Evaluation Of A Qualitative Research Methodology

The problem addressed in this study is reported in the work of Carusone, Loeb, and Lohfield (2006) entitled "Pneumonia Care and the Nursing Home: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Resident and Family Member Perspectives". The problem addressed in this study is the fact that nursing home residents are sent to the hospital quite frequently for diagnostic testing and to receive health care services. These transfers are reported as being expensive and to be associated, for some individuals, with an increase in health risks.

The chapter “The Phenomenon of Uprooting” brings to light the significant impacts an English Language Learner experiences when first traveling to a new country. One of the initial stages that an ELL student generally comes into participation with is the “silent stage”. In this stage, an ELL student is unfamiliar with the newly introduced customs and languages, and thus ultimately remains silent for a period of time. However, during this time, an English Language Learner tends to develop a more enhanced ability to observe those surrounding them and acquire a deeper listening skill. In this time as well, an ELL student may be prone to the feeling of culture shock due to the fact that they were taken away from everything they were once familiar

Qualitative research reflects different ways that researcher’s collect data and explore all of the information through literature review. Participant’s that are reviewing is often observed for analysis while “the role of the researcher focuses as the primary data collection instrument necessitates the identification of personal values, assumptions and biases at the outset of the study; Qualitative researchers ask at least one central question” (Creswell, 2014, which can be explored in several contexts with further questions. According to the text Research Design (2014) “the researcher’s role is typically involved in a

Qualitative Article:A Women 's Place is in the Home: Females and Residential BurglaryThis article uses a qualitative research method. Qualitative research involves analyzing and interpreting texts and interviews in order to discover meaningful patterns descriptive of a particular phenomenon (Adler & Clarke, 2008, p.13.). The method has been adopted to investigate the research question. The research question is; what involvement do women have in residential burglaries. This research question is analysed by comparing female characteristics with their male counterparts and, through primary investigation, into the roles female burglars play during offences.

Stage 1 English as an Additional Language Assessment Type 2: Interactive Study Language is the central tool for communication in our daily lives, through the use of written and spoken mode. Communication has the capability to express our emotions and ability to form strong lasting bonds with one another. Every individual should have the ability to communicate when adapting to a new foreign country, especially when acquiring for a job employment. The interview was conducted with a person who was yet improving or developing in the English language. Many relevant questions were asked to discuss her experience of learning a new language in Australia.

According to Young and Solomon (2009) critical appraisal is a systematic process which can identify both, the strengths and weaknesses of a research study. During this process the reader is able to assess studies’ usefulness and whether or not the findings are trustworthy, it also supports in decision making in terms of whether to apply the study’s results in practice

When utilizing a qualitative approach, the task becomes one of determining the qualitative method to be used. Additionally, Stake (2010) used purpose, research design, and methodical data techniques as a way of classifying types of qualitative research. Similarly, Cresswell & Cresswell (2007) spoke of five practices of qualitative research. These five practices consist of biography, phenomenological study, grounded theory study, ethnography, and case study. This researcher chose a phenomenological study for this research project.

Qualitative research is the technique that is used as a part of exploratory research and to derive the independent variables. There are different methods through which we can conduct the qualitative research. As a part of this study we have adopted the following methods:

Textbooks are based on the communicative approach. “The curriculum recommends that English to be used as much as possible by the teachers and students in the classroom.” (Orafi & Borg, 2009). Yet, the new curriculum is not applied as planned mainly because of the obvious differences between the main standards of these books and teachers’ beliefs. Meanwhile, the controversial concern is why some EFL students attain higher grades in English language exams than others who are under the same conditions and situations. The concern on the learners’ attitudes towards the target language was emphasized by Gardner (1985). He stated that the learners’ attitudes towards learning another language play a key role in enhancing and motivating them to learn that language. This, in turn, affects on their performance, too. 1.2 Research Questions and Hypotheses The research seeks to answer the following questions: 1- What are the attitudes of Libyan secondary school students towards learning English language in terms of their behavioral, cognitive and emotional aspects? 2- Is there any statistically significant difference in Libyan secondary school students’ attitudes towards learning English language by gender? 3 Is there any a statistically significant difference in Libyan secondary school students’ attitudes towards learning English language by the field of study? 4- Is there any a statistically significant

Students’ work is recorded in Portfolio that has two pieces: German Language Acquisition and German Personal Account. German Language Acquisition summarizes the language qualifications, levels and experiences with the language a student has based on three Language Modes: Presentational, Interpersonal,

International students/scholars are facing many challenges when they arrive in the United States. Several major barriers that they face include: 1) Language barriers: Most newly arrived international students/scholars have difficulty in communicating effectively with native English speakers (McClure, 2007; Araujo, 2011; Andrade, 2006). Several factors may contribute to this situation. First, the students who learned English in another accent (e.g. British English) may have trouble following the native American English speakers. Second, native English speakers speak too fast for them. Third, misunderstanding between international students/scholars and the native English speakers may result from missing social context during conversations. Fourth, international students/scholars have trouble understanding slangs and idioms when the meaning is not obvious. Fifth, the lack of opportunities to communicate with the native English speakers hinders many international students/scholars from establishing a meaningful relationship with native English speakers; 2) Academic barriers: Differences in teaching philosophies and theories may result in a teaching style that is very different from the students’ homes. For example, group discussion might be brand new for some students. The students who have trouble in participating in class as actively as the domestic students may struggle to adapt to the different learning style (Marsh & Hau, 2004; Andrade, 2006; Trilokeka & Rasmi, 2011; Zhou,

Non-native language particularly English, which is a Lingua franca- a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different, is often preferred to native language in the medium of instruction in higher education in many places like Hong Kong and Singapore, according to Interim report April 2014 of “English as a medium of Instruction – a growing Global phenomenon: phase 1” by British Council and University of Oxford mentioned in the Week 11 lecture PowerPoint. By using English medium teaching, students and university institutions would be benefited. This essay will argue that English should be adopted as the medium of language in tertiary education, and it is supported by the discussion of the pros and cons of using non-native language in tertiary education in the perspective of students and university

Moreover, teachers attribute to learners’ success in learning the language of their motivation and aptitude. Regardless of the methods and approaches, some students will prosper in learning while some will not. Similarly, some learners are less motivated to interact with the target language’s society, whereas, others will not.

Chapter two provides a detailed description of the research methods and procedures used to conduct this study. Major sections of this chapter include a rationale for qualitative research design, a description of the setting and participants, an overview of research design, a description of the IRB approval process, data collection methods, methods for data analysis and synthesis, and ethical and trust considerations. The purpose of the proposed study is to: (a) understand the alignment between instructional designers’ knowledge and demonstrated implementation of MLPs better; and, to (b) understand the factors that influence instructional designers’ intent and actual implementation of MLPs in

There are always several variables that exist when conducting any type of research. R.C. Gardner (1985) came up with the socio-educational notion in which he suggests that learning a second language should not be merely explained by people’s ability or their proficiency to acquire a language, but that individual differences were key factors that affected second language