EFL Research Tradition

CONFIRMATORYDESCRIPTIVE

The new social view of doing research is hybrid research (mixing the classical traditions of research). This new social view follows the

classroom-oriented research (the researcher accounts not only for the "inside" classroom but also for the "outside" classroom - what surrounds the classroom such as culture, community, approaches,

policies, etc.)

EFL - RESEARCH DESIGNS Ellis, R. 2012

FORMAL RESEARCH PRACTITIONER RESEARCH

Conducted by an external researcher

It can be motivated by theoretical or pedagogical issues

Conducted by teachers in their own classroom.

It is motivated by pedagogic concerns and enables teachers to solve problems

DESCRIPTIVE CONFIRMATORY

RESEARCH TRADITIONS

IN THE FORMAL or PRACTITIONER RESEARCH WE CAN FIND TWO MAIN TYPES OF PRIMARY DATA

QUALITATIVE DATA QUANTITATIVE DATA

FORMAL PRACTITIONER

Interactional Ethnography

Types of ReserachTypes of Research

ExperimentalQuasi-

experimental

DESCRIPTIVE

TRADITION

• A descriptive research aims to produce Quali & Quanti accounts of classroom processes.

• Ellis, R. 2012

CONFIRMATORY

TRADITION

• 1, The objective can be studied scientifically.• 2. To form the hypothesis the phenomenon

is divided into clearly defined elements /constructs.

• 3. The measure of the variables must be desmonstrably.

• Ellis, R. 2012

DESCRIPTIVE TRADITION

ETHNOGRAPHY DESIGN

The research intention is to study peple’s behaviour in naturally occuring on going settings with a focus on the

cultural interpretation of behaviour

INTERACTIONAL DESIGNThe research intention is to study: Discourse Analysis Conversational Analysis

CASE STUDY DESIGNThe research intention is to examine something in

a real-life context, and use theory to

generalize results. Yin (2003)

ACTION RESEARCH DESIGN

The research intention is to

solve specific problems within a program, organization, or

communityPatton (1990)

NARRATIVE DESIGNThe research intention is

to “inquire” into--or asks questions about and

looks for deeper understanding of--

particular aspects of life experience

CONFIRMATORY TRADITION

QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL The research intention

is to determine whether a program or intervention has the intended effect

on a study’s participants. While a true experiment includes (1) pre-

post test design, (2) a treatment group

and a control group, and (3)

random assignment of study

participants, quasi-experimental

studies lack one or more of these

design elements.

EXPERIMENTAL The research intention

is to involve at least a

treatment, an outcome measure,

units of assignment, and

some comparison from which change can be inferred and hopefully attributed

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