PARADIGM OF LANGUAGE

RESEARCH
 A. NATURE OF LANGUAGE
RESEARCH

FACTORS:
oLanguage use
oType of users
oLanguage setting
oResearch Methodology
oRelated disciplines
 B. FRAMEWORK OF LANGUAGE
RESEARCH

PARAMETER 1: Approaches
oGeneral view
oSpecific perspective

PARAMETER 2: Objectives
oHypothesis- generating
oHypothesis- testing
PARAMETER 3: Research Design

PARAMETER 4: Data Collection and

Analysis
CONCEPTUALIZATION OF RESEARCH
 A. TOPIC SELECTION

1. Identifying a Research Topic

2. Narrowing Topics
3. Making a Formal Statement of Quantitative and
Qualitative Research Studies
4. Formulating Researchable and Non- Researchable
Topics
 B. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
AND STUDIES
oBackground information about the problem and related
concepts.
oTheories that explain the existence of the problem and the
possible connection between certain factors and the problem.
oData that confirm the existence and seriousness of the problem.
oGeneral and specific findings of studies related to the problem.
oRecommendation for further study given in related studies.
 1. THE NEED FOR A REVIEW OF
LITERATURE AND STUDIES

AIDS IN MANY WAYS SUCH AS:

a. It helps the researcher identify and define a research
problem.
b. It helps justify the need for studying a problem.
c. It helps prevent unnecessary duplication of a study.
d. It can be a source of a theoretical basis for the study.
e. It enables the researcher to learn how to conceptualize a
research problem and properly identify and operationally
define study variables.

f. It provides basis for identifying and using appropriate

research design.

g. Results of related studies provide lessons for data

analysis and interpretation.
2. FUNCTIONS OF A REVIEW

3. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR THE SCOPE OF THE

REVIEW
a. Bigger does not mean better.
b. Heavily researched topics provide enough references to focus
only on the major studies.
c. Lesser researched topics require reviewing any study related in
some meaningful way even if this means searching related fields.
 4. STAGES OF CONDUCTING A
REVIEW
a. Identifying key words to guide the search.
b. Identifying sources.
c. Abstracting the information found in the
references
d. Analyzing, organizing and reporting
 C. PARTS OF THE REVIEW

1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Summary/ Synthesis
4. Conclusion