Action-Research-in-the-South-Asian-Language-Classroom.ppt

ActionResearchintheSouthAsianLanguageClassroom SallySieloffMagnanUniversityofWisconsin Madisonssmagnan wisc edu Goalsoftheworkshop TointroduceyoutotheconceptofactionresearchTogiveyounotionsabouthowtodoactionresearchToworkcloselyonwhatmakesaresearchablequestionandshowyoudatafromseveralresearchprojectsTotalkaboutdisseminatingresults reports publication TotalkaboutgettingfundingtofurtherresearchandteachinginnovationTobrainstormwithyouareasyoumightresearchtoinformyourteachingorothereffortsinlanguagelearning Privatereflection 2minutes 1 Whatlanguagelearningmattersdoyouwanttoknowmoreabout 2 Whatproblemswithyourteachingmightyouliketoinvestigate WhatisActionResearch Methodofinvestigatingproblemsintheirnaturallyoccurringcontexts Itsprocessis ProgressiveIterativeReflective WhatarethegoalsofActionResearch Itattemptstounderstandproblemsinreal lifesituations i e non laboratorysettingsItaimstoimprovehowpeopleaddressissuesandtosolveproblems HowdoesActionResearchdifferfromEmpiricalResearch EmpiricalresearchteststheoriesActionresearchbalancesproblem solvingactionswithdata drivenresearchtoinformfutureaction Whoparticipatesinactionresearch ResearchersInstructorsStudentsorotherlearnersAdministratorsObserversorotherswhointeractinthelearningcommunity HumanSubjectsapprovalneededforusebeyondinstructionalsituation Reviewaimstoforeseehowfindingsmightbeusedandlimittheiruseappropriatelyensureunderstandingbyparticipantsprotectagainstpowerstatusrelationshipsprovideanonymity Humansubjectsreviewcommittees Youwillneedtospecifyhowyouwillconducttheresearch includingallquestionnaires etc Thisreviewtakestimeandgenerallyrequiresrevisions Leaveacoupleofmonths ideally Ifmorethanoneinstitutionisinvolved needtogothroughreviewbyeachinstitutionIfparticipantsareunder18 needtoclearwithparents OutlineofWorkshop Consideraseriesofresearchablequestionsinvolving StudentgoalsforstudyingSouthAsianlanguagesRelationshipofstudentgoalsforSouthAsianlanguagestoNationalStandardsLanguagelearningduringstudyabroad French AcommunicativeHindilanguagelessonAnonlineUrdulessonChatinteractioninclass Italian Talkaboutwritingresearchnotes articlesandgrantsBrainstormyourideasforactionresearch ResearchableQuestions Whydostudentstakethislanguage Whatdotheywantfromtheclass Morespecifically Whataretheirlanguagelearninggoals ORWhatreasonsdostudentsgiveforforeignlanguagestudy StudentsurveyfromtheLanguageInstitute UWMadison RQ Whatreasonsdostudentsgiveforforeignlanguagestudy Writtensurveydoneinclassearlyinsemester1821students alllanguagesUWMadison Questionnaire 7 Whatareyourmotivationsfortakingthisbeginninglanguagecourse MarkALLthatapply 0 degreerequirement1 personalinterestandenjoyment2curiosity3 smallclassesandmakingfriends4 societalresponsibility5 familybackground6 useinmyfuturecareer7 tostrengthenapplicationforgraduateorprofessionalschool8 futuretravel8 Whatisyourprimarymotivationfortakingthisbeginninglanguagecourse MarkonlyONE 0 degreerequirement1 personalinterestandenjoyment2curiosity3 smallclassesandmakingfriends4 societalresponsibility5 familybackground6 useinmyfuturecareer7 tostrengthenapplicationforgraduateorprofessionalschool8 futuretravel n 1 821 LanguageInstitute UWMadison Secondaryquestion IsthereadifferencebetweenthereasonsstudentsstudyLCTLsandCTLs N 1 710 nLCTL 1 166 nCTL 544 chi squarePr 000 LanguageInstitute UWMadison Ingroupsbylanguage 1 Reviewwhatthedatasays2 Whatresearchablequestionwouldyouaskofthedata 3 Findawaytopresentthedataforyourlanguageonlytothewholegroup chart table oralreport etc 4 Selectagroupmembertodothepresentation Keepingtrackofdata LimitamountofdatayoucollecttowhatismostimportantSpreadsheets usehidecolumnliberallytojuxtaposedatasetsConsiderlabelsverycarefully KeepkeyforanycodenamesBeconsistentbetweeninstruments survey anddatadisplays wordsandnumbersBinderwithdatedentriesBackitallup ResearchableQuestion Whatdostudentswanttolearn DotheNationalStandardsreflectthis NationalStandardsforForeignLanguageEducation StudentsurveyfromLanguageInstitute UWMadison DostudentshavelanguagelearninggoalsthatarerepresentedintheNationalStandardsforLanguageLearning Howdostudents goalscorrespondwitheachofthe5Cs Sortingdata Howmightwelookatthedatatoanswerthequestion Howdostudentgoalscorrespondwitheachofthe5Cs Howmightweusethedatatocompareacrosslanguages Inlanguagegroups workwiththedataandpreparetopresentittothewholegroup Howcouldyouorganizethisdataforanalysis Workingroupsofthreetomake2suggestions ResearchableQuestion Whatfactorsarerelatedtostudentsimprovementinspeakingwhenstudyingabroad Whatbackgroundinformationmightyouneedfromstudents Whatmightyoudowithstudentstoanswerthisresearchquestion Participants n 24 PreandPostOPIscores Wilcoxonsignedrankstest 136Z 3 624p value 2 