WHY DON’T YOU JOIN THE UPCOMING RESEARCH-

DOING ACTIVITY?

27 March 2016Instructor: Hoang Thi Nhat Tam, M.A

2 Objectives of the seminar• To help the students have a clear notion of

“doing research” • To help the students generate research

questions

REFLECTIVE SPEAKING ACTIVITIES

SIX ACTIVITIES

• Activity 1: “Find someone who…”• Activity 2: “Let’s be a researcher!”• Activity 3: “Research-question

generator”• Activity 4: “Numerous benefits of doing

research”• Activity 5: “Wrap it up!!!”• Activity 6: Q & A SECTION

READY?

HERE WE GO!!!

Activity 1: “Find someone who…”

Aim: This activity aims at (1) warming up and (2) recounting your experiences in doing research in your daily life, creating a confidence in yourselves in your capacity of conducting research. Mode of communication: 1. Interviewing2. Opinion sharing3. Wrapping up

Activity 1: “Find someone who…”

Interviewing (15 minutes)

- Take the handout “Find some who…”

- Circulate and interview people (stopwatch!)

Activity 1: Opinion sharing (10 minutes)

DiscussionAGREE or DISAGREE? WHY?

1. Searching information (about the things or the persons we are interested before buying or being friends with them) can minimize the risk of making mistakes and the likelihood of being regretful.

2. Don’t waste time searching the information from different sources for it is likely to confuse you. You are highly advised to rely on only ONE source.

What is research?

What is research?

– simply find a satisfactory answer to the question

• “a systematic investigation to find answers to a problem” (Burns, 1994, p. 2)

• the research process “1 is being undertaken within a framework of a set of philosophy; 2 uses

procedures, methods and techniques that have been tested for their validity and reliability; and 3 is designed to be

unbiased and objective.” (Kumar, 1996, p. 4)

Activity 2: “Let’s be a researcher!”

• Mode of communication: group work• Time: 15 minutes• Aim: involve the participants in experiencing

joining some first initial stages in doing research in order to familiarize them with doing research (chasing away the fear of getting involved in such an academic activity)

Activity 2: “Let’s be a researcher!”

Form a group of 3 – 4 students

Activity 2: “Let’s be a researcher!”

“To what extent are the English-majored sophomores independent learners?”

(sinh viên năm 2 chuyên Anh có khả năng học tự chủ ở mức độ nào?)

Activity 2: “Let’s be a researcher!”

15 – minute discussion

“imagine you are researchers, discuss these questions in groups” (see Appendix 2)

Wrap up!!!

1.Brief answers (appendix 3)2.The required format (appendix 4)3.RESEARCH (WHAT, WHY, HOW)

What is research?

– simply find a satisfactory answer to the question

• “a systematic investigation to find answers to a problem” (Burns, 1994, p. 2)

• the research process “1 is being undertaken within a framework of a set of philosophy; 2 uses

procedures, methods and techniques that have been tested for their validity and reliability; and 3 is designed to be

unbiased and objective.” (Kumar, 1996, p. 4)

Why doing research?

What do you think - thanks to experiencing the activities you have joined so far?

How to do research?

What do you think? (the knowledge is going to be shared and

instructed in the next seminar(s) after the students submitted their research proposal)

Activity 3: “Research-question generator”

• Mode of communication: group work • Time: 15 minutes• Aim:- encourage all of the audience to get involved in

arousing (burning) questions in their head and “triggering” them to be research questions.

- build confidence in the students in their capacity of starting the very first phases of becoming a researcher.

A list of suggested research questions closely related to student life (see Appendix 5)

Activity 3: “Research-question generator”

• Work in your favorite groups

• Discuss the topics captivating to you or generate many other topics of your concerns and interests.

• (you are also encouraged to think about ideas for the 8 required contents) (Appendix 4)

Activity 3: “Research-question generator”

Idea-sharing time!!!

Activity 4: “Numerous benefits of doing research”

• Mode of communication: group work• Time: 15 minutes • Aim: - Help the students be aware of the benefits of

doing research- Then stimulate them to participate in

research activities, especially the upcoming research one.

•Work in group of 3 or 4•Discuss the questions in the Appendix 6

Activity 4: “Numerous benefits of doing research”

Wrap up!!! Numerous websites

discussing the numerous benefits of doing research!!!

Spend more time reading about them!!!

SIX ACTIVITIES

• Activity 1: “Find someone who…”• Activity 2: “Let’s be a researcher!”• Activity 3: “Research-question

generator”• Activity 4: “Numerous benefits of doing

research”• Activity 5: “Wrap it up!!!”• Activity 6: Q & A SECTION

“sinh viên nộp đề cương nghiên cứu khoa học tại Văn phòng Khoa theo thời hạn, từ ngày ra thông báo đến hết ngày thứ Hai (14/03/ 2016)” (Thông báo đăng kí đề tài nghiên cứu khoa học sinh viên 2017)

DEADLINE FOR RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

MARCH 14TH 2016

Interested???

1. Take these guidelines 2. Work in groups to write the research

proposal3. (See me in the office (Giáo Vụ - Thu Duc

Campus) every Friday if you need my advise)4. Submit the proposal (14 March 2016)5. FANTASTIC SEMINARS ON “HOW TO DO

RESEARCH” ARE WAITING FOR YOU!!!

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