IRL Session 3

Scholarship in the natural/social sciences and in the humanities
du schaffst das <3

research three concepts

what research means

what research means
has an impact on
weiter soo :))

Example: Empiricism

Example: Positivism

Example: Positivism
Scientific research stages in positivist tradition:

8 Schritte

Approach corresponds to natural sciences: 4 factors

Methods of data collection: 3

Inductive

Deductive

Starting point: The children on the tram I saw this morning used Turkish bzt switches to German to talk abotut teachers

Starting point: Theory that bilingual speakers use their first language in different social contexts than their second laguage

20th century Native american literature in English typically shows females as x or y characters

Basic research

Applied research

What is the difference betweeen descriptive and prescriptive approaches to grammar?

How can language teaching be influences by the bilingualism of language learners?

What are the factors that improve language learning for adult German English speakers?

Empirical research

Conceptual/Analytical research

Study of response of readers to reading

eg eye-scanning

eg. Interpretation or analysis of text by critic with possible reader reactions in mind

Exploratory research

Confirmatory research

Starting point: What are the factors that improve language learning for adult German- English speakers?

Starting point: Knowning Latin is a factor that probably improves language learning for adult German-English speakers (Hypothesis)

The short stories of the Irish writer Frank O'Connor

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Study of language attitudes of Austrian teachers based questionnaire of over 100 teachers

udy of language attitudes of Austrian teachers based on interview with a focus group

Study of motivation Austrian language learners based on interviews with pupils in a language class

Hermeneutic research

Example: Linguistics as a discipline with a varied and diverse methodology

Terminology to do with research (context dependent)

Method

Methodology/Methodologies

Theory

Methods & methodology

The relevance of research literacy in your personal, educational and professional contexts

Helps with: