LLAS Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies

The OpenLIVES Project

New directions: how languages promote research and internationalisation in higher education
Event date: 23 April, 2010
Location: University of Glasgow - Gilmorehill G12 cinema - 9 University Avenue - G12 8QQ

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research in Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies
Event date: 8 May, 2008
Location: University of Glasgow (Melville Room)

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (6 February 08)
Event date: 6 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY

Stage 2: Methods for pedagogic research (7 February 08)
Event date: 7 February, 2008
Location: Room 2B, ULU, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HY

Stage 2: Methods for pedagogic research (22 May 07)
Event date: 22 May, 2007
Location: Senate House, Malet Street, University of London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (Dundee, 16 May 07)
Event date: 16 May, 2007
Location: University of Dundee

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (London, 2 May 07)
Event date: 2 May, 2007
Location: Senate House, Malet Street, University of London

Rough guide to MFL postgraduate research (20 Nov 06)
Event date: 20 November, 2006
Location: CILT, London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (17 May 06)
Event date: 17 May, 2006
Location: CILT, London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (9 Feb 06)
Event date: 9 February, 2006
Location: CILT, London

Introduction to methods for pedagogic research (17 June 05)
Event date: 17 June, 2005
Location: CILT, London

Linguistics in Applied Linguistics MA programmes (24 May 2004)
Event date: 24 May, 2004
Location: CILT,

Research into teaching and learning in languages, linguistics and area studies

What Is a Literature Review? An Introduction

In this learning object activity, you will have a closer look at a literature review chapter from a published journal article. The following tasks will introduce you to what content goes into a literature review, how you can structure it and what kind of expressions you can use in English, when you write your own literature review chapter (LRC). Examples and some tasks and references are oriented specifically at undergraduate business students for whom English is a foreign language.

Case study: The role of the moderators in focus group interviews: Practical considerations
Focus group interviews are an increasingly popular, albeit poorly documented, tool in education research. This case study details the authors first experiences of using a focus group interview in a small-scale qualitative inquiry and documents some of the practical issues surrounding the responsibilities of focus group moderators. A redefinition of the facilitative, recording, checking and analytical roles of the Moderator and Assistant Moderator is considered.

Turning students into researchers: Introduction to research methods in Applied Linguistics
The teaching of research methods to postgraduate students in Applied Linguistics presents a particular challenge. For the most part students will come to the course with a humanities degree. Their undergraduate study previously involved reading secondary sources, textbooks or review chapters that summarized large bodies of evidence and spelled out their theoretical significance. In postgraduate study and research, however, primary sources of evidence become crucially important. Students need to become acquainted with a variety of empirical approaches to research questions and must learn to pose questions in such a way that clearly specifies the type of evidence and analysis required to produce the answers being sought. In addition, there are general research skills which are essential equipment for academic pursuits. Training students to become researchers in Applied Linguistics presents a challenge: how to encourage the development and acquisition of the critical skills, conceptual and analytical tools as well as the practical knowledge to enable students to navigate the research literature and develop their own research agenda.