Mind map

Planning the project

Gustavo Bal Spanish

Map content

1) Selecting a topic
- What should I take into account?
  - Interest
  - Practicality
  - A good chance of completing it.
  - Do I want to improve somethig?
    - Teachers’ Attitude
      - The emphasis of the study
        As a Correlate of Students’ Academic Performance
  - You will need to
    - Analyse
      - Evaluate
        The data you collect.
        To make suggestions.
2) Getting started
- To explore the area of your interest.
  - You should
    - write down some ideas.
      - Think about what might involve your topic.
        Contextual factors that interfere with attitude.
        Will it mantain your interest?
        Take into account
        Possible difficulties
        Observation
        Due to online classes
        Your context
        My own school
        UATx
        Support
        Pedagogical and linguistics teachers
        Make early consultations.
        Bring your list down to a possible two ideas
        Start with your first choice.
        The impact of teacher attitudes
        Uatx's students
        Licenciatura en Enseñanza de Lenguas
        L2 learning process.
        You can use
        Brainstorming
        Diagrams
        Precise one aspect of the topic.
      - Students afraid of teachers.
      - Types of attitudes
        Cogntive
        Behavioural
        Positive
        Negative
        Sikken
        Neutral
        Emotional
        Which ones affect more?
        Positively
        Negatively
      - Hooking
      - Emotional control
3) The purpose of the study
- Why you want to carry out this research?
  - Identify which attitudes benefit or not learning.
  - Be critical.
    - How will I find the information?
      - Mostly based on.
        Surveys
        Observation
        Interviews
    - What kind of population will you focus on?
      - Target Language's students
        All semesters
    - Which areas will be included?
      - Faculty of philosophy and letters
        Tlaxcala
        Student's
        Teachers
        Administrative staff
    - Has any research been done already?
      - No.
Process of refining
Gustavo Balderas Márquez 6°A
4) Hypotheses, objectives and questions
- What may be true?
  - What can be done?
    - Make statements about relations
      - Between variables.
- Will the results support your idea or not?
- What is worth it to investigate?
5) Working title
- Go thorough the stages once again.
  - Purpose
  - Information
  - Key questions
  - Produce the first draft
- 6) Timing
  - How much time do I have?
    - One year and a half
      - Consider a timetable
      - Some factors may interfere.
        Work commitments
        Family
        Holidays
  - 7) Supervision
    - Someone in whom we have confidence.
      - Guidance
      - Paty Guillen
      - Adriana Rosales