Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

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  SAY that we will learn the process broadly during the course and ask to make summary for the session.
  

Homework (10 min)
Case study.
Develop a design for an action research study to answer a school-based question. Use the following headings in your written plan:
Topic
Research Questions
Intervention
Participants
Data Collection
To get started selecting your topic, use the beginning words or phrases in the list of questions in the chapter (“How can I. . . ” “What is the best way ...” or “Why ...”). Brain­storming is a good way to choose a topic: “What classroom problem or issue do you need to improve or resolve?” Eventually narrow your topic to “The purpose of this study is ... ” (see Task 7 Example).
Research questions should be narrow enough to be answerable. Your question or ques­tions should contain language that indicates what action or change you are implementing in the study to improve teaching or learning. For example, “What is the impact of X on Y?” is more action-oriented and specific than “How can I improve Y?”
The intervention should describe what you or your group of researchers will imple­ment in the classroom to study. For example, if you are implementing a new teaching strategy, explain what it is and why you want to implement and evaluate it.
The participants section should describe the participants and the context of the study.
The description of data collection should include multiple data sources, collection methods, the timeframe of the study, and duration of data collection.