1. The document discusses different research traditions, including confirmatory and descriptive traditions. 2. The new social view of research is called hybrid research, which mixes classical traditions and accounts for both inside and outside influences on the classroom. 3. Descriptive research aims to produce qualitative and quantitative accounts of classroom processes, while confirmatory research establishes hypotheses and measurable variables to scientifically study phenomena.

1. Language Research Tradition
CONFIRMATORYDESCRIPTIVE
The new social view of doing research is hybrid research (mixing the
classical traditions of research). This new social view follows the
classroom-oriented research (the researcher accounts not only for
the "inside" classroom but also for the "outside" classroom - what
surrounds the classroom such as culture, community, approaches,
policies, etc.)

2. • A descriptive research aims to
produce Quali & Quanti accounts
of classroom processes.
• Ellis, R. 2012
DESCRIPTIVE
TRADITION
•1, The objective can be studied scientifically.
•2. To form the hypothesis the phenomenon is
divided into clearly defined elements
/constructs.
•3. The measure of the variables must be
desmonstrably.
•Ellis, R. 2012
CONFIRMATORY
TRADITION

3. DESCRIPTIVE TRADITION
ETHNOGRAPHY DESIGN
The research intention is to
study peple’s behaviour in
naturally occuring on going
settings with a focus on the
cultural interpretation of
behaviour
INTERACTIONAL DESIGN
The research intention is to study:
 Discourse Analysis
 Conversational Analysis
CASE STUDY DESIGN
The research intention is
to examine something in
a real-life context, and
use theory to
generalize results.
Yin (2003
ACTION RESEARCH
DESIGN
The research intention
is to
solve specific problems
within a program,
organization, or
community
Patton (1990
NARRATIVE DESIGN
The research intention is
to
“inquire” into--or asks
questions about and
looks for deeper
understanding of--
particular aspects of life
experience

4. CONFIRMATORY
TRADITION
QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL The
research intention is to
determine whether a program
or intervention has the
intended effect on a study’s
participants. While a true
experiment includes (1) pre-
post test design, (2) a
treatment group and a control
group, and (3) random
assignment of study
participants, quasi-
experimental studies lack one
or more of these design
elements.
EXPERIMENTAL The research
intention is to
involve at least a treatment, an
outcome measure, units of
assignment, and some
comparison from which
change can be inferred and
hopefully attributed