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RESEARCH ISSUES
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Research purpose Short statement Describes the objective of the planned study Explain why the investigation is undertaken Explain potential significance
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Research questions To translate the research purpose into specific questions Indicate the readiness of the researcher Provide orientation to the research methodology
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Research questions
Good RQs address interesting issues Ask ourselves: Are they worth asking and answering? Different between QUAL and QUAN studies Generally true for QUAN that the more specific the RQs are, the better QUAN – emergent nature so the RQS are vaguer than QUAN DrRD
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Research questions and methods Research questions
Data collection
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Data analysis
Questionnaire surveys on demographic information (Section A) Questionnaire surveys FLCAS (Section B)
Exploratory data analysis: Frequency , percentage and mean ANOVA Chi-square
a) What are the characteristics b) of language learning anxiety among L2 learners following c) the d) Intervention of mobile learning e) activities?
Learners’ online forums Researcher’s observation notes Server logs Questionnaire surveys on FLCAS (Section B) Questionnaire surveys on mobile phones ownership and use (Section C)
Qualitative analysis
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Server logs Results from course assessments Questionnaire surveys on English exam results (Section A – speaking result)
Exploratory data analysis: Mean marks of course assessments Time spend on each mobile learning activities Paired sample t-test between pre- and posttest scores of FLCAS before and after the intervention Chi-square test of independence between levels of language learning anxiety for each of the course assessments Independent sample t-test (assessments marks for focus groups)
What are the characteristics of language learning anxiety among L2 learners in oral English classrooms?
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What relationship exists between L2 oral tasks performance and the use of mobile learning intervention?
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Frequency , percentage and mean ANOVA Paired- sample t test