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LING 507: Empirical Research Writing

Instructor: Lynn Santelmann

Credits: Four

This course covers the research writing elements that are typically found in Applied Linguistics/TESOL, including research writing, reviewing and responding to reviews. As part of the course, students will collect a small amount of data, analyze that data, and present the data as part of a written paper.

Final papers will include an abstract, a literature review, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion and references in the APA style. Students will practice reviewing and giving feedback on papers, both in small groups and writing a formal anonymous review. Students will edit their papers based on this feedback and write a response to the reviews.

Prerequisites: LING 560 and LING 561

Major Assignments:

  • Empirical research paper (50%)
  • Anonymous review of peer's paper (15%)
  • Response letter to peer's review of your paper (15%)
  • Participation in class, on-line discussions (20%)

Textbooks: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition. (2001). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association (ISBN 13: 978-1-55798-791-4)

Other Relevant Information: This course will require fairly intense work on writing, with weekly deadlines for drafts and revisions. There will also be a weekly requirement to read and respond to your peers' writing. You should come to class with a basic literature review, research question and methodology that can then be revised during the quarter.