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    ENG 0232-03: Research Methodology

    Batch: MA-ELT

    Summer 2025



  • Welcome Message

    Welcome Message 

    Welcome to the Research Methodology Course


    This course will help students to understand the basic concepts of research. It will particularly familiarize students with the process of research with relation to Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching. They will know different theories of research and how to apply them to the production of a research report or paper. With the theoretical knowledge gained through this course, they will be equipped to undertake any research initiative themselves and complete it confidently.


  • Profile

    Profile 



    Dr. Md. Mostafa Rashel, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the Department of English, and The founding Director of the Center for Ethnic Minority Languages and Research (CEMLR), Daffodil International University, has achieved a prestigious Ph.D. Degree in Linguistics from the Department of Languages and Linguistics at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia for his comprehensive research work on endangered language documentation of Bangladesh under the supervision of Emeritus Professor David Bradley and Associate Prof. Stephen Morey (Co-supervisor). Dr. Rashel wrote a grammatical description of the Tripura (Usoi) language concentrating on Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax as his doctoral dissertation: titled ‘A Grammar of Tripura’, is the first comprehensive grammar written on the Tripura language. Presently Dr. Rashel is only the expert on endangered language documentation in Bangladesh based on the corpus of naturalistic data analysis. He also engages with various national and international indigenous language documentation and developmental education projects. His university teaching and research experience span more than thirteen years in the field of linguistics. He has expertise on documenting endangered indigenous languages in Bangladesh based on the analysis of naturalistic data corpora using linguistic software applications such as Field Language Explorer (FLEX), PRAAT, Phonology Assistant, ELAN, and Toolbox. He has also worked on other endangered indigenous languages of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), including Marma and Mro. He compiled three primers (Pre-Primary School Textbook) devoted to six languages Santali and Sadri, Hajong and Garo, Patro and Khasi. He has archived endangered language data with the Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) at the University of Sydney, Australia. Additionally, He has conducted workshops and seminars on language documentation at Bangladeshi universities and at the International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) to encourage Bangladeshi linguists to study minority languages.


    Contact Number: +88 01715199630
    Email: rashel-linguist@daffodilvarsity.edu.bd 
    Teacher Initial: MMR
    For more information about the course instructor.


  • Course Objectives

     Course Objectives:

    ·   To help students to understand what is research with relation to ELT.

    ·   To help them to distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research.

    ·   To help them to understand how to choose a research topic and write a research paper in ELT field.


    Course Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course, students will be able to:

    • Define and classify research. 
    • Understand reference styles and formal writing.
    • Write a research proposal and go for implementation.
    • Collect and analyse data for quantitative research. 
    • Understand the structure of a research paper in ELT.
    • Write a research paper for publication.


  • Contents

     Learning Materials:

     a) Recommended Readings:

     i.   Kothari, C. R. (2004). Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Age International Publishers.

     b) Supplementary Readings:

    •  Dawson, Katherine. (2009). Introduction to Research Methods: A practical guide for anyone undertaking a research project.  How To books.
    • Merriam, Sharan, B. and Tisdell, Elizabeth, J. (2016). Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation. Jossey-Bass Wiley.
    • Buijs, Daniel. (2004). Doing Quantitative Research in Education.  Sage Publications.

     


  • All assessments (planned) AND instructions

    All assessments (planned)

    First Quiz 2nd week of March 2024
    Second Quiz 1st week of April 2024
    Mid-term Examination May 22, 2024
    Third Quiz 3rd week of June 2024
    Final Examination Nov June 2024

  • Assignment

    Here is the link for the language list. Try to write a literature review, and record the references. Note that this is Part 1 of your assignment. Part 2 will be the writing methodology and research questions

    Language List........Click here


    Please write your name and ID beside the name of the language that you are interested in working in.


    Please create a Folder in your Google Drive and share it with me.

    For the Google Drive link... Click here

  • Lectures