The document provides guidance on writing the methodology section of a research paper. It lists the key elements that should be included in the methodology section: clearly identifying the research questions, describing the instrumentation (survey or interviews), describing the participants/subjects, describing how the data was collected (how surveys were conducted or interviews performed), and describing the types of questions asked in the survey. The document also provides examples of analyzing research papers to identify where in the methodology section each of these key elements is addressed.

1. Methodology Section
In-class workshop

2. METHODOLOGY Yes No
Clearly write/identify your research questions
Describe what your instrumentation was (survey
questionnaire or interview)
Describe the participants/subjects (survey
respondents or interviewees)
Describe the method or how your data was
collected (how did you conduct the survey or
interview)
Describe what sorts of questions you asked in the
survey

3. http://jalt-publications.org/tlt/articles/4368-understanding-teachers%E2%80%99-attitudes-
towards-young-learner-teaching-case-study

4. Gap in Literature: Need to conduct
research
This is the last
part of the
Literature
Review
Section, just
before the
Methodology
Section

5. Type of research conducted

6. Describe the participants/subjects
(survey respondents or
interviewees)

7. Describe what your instrumentation
was (survey questionnaire or
interview)

8. Describe what your instrumentation was (survey
questionnaire or interview)

9. Describe
what sorts
of questions
were asked
in the
survey

10. Measurement method using results
from interviews and survey results

11. Results and Analysis follow

12. Case Analysis 2
Development of the L2 Motivational
Self System: English at a University in
Japan
METHODOLOGY Yes No
Clearly write/identify your research questions
Describe what your instrumentation was (survey
questionnaire or interview)
Describe the participants/subjects (survey
respondents or interviewees)
Describe the method or how your data was
collected (how did you conduct the survey or
interview)
Describe what sorts of questions you asked in the
survey
http://jalt-publications.org/jj/articles/4168-development-l2-motivational-self-system-english-
university-japan

13. • Look at sakurai-methodolgy.pdf and note how
the important points in the Methodology
section were identified.

14. Case Analysis 3
• In-class task
METHODOLOGY Yes No Paste here the corresponding
texts (in the selected paper)
Clearly write/identify the research questions
Describe what the instrumentation was (survey
questionnaire or interview)
Describe the participants/subjects (survey
respondents or interviewees)
Describe the method or how the data was
collected (how did you conduct the survey or
interview)
Describe what sorts of questions were asked in
the survey

15. 1. On your wiki, create a page called Methodology_case_analysis
2. Copy and the paste the Table which lists the criteria for writing
the methodology section.
3. Go to any of the websites below and choose an article to
analyze. Look at the methodology section.
4. Using the list of criteria for writing the methodology section
(see table), identify which part of the text matches each criterion.
Paste the selected texts on your wiki.
Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/main.htm
(http://www.elted.net )
Journal of Asia TEFL
(http://www.asiatefl.org click Past Issues)
TESOL in Context
http://www.tesol.org.au/Publications/Previous-editions )
The New English Teacher
http://www.gse.au.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=93:net&cati
d=42:net&Itemid=116
The Language Teacher (http://jalt-publications.org/jj/archive )