Chapter One- Proposal

Introduction

Chapter Two

Review of the Related Literature

History of Research

          Write a brief history of the language skill, component, … which is under investigation.

Other Studies Done in the Same Field

          List other similar studies done by other researchers in the same field.  After that, give a brief summary of each in a single paragraph.  Mention the area that has been left untouched, the one that you are supposed to focus on as your thesis statement.

            ** All parts of this chapter should be documented. 

            ** At least, there should be five paragraphs in the form of paraphrase along with the main texts attached to your paper.

            ** In order not to waste paper, use its both sides to write or print your material. 

Chapter Three

Methodology

Methodology

          In what way, do you want to conduct the study?

Population

          Who are your subjects?  You mention their age, gender, nationality, background, social class, etc.

Instrumentation

Materials and tools needed for conducting the study should be mentioned here.

Procedure

            How is the study conducted?

Chapter Four

Findings

In descriptive or experimental studies:

A)    Provide the data in the form of tables, charts, and so on.

B)     Provide descriptive and inferential statistics and statistical interpretation.

In a library research:

A)    Write the body of the data that you have provided based on your thesis statement

B)     Tabulate the gathered data if possible.

** All parts of this chapter should be documented, if it is categorized as a library research.

** The inside the text citation and documentation should be in accordance with APA Style.

Chapter Five

Conclusions

Interpretation of Data and Obtained Conclusions

Implications

      It includes your recommendations for further studies in the form of a list.

References

     This section includes all the works cited in the body of your research paper.

Appendixes

     It may contain all the instruments administered in your study, a copy of the documents referred to in the study, raw data or statistical formulas and the related tables for determining the statistical level of significance.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Abstract

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

References

Appendixes

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

http://www.writinghelp-central.com/apa-format-rules.html

http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/apa.html

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/apastyle.pdf

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Chrissie, S. (1995, July 31). Are We Afraid of Our Computers? The Chicago                                       .

           Tribune, pp. D4, D6.                                                                                                                            .

Gorman, J.R., & Smithson, R.T. (1997). The Dynamics of Human Fear                                                   .

          Neuroses In the Age of the Modern Computer (pp. 345-353). Toronto:                                    

          University of Toronto Press.                                                                                                               .

Hillson, G., (1996, December). The Unwelcome Eventual Alternative -                                                  .

          Computers That Tell Us What To Do. The New Psychologist, 22, 45-54.                                   .

Fawcett, S. (1999). Internet Basics without fear!, Montreal: Final Draft                                                 .

          Publications.                                                                                                                                          .

Francis, V. (1985). The Fear Experience: Do We Really Know What We're                                          .

          Getting Into? London: Oxford Press.                                                                                                 .

Sawyer, D., & Johnson R. (1987). The Transference of Fears of Technology                                      .

          To Those Around Us - A Case Study. New York: Holt, Rinehart &                                            .

          Winston.                                                                                                                                                .

Transom, Z., & Rutherford, S. (1991, October). The Relationship Between                                                  .

          Occasional Writer's Block and Fear of Technology. Psychology Today,                                              .

          27, 82-88.                                                                                                                                                .

Source: http://www.writinghelp-central.com/apa-sample3.html                                                              .

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               In one of his very first chapters entitled, "Fear and Anxiety on the

Internet", Fawcett (1999) observed, "It was my fear of technology that drove

me in my early days on the Internet" (p. 23). Later in the same chapter he

went on to elaborate at length on his experiences:

          My first experiences with the Internet were not pleasant ones. At that

          time, most Internet users were hooked-up to public networks known as

          Freenets. These networks may have been pioneering in many ways, but

          for the average user at the time, they were extremely tedious and

          frustrating, sporting technology that, by today's standards, was

          bordering on primitive. A typical Internet evening involved many long

          and frustrating hours of fumbling around in "cyber-blackness". It

          frequently took an entire evening just to check my e-mail! A session

          was often prefaced by hours of busy signals before finally making a

       connection. (p. 26)

Background Information

            Introduction to the subject

            The reasons that make you choose the thesis statement

Statement of the Problem

            What is/are the research problem(s) and/or research question(s) that you want to investigate?

Purpose of the Study

            The purpose of the present study is to (mention the thesis statement which is the same as the title of your research).

Definition of key Terms

            Define the key words  included in your thesis statement and the related hypothesis(es). 

Delimitation of the study

            Who are your subjects?  Control the variables which may affect the results of your research. 

Significance of the study

            Why do you think that the study is important?

            Who can use its obtained results? Teachers, book designers, students, other researchers or educators?

For more information refer to the book “Research: Methods and Principles; 1 & 2, written by Dr. P. Birjandi and P. Mosallanejad (2005). Chapter six.

Methodology

1.     Principles of language teaching and learning  (Douglas H. Brown)

2.     Teaching by principles (Douglas H. Brown)

3.     Teaching foreign language skills (W.M. Rivers)

4.     Developing second language skills (K. Chastain)

5.     Approaches and methods in language teaching (J.C. Richards T.S. Rodgers)

6.     Techniques and principles in language teaching (D.L. Freeman)

7.     Teaching English as a second or foreign language (M. Celce-Murcia)

8.     TESOL Techniques and procedure (Bowen & Madsen)

9.     Teaching English as a second language (paulston & Bruder)

10.    Fundamental concepts in language teaching (H.H. Stern)

11.    Longman dictionary of applied linguistics &teaching (J.C. Richards platt & Platt)

Testing

1.     Language skills testing (Farhadi, Jafarpour & Birjandi)

2.     Testing English as a second language (Harris)

3.     Writing English language tests (Heaton)

4.     Techniques in language testing (Madsen)

5.     Language tests at school (J.W. Oller)

6.     Testing English (Baker)

7.     Research designs and statistics for applied linguistics (Hatch & Farhadi)

Linguistics

1.     The study of language (G. Yule)

2.     Linguistics & language (J.S. Falk)

3.     An introduction to language (Fromkin & Rodman)

4.     Chomsky’s universal grammar (V. CooK)