Language 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.)

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

• Ellis, R. 2012DESCRIPTIVE 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

CONFIRMATORY TRADITION

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

community

Patton (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