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Research Methods Exam Sample
Research Methods Exam Sample
1-This is an article written by larry bach in 1982, the title is: migration, crisis and theoretical
conflict, it was published in the journal of international migration review, volume 16 issue 2,
from page 320 to page 341.
2- This is a book written by ali bentahila in 2007, its title is language attitudes among arabic-
french bilinguals in morocco, it was published in london by multilingual matters.
3- This book chapter was written by william conrad in 1996, its title is the international role of
english: the state of the discussion, it was published in an edited book by Julie fishman, its title is
post-imperial english: status change in former british and american colonies, from page 13 to
page 36 in london by mouton de gruyter.
II- Design a research plan for a qualitative and/or quantitative study you want to
conduct in the following scenarios:
Scenario 1: As a researcher, you are interested in finding out about:
-The effect of giving presentations on developing speaking skills.
Using the rubrics below, provide a research plan and clearly provide the following
methodological aspects that would allow you to investigate this research problem.
1. What ethic rules should be considered when conducting a research? (mention at least
5).
2. Interviews are time-consuming and expensive because they only deal with a subject
at a time. Why do researchers still use them?
3. What does the placebo effect prove?
4. What is the difference between the dependent variable and the independent variable?