Module EFPM329 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM329: Preparing for TESOL Inquiry and Dissertation
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module consists of a series of lectures, workshops and on-line resources. Topics are selected from the following:
Critical reading; Searching and Reviewing literature; Finding a suitable topic; Moving from Topic to Research questions; Project Design; Theoretical aspects of research; Research Methodologies; Research Ethics; Methods of Data Collection; Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis; Writing the dissertation.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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40 | 560 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 20 | 10 Lectures x 2 hours (full time and part time) |
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 10 | 5 Workshops x 2 hours |
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 10 | Individual supervision |
Guided Independent Study | 130 | A variety of private study tasks directed by module tutors through online materials (in ELE). These tasks may include (with an indicative number of hours): |
Guided Independent Study | 430 | Carrying out of research enquiry, for example, gathering data, analysing data, writing dissertation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Baumfield, V., Hall, E. and Wall, K. (2008) Action Research in the Classroom. London: Sage.
Bitchener, J. (2010) Writing an Applied Linguistics Thesis or Dissertation. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan. Burns, A. (2010) Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching. Abingdon: Routledge.
Dornyei, Z. (2007) Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dornyei, Z. (2010) Questionnaires in second language research:. construction, administration, and processing: OUP.
Gillham, B. (2000) Developing a Questionnaire. London: Continuum. Gillham, B. (2000) The Research Interview. London: Continuum.
Gillham, B.(2008) Observation Techniques. London: Continuum.
Grix, J. (2004) The Foundations of Research. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
Heigham, J. and Croker, R. (2009) Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
McKay, S. (2006) Researching Second Language Classrooms. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Richards, K. (2003) Qualitative Enquiry in TESOL. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
Richards, K., Ross, S. & Seedhouse, P. (2012). Research Methods for Applied Language Studies. Routledge.
Silverman, D. (2010). Doing Qualitative Research (3rd ed). London: Sage.
Yin, R. (2014). Case Study Research. Sage. London: Sage.
There are also other general research methods books such as:
Cohen, L., Manion, L. & Morrison, K. (2018) Research Methods in Education. London: Routledge.
Hammersley, M. (2002). Educational Research: Policy Making and Practice. London: Paul Chapman.
Robson, C. & McCartan, K. (2016). Real world research: a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings. Hoboken: Wiley.
Thomas, G. (2013) How to do a research project. London: Sage Publications. Available at http://encore.exeter.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2640416?lang=eng
Wellington, J. (2015) Educational Research: Contemporary Issues and Practical Approaches. London: Continuum.