tailed 002 significantat 05 Can DoScale StudentsfeltmoreconfidentintheirinteractionswithnativeFrenchspeakersCan DoCategory InteractinginFrench sustainingeverydaycasualandpoliteinteractions ANOVAF 2 54 p value p value 023 Increaseinmeans Doingtheanalysis Whichfactorsmightyoucomparewithwhichotherfactors PriorCourseworkandImprovement Increaseinmeans MannWhitneyUTest 35Z 2 268p value 038 MajorlevelSixthsemesterFifthsemesterFourthsemester LivingarrangementsandimprovementonOPI Increaseinmeans butnostatisticalsignificance MannWhitneyUTest 58 5Z 80p value 295ns ResearchableQuestion Whatisreallymostimportantforstudentsinstudyabroad intheiropinions Whenstudentslookback whatdotheythinkstudyabroaddidforthem EmailLetterofrequest DearFormerParticipantonUWMadisonStudyinFrance YouwillrememberthatduringyourstudyabroadinParisandMontpellierin2003 ProfessorSallyMagnangaveyouanoralinterviewandaskedyoutofilloutsomequestionnaires SheandIaredoingafollowuponthatinformation Couldyoupleaseanswerthe5questionsbelow asbrieflyorinasmuchdetailasyouwish Itisbettertodothequestionnairenowandquicklythantoputitoffandnotgetbacktoit Wetrulyappreciateyourtime Yourreflectionswillassistusgreatly Ifyouhaveanyquestions feelfreetoemailme orcontact Questionstoparticipants 1 LookingbackonyourtimeinFrance what encounters withFrenchdoyouthinkwerethemosthelpfulindevelopingyourspeakingability e g meetingFrenchspeakersinstores havingFrenchfriends livingwithaFrenchfamilyorroommates readingnovels watchingTV etc 2 Afterfinishingyourstudyabroadprogram didyoucontinuetouseFrenchandtohavecontactwithnativeFrenchspeakers eitherwhileyouwereoutsideorinsidetheUnitedStates Inwhatways 3 Ifyoucouldredoyourstudyabroadexperience whatwouldyouchange Whatwouldyoukeepthesame 4 Today nearlytwoyearsafteryourstudyabroadexperience whatisFranceanditscultureforyou HowdidyourtimeinFranceinfluencetheseperceptions 5 Howdidyourstudyabroadexperiencehelpshapewhoyouaretoday Findingthemes Workingroupsof4 Foryourassignedquestion 1 5 studytheanswerstodeducethemesfortheanalysis Bepreparedtoreportyourtheme s tothegroup Keepingtrackofdata2 ColorcodingNumericalcodingforthemes withKEYStoreinshelforfilecabinet Backitalluponwebspace USBharddrive CDorDVD sendyourselfdataattachmentinemail ifyouhavealotofstorage DocumentingTeachingInnovation PurposeToimproveteachingTobuildteachingdossierToofferasteachertrainingmaterialsAsdataforgrantsandfutureprojectsForpublicationTextbooksNewslettersJournals Lessonplan Hindi Minglingactivity Studentswillbeprovidedasheet usingthistheywillneedtocollecttheinformationfromtheirclassmates WHOWANTSTODOWHAT Aftercollectingtheinformationtheywillbeaskedrandomly 5minutes 2 3peopleabouttheirfindings BrajeshSamarth UWMadison Hindiclass Considerresearchpossibilities Whatmightweliketoknowaboutthislesson Whatresearchquestionscouldweasktogetatthisinformation Howmightweknowwhenwehaveansweredtheseresearchquestionsornot Hindiclassslide1 Videotobeplayedduringtheworkshop Hindiclassslide2 Videotobeplayedduringtheworkshop Hindiclass Considerthelesson Whattypeofactivityisbeingdone Howistheroomsetup Howdoestheinstructorinteractwithstudents Whatstandardsarestudentspracticing Whatmodes NationalStandardsforForeignLanguageEducation COMMUNICATION INTERPERSONAL Studentsengageinconversations provideandobtaininformation expressfeelingsandemotions andexchangeopinions INTERPRETIVE Studentsunderstandandinterpretwrittenandspokenlanguageonavarietyoftopics PRESENTATIONAL Studentspresentinformation concepts andideastoanaudienceoflistenersorreadersonavarietyoftopics Whatresearchquestionsmightweasknow Whatquestions Whatdata Howtoorganizeitforanalysis Inpairs list3typesofdatayoufindinthisclip Whatresearchquestionscouldyouanswerwiththisdata Howwouldyouorganizeandstorethedata OnlineUrdu Whatskillscanonlineinstructionworkwithwell Whataresomeissuesaboutlanguageprocessingwithonlinelessonsthatyoumightwanttoinvestigate LanguageInstitute UWMadison WorthChatData Whatarestudentsdoinginthisactivity Whatpedagogicalissuesdoyousee Whatresearchquestionscouldyouask Howmightyouanalyzethem Keepingtrackofdata3 Usetableswithlinenumbers studenttalk andcodingsMakepseudonymsmeaningfulandappropriatetotellthestoryKeeplistofparticipantnamesandpseudonyms AlwaysuseSAMEpseudonymDateeachversionofyourwork Wheretopublish 1 OrganizationnewslettersormagazineForeignLanguageEducator ACTFL 2 Conferenceproceedings3 RefereedjournalsNCOLCTLjournalorlanguagesocietyjournalForeignLanguageAnnals ACTFL ModernLanguageJournal4 Bookchapters5 Onlinesources refereed LL T ornot Thepublicationprocess 1 Sendtoeditorfollowingsubmissionguidelines2 Editorreadsabstractandselectsreferees3 Refereesreadcarefullyandwritereporttoeditorandauthor4 Editormakespublicationdecision Whatreviewerslookfor 1 Somethingnewtooffertotheprofes