DCJDR_ITV Field research

Faculty of Education
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Najvar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Janík, Ph.D., M.Ed.
Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Spurná, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Institute for Research in School Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
DCJDR_IMV1 Research methods in foreign language didactics 1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to develop students´research competence, in the field of empirical research in particular. The integral part of the course is clinical practice during which students work in educational institutions either as researchers or teachers-researchers.
Syllabus
  • The course Field research draws directly upon compulsory courses in Methodology of research in pedagogy and Methodology of research in didactics of foreign languages. The course objective is to develop students´research competence, in the field of empirical research in particular. The integral part of the course is clinical practice during which stundents work in educational institutions either as researchers or teachers-researchers. Depending on the specialization of their dissertation projects, students will carry out partial research studies or relevant pre-research: they will choose a research problem and set aims of the research, decide on a suitable research design and on the basis of collected and interpreted data, draw conclusions and write a research report. Continuous reports and the final research report will be appropriately presented in joint seminars, with the aim to share and compare experience from the school field as a necessary condition for the development of a reflective potential of every students as well as for the development of their research competence.
Literature
  • Dörnyei, Z. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methodologies (Oxford Applied Linguistics). Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Keeves, J. P. Educational Research, Methodology, and Measurement: An International Handbook. Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd, 2004.
  • Duff, P. A. Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics. New York : Erlbaum, 2008.
  • Švec, Š a kol. Metodologie věd o výchově. 2. vyd. Brno: Paido, 2009.
  • Tippelt, R. (Hrsg.) Handbuch Bildungsforschung. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2005.
  • Guidère, M. Méthodologie de la recherche : Guide du jeune chercheur en Lettres, Langues, Sciences humaines et sociales. Paris : Ellipses Marketing, 2004.
  • JANÍK, Tomáš, Tina SEIDEL and Petr NAJVAR. Introduction: On the Power of Video Studies in Investigating Teaching and Learning. In JANÍK, Tomáš and Tina SEIDEL. The Power of Video Studies in Investigating Teaching and Learning in the Classroom. 1st ed. Münster: Waxmann, 2009, p. 7-19. Empirische Bildungsforschung. ISBN 978-3-8309-2208-7. info
  • GASS, Susan M. and Alison MACKEY. Data elicitation for second and foreign language research. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007, x, 212. ISBN 9780805860351. info
  • DANIELOVÁ, Kateřina. Jan Hendl: Kvalitativní výzkum. Základní metody a aplikace. (Jan Hendl: Qualitative Research. Basic Methods and Applications). Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2006. info
  • HENDL, Jan. Přehled statistických metod zpracování dat : analýza a metaanalýza dat. Vydání druhé, opravené. Praha: Portál, 2006, 583 stran. ISBN 8073671239. info
  • Handbook of research in second language teaching and learning. Edited by Eli Hinkel. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005, xxii, 1144. ISBN 0805841814. info
  • MACKEY, Alison and Susan M. GASS. Second language research : methodology and design. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005, xv, 405. ISBN 0805842497. info
  • Slovník pedagogické metodologie. Edited by Josef Maňák - Vlastimil Švec - Štefan Švec. 1. vydání. Brno: Paido - edice pedagogické literatury, 2005, 134 stran. ISBN 8073151022. info
  • Současná filosofie sociálních věd :multikulturní přístup. Edited by Brian Fay - Jana Ogrocká. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 324 s. ISBN 80-86429-10-5. info
  • FEYERABEND, Paul K. Rozprava proti metodě. Vyd. 1. Praha: Aurora, 2001, 430 s. ISBN 8072990470. info
  • Struktura vědeckých revolucí. Edited by Thomas S. Kuhn. 1. vyd. Praha: OIKOYMENH, 1997, 206 s. ISBN 80-86005-54-2. info
  • KERLINGER, Fred N. Základy výzkumu chování : pedagogický a psychologický výzkum. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1972, 705 s. info
Teaching methods
lecture, discussion, clinical practice
Assessment methods
Credit - students submit a research report and present the results of their research followed by a group discussion.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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