Surveying TEFL MA Students' Attitude towards Research and Research Methodology Course: A Mixed Research Approach

Autor/inn/en	Asaie, Mojtaba; Farsani, Mohammad Amini
Titel	Surveying TEFL MA Students' Attitude towards Research and Research Methodology Course: A Mixed Research Approach
Quelle	In: Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 28 (2023) 3, S.460-484 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Asaie, Mojtaba) ORCID (Farsani, Mohammad Amini)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1359 6748
DOI	10.1080/13596748.2023.2221120
Schlagwörter	Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Student Attitudes; Graduate Students; Masters Programs; Research Methodology; Courses; Foreign Countries; Applied Linguistics; Language Research; Student Research; Barriers; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Schülerverhalten; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Kursangebot; Ausland; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Sprachforschung; Studentenforschung
Abstract	Research Methodology (RM) is the backbone of any TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) MA programme. Although a burgeoning body of research has investigated students' attitude towards research and RM course in various disciplines, students' attitudes towards research and research methods courses in TEFL research has remained a relatively unexplored area. This mixed-methods study aimed to contribute to this gap in the present research literature. To this end, we administered a 33-item close-ended questionnaire with two open-ended questions to 171 TEFL MA students studying at Iranian universities. IBM SPSS (version 26) was used to analyse quantitative data, and MAXQDA (version 2020) was used to analyse qualitative data. The integrated findings revealed a substantial interest in research and highlighted the right attitude towards RM courses. However, the findings singled out the barriers and impediments EFL students encountered during MA studies. We provide implications for EFL policymakers, EFL departments, and research instructors. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01