English Teaching Study Program

Faculty of Education and Teachers Training

Indonesian Christian University

Syllabus
Study Program
Code
Subject
Credits
Semester
Competence Standard

Prerequisites

: English Teaching Study Program

12152744
: Research in EL/ELT
2
VI
: Being able to conduct a research is one of the academic competencies students have to master. Therefore, it becomes
one of the requirements for students to graduate from the university. This subject concerns the steps in the research
process and research designs for education in general and the teaching of English as a second/foreign language
(ESL/EFL) in particular. This is expected to cater for the students knowledge and the skills to conduct a study on
language teaching, which is proved by their ability to produce a sound research proposal at the end of this course.
Statistics for Language Study
Research Methodology
Writing V (Scientific Writing)

Lecturer

: Parlindungan Pardede
Email: parlpard2010@gmail.com
Class website/blog: http://parlindunganpardede.wordpress.com/category/research/elt-research/
All lecture slides and home works are available for download on the course website (In general, no printout will be
provided to students). This site will also be used for online discussion and some assignment submission.
Class communication media: ELT Research Group FB (https://www.facebook.com/groups/633878639994238/)
This FB Group is limited for the class members only.

Required Texts

: 1. Pardede, P. (2012a). Scientific Article Structure. Jurnal Dinamika Pendidikan, 4(3), pp. 156-162 (Available on line
at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260453687_SCIENTIFIC_ARTICLES_STRUCTURE?ev=prf_pub)
1

2. Pardede, P. (2012b). Citing and Referencing in Research Papers. (Available on line at:
http://parlindunganpardede.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/citing-and-referencing-in-research-papers/)
3.. Malmfors, B., Garnsworthy, P., & Grossman,M. (2009). Writing and presenting scientific papers (2nd Edition).
Nottingham: Nottingham University Press
4. Yang, J.T. (1999). An outline of scientific writing: for researchers with English as a foreign language. Singapore:
World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
5. Some scientific articles to be informed during the semester
Course Outline
Session
1

Basic Competence

Main Topic

Students can explain the nature

and importance of research
Introduction

education in general and in ELT

to Research
in particular.
1. Definition of Research

Learning
Activity

Students are able to explain the The Steps in Quantitative

Lecture
steps in the process of
Research Process :
Discussion
quantitative research
1. Identifying a research problem

Approach
Sources

Remarks

Creswell, pp. 1-27

Lecture
Discussion

2. Importance of Research
3. The Six Steps in the Process
of Research
4. The Characteristics of
Quantitative and Qualitative
Research

2-3

Time
Allocation
(Minutes)

100

200

F2F

Creswell, pp. 57203; 265-286

F2F

2. reviewing the literature

3. specifying purpose research
questions, and hypotheses
4. collecting data
5. Analyzing and Interpreting
data
6. Reporting & Evaluating

Students are able to explain the The Steps in Qualitative

Doing
steps in the process of
Research Process :
assignment onqualitative research
1. Identifying a research problem line
2. reviewing the literature
3. specifying purpose research
questions, and hypotheses
4. collecting data
5. Analyzing and Interpreting
data
6. Reporting & Evaluating
Students are able to explain the Research Designs
Experimental and Correlation
1. Experimental Designs
Designs in the context of ELT
2. Correlation Designs

Lecture
Discussion
Writing
Assignment

Students are able to explain the Research Designs

Survey and Grounded Theory
1. Survey Designs
Designs in the context of ELT
2. Grounded Theory Designs

Lecture
Discussion
Writing
Assignment

Students are able to explain the Research Designs

Ethnographic and Narrative
1. Ethnographic Designs
Research Designs in the context 2. Narrative Research Designs
of ELT

Lecture
Discussion
Writing

Creswell, pp. 140- On-Line Materials will

135; 204-287
be provided

on-line via the

class
website/blog
about 1 hour
before the
class time

150

Creswell, pp. 294372

100

F2F

Creswell, pp. 375460

100

F2F

Creswell, pp. 461532

F2F

Assignment

Students are able to explain the Research Designs

Mixed Method and Action
1. Mixed Methods Designs
Research Designs in the context 2. Action Research Designs
of ELT

Creswell, pp. 534601

8
Mid-Semester Test
9

10

11-12

Students are able to explain the Guidelines for Writing Research

elements of a sound research
Proposal
proposal

Lecture
Discussion
Writing
Assignment

Students are able to write a

Writing Research Proposal
complete ELT research proposal
Practice
based on a self-selected topic
and method

Lecture
Discussion
Writing
Assignment

Final-term Assignment

100

http://parlindunga
npardede.wordpre
ss.com/2011/09/1
6/2-researchproposalguidelines/

F2F

Pardede (2012b)
100

F2F

Submitting a a complete ELT

research proposal

Major Reference
Creswell, J. W. (2012). Educational research: Planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. New Jersey: Pearson

Recommended Text for Personal Enrichment

Burns. A. (2010). Doing action research in english language teaching: A guide for practitioners. New York: Routledge.
Hinkel, Eli (Ed.). (2005). Handbook of research in second language teaching and Learning. New Jersey: Laurence Erlbaum Inc.
McKay, S. L. (2006). Researching second language classrooms. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers

The Web-Address of the Research in EL/ELT Class Blog:

http://parlindunganpardede.wordpress.com/category/research/elt-research/