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> Settlement Types and Laie Stone Age Colonization ofthe Chadian Plain
Augustin Ferdinand Charles Holl
This chapter aims to présent an updated reconstruction of the expansion of human scttlemcnt in
the southem part of the Chad basin, here termed Chadian Plain. To achievc such an aim,
archaeological data collectcd from well dated contexts are at premium. It is howevcr important to
note that in our study area, the number of tested sites is extremely small compared to the total
number of recordedand mapped settlemcnts, which amounts to more than one thousand
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García Castaño, F. J., & Pulido Moyano, R. A. (1993). Multicultural Education : Some
Reeections on the Spanish Case. European ]ournal of Intercultural Studíes, 4(2), 67–80.
F Javier García Castaño
The Impact of the Abortion Law Controversy on North American Human Embryo
Research Policy
David M. Kaplan
This exploratory study examines why Canada and the United States of America have adopted
different policies regarding research on human embryos. The possible explanation may rest in an
examination of the history and the values expressed in the respective landmark abortion
decisions. Before explicating the benefits of conducting research on embryos and the concerns
that such research elicits, the moral status of the pre-embryo and its biological development are
outlined. The relevant cases and policy documents are analyzed by wedding a neo-institutional
approach to policy analysis with Dworkin's theory of judicial review. While a right to abortion exis…
in United States,
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(potential) human life' was found to be a highly institutionalized value in both countries;
'protection of reproductive health' was not as highly institutionalized. These differences may have
Susan Manning, Lucia Ruprecht (Hg.): New German Dance Studies. University of Illinois Press
differentially constrained the policymakers when contemplating human embryo research options.
2012, S. 182-199.
Pina Bausch, Mary Wigman, and the Aesthetic of 'Being Moved'
Sabine Huschka
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Smoking prevention among urban minority youth: Assessing effects on outcome and
mediating variables
1992 •Errol Baker
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Preface xi
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Further reading 73
4 Case study 74
Defining case studies 74
Reliability an d validity of case stu dy research 79
Single case research 81
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Preface
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tions t o pedagogic problems nre beginning to a rgue that there is too 1iiuc11
research.
I f teachers are t o benefit from the research of others, and i f they ar e to con-.
textualise research outc ome sagain st the reality of their own classrooms, they
need to be able to read th e research rep orts of others in an informed and crit-
ical way . Un fortu nately , published research is all too often presen ted in neat,
unproblem atic packages, and critical skills are needed to get beneath the sur -
face and evaluate th e reliability an d validity of researcl~ utcomes. A major
function of this book, in addition to providing a contemporary account of
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the 'what' and the 'how' of research, is to help nonresearchers develop the
critical, analytical skills which will enable them to read a nd evaluate research
reports in an informed and knowledgeable way.
T w o alternative conceptions of the nature of research provide a point of
tension within the h o k ; Th e first view is that external truths exist 'out there'
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somcwherc. According to this view, the function of research is to uncover An introduction to research methods and
thcsc truths. The second view is that tru th is a negotiable commodity co ntin- traditions
gent upon the historical context within which phenomena are observed and
interpreted. Further, rcsearch 'standards are subject to change in the light of
practice [which] would seem to indicate that the search for a substantive uni-
versal,
Whileahistorical methtoodology
I shall strive provide is
a futile'(Cha1mers 1990: t21).
balanced introduction o these alternative
traditions, 1 must declare myself at the o utset for the second. Accordingly, in
the book I shall urge the reader to exercise caution in applying research out- Scientists should not be ashamed to a d m i t . . . hat hypotheses appear in their minds
comes derived in one co ntext to othe r contexts removed in time and space. along uncharted byways of thought; that they are imaginative and inspirationalin
This second, 'context-bound'attitude to research entails a rather different character; t h a t they are indeed adventures of the mind.
