The purpose of this course is to introduce a clear and comprehensive overview of
linguistic research methods in applied linguistics. The course is aimed at those who
are new to studies in the field of language learning or who may have done or written
some research work without academic guidance. Specific focus is on how to help
education researchers and classroom teachers understand and critique published
studies in applied linguistics. After completing this course, students are expected to
have become interested enough to delve further into the literature and maybe even to
embark on research of their own