Chapter 9 â Research task 1
Chapter 9 – Research task 1 The following activity can be used as an introductory or closing task, and is designed to complement the content of Chapter 9 in Galloway and Rose’s (2015) book Introducing Global Englishes (Oxon., UK: Routledge).
A research study on teacher education As Dewey (2012, p. 167) points out: Up to now there has been relatively little in-depth exploration of what teachers might reasonably do to incorporate an ELF perspective in practice. Bearing this in mind, the pedagogic implications of ELF are not likely to be anything more than a professional curiosity unless researchers do more to work collaboratively with teachers. In addition to conducting research into teachers’ perceptions of ELF, we need to instigate ELF-relevant teacher development. This can be achieved through classroombased action research (see Burns, 2009), involving academics as well as language teachers in reexamining current methodology and practice in context-relevant ways.
Step 1 Design a research study to investigate the incorporation of GELT into a specific context. This study should involve working collaboratively with teachers. Use the following headings as a guide.
Provisional title:
Reasoning (why you chose this topic):
Value/theoretical importance/professional relevance:
Possible research questions:
Methodology and reasons for choice:
Relevant literature/historical and intellectual context:
Setting:
Participants:
Ethical considerations/constraints/risk analysis:
Data analysis:
Rough timetable:
Step 2 Use ICT to design a poster that presents your research study design. Step 3 Display your poster in the classroom, and receive feedback from other students. Give feedback on their designs, too.
A research study on teacher education As Dewey (2012, p. 167) points out: Up to now there has been relatively little in-depth exploration of what teachers might reasonably do to incorporate an ELF perspective in practice. Bearing this in mind, the pedagogic implications of ELF are not likely to be anything more than a professional curiosity unless researchers do more to work collaboratively with teachers. In addition to conducting research into teachers’ perceptions of ELF, we need to instigate ELF-relevant teacher development. This can be achieved through classroombased action research (see Burns, 2009), involving academics as well as language teachers in reexamining current methodology and practice in context-relevant ways.
Step 1 Design a research study to investigate the incorporation of GELT into a specific context. This study should involve working collaboratively with teachers. Use the following headings as a guide.
Provisional title:
Reasoning (why you chose this topic):
Value/theoretical importance/professional relevance:
Possible research questions:
Methodology and reasons for choice:
Relevant literature/historical and intellectual context:
Setting:
Participants:
Ethical considerations/constraints/risk analysis:
Data analysis:
Rough timetable:
Step 2 Use ICT to design a poster that presents your research study design. Step 3 Display your poster in the classroom, and receive feedback from other students. Give feedback on their designs, too.
