SYLLABUS
1. COURSE IDENTITIES
Study Program
: Language Education (English Concentration)
Course
: Research Methods
Semester
: II
Semester Credits : 2/2
Time Allotment
: 16 X 100 Minutes
Prerequisite
:2. Standard of Competency :
1. Students understand the philosophy of research
2. Students acquire the knowledge of research methodology, especially for educational research
3. Students use the knowledge to conduct research, especially EFL educational research (and non-educational research with implication
on/contribution to EFL education)
Learning Materials
The nature of research
(to answer curiosity), the
methods of knowing
(tenacity, authority, a
priori, scientific (selfcorrection), the research
spectrum
Instructional Objectives
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Understand the nature
of research
Compare methods of
knowing
Understand the research
spectrum
Performance Indicators
-
Participation in
class
Quality of
answers and
questions
Learning Experiences
Learning Resources
Chapter reading,
discussion
Gall, Gall, and Borg
(2004). Educational
Research 7th ed.
Boston: Allyn and
Bacon
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The positivistic
epistemology of research,
the scientific method,
quantitative research
approach
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The phenomenological
epistemology of research,
the naturalistic inquiry,
qualitative research
approach
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Quantitative research
(experimental, ex-post
facto), qualitative
research (ethnography,
grounded research),
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Understand the
positivistic
epistemology of
research
Understand its
influence on the
scientific method and
quantitative research
approach
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Understand the
phenomenological
epistemology of
research
Understand its
influence on the
naturalistic inquiry and
qualitative research
approach
Make comparisons of
the two traditions
Understand the
quantitative research
procedure such as
experimental and expost facto research
Producing a list of
comparison
between the
quantitative and
qualitative
approaches
- Analysis of s
sample research
report
-
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Participation in
class
Quality of
answers and
questions
Class
participation
Summary
writing
Chapter reading,
discussion
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Discussion,
compare and
contrast
Analyzing sample
research report
Book reading, paper
writing, presentation,
discussion
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IdemB. W. Tuckman.
(1983).
Conducting
Educational
Research.
Boston: Allyn
and Bacon
E. Guba. (1978).
Naturalistic Inquiry,
New York: Sage
Publication
Y. Lincoln and N.
Denzin. (1006).
Handbook of
Qualitative research.
New York: Sage
Publication
(as above)
Creswell. (2009). Mixed
methods. New Yaork:
Sage Publication
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mixed method research
(complementary,
supplementary), applied
research (action research,
R&D, policy studies)
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Starting a research
(stating the gap: das
sollen vs das sain,
problem identification,
scope of research,
problem statements,
purposes of the study,
significance of the study
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Literature review,
relevant research
findings, conceptual
framework, research
hypothesis
-
-
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Understand the
qualitative research
procedure such as
ethnography and
grounded research
Understand the
procedure of mixed
method research
Understand the
procedure of applied
research such as action
research and R&D
Analyze the gap
between das sollen and
das sain
Identify problems
State problems
State purposes of the
study
Identify significance of
the study
Review literature
Review relevant
research findings
State conceptual
framework
State research
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Proposal
chapter l
-
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Proposal
chapter ll
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Discussing chapter
1
Writing chapter 1
(as above)
Discussing chapter
2
Reviewing theory
and findings
Writing chapter 2
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The research procedure
(population and sample,
the research design,
validity of research,
variables, method of data
collection,
instrumentation, method
of data analysis)
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Reporting: finding,
discussion, implication of
finding
-
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hypothesis
Identify population
Apply sampling
technique to draw
sample
Use appropriate
research design
Understand internal and
external validity of
research
Identify variables
Decide method of data
collection
Write instruments
Validate instruments
Decide appropriate
method of data analysis
Identify the prerequisite
tests for hypothesis
testing
Describe data
Test hypothesis to yield
finding (in quantitative
research)
Interprete data
Discuss findings
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Proposal
chapter lll
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Reporting research :
chapter lV
-
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Discussing chapter
3
Exercises on
chapter 3
Writing chapter 3
(as above)
(as above)
Exercise on data
analysis using
artificial data
Exercise on making
interpretation and
discussion of
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Summary, conclusion,
suggestion
Style of academic writing
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Identify implications (if
any)
Summarize research
Draw conclusion
Make suggestion
Apply appropriate style
such as APA, MLA, or
Pasca style in thesis
writing
research findings
Reporting research:
chapter V
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Use of appropriate style
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Exercise on
drawing conclusion
Discussing
implication
Making suggestion
Practice in using
APA format of
research report
(as above)
English at Hand. (1996)
3. ASSESSMENT
A. Process : Presentation and paper, participation
B. Product : Research proposal
Ketua Program Studi
Singaraja,
Dosen Pengampu
Prof. Dr. I Made Gosong, M. Pd.
NIP. 194412311966111001
Prof. Dr. AAIN. Marhaeni, M. A.
NIP 196403261990032002
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