33.1727, Summer Schools: Mixed-methods research: Ecological perspectives on language teaching / Belgium

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Subject: 33.1727, Summer Schools:  Mixed-methods research: Ecological perspectives on language teaching / Belgium

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Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 13:49:43
From: Ferran Suner [ferran.suner at uclouvain.be]
Subject: Mixed-methods research: Ecological perspectives on language teaching / Belgium

Mixed-methods research: Ecological perspectives on language teaching

Host Institution: Université catholique de Louvain
Coordinating Institution: Université catholique de Louvain
Website: https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ilc/teamm/summer-school-2022.html

Dates: 17-Aug-2022 - 20-Aug-2022
Location: Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium

Focus: Program

August 17 
14-14.30 h: Introduction (Carlee Arnett, Fanny Meunier & Ferran Suñer) 
14.30-15.30 h: Why do we need mixed-methods studies in language teaching and learning research? (J. Bielak) 
16-17 h: Language Learning Ecology (Carlee Arnett) 

August 18 
9.30-12.30 h  
Workshop I: An ecological view on classroom-based studies (Fanny Meunier)  
14-14.45 h 
Good practice report: Planning and implementing classroom-based studies (Ferran Suñer & Carlee Arnett) 
14.45-15.30 h 
Good practice report: Introduction into the statistical methods for classroom-based studies (Ferran Suñer & Carlee Arnett)

August 19 
9.30-12.30 h  
Workshop II: Research designs for mixed-methods studies (J. Bielak)  
14-14.45 h 
Good practice report: Investigating complex learning processes through mixed-methods (J. Bielak) 
14.45-15.30 h 
Good practice report: Integrating qualitative and quantitative data into a coherent model (Fanny Meunier) 

August 20 
Workshop III: 9-11 h: How to write a proposal using mixed-methods research (NN) 
12-13 h: Presentation of results from workshops; concluding remarks (Workshop leaders and participants)
Minimum Education Level: MA

Special Qualifications:
The workshop aims to provide interested researchers in the fields of applied SLA, instructed SLA and applied linguistics (PhD students, PostDocs and others) with a strong methodological background and strong commitment to further develop their research competences towards more ecological research designs. To this end, the program of the workshop includes both talks reporting the most recent advances in the field and hands-on sessions on different methods and their combination in empirical research, requiring the participants to critically reflect on their own research. Participants will have the opportunity to receive specialized feedback, become familiar with practice examples and actively engage in discussion. The workshop will be held in English, but pedagogical applications for other foreign languages like Spanish, German and French will be showcased. Researchers working on any foreign language are strongly encouraged to participