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El. knyga: Doing a Master's Dissertation in TESOL and Applied Linguistics [Taylor & Francis e-book]

(University of Sydney, Australia)
  • Formatas: 266 pages, 68 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-Oct-2019
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9780429504068
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  • Formatas: 266 pages, 68 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-Oct-2019
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9780429504068
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Doing a Masters Dissertation in TESOL and Applied Linguistics is a practical guide for masters students tackling research and research writing for the first time. Structured for use in class or as part of an independent study, and divided into the four stages of designing, researching, writing up and submitting a dissertation, this book:











carefully guides readers from the very beginning of producing a research proposal, all the way through to assessment procedures and the provisions for resubmission;





covers publishing your dissertation and applying for higher research degrees, including funding;





addresses all the most fundamental concerns students have about masters dissertations, including how to choose a topic and conducting a literature review;





draws upon examples from masters dissertations from the UK, US and Australia and provides numerous how-to tables and checklists; and





includes activities and resources to facilitate masters research and dissertation writing, as well as FAQs and solutions at the end of each chapter.

Tailormade for MA students in TESOL or Applied Linguistics, this book is essential reading for students on these degrees around the world as well as for their supervisors and programme directors.
List of Figures
xii
List of Tables
xv
Acknowledgements xviii
1 Introduction
1(8)
1.1 What is a dissertation?
1(2)
1.2 The purpose of the dissertation
3(1)
1.3 Managing the dissertation process
4(2)
1.4 How to use this book
6(3)
PART I Project design
9(62)
2 Choosing a topic
11(10)
2.1 How to choose a topic
11(3)
2.1.1 Topics emerging from modules and assignments
11(1)
2.1.2 Topics emerging from previous dissertations
12(1)
2.1.3 Topics informed by personal interest
12(1)
2.1.4 Topics informed by professional need
13(1)
2.1.5 Topics based on supervisor expertise
13(1)
2.1.6 Topics based on career trajectory
13(1)
2.1.7 Reading
14(1)
2.2 Researchable topics
14(1)
2.3 Developing the topic
15(1)
2.4 Changing topics
16(1)
2.5 Dissertation title
16(5)
3 Reviewing the literature
21(11)
3.1 The purpose of the literature review
22(1)
3.2 Stage one: broad review of the literature
22(3)
3.2.1 Types of literature
24(1)
3.3 Stage two: finding sources
25(1)
3.3.1 Keeping track of reading
26(1)
3.4 Stage three: reading skills
27(1)
3.5 Role of theory and research
29(1)
3.6 Avoiding plagiarism
29(3)
4 Methodological approach
32(19)
4.1 Research methodology
32(1)
4.2 Research design
33(4)
4.2.1 Quantitative methods
34(3)
4.2.2 Qualitative methods
37(1)
4.3 Types of research design
37(2)
4.3.1 Survey research
37(1)
4.3.2 Action research
38(1)
4.3.3 Ethnography
38(1)
4.3.4 Case study
39(1)
4.4 Data collection methods
39(3)
4.4.1 Questionnaires
39(1)
4.4.2 Interviews
40(1)
4.4.3 Focus groups
41(1)
4.4.4 Observations
41(1)
4.4.5 Corpus linguistics
42(1)
4.4.6 Discourse analysis
42(1)
4.5 Analysis
42(3)
4.5.1 Quantitative analysis
43(1)
4.5.2 Qualitative analysis
43(2)
4.6 Sampling
45(1)
4.7 Ethics
46(1)
4.8 Validity and reliability
46(5)
5 The dissertation proposal
51(12)
5.1 The purpose of the proposal
51(1)
5.2 Title/abstract
52(1)
5.3 Proposal introduction
53(1)
5.4 Purpose of the study
54(1)
5.5 Background/literature review
54(1)
5.6 Research questions
55(2)
5.7 Methodology
57(1)
5.8 Procedure / timeline
58(1)
5.9 Appendix
59(1)
5.10 Bibliography or references
59(1)
5.11 Assessment and feedback
59(1)
5.12 Using proposal feedback
60(3)
6 Supervisors and supervision
63(8)
6.1 Allocation of supervisors
63(1)
6.2 Supervision by committee
64(1)
6.3 Contact time
64(1)
6.4 Roles of supervisor and student
65(1)
6.5 Supervisory meetings
66(2)
6.6 Problems with supervision
68(3)
PART II The research procedure
71(34)
7 The data collection procedure
73(1)
7 1 Participants
73(16)
7.1.1 Using fellow students
73(1)
7.1.2 Using participants from home institution
74(1)
7.1.3 Using students from the university language centre
74(1)
7.1.4 Using intact classes
74(1)
7.2 Recruiting participants
75(1)
7.3 Modes of data collection
76(8)
7.3.1 Textual data
78(1)
7.3.2 Questionnaire data
79(3)
7.3.3 Interviews
82(2)
7.4 Unforeseen circumstances
84(5)
7.4.1 Not getting permission to access participants
85(1)
7.4.2 Participants do not respond
85(1)
7.4.3 Insufficient or incorrect materials
85(1)
7.4.4 Research site is inadequate
85(1)
7.4.5 Participants turn up late
85(1)
7.4.6 Recording device fails
86(3)
8 Data Analysis
89(16)
8.1 Keeping a research diary
89(3)
8.2 Preparing the data for analysis
92(1)
8.3 Quantitative data
92(6)
8.3.1 Preparing the codebook
93(2)
8.3.2 Screening the data
95(1)
8.3.3 Describing the data
95(1)
8.3.4 Further analysis
96(2)
8.4 Qualitative data
98(2)
8.4.1 Interviews and documents
98(2)
8.4.2 Approaches to qualitative analysis
100(1)
8.5 Getting help with research process
100(5)
PART III Writing the dissertation
105(72)
9 General writing guidelines
107(12)
9.1 When to start writing
107(2)
9.2 Organisation of a dissertation
109(2)
9.3 General requirements of a dissertation
111(1)
9.4 Academic writing
112(1)
9.4.1 Audience
112(1)
9.4.2 Purpose
112(1)
9.4.3 Expectations
112(1)
9.5 Features of academic style
112(3)
9.5.1 Vocabulary
113(1)
9.5.2 Grammar
113(1)
9.5.3 Punctuation
114(1)
9.6 Use the marking scheme while writing
115(1)
9.7 Process of writing
116(3)
10 Writing the literature review
119(12)
10.1 The purpose of the literature review
119(1)
10.2 Organisation of the literature review
120(3)
10.3 Sources to include in the review
123(1)
10.4 Critical reading and writing
124(1)
10.5 Referring to the gap in knowledge
125(1)
10.6 Citing
126(5)
11 Writing the methodology chapter
131(13)
11.1 The purpose of the methodology chapter
131(1)
11.2 Organisation of the methodology chapter
132(8)
11.2.1 Research questions
132(1)
11.2.2 Methodological approach
132(1)
11.2.3 The role of the researcher
133(1)
11.2.4 The research context
133(1)
11.2.5 Participants
134(3)
11.2.6 Methods of data collection
137(1)
11.2.7 Methods of data analysis
137(1)
11.2.8 Reliability and validity
138(2)
11.2.9 Ethics
140(1)
11.3 Language in the methodology chapter
140(4)
12 Writing the results and discussion chapters
144(19)
12.1 The results chapter
144(8)
12.1.1 The purpose of the results chapter
145(1)
12.1.2 Organisation of results chapter
146(2)
12.1.3 Reporting quantitative results
148(1)
12.1.4 Using tables and graphics
148(1)
12.1.5 Reporting qualitative results
149(3)
12.2 The discussion chapter
152(6)
12.2.1 The purpose of the discussion chapter
152(3)
12.2.2 Organisation of the discussion chapter
155(1)
12.2.3 Limitations of the study
156(2)
12.2.4 Implications of the study
158(1)
12.3 Language of results and discussion
158(5)
13 Beginning and ending the dissertation
163(14)
13.1 The introduction
163(3)
13.2 The conclusion
166(4)
13.3 The reference list
170(7)
13.3.1 Digital object identifiers (DOIs)
172(1)
13.3.2 Referencing software
172(5)
PART IV Dissertation submission
177(58)
14 The finishing touches
179(14)
14.1 Title page
179(1)
14.2 The dissertation abstract
179(4)
14.3 Acknowledgements
183(1)
14.4 The table of contents
183(3)
14.5 Declaration
186(1)
14.6 List of terms and abbreviations
186(1)
14.7 Appendices
186(3)
14.8 Editing and proof-reading
189(4)
15 The examination and beyond
193(15)
15.1 Examination of the dissertation
193(5)
15.1.1 Who marks the dissertation?
193(1)
15.1.2 Dissertation assessment criteria
194(1)
15.1.3 Feedback on the dissertation
195(3)
15.2 The viva
198(2)
15.2.1 Before the viva
198(1)
15.2.2 During the viva
199(1)
15.3 Oral presentations
200(1)
15.4 After the dissertation
201(7)
15.4.1 Resubmission
201(1)
15.4.2 Using the dissertation as a pathway
201(1)
15.4.3 Disseminating knowledge
202(1)
15.4.4 Giving a conference presentation
203(1)
15.4.5 Publishing a journal article
203(1)
15.4.6 Differences between a dissertation and an article
204(1)
15.4.7 Dissertation awards
205(3)
16 Resources
208(27)
16.1 Dissertation guides
208(1)
16.2 Proposal writing guides
209(1)
16.3 List of Routledge Handbooks on TESOL and applied linguistics
209(1)
16.4 List of academic journals in TESOL and applied linguistics
210(2)
16.5 Sources for the literature review
212(1)
16.5.1 Referencing software
212(1)
16.5.2 Referencing guides
213(1)
16.5.3 Guides to the literature review
213(1)
16.5.4 Digital object identifiers (DOIs)
213(1)
16.6 Sources for research methodology
213(1)
16.6.1 Statistical analysis software
214(1)
16.7 Finding dissertations
214(1)
16.8 Setting up a writing group
215(1)
16.9 Academic writing links
215(1)
16.10 Example of a research proposal with analysis
216(10)
16.11 Examples of dissertation abstracts
226(5)
16.11.1 Study using ethnography, text analysis, observations, interviews
226(1)
16.11.2 Study using existing quantitative questionnaires and interviews utilising descriptive and inferential statistics
227(1)
16.11.3 Study using a case study design
227(1)
16.11.4 Study based on classroom discourse and observations
228(1)
16.11.5 Action research study using an intervention
228(1)
16.11.6 Study using existing textual data
229(1)
16.11.7 Study trialling a pedagogical technique -- story telling
229(1)
16.11.8 In-depth qualitative study using a small sample
230(1)
16.11.9 Study using a pre- and post-test design
231(1)
16.12 Further weblinks
231(1)
16.12.1 How to get published
231(1)
16.12.2 The linguist list
232(1)
16.12.3 Time management apps
232(1)
16.12.4 Blogs
232(1)
16.13 Dissertation checklist
232(3)
Glossary 235(5)
Index 240
Lindy Woodrow is Honorary Senior Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.
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