Research Foundations involves students in constructing language research to become more critical and reflective teachers. The document introduces research lines and sub-lines from the B.A program at Universidad Santo Tomás, including how to formulate an innovative language research problem statement by considering needs, contributions and relevance in the 21st century. It also discusses contrasting research interests from existing research analysis, macro and micro context analysis, analyzing existing research projects through literature review and theoretical revision to be aware of what other researchers have done in the context of your own language research.

1. Research Foundations involves students in the
construction of language research to become more critical
and reflective teachers.

2. How to formulate
an innovative
language research
problem statement
Introducing research lines
and sub-lines from the B.A
program at Universidad
Santo Tomás.
Formulating an innovative
Language Research
problem statement from
EFL/ESL by considering its
needs, contributions and
relevance in the 21st
century
Contrasting research
interests from the analysis
of existing research.

3. Macro and micro context
and
Your Research Interest

4. Analyze existing
research projects
Literature review
Theoretical
Revision

5. To be aware of what other researchers have
done in the context of your language research
 International Languages
 Research from Different Universities
 Language research journals in Colombia