Universität Wien

120004 SE MEd 03: SE Applied Research Seminar (2019S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 18 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Montag 25.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Montag 08.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Montag 06.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Montag 20.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Montag 03.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
  • Montag 24.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course aims at familiarising MEd students with general questions of research design and some of the most frequently used research methods in the area of English Language Teaching and Learning. More precisely, students will be able
• to understand the rationale and means of applying five selected research methods
• will show their ability to use these methods in selected tasks
• will be able to outline and justify a research proposal employing one of these methods.
The methods addressed are:
• Interviews and questionnaires
• Close contextual reading
• Classroom observation
• Corpus linguistics
• Social semiotics

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

In order to successfully complete the course, students have to do all of the following:
• Participate actively in class, i.e. regular attendance, completion of short in-class and homework assignments, active participation in discussions (max. 10 points)
• Complete one method task for each research method presented (max. 15 points per task, i.e. max. 75 points in total) in total
• Complete a project design task (max. 15 points)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Attendance is obligatory (max. 2 absences)
A maximum of 100 points can be achieved. All individual components have to be passed.
0-59 = Nicht genügend
60-69= Genügend
70-79= Befriedigend
80-89= Gut
90-100 = Sehr gut

Prüfungsstoff

/ n.a.
There is no sit-down exam. As indicated above, understanding the rationale and the means of applying research methods, both independently and in connection with a larger research project, is shown through successful completion of tasks.

Literatur

Bibliographies will be provided in class and on moodle.
Some selected readings:

Cohen, L., Manion, L. & Morrison, K. (2017) Research methods in education Routledge.
Friginal, E. (2018) Corpus linguistics for English language teachers. Routledge
Dörnyei, Z., & Taguchi, T. (2009). Questionnaires in second language research: Construction, administration, and processing. Routledge.
Kress, G. R., & Van Leeuwen, T. (1996). Reading images: The grammar of visual design. Psychology Press.
Kress, G(2009). Multimodality: A social semiotic approach to contemporary communication. Routledge.
Pope, R. (2012) Studying English Literature and Language. An Introduction and Companion. 3rd ed. Routledge.
Reppen, R. (2010). Using corpora in the language classroom. Cambridge University Press.
Rex, L. A., & Schiller, L. (2010). Using discourse analysis to improve classroom interaction. Routledge.
Richards, K.; Ross, S. & Seedhouse, P. (2012) Research methods for applied language studies. Routledge.
Rymes, B. (2015) Classroom discourse analysis: A tool for critical reflection. Routledge.
Spolsky, B., & Hult, F. M. (Eds.). (2010). The handbook of educational linguistics. John Wiley & Sons.
Van Leeuwen, T. (2005). Introducing Social Semiotics. Routledge.
Walsh, S. (2011). Exploring classroom discourse: Language in action. Routledge

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: MEd 046/507
Code/Modul: MEd 03
Lehrinhalt: 12-4830

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33