge.

3. Kumar, R. (2010). Research methodology (3rd edition).

London: Sage.

4. Neuman, W. L. (2004). Basics of social research: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

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5. Newman, P. & Ratliff, M. (2001). Linguistic fieldwork.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

6. Wiersma, W. & Jurs, S. G. (2008). Research methods in education. San Fransisco: F.E. Peacock.

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