EL450 : Research Methodology

Department

Department of English Language

Academic Program

Bachelor in English Language

Type

Compulsory

Credits

02

Prerequisite

EL439

Overview

This course aims to show students how to research. It discusses and explains the development of research questions and hypotheses, naturalistic and experimental research, data collection, and validation of research instruments. Also, it enables students to differentiate between quantitative and qualitative research.

Intended learning outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:-

1)Choosing a specific strategy to collect data about the research problem

2) choosing a suitable research topic for his graduation project

3) know and deduce research methods are suitable for the topic of his research

4) student will able to organize a research plan

5) student will able to collect and analysis data

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures –based, group interaction, training to write research papers

Methods of assessments

Midterm exam 40%

Final term exam 60%