Research

Research

1. Systematic and scientific inquiry

   • into a specific topic or problem
     • in order to
       • discover new knowledge
       • establish facts
       • develop theories

2. It involves

   • Identifying/defining a problem
   • formulating a hypothesis
   • testing the hypothesis
   • Data collection, organization and analysis
   • reporting and evaluating the research
   • reach a conclusion

3. Components

   • Research field
     • it covers the whole studies
       • carried out
         • in English teaching discipline
   • Area of interest
     • it covers topics
       • to study in the context
         • of a scientific discipline
   • Topic
     • broad subject matter
       • to be addressed
         • in the study
   • Problem
     • issue being addressed
       • it narrows down the topic
         • to be reasonable
           • when conducting the study

4. Identifying the topic

   • 1. Broaden and deepen
     • the understanding
       • of the research area
   • 2. List of possible topics
     • within the research area
   • 3. Considering
     • interests
     • capabilities
     • motivations
     • time
     • manageable size
     • it is worth doing
     • contribution to the literature

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