2022/2023

Введение в методы научного исследования

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для Вашей будущей карьеры»

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»

Статус: Маго-лего

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 2 модуль

Онлайн-часы: 20

Охват аудитории: для всех

Преподаватели: Бакулев Алексей Валентинович

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 20

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is primarily designed for first-year students of the Master's program “Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication” who have had no experience of studying a similar course at the undergraduate level. The course is recommended for students who intend to pick the specialization "Linguistic Research in a Modern Interdisciplinary Context"; however, students of the other specializations and even other Master's programs are welcome to sign up. The course gives a brief and comprehensive overview of different aspects of research theory and practice; basic research methods for completing a successful research project; methods of data analysis; data collection techniques; methods of sampling and measurement; analytic frameworks and methods of contemporary linguistics.

Learning Objectives

• To familiarize students with research frameworks and approaches
• To familiarize students with various methods and techniques applicaple to research in linguistics, language teaching, translation and interpreting, and intercultural communication
• To provide students with an opprotunity to test empirically how some of the studied methods and techniques work

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Students will develop a comprehensive view on different types of research.
• Students will distinguish between different research frameworks and approaches.
• Students will distinguish between different types of sampling.
• Students will be able to determine which type of sampling is best for their study.
• Students will distinguish between different types of surveys.
• Students will be able to formulate survey questions.
• Students will be able to distinguish between types of interviews.
• Students will be able to design interview guides.
• Students will be able to employ different kinds of coding.
• Students will be able to design a case study for their field.
• Students will distinguish between types of experiment.
• Students will be able to plan and design a (quazi)experiment.
• Students will familiarize themselves with digital methods for linguistics.
• Students will be able to apply methods for linguistic research to various language samples.

Course Contents

• Frameworks and approaches to research
• Sampling
• Survey
• Interview
• Coding
• Case study
• Experiment
• Methods for linguistic studies

Assessment Elements

• Class Participation
  Class participation involves taking part in discussions, debates, round-table talks, case studies; independent preparation for seminars (information search; reading papers; watching videos; annotating and rendering the obtained materials). If a student is online, class participation is graded under the condition that the student keeps their camera on. Online participation via chat only is worth 1 point maximum.
• Online Course Test
  The online couse test may feature both open-ended and close-ended questions.
• Quizzes
  Quizzes may feature open-ended and close-ended questions.
• Project
  You will carry out a project featuring one or more methods studied in the course. The project will comprise a written research report and an oral presentation. The grade will be calculated as a mean value of the two grades.

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.25 * Quizzes + 0.15 * Online Course Test + 0.35 * Project + 0.25 * Class Participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Ted Gournelos, Joshua R. Hammonds, & Maridath A. Wilson. (2019). Doing Academic Research : A Practical Guide to Research Methods and Analysis. Routledge.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Cross-cultural research methods in sociology. (2015) (Vol. 5). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.44014-6
• Handford, M., & Gee, J. P. (2012). The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=444001
• Interpretation and Method
• Rugg, G., & Petre, M. (2007). A Gentle Guide to Research Methods. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill Education. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=234246
• Tannen, Deborah, et al. The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1895501.
• Teun A. Van Dijk. (2001). Principles of Critical Discourse Analysis.