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• Research


  A careful, systematic, and scientific study and investigation in some field of knowledge
• Research presents information gathered from interviews, reference books, websites, or other sources
• Qualitative Research


  • A type of social science research that collects and works with non-numerical data that seeks to interpret meaning and analyze the meaning of the data gathered to understand social life through the study of targeted participants
• Quantitative Research

  • The process of collecting and analyzing numerical data. It can be used to find patterns and averages, make predictions, test causal relationships, and generalize results to wider populations
• Parts of a Qualitative Research Report

  • Title
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Background of the Study
  • Purpose of the Study
  • Research Questions
  • Theoretical Lens
  • Significance of the Study
  • Definition of Terms
  • Scope and Delimitation
  • Hypothesis
• Research Paper Title (Qualitative Study)

  Uses a gerund and reveals: (a) the topic or problem of the study; and (b) sample participants
• Avoid unnecessary words and jargon in the research paper title. The title should be between 5 and 15 words in length and must be in inverted pyramid form
• The goal of this study is to understand and analyze the impact of Second Language Anxiety vis à vis the oral performance of the BSED English major students in a qualitative perspective
• Statement of Objectives

  1. Assess the impact of second language anxiety vis à vis the oral performance of the BSED English Major Students

  2. Assess the students' experiences using the second language in oral performance

  3. Assess the students' challenges of having second language anxiety in oral performance

  4. Assess the students' insights of having second language anxiety vis à vis oral performance
• Global issue

  Issue that affects multiple countries or the whole world
• National issue

  Issue that affects an entire country
• Local issue

  Issue that affects a specific community or region
• Research Gap

  Area of a topic that has not been well researched or explored
• Research summary

  Brief overview of the key findings and conclusions of a research study
• Statement of Objectives

  1. This research will assess the impact of second language anxiety vis à vis the oral performance of the BSED English Major students

  2. Specifically, this study seeks to achieve the following objectives:

  3. to assess the students' experiences using the second language in oral performance

  4. to assess the students' challenges of having second language anxiety in oral performance

  5. to assess the students' insights of having second language anxiety vis à vis oral performance
• Theoretical Lens


  The theoretical framework that underpins and guides the research
• Horwitz's theory of language anxiety


  • Language anxiety is a distinct complex of self-perceptions, beliefs, feelings and behaviors linked to classroom learning arising from the uniqueness of the language process
• Krashen's theory of language acquisition

  • Motivation, self-confidence, good self-image, and low level of anxiety are better equipped for success in language learning acquisition
• This study is anchored on Horwitz's theory of language anxiety and Krashen's theory of language acquisition
• Horwitz (1986) and colleagues define language anxiety
• Krashen (1985) explained language acquisition theory
• Second language or L2

  A language that is not the native language of the speaker but is learned later
• Language Anxiety

  A result as well as a cause of insufficient command of the target language
• Oral Performance


  The ideas presented by the student in class through speaking
• For clarity of the study, the above terms are herein defined operationally