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Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) Course Design in

ELS 517 --RESEARCH METHODS IN LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE STUDIES

Date Designed: January 20, 2024

I. University

Vision: A research university advancing quality education towards societal transformation and global recognition.
Mission: WVSU commits to develop life-long learners empowered to generate knowledge and technology, and transform communities as agents of change.
Core Values: Excellence Creativity and Innovation Service
Institutional Outcomes For Instruction (BOR Resolution 79-2020):
A Taga-West:
- is a creative and critical thinker;
- is an effective and responsible communicator;
- is technologically skilled;
- has capability to engage in research
- has teaming and collaborative skills;
- is socially responsible and has strong national identity;
- is globally competitive;
- has uncompromising personal and professional ethical standards;
- is self-directed, competent and accountable professionals; and
- can utilize lifelong learning skills for personal development, excellence in professional practice, and in service to others.

II. College/Campus Goals of the College of Arts and Sciences

1. Offer curricular programs responsive to the needs of the community consistent with provincial, regional, national and SEA thrusts.
2. Produce graduates with a broad liberal education and professional competence in their fields of specialization: English, Mathematics, Political Science, and
Biological Sciences.
3. Equip students with skills in critical thinking and research, nurture desirable values and attitudes, foster appreciation of our cultural heritage, and demonstrate
the ability and readiness to face and join the highly competitive world.
4. Provide opportunities and incentives for the faculty to conduct relevant researches, incubate new technologies that will contribute to the body of knowledge,
and enhance entrepreneurial and production skills that improve the quality of life.
5. Share human and material resources of the college and the university in community extension programs and projects.

III. Program : MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES

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IV. Program Outcomes

1. Advanced knowledge and skills in a specialized, interdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary field of study for professional practice;
2. Self-directed research;
3. Lifelong learning with a highly substantial degree of independence that involves individual work or teams of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary experts;
4. Application of the above mentioned skills in research, professional, or creative work;
5. Demonstration of high proficiency in the four macro skills of the English language that empowers communication; and,

V. Course No. and Title: ELS 517/RESEARCH METHODS IN LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE STUDIES

VI. School Year/Semester Offered: 2023-2024/ 2ND Semester

VII. Course Description:

LNG 510, as a 3-unit course, provides students with an introduction to and a survey of research inquiry in English linguistics and Language Studies. It highlights
the importance of research questions in linguistics, covers methods in linguistic research, and lists readings on research relative to language studies for discussion.
It likewise seeks to illuminate some complexities in doing linguistic and language studies research by making topics accessible and stimulating. As research
scholars (beginner/seasoned), graduate students will value the introductions to key concepts and examples drawn from links between theory and practice in
linguistics research. This may be a course for the graduate student who has taken introductory qualitative research course or who has experience with analying
discourse in literary and language studies, education, among others. It is most useful for thesis writing since there is a conduct of a mini-study or a benchmark
paper using self-selected research approach or method.The meetings/seminars will bring students to the research needs particularized in their own contexts
(workplace, setting) through the readings that tackle research trends in English linguistics and language studies, and eventually find a niche for research,
appropriate to their classroom/workplace environment and practices.

VIII. Course Credit/Unit: 3

IX. Course Outcomes:

By the end of the course, the students would have:
1. reviewed language theories and their practical application to research undertakings
2. read and discussed descriptions and illustrations of leading and recent language research focus, content, and approaches/methods
3. presented a concept for the mini-research study related to his or her research interest, skills, and future direction (thesis writing)
4. transcribed and/or analyzed data according to the chosen methods to support a mini-research study
5. written a mini-study in a format suitable for a language (beginning/seasoned) scholar

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 X. Course Design Matrix:

Desired/Course Learning Course Content/ Textbooks/ Outcomes-Based Assessment Of Resource Time

Outcomes (D/CLO) Subject Matter References Teaching & Learning Material/s Table
Learning (OBTL) Outcomes (ALO)
At the end of the unit, the Unit 0
student must have:
Student Engagement: 2013 University Code Orientation Q&A 1
Identified, described, and Vision, Mission, Core Video/PPt
explained the vision, mission, Values, and Outcomes of about the
core values of the University FAQ Teacher
the University, College, 2011 WVSU
and the institutional, Degree Program Student Handbook WVSU Video
college/campus, degree and IDs
course outcomes Course Content Bulletin of
The Teacher Information
At the end of the unit, the
student must have:

Reviewed language theories and their Unit 1

practical application to research A brief introduction Kirsten Malmkjær(2009). Lecture and Reflection (personal Online platform: 2-6
undertakings to linguistics and The Routledge linguistics discussion and academic) on BrightSpace
language studies encyclopedia. UK: Taylor the importance of
and Francis Group. research in ebooks and
Unit 2 (Introduction) education and one’s ejournals
Research questions research interests
in linguistics Litosseliti, L, ed. 2010. PowerPoint
Lesson 1: Sources and Research Methods in Presentations
types of research Linguistics. London:
questions Continuum.

