Language research

1. Multi-modal Linguistic
Research: Assessment
and Evaluation
DR. EMILDA JOSEPHINE

3. Language Research
 Pedagogy – Grammar Translation, Direct, Bilingual
 Approach - CAI, Communicative, Oral, Situational
 Skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)
 Vocabulary and Grammar
 Morphology, Syntax, Phonology, Semantics
 Socio-Linguistics, Pragmatics, Culture
 Learner, Technology
 Assessment

4. What was the first word
spoken?

5. Linguistic Research
Applied Language
Research
(Ethnography,
Conversation
analysis)
Alison Mackey, Roy
Lyster, Angela Creese,
Junko Mori, Rod Ellis
and Diane Larsen-
Freeman

6. Multi-modal Learning Strategy
Visual Auditory
Reading/Writing Kinesthetic

7. How do we cater to the
Individual Learning
strategies of students?

8. Assessment
 Process-oriented
 Assessment for Learning
 Diagnostic test
 Identify gaps and improve
learning
 Throughout the course
 Student Critiques, Focus
Groups, Interviews, Reflective
Practice, Surveys and
Feedback
 Tests, Quizzes, Seminars

9. Evaluation
 Product-oriented
 Assessment of Learning
 End of the Instructional period
 Evidence of Student’s knowledge, skills or
proficiency
 Assign a Grade or Ranking
 Focus on Student Performances
 Checks Teacher’s ability
 Assignments, Research Essays, Objective
Tests, Projects, Demonstrations or
Performances, Surveys, Debate, Literary
Critique, Write a poem, Reading Rubric

10. Is Language Learning tested
with Assessments or
Evaluation?

11. Qualitative
Research –
DRDP
(milestones)
Vincent, D. (1977). Assessment and Observation of Language Development: Some Neglected Aspects. Research Intelligence, 3(1), 38–41.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1520862
Observation
(spontaneous
or planned)
Tape
(recordings)
Attitude
Questionnaire
(survey)
Metalinguistic
test

12. True Experimental Design

13. Post-test Only, Equivalent Groups Design
EXPERIMENT GROUP,
POSTTEST
CONTROLLED GROUP,
POSTTEST

14. The Pretest – Posttest
Equivalent Groups Design
 Watanabe, Have and Lomax (1984)
 Pretest, Experiment Group, Posttest
 Pretest, Controlled Group, Posttest

15. The Solomon Four Group Design
Pretest,
Experiment,
Posttest
Pretest,
Controlled
Group, Posttest –
No treatment
Experiment
Group, Posttest
Controlled
Group, Posttest –
No treatment
ANOVA /
ANCOVA
Effects of Testing,
History and
Maturation
Simultaneous
experiments

16. Quasi-Experimental Design
 Intelligence
 Maturity
 Reading
 ANOVA
 ANCOVA
 Cooks & Campbell

17. Why should Language
Teachers conduct Qualitative
Research?

19. Any doubts, write to me:
Emilda.Josephine@rau.ac.uk, josephineemilda@gmail.com