School of Arts and Humanities

Coursework Assessment Brief 2023/24

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Module code ELTC41908/44420

Module title Research Methods 2023/24

Element description and weighting Research Proposal (100%) Presentation (Formative)

Sub-element description (if a sub-
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element)
Module leader Peter Lee

Submission Deadline 19th April 2024

Assessment detail:
Assessment Brief
The aims of this assignment are to assess the following areas:

Demonstration of knowledge of key approaches in English Language Teaching and applied linguistics research
Critical evaluation of published literature in terms of research design, data collection, analysis and ethical issues
Development of a detailed and up-to-date literature review
Planning and carrying out a small-scale research project, with justifications for the approach and methods used
These aims are closely linked to the learning outcomes of this module.

A Research Proposal (100%): a 2,500 - 3,000 word research proposal. This can be on the same research topic
as your final dissertation. Your research proposal should cover the areas below:

Introduction/background (mandatory) (~100 words)

Literature review (mandatory) (~500 words)
Research gap (mandatory) (~100 words)
Research aims and research questions (mandatory) (~100 word)
Design/Methods and justification (mandatory) (~1000 words) - you should clearly specify why you have chosen a
specific design/methods, how this fits your contextual limitations, and how this relates to the methods used in
other studies in your area of interest. You could also discuss why you are not using specific methods. You
should evaluate the strengths and limitations of your chosen design and, where appropriate, demonstrate how
you are mitigating the limitations.
Data collection with justifications (mandatory) (~600 words)
Data analysis (optional) - specify how you intend to analyse your data, and the tools and/or theoretical
framework you intend to use.
Sample criteria and size (mandatory) - be as specific as possible and reference your data analysis as part of the
justification.
Procedure (mandatory)
Ethical considerations (mandatory) (~100 words)
Resources/ References (mandatory)
A presentation of your proposal at the MA Student Conference (this does not contribute to your grade, but is a
compulsory element of the module)

10 minutes presentation and 5 minutes discussion (Formative)

Present on an A3 or A2 poster

An outline of your proposal including:

Area of research
Research question(s)
At least 5 key citations
Methods:
Participants
Instruments
Materials
Method of analysis
Limitations

Details:

Weighting Submission Methods

Formative Assessment: Presentation n/a Dropbox

Assessment: Research Proposal 100% Dropbox

I confirm that the specifics of the assessment above are not exactly the same as in 2021/22 YES