COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EGT 3112 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YEŞIM BEKTAŞ ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION (English)

Course Objective

The aim is to study the basic concepts of research techniques, historical background, the different types of research designs, instrumentation, participants, data collection techniques and data analyses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   knows different kinds of research methods
2   knows data collection techniques
3   has general idea about data analysis techniques
4   to be able to analyze research in ELT in terms of validity and reliability

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to research
2 Issues related to data gathering
3 Common data collection measures in ELT
4 Variables and hypothesis
5 Validity and reliability
6 Experimental research
7 Correlational research
8 Midterm
9 Survey
10 Sampling
11 Instrumentation
12 Data analysis (Descriptive)
13 Data analysis (Inferential)
14 Ethics and research

Recomended or Required Reading

Mackey, A., & Gass, S. M. (2005). Second Language Research Methodology and Design. New Jersey: Lawrence
Fraenkel, J. R., & Wallen, N. E. (2012). How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education. NY: McGraw-Hill

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, question and answer, group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Answers general questions about research designs, data collection and data analysis procedures

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yesim.cetinkaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12.00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.1445455
LO.2445455
LO.3445455
LO.4445455