This is a research question of the 3rd-year major, languages and linguistics. ISLA Research Plan: Write a research plan for a possible project in the area of instructed second language acquisition that you think would be worth doing, and which would address an important question. Your task is to construct a realistic plan including these three sections in this order: • Area of interest • Research question(s) and definition of key terms • Research method(s) Area of interest Include a clear statement of an instructed second language acquisition issue that is worth investigating. Indicate why your topic is interesting or important to investigate. This could be because it has pedagogical applications, because it has implications for theory, or to increase our understanding of a particular phenomenon. Relate your topic to published work. Finally, explain what the purpose of your research is. (Who will this research benefit and how?) Research question(s) and definition of key terms You should include a small number of specific questions that you hope the research will provide answers to or will help to illuminate in some way. You should clarify the meaning of any concepts that you have mentioned in your research questions, and illustrate the concepts using carefully selected examples. Research method(s) Explain what type of method (quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods) you find most appropriate for the set research questions. Describe and justify the design of your proposed study (are you going to conduct a survey or interviews, or carry out observations, or run an experiment?), and the materials/instruments that you are going to use (e.g. questionnaire, interview schedule, observation schedule, proficiency test).
