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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Statistical research can reduce the confusion of facts that language and language teaching frequently present, sometimes on a daily basis." (Brown, 1988).

This is an explanation for .......

a)

Reductivism

b)

Reductivity

c)

Inductivism

d)

Deductivism

2.

The diagram demonstrates the procedure of a piece of .............. research.

a)

deductive

b)

inductive

c)

replicable

d)

tangible

3.

Inductivism is equivalent to ........................... in Vietnamese.

a)

tính có hệ thống

b)

tính hữu hình

c)

thuyết suy diễn

d)

thuyết quy nạp

4.

A study is ....................... if it follows clear procedural rules for the

design of the study, for guarding against the various threats to the internal and external validity of the study, and for the selection and application statistical procedures (Brown, 1988)


a)

tangible

b)

reductive

c)

systematic

d)

replicable

5.

Deductivism is equivalent to ........................... in Vietnamese.

a)

tính lặp lại

b)

tính có hệ thống

c)

tính hữu hình

d)

thuyết suy diễn

6.

If an independent researcher can ................. the study under similar conditions and obtain same results, the research is replicable (Brown, 1988).


a)

reproduce

b)

remake

c)

re-create

d)

re-investigate

7.

Tangible research is based on the collection of data from the .............. (Brown, 1988).

a)

real world

b)

reality

c)

society

d)

participants

8.

The diagram demonstrates the procedure of a piece of .............. research.

a)

tangible

b)

replicable

c)

inductive

d)

deductive

9.

When conducting research, tangible evidence is gathered through various methods, such as ..........................

Select the INCORRECT option.

a)

self-assessment

b)

measurements

c)

observations

d)

experiments

10.

Inductivism seeks to .............. general principles, theories, or ‘truths’ from an investigation and documentation of single instances. (Nunan. D. 1992. Research Methods in Language Learning)

a)

formulate

b)

derive

c)

create

d)

produce

11.

The following aims belong to .................... research.

  • (1) Through doing or reading such studies, you may discover new patterns in the facts. 

(2) Through these investigations and the eventual agreement among many researchers, general patterns and relationships may emerge that clarify the field as a whole’

a)

systematic

b)

inductive

c)

deductive

d)

reductive

12.

Deductive research begins with a ...................... and then searches for evidence either to support or refute that .........................

(Nunan. D. 1992. Research Methods in Language Learning)


(The two blanks need the SAME word)


(a)  

13.

“The Category of Voice in Vietnamese: A Systemic Functional Description”

written by Professor. Hoang Van Van

This is s typical example of (a)   research


14.

The (a)   nature of research helps researchers minimize bias, errors, and uncertainties while maximizing the quality of the results.


15.

If a piece of research follows these 5 parts: Introduction, Literature review, Methodology, Findings and discussion, Conclusion, it is (a)  

16.

Which term(s) didn't our group present?

a)

Reliable

b)

Systemic

c)

Variable

d)

Quantifiable

17.

Systematic is equivalent to ........................... in Vietnamese.

a)

tính có hệ thống

b)

tính lặp lại

c)

tính hệ thống

d)

tính giảm bớt

18.

"Reductive" is equivalent to ........................... in Vietnamese.

a)

tính hệ thống

b)

tính hữu hình

c)

tính xác thực

d)

tính giảm bớt

19.

"Tangible" is equivalent to ............................ in Vietnamese.

a)

tính hữu hình

b)

tính hệ thống

c)

thuyết suy diễn

d)

thuyết quy nạp

20.

"Replicable" is equivalent to ............................ in Vietnamese.

a)

tính hệ thống

b)

tính hữu hình

c)

tính xác thực

d)

tính lặp lại