ENGL 406 Case Studies in Professional Contexts <Seminar 2> <Lecture 2>

2. ENGL 406Case Studies in Professional Contexts<Seminar 2><Lecture 2>

3. Reminder… ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • Have you got your… • Course Outline?

4. Recap of Lecture 1 ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • Research: The Fundamentals • Case Study: The Fundamentals • Special topic: Sample Case Study • Past student’s work • Forming groups

5. Programme in Seminar 2 & Lecture 2… ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • Setting broad aim • Setting research questions • Reading Literature for Research • Dealing with Data • Group consultation arrangement • A.O.B.

6. Recap: The “Case Study” Procedure ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

7. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

8. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Considerations when choosing a BROAD aim Recap: a. Exploration of human traits b. Understanding of complex social phenomena c. Humanities and Social Sciences d. Research questions: mainly “How” & “Why”

9. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Considerations when choosing a BROAD aim i. Your interest/s

10. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Considerations when choosing a BROAD aim i. Your interest/s ii. Available resources

11. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Considerations when choosing a BROAD aim i. Your interest/s ii. Available resources iii. Scale iv. Length of time allowed

12. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Considerations when choosing a BROAD aim i. Your interest/s ii. Available resources iii. Scale iv. Length of time allowed v. Meaning / Contribution

13. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Considerations when choosing a BROAD aim i. Your interest/s ii. Available resources iii. Scale iv. Length of time allowed v. Meaning / Contribution BE REALISTIC!!!

14. A. Setting Broad Aim ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 3. Broad aim  Research TITLE the LAST THING TO DECIDE

15. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

16. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • 1. ONE shared aim Different researches

17. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • 1. ONE shared aim Different researches Different Research Questions

18. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • Broad aim 1: • - How do men and women speak differently? • Variations: • What kind of men/women? • Age? Relationship? • In what context? • How = what? Which aspect/s?

19. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • Broad aim 1: • - How do men and women speak differently? • Variations: • What kind of men/women?  Parents • Age? Relationship?  Adults and Children • In what context?  Local Hetero. Family • How = what? Which aspect/s? •  Modeling, family role…

20. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Broad aim 1: - How do men and women speak differently? Possible research questions: 1. How do male and female parents conduct family conversations differently in Hong Kong? 2. How do male and female parents perform their family duties by adopting different speech styles? 3. How do children model on their parents’ speech acts in family interactions? Why?

21. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • Broad aim 2: • - Why do patients not take drugs properly? • Possible research questions: • What proportion of patients do not comply with medical advice on drugs? • Is age/social class/education/type of illness a factor? • Is it more of a concern in private or public hospitals? • Do patients comply with other medical advice?

22. Exercise

23. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. ONE aim = MANY research questions… i. Should make selection - pick relevant & realistic ones - may work on ONE only!!! (WHY?) (DON’T BE TOO AMBITIOUS~)

24. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Too many research questions… ii. Therefore…

25. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Too many research questions… ii. Therefore… What you CAN actually do What you WANT to find out

26. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 3. Framing research questions = +

27. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 3. Framing research questions = + Selecting Modifying

28. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts • 3. Framing research questions • i. Importance • - method/s to adopt • - information to be collected • - projected outcome/s

29. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 3. Framing research questions i. Importance - method/s to adopt - information to be collected - projected outcome/s Most Important STEP!!!

30. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 3. Framing research questions ii. Your choice - within your capacity (Previous slide) - be realistic - relationship between different Qs - ANSWER-ABLE questions!

31. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 3. Framing research questions iii. Tricks - be SPECIFIC: when/where/who/what - be EXACT in wording - be NARROW - be LOGICAL in sequencing Qs

32. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Example 1 Broad Aim: How do men and women speak differently? Possible research questions: 1. How do male and female parents conduct family conversations differently in Hong Kong? 2. How do male and female parents perform their family duties by adopting different speech styles? 3. How do children model on their parents’ speech acts in family interactions? Why?

33. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Example 1 Broad Aim: How do men and women speak differently? Possible research questions: 1. How do male and femaleparentsconduct familyconversations differently inHong Kong? 2. How do male and female parentsperform their family dutiesby adopting different speech styles? 3. How do children modelon their parents’speech acts infamily interactions? Why?

34. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Example 2 • Broad Aim: Why do patients not take drugs properly? • Possible research questions: • What proportion of patients do not comply with medical advice on drugs? • Is age/social class/education/type of illness a factor? • Is it more of a concern in private or public hospitals? • Do patients comply with other medical advice?

35. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Example 2 • Broad Aim: Why do patients not take drugs properly? • Possible research questions: • What proportion of patients do not comply with medical adviceon drugs? • Is age/social class/education/type of illnessa factor? • Is it more of a concern inprivate or publichospitals? • Do patients comply with other medical advice?

36. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Example 3 • Broad Aim: How do Muslims view Jihad? • Possible research questions: • Do Chinese Muslims in Hong Kong regard Jihad as the will of Allah? • Does the duration of belief matter the view of Chinese Muslims in Hong Kong on Jihad? • How do comments on Al-Qaeda by the U.S. affect the belief of Chinese Muslims in Hong Kong?

37. B. Setting Research Questions ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Example 3 • Broad Aim: How do Muslims view Jihad? • Possible research questions: • Do Chinese Muslims in Hong Kong regard Jihad as the will of Allah? • Does the duration of belief matter the view of Chinese Muslims in Hong Kong on Jihad? • How do comments on Al-Qaeda by the U.S. affect the belief of Chinese Muslims in Hong Kong?

38. Exercise

39. ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts C. Reading Literature for Research

40. C. Reading Literature for Research ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts Literature in Research Literature in Arts

41. ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts C. Reading Literature for Research Literature in Research Literature in Arts Reading for academic support/proof An academic field; The “Shakespeare”/ “Austen” thing

42. ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts C. Reading Literature for Research Literature in Research Literature in Arts Reading for academic support/proof An academic field; The “Shakespeare”/ “Austen” thing

43. C. Reading Literature for Research ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

44. D. Dealing with Data ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts

45. D. Dealing with Data ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 1. THREE To-Dos Step 1: Step 1.5: Step 2:

46. D. Dealing with Data ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 1. THREE To-Dos Step 1: Data Collection Step 1.5: Data Sorting Step 2: Data Analysis

47. D. Dealing with Data ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 1. THREE To-Dos Step 1: Data Collection Step 1.5: Data Sorting Step 2: Data Analysis To be done to-and-fro

48. ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts D. Dealing with Data 2. Your attitude From a Guinness advert: “I’ve never tried it because I don’t like it.”

49. ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts D. Dealing with Data 2. Your attitude From a Guinness advert: “I’ve never tried it because I don’t like it.”

50. D. Dealing with Data ENGL 406 – Case Studies in Professional Contexts 2. Your attitude i. Keep an open mind ii. Forget about assumption iii. Avoid prejudice/personal preference