Module Code - Title:
LI6112
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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION
Year Last Offered:
2026/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
PF
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module prepares participants to develop traditional dissertation and experiential praxis proposals beyond the initial articulation. The core aims are to encourage students to engage proactively with supervision, create a foundation for students to research independently during the summer semester, and to help them develop their research management skills through interaction with the academic and professional practices involved in presenting research in conference format.
The module builds on students’ knowledge about fundamental aspects of the research cycle experienced as part of the core content in the previous semester - such as formulating research questions, evaluating methodologies in language-based research, ethical issues and responsible practices in working with human participants – in the context of their own research project.
Syllabus:
Enhancing initial iterations of research questions in line with the purpose of the research project, ensuring that they meet SMART criteria; evaluating previous published research and matching research questions, the type of data required and appropriate research methodologies; articulating the value of research proposals for an academic audience; writing abstracts, especially for conference presentations; developing presentation skills; structuring an academic presentation for a
conference; using multimodal skills and strategies to represent research concepts, rationale, and procedures.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Position their own research by reviewing and critically discussing relevant published research;
- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate and articulate relevant data collection procedures, and rationalise selection of research methodologies;
- Articulate the procedures and issues associated with undertaking a research project;
- Display appropriate presentation skills in articulating all aspects of their research project for an academic audience;
- Write an academic abstract for Applied Linguistics;
- Produce and present a detailed research plan suitable for MA level research.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Develop an appreciation of the scope of professional academic practices;
- Value the processes, challenges and benefits of research presentation and dissemination.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
This module's pedagogical approach focuses on interactivity, collaboration, and structured discussion as modes of learning. This approach is designed to boost participants' confidence in their knowledge as they articulate, explore and develop their research. The lectures will have a strong practical and applied focus. Students will meet once a week to develop a strategy for presenting and disseminating their research. They will present their research at the end of the semester at a mini-conference together with students from the MA Applied Linguistics, MA TESOL and MA Translation programmes.
Prime Texts:
Freiermuth, M. R. (2023)
Academic Conference Presentations: A Step-by-step Guide.
, Springer
Nature., Springer Nature.
Gray, D. (2021)
Doing Research in the Real World. 5th Edition.
, SAGE
McKinley, J. & Rose, H. (eds.) (2020)
The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied
Linguistics.
, Routledge.
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
MASTER OF ARTS IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS (INTERNATIONAL)
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
Generic PRS