WEEK 2: My investigation Plan

 

This time we are assigned to write about our Investigation plan, the title of our investigation. We also need to add the  table of contents we would include in our investigation together with a chronogramme. Let´s star then!

1.Title:  A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE ACQUISITION OF WRITING SKILLS  

                                                                                     USING PROJECT BASED LEARNING IN AN EFL CLASSROOM IN SECONDARY SCHOOL

2.Table of contents

 As it is this investigation first year, there are still many doubts about the order of some of the investigation sections. Still and even when there are some parts missing and/or some sections need to be reordered and polished, these are at the moment  the contents to be included in our investigation.

1.      Introduction      

 

2.      Theoretical framework 

 

 Part 1: Teaching  Context

                Introduction

               1.1 BRIT Curriculum

               1.2 Common European Framework of Languages

               1.3  EFL Approaches

       1.3.1  Participatory Approach

       1.3.2  Communicative Approach

       1.3.3  Cooperative Leaning

                          

                          1.4 EFL Communicative Competence

               1.5 Language Skills

       1.6.1 Input: Reading and Listening

       1.6.2 Output: Speaking and Writing

       1.6.3 Writing and EFL last investigations

 

 

 Part 2: PBL Context

Introduction

2.1  Active Methodologies

             2.2  PBL

       2.2.1 PBL Evolution

       2.2.2 Characteristics and Models

2.3  PBL and EFL

       PBL Assessment

2.4  PBL and EFL last investigations

 

 

 

 Part 3 : Written Discourse  context

Introduction

3.1 Text types and Communicative intention.

3.2  Writing teaching procedures/Approaches

3.3  Coherence and cohesion      

3.4  Error

       3.4.1 Error vs Mistake

       3.4.2 Error management.

       3.4.3 Common Spanish speakers written errors

 

3.5   Writing Assessment

3.6   EFL Written discourse and PBL last investigations.

 

 

3.      Investigation

 

3.1Methodological Framework

     Introduction 

3.1.1 Qualitative Methodology

3.1.2 Techniques

3.1.3 Data analysis

 

3.2 Investigation

      Introduction

 3.2.1 Aims

 3.2.2 Research Questions

 3.2.3 Participants

 3.2.4 Tools

 3.2.5 Data analisi

 3.2.6 Analisi procedure

               3.2.6.1  Text external structure                

               3.2.6.2  Text internal structures

               3.2.6.2.1  Cohesive devices

               3.2.6.2.2  Word order in a sentence.

                 

 

4.      Discussion       

5.      Conclusion

6.      Appendix 1

 

3. Research Plan+Timing

 My study aims to investigate and evaluate the extent to which Project Based Learning (PBL) can effectively promote the acquisition of writing skills in a Compulsory Secondary Education EFL classroom. More specifically, the study intends to increase our knowledge and understanding on how the different activities, techniques and teaching strategies associated to PBL methodology can contribute to the development of specific writing skills. In addition, the objective of this study is to throw light on how the teacher can help learners develop the abilities and  skills necessary for autonomous, self-directed work using PBL methodology.

I will adopt a qualitative approach so as to obtain a deep understanding of the different factors and variables involved in this learning process as well as to identify relationships within these multiple aspects. 

 

        3.1 Chronogramme