LINGUIST List 33.1727
Sat May 14 2022
Summer Schools: Mixed-methods research: Ecological perspectives on language teaching / Belgium
Editor for this issue: Sarah Goldfinch <sgoldfinchlinguistlist.org>
Date: 13-May-2022
From: Ferran Suner <ferran.suner
uclouvain.be>
Subject: Mixed-methods research: Ecological perspectives on language teaching / Belgium
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Coordinating Institution: Université catholique de Louvain
Website: https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ilc/teamm/summer-school-2022.html
Dates: 17-Aug-2022 - 20-Aug-2022
Location: Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium
Focus: Program August 17 14-14.30 h: Introduction (Carlee Arnett, Fanny Meunier & Ferran Suñer) 14.30-15.30 h: Why do we need mixed-methods studies in language teaching and learning research? (J. Bielak) 16-17 h: Language Learning Ecology (Carlee Arnett) August 18 9.30-12.30 h Workshop I: An ecological view on classroom-based studies (Fanny Meunier) 14-14.45 h Good practice report: Planning and implementing classroom-based studies (Ferran Suñer & Carlee Arnett) 14.45-15.30 h Good practice report: Introduction into the statistical methods for classroom-based studies (Ferran Suñer & Carlee Arnett) August 19 9.30-12.30 h Workshop II: Research designs for mixed-methods studies (J. Bielak) 14-14.45 h Good practice report: Investigating complex learning processes through mixed-methods (J. Bielak) 14.45-15.30 h Good practice report: Integrating qualitative and quantitative data into a coherent model (Fanny Meunier) August 20 Workshop III: 9-11 h: How to write a proposal using mixed-methods research (NN) 12-13 h: Presentation of results from workshops; concluding remarks (Workshop leaders and participants)
Minimum Education Level: MA
Special Qualifications: The workshop aims to provide interested researchers in the fields of applied SLA, instructed SLA and applied linguistics (PhD students, PostDocs and others) with a strong methodological background and strong commitment to further develop their research competences towards more ecological research designs. To this end, the program of the workshop includes both talks reporting the most recent advances in the field and hands-on sessions on different methods and their combination in empirical research, requiring the participants to critically reflect on their own research. Participants will have the opportunity to receive specialized feedback, become familiar with practice examples and actively engage in discussion. The workshop will be held in English, but pedagogical applications for other foreign languages like Spanish, German and French will be showcased. Researchers working on any foreign language are strongly encouraged to participate.
Description:
In the past few decades, mixed-methods studies have proven very useful to account for the multidimensional nature of language learning and the complexity of authentic classrooms. The plurality of research methods allows for a higher ecological validity and thus for a better transferability of findings into practice. Implementing mixed-methods studies remains an exciting but also a challenging endeavor. Simply including different data collection instruments (performance assessment, questionnaires, interviews, etc.) does not automatically lead to convergence between quantitative and qualitative methods. Instead, researchers need to carefully plan how the different methods in data collection will contribute to the study aims and to identify the study design that is best-suited to connect and integrate data. Therefore, the present workshop addresses some of the questions regarding the planning, implementation of and data analysis in mixed-methods studies, such as for instance:
- How can qualitative and quantitative methods foster empirical convergence?
- How can ecological validity be improved in classroom-based studies?
- How can measurements be constructed and validated in mixed-methods studies?
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
Subject Languages: English
Tuition: 100 EURO
Tuition Explanation: Covers participation in the summer school
Registration: 14-May-2022 to 26-Jun-2022
Contact Person: Ferran Suner
Email: ferran.suner
uclouvain.be
Registration Instructions:
Registration is required due to limited the number of places (max. 20). A participation fee of 100 Euro will be charged, which will be paid only when the registration is approved. All participants will be required to briefly describe their current research project(s).
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