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Assignment : Research Proposal

The research topic, focus and research question is:

"How does understanding the culture of learners inform ESL teachers in choosing authentic and culturally relevant materials, and how does this impact language acquisition?"

Your first assignment is your research proposal, (for both the literature review option or the small-scale empirical study (action research) which should include the following components:

Title

The title should be brief but clearly describe the topic/research focus.

Background and Context

In this section the research focus is described. You will need to briefly outline your topic of interest, and why this topic is important to you in your professional life. It must contain enough information to let the reader know what this study is about and specifically what aspect your study will address.

Outline your topic and generate between 1-3 research questions relevant to your topic. These questions may emerge or changed based on your preliminary literature review.

These questions may change as the study progresses. Any changes to questions or emergent new questions should be discussed in the final project.

Positionality

Present your position on this topic:

• What is your personal/professional journey to this point?

• Why have you chosen this topic and these questions?

• What do you hope to learn from this literature review?

Methodology

The methodology section will vary depending on the type of study you will conduct. The Table below outlines the points that should be address for each option.

Literature Review	Small-scale Empirical (action research) Study
1. Databases selected	1. Participants - (Age, gender, number, etc.)
2. Search terms (key words)	2. Data source - (e.g. questionnaires, interviews,classroom observation, reflective journal).
3. Inclusion criteria (which sources will you focuson?)	3. Data analysis method (e.g. statistics,commentary) that you plan to implement.
4. Search results (how many publications resulted from your search?)	4. Ethical Issues -remember to address the ethical issues of informed consent, permission, confidentiality, consideration to avoid harm and proper acknowledgement as you describe what you will do. At this stage your ethical application should be approved.
5. Literature analysis method (how do you intend to analyse the literature?)	5. Timeline - you will need to provide details about how you will implement your research in the allocated time.
6. Timeline -you will need to provide details about how you will implement your research in the allocated time.

Initial Literature Review

Present a brief review of literature on the topic and outline further areas and possibilities for your final project. Base your initial literature review on peer review journal articles and consult about 12-15 relevant research papers.

Conclusion

References

Construct a list of references that includes every reference you cite in your proposal. Remember to use APA style.