role for the classroom practitioner than th e first. If knowledge is tentativeand (Peter Medawar, 1963, Is the Scientific Paper a Fraud ?"BBC Presentation)
contingent upon c ontext, rather than absolute, then I believe that practitio-
This book is essentially practical in na ture. It is intended as an intr oduc tion
ners, rather than being consumers of other people's research, should adopt a
to research methods in applied linguistics, and does not assume specialist
research oricntation to their own classroomsi There is evidence that the
knowledge of the field. It is written in order t o help you t o develop a range
teacher-researchcr movement is alive and well and gathering strength. How-
of skills, but mo re particularly t o discussand critiq ue a wide rang eof research
ever, if the momentum which has gathered is not to falter, and if the teacher-
methods, including formal experiments and quasi-experiments; elicitation
rcscarcher movcrnent is not to become yet anoth er fad, then significant num-
instruments; interviews and questionnaires; observation instruments and
bers of tcachcrs, graduate studcnts, and others will need skills in planning,
schedules; introspective methods, including diaries, logs, journals, protocol
implcmcnting, and evaluating rcsearch. Accordingly, a second aim of this
book is to assist the reader to develop relevant research skills. At th e end of analysis,
raphy andandcasestimulated recall; interaction
studies. Having and you
read the book, transcript
shouldanalysis; ethnog-
have a detailed
thc book, rcaders should be able to formulate realistic research questions,
appreciation of the basic principles of research design, an d you should be able
adopt a ppropriate procedures for collecting and analysing data, and present
to rcad and critique publish edstudies in applied linguistics. In relation to you r
the fru its of their rcsearch in a form accessible to others.
own teaching , you sho ~ll d e better able to develop strategies for formulating
I should like to th ank all those individuals who assisted in the development
questions, and for collecting and analysing data relating to those questions.
of th,c idcas in this book. Whil e thcse researchers, teachers, learners, and grad-
Th e purpose of this initial chapter is to intro duce you to research methods
i ~ a t ctudcnts are too numcrou s to mention, I trust that they will recognise
and traditio ns in applied linguistics. T he chapt er sets the scene for the rest of
the contributions which they have made. One person who deserves explicit
the book, and highlights the central themes underpinning the book. This
acknowlc dgrnent is Ceoff Brindley, wh o provided many useful references and
chapter deals with the following questions:
who helpcd to synthesise the ideas set out in C hapter 7. Thank s are also due
to the anonymous reviewers, whose thoughtful a nd detailed comments were -
- What is the difference between quantita tive and qualitative research?
cnorniously helpful. Finally, grateful thanks go to Ellen Shaw from Cam-
- What d o we mean by 'the statu s of knowledge', a nd why is this of partic-
hridgc University Prcss, who provided criticism and encourage ment in app ro- ular significance to an un derstanding of research traditions?
priatc mcasurc and at just the right time. Thanks also to Suzette Andri, and
- Wha t is mean t by the terms reliability and validity, and why are they con-
cspccially
could
to S;intly Cmham, who is quite simply the best editor any author
wish for. Ncccllcss to say, such shortcomings as remain are mine alone. sidered important in research?
- What is action research?
See Full PDF Download PDF Resea rch traditions in applied linguistics
research, involver, rigou r and th e application of specialist know ledge and lecting data or evidence relevant to these q ~ ~ e s t i o ~ ~ s / p r o L ~ I ~ ' ~ i ~ ~ /
skills, this rather forbidding image is certainly not on e I wish to present here. and analysing or interpreting these data. The n1i1iini:ll dc,fi~iition o which I - ,
I recently asked a gr oup of gra duate studen ts who w ere just beginning a shall adhe re in these pages is that resr'lrcl~ s a syste ~iinti c rocess of i~icluiry
research methods course to complete th e following statements: 'Research is consisting of three elenie~its r components: 1 ) n q u c s t i o ~ i , r o l ~ l c ~ n ,r
. . an d 'Research is carried ou t in order to . . Here are some of their hypothesis, 2 ) data, (3) analysis and interprrtntio~i oi tl.it;i. Ally ;~cti\,iry
responses. which lacks one of these elements (for example, dntn) I shall cliissify ;is sonic-
thing other than research. A short definition of key tenns pri11tc.d i l l itillic
Research is: can be found in th e glossary at the end of the btmk.)
- abou t inquiry. It has two com ponents: process and product. Th e process is
Traditionally, w riters on research traditions h;ive madc n biniiry distinc-
abou t an area of inquiry and ho w it is pursued. The product is the knowl- tion between qualitative and q~~ ant itn tivee se;ircl?, altlio ugh niorc rCc.critly it
edge generated from the process as well as the initial area to be presented. has been argued that the distinction is simplistic aritl nnivc. I(cic11iirdt I I I L I
- a process which involves (a) defining a problem, (b) stating a n objective, and Ctmk (cited in Chaudr on 1988), for example, argue that it1 prncticiil tcrliis,
(c) formu lating a n hypothesis. I t involves gathering in formation , clrlssifi-
qualitative and quanrit;itivc research :ire in niuny rcspccts inilisti~i~~iisl~.iI,lc,
cation, analysis, and interpretation to see to wha t exten t the initial objec- and t hat 'researchers in n o way follow the pri~lciples f a supposed par.idigm
tive has been achieved. without simultaneously assuming methods and values of the iilterllntivc pnr-
undertaking structured investigation which hopefully results in greater adigms'(R eichardt and Coo k 1979: 232). Those wh o draw a distinction sug-
understand ing of the chosen interest area. Ultimately, this investigation
gest that qu antitativ e research is obtrusive and controlled, objective, gcner-
becomes accessible to t he 'public'. aliubie, outcom e oriented, and assumes the existelice of L f~ et s' hich arc
- an activity which analyses and critically evaluates some problem.
some how extern al to an d inde pendent of the observer or researclicr. Qunli-
- to collect and analyse the data in a specific field with the purpose of proving t ~ t i v eesearch, on the oth er han d, assumes th at all knowleilgc is rcliitivc, tliiit
your theory. there is a subjective element to all knowledge and research, a ~ l ~liiit l holistic,
- evaluation, asking questions, investigations, analysis, confirming hypo th-
ung'enera'tisable studies are justifiable (an ungeneralisable study is onc i l l
eses, overview, gather ing a nd analysing data in a specific field accord ing to
which the insights and outco mes gener ated by the research canno t I J ~ pplic.J
certain predetermined methods. to con texts o r situations beyond those in which the data were collectell). In
Research is carried ou t in order to: metaphorical terms, quan titative research is 'hard' while qualitative rcscnrch
- get a result with scientific methods objectively, not subjectively. is 's of t'. T e r m s ( s om e t im e s u se d i n a pp r o b at i on , s o m et in ie s as a b i ~ ~o111-
)
- solve problems, verify the application of theories, and lead on to new nionly associated with the tw o paradigms are set out in Figure I . 1.
insights. an a ttem pt to g o beyond the binary ~iistin ction r tw ce~ i 1u;llit;itivc llitl
- enlighten both researcher an d any interested readers. quan titative research, Chau dron (1988) argues that there are four rese;ircli
- prove/dispro ve new o r existing ideas, to characterise phenomena (i.e., the traditions in applied linguistics. These are the psychometric tmditio~i, ntcr-
language characteristics of a particular population), and to achieve per- .iction analysis, disco urse analysis, a nd et hnog raph y. .l'ypicaIl y, /)s)~~./~ottrc,tric.
sonal and community aims. That is, to satisfy the individual's quest but investigations seek to determine language gains from different mctliorls ;ind
also to improve community welfare. materials through the use of the 'experimental method ' (t o be de;ilt with i l l
- prove or disprove, demystify, carry ou t what is lanned, to support the detail in Chapter 2). Interaction rlnalysis in classroom settings i~ivcstigarrs
P such relationships as the exte nt t o which learner behaviour is a fulictic~n f
point 6f view, to uncover wh at is not know n, satlsfy inquiry. T o discover
the cause of a problem, t o find the solution t o a problem, etc. teacher-dete rmined inter action, and utitises various observation systems and
schedules for co ding classroo m in teractions . Discorrrse atri11ysisn1i;llyscs lnss-
Certa in key terms com monly associated w ith research appe ar in these char- room discourse in linguistic terms through the study of classroo~ n r;lnscripts
acterisations. These include: inquiry, knowledge, hypothesis, information, which typically assign utterance s to predetermined categories. Fi~iaIl , e t l l
classification, analysis, interpretation , struc tured investigation, under stand- trograpl~y eeks to obtain insights into the classroon~ as a culturil systerli
ing, problem, prove, theor y, evaluation, asking questions, analysing data, sci- throu gh naturalistic, 'unco ntrolled' observation and description (we shall
entific method, insight, prove/disprove, characterise phenom ena, dem ystify, deal with ethnography in Chapter 3). While Chaudron's aim of attempting
uncover, satisfy inquiry, solution. The terms, taken together, suggest that to transcend the traditional binary distinction is a worthy one, it could be
research is a process of form ulating questions, problems, o r hypotheses; col- argued tha t discourse analysis and interaction analysis are methocls ot dat;l
Kcscnrc.lj ttrctljoc ls itr liltrgrrogc kartr itrg An introdtrction to research meth ods atrd traditiorrs
In this issue, TESOL Quarterly presents revised guidelines for quantitative and
qualitative research in TESOL. Contributors to the guidelines were Dwight Atkinson
2003 •Steven Ross
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2008 •Dr. A.K.M. Rezaul Karim
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2000 •Stig Montin
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Analyzing Arabic Untranslatable Expressions Structurally, Semantically and Level of
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Hu, G. W., & Cao, F. (2011). Hedging and boosting in abstracts of applied linguistics
articles: A comparative study of English- and Chinese-medium journals. Journal of
Pragmatics, 43, 2795-2809.
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