CONTENTS
Forward ……………………………………………………….................... 3
Unit 1. THE NATURE OF RESEARCH………………………………… 4
Focus on Information ………………………………………………………. 4
Focus on Language ………………………………………………………… 8
Practice activities …………………………………………………………... 11
Self-check questions ………………………………………………………..
13
Glossary …………………………………………………………………….
14
Unit 2. THE RESEARCH PROCESS …………………………………… 15
Focus on Information ………………………………………………………. 15
Focus on Language ………………………………………………………… 20
Practice activities …………………………………………………………... 23
Self-check questions ………………………………………………………..
24
Glossary …………………………………………………………………….
25
Unit 3. CHOOSING AND SPECIFYING THE RESEARCH TOPIC
26
Focus on Information ……………………………………………................. 26
Focus on Language …………………………………...…………................. 34
Practice activities ……………………………………..…………................. 37
Case study …………………………………………….…………................. 40
Progressing your research project …………………….…………................. 43
Self-check questions ………………………………….…………................. 43
Glossary …………………………………………………………................. 44
Unit 4. CRITICALLY REVIEWING THE LITERATURE …………...
45
Focus on Information ………………………………………………………. 45
Focus on Language ………………………………………………………… 52
Practice activities …………………………………………………………... 55
Case study ………………………………………………………………….. 58
Progressing your research project ………………………………………….. 60
Self-check questions ……………………………………………………….
61
Glossary …………………………………………………………………….
62
Unit 5. DECIDING ON THE RESEARCH APPROACH AND
CHOOSING A RESEARCH STRATEGY ……………………...………
63
Focus on Information ……………………………………………….……… 63
Focus on Language …………………………………...………….....……… 70
Practice activities …………………………………….………….....………. 73
Case study ………………………………………………………......……… 74
Progressing your research project …………………….………….....……… 76
Self-check questions ………………………………….…………....……….
76
Glossary ………………………………………………..…………...………
77
Unit 6. COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA ……………………
78
Focus on Information………………………………….………….....……… 78
Focus on Language …………………………………..…………......……… 91
Practice activities ……………………………………..…………....………
92
Case study …………………………………………….………….....……… 94
Progressing your research project …………………….…………...……….. 95
Self-check questions ………………………………….…………....……….
97
Glossary ………………………………………………………….....………
98