Lesson 2: Research
questions for data, data
collection and analysis

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At the end of the unit, the Unit 3: Methods in
student must have: linguistic research

read and discussed descriptions and Lesson 1: Qualitative Litosseliti, L, ed. 2010. Lecture and Think Piece 1: Online platform: 7-12
illustrations of leading and recent research Research Methods in discussion Preliminaries to the BrightSpace
language research focus, content, Linguistics. London: mini-study (topic,
and approaches/methods Lesson 2: Discourse- Continuum. research questions, ebooks and
analytic approaches Independent methodology, data, ejournals
Skuse, G.E. 2012. A study: Reading data source and
a. Conversation conversation analysis sample research collection) PowerPoint
analysis approach to interaction papers and Presentations
b. Discourse analysis within an EFL class articles
c. Critical discourse information gap task.
analysis Dissertation. Center for Writing on about
d. Post-structuralist English language one’s
feminist discourse studies, University of thoughts/insights
analysis Birmingham: UK. on the proposed
concept/topic
Lesson 3: Linguistic Rahini, E. and Sahrififar,
ethnography M. (2015). Critical
discourse analysis and
Lesson 4: Multi-modal its implication in
analysis English language
teaching: A case study
Others to be explored of political text. Theory
and Practice in
Language Studies, Vol.
5, No. 3, pp. 504-511,
March 2015.

Other online research

articles

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At the end of the unit, the
student must have:

presented a concept for the mini- Unit 4 Selected and related Individual oral Think Piece 2: Online platform: 13-14
research study related to his or Concept presentation research articles and conference with Improved and revised BrightSpace
her research interest, skills, and other materials carefully students (one on proposal
future direction (thesis writing) chosen by students to one ebooks and
support their concept for consultations) ejournals
the mini-study Topic/Concept
Independent Proposal PowerPoint
study Presentations
(by students)

At the end of the unit, the

student must have:

transcribed and analyzed data Unit 5 Relevant research materials Doing and Mini-research study Online platform: 15-18
according to the chosen methods to Self-directed research for writing the mini-research writing research BrightSpace
support a mini-research study paper
Independent ebooks and
written a mini-research study in a study ejournals
format suitable for a language
scholar PowerPoint
Presentations
(by students)
This syllabus is flexible and may include additional topics and activities deemed necessary by the teacher and students.
XI. Criteria for Grading
Think Pieces (1-2 pp reflections) 30%
Concept Proposal 20%
Final Paper 50%
Total 100%

XII. Details on and other requirements

*All think pieces and final paper in PDF, Calibri 12, double space, 1in margins, A4, R-B page number, bold-faced title.

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XIII. Course Mapping
A.Course outcomes in relation to Program Outcomes and Institutional Outcomes.

Program Outcomes Institutional Outcomes

Course Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Reviewed language theories and their practical application to research undertakings / / /
Read and discussed descriptions and illustrations of leading and recent language / / / / /
research focus, content, and approaches/methods
Presented a concept for the mini-research study related to his or her research interest, / / / / / / / / / /
skills, and future direction (thesis writing)

Transcribed and analyzed data according to the chosen methods to support a mini- / / / / / / / /
research study
Written a mini-study in a format suitable for a language (beginning/seasoned) scholar / / / / / / / / / /

B. Course outcomes in relation with Teaching Learning Activities (TLA) and Assessment of Learning Outcomes (ALO)
Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Learning Activities Assessment of Learning
(TLA) Outcomes(ALO)
Reviewed language theories and their practical application to research undertakings Lecture and discussion Reflection Paper
Read and discussed descriptions and illustrations of leading and recent language Lecture and discussion Think Piece 1
research focus, content, and approaches/methods Independent study
Writing think pieces Think Piece 2
Or more
Presented a concept for the mini-research study related to his or her research Individual oral conference
interest, skills, and future direction (thesis writing) (one on one consultations)
Independent study Concept Proposal
Transcribed and analyzed data according to the chosen methods to support a mini- Doing and writing research Sample Analysis
research study
Written a mini-study in a format suitable for a language (beginning/seasoned) Doing and writing research Final Paper/Mini-research study
scholar
Prepared and Designed by: Recommending Approval by: Approved by:

VENUS PAPILOTA DIAZ, PhD ELEONORA B. PADILLA, PhD ALEXANDER J. BALSOMO, PhD
Course Facilitator Coordinator, Graduate School Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

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