Awareness Studies in Foreign Language Teaching and Learning - MA Seminar 1 3301-ZJ-JSS1MOŻ
Aims of the seminar:
- to help students choose, negotiate and refine their research area,
- to conduct small scale research projects in the field of ELT methodology (incl. planning, piloting, conducting, analyzing and reporting),
- to assist students in the process of writing the MA thesis (incl. bibliographical quarries, outlining and drafting),
- to provide students with insight into new tendencies in applied linguistics and language pedagogy.
First semester:
- introduction to current issues in FL methodology: I will offer a coverage of selected current issues in the field of EFL teaching and learning with special prominence given to areas of my research interest (language awareness, corpus linguistics, CLIL).
- introduction to research methodology: I will offer a basic coverage of tools and techniques employed in researching the field of foreign language teaching and learning.
- introduction to appraisal of research: I will offer practice in the critical reading of research statements, reviews of literature and research findings.
Second semester:
- research methodology - cont.
- appraisal of research - cont.
- student presentation: you will be expected to present a version of your research-in-progress, including the exposition of the theoretical part of the thesis, the plan of empirical research and draft bibliography.
- a overview of main issues in EFL methodology.
Third semester:
- research methodology - cont.
- an overview of main issues in ELF methodology
- one-to-one tutorials.
Fourth semester:
- one-to-one tutorials.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
● Student knows and uses correctly selected terminology from ELT methodology.
● Student understands basic and more advanced notions in the field of applied linguistics.
● Student is able to analyze and receive critically a scientific paper.
● Student understands and is able to employ the structure of a research report.
● Student uses correctly lexical expressions belonging to proper register.
In class discussions students acquire skills of expressing their thoughts in a clear, coherent, logical and precise manner, with the use of language which is correct grammatically, lexically and phonetically.
K_W02 advanced knowledge of key methodologies and theories, contemporary trends and developments in the study of literature, culture and language, with particular emphasis on the English-speaking context;
K_W07 knows and understands the principles of designing advanced philological research, in particular, the creative application of methods and tools in formulating research problems and testing hypotheses;
K_W12 knows the principles and ethical norms in science;
K_U06 is able to evaluate the usefulness of various theoretical concepts for advanced philological research and for diverse practical applications;
K_U07 knows how to analyze research, define it, follow up on it, and conduct his own research tasks; knows how to formulate a problem and determine a method;
K_U10 knows how to proficiently search for information in various sources, evaluate its usefulness, interpret it in theoretical and practical terms in the English context;
K_K03 fully understands the ethical dimension of his/her activity and adheres to the principles of professional ethics;
K_K04 is ready to take full responsibility for his/her own work, at the same time recognizing and respecting the work of others;
K_K07 is able to express himself or herself coherently, clearly, logically and concretely in order to function effectively with others.
Assessment criteria
Credits based on:
- course attendance (two absences are allowed) and participation in class discussion
- reading the individualized background readings
- fulfilling the home assignments
MA seminar 1 ends in submitting a draft version of the title of the thesis.
If the course is taught in a distance-learning mode, each student is expected to have a working web-cam and a mic.
Practical placement
- does not apply -
Bibliography
Bielska, J. (2006) Between Psychology and Foreign Language Learning. Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.
Brown, J. D. (1988) Understanding Research in Second Language Learning. Cambridge: CUP.
Brzeziński, J. (2000) Badania eksperymentalne w psychologii i pedagogice. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe SCHOLAR.
Brzeziński, J. (2003) Metodologia badań psychologicznych. Warszawa: PWN.
Cohen, L. and Manion, L. (2000) Research Methods in Education. London and New York: Routledge.
Dakowska, M. (2007) Teaching English as a Foreign Language. A Guide for Professionals. Warszawa: PWN.
Ellis, R. (1994) The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: OUP.
Komorowska, H. (2007) Nauczanie języków obcych. Polska a Europa. Warszawa: Academia.
McCall R. (1994) Fundamental Statistics for Behavioral Sciences. Forth Worth: Hartcourt Brace College Publishers.
Piechurska-Kuciel, E. (2005) The Importance of Being Aware. Advantages of Explicit Grammar Study. Opole: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego.
Porte, G. K. (2002) Appraising Research in Second Language Learning. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Richards, J. C. and Renandya W. A. (eds.) (2002) Methodology in Language Teaching. An Anthology of Current Practice. Cambridge: CUP.
Schmidt, R. (ed.) (1995) Attention and Awareness in Foreign Language Learning. Technical Report #9. Honolulu, Ha: University of Hawaii Press.
Seliger, H. W. and Shohamy, E. (1989) Second Language Research Methods. Oxford: OUP.
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