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Introduction & Methods review. ESL 501. Introduction: What you studied & why it’s important. Identify problem area & state importance (why should I read this?) Review relevant research Identify a gap or ‘research space ’ State research aim: research questions & establish hypotheses.
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Introduction & Methods review ESL 501
Introduction:What you studied& why it’s important • Identify problem area & state importance (why should I read this?) • Review relevantresearch • Identify a gap or ‘research space’ • State research aim: research questions & establish hypotheses
Methods:How you studied it • Describes the context and setting of the study • Specifies the study design and materials used • Describes data collection instruments and procedures
Results:What you saw. • Tell your story. Avoid interpreting results • Data presented in tables and chart (don’t over do it!) • Highlights the data related to answering the research questions
Discussion:Your interpretation of what you saw • Interprets the main findings of the study with reference to previous research • Discusses policy and practice implications of the results • Analysis of strengths and limitations of the study • Offers perspectives for future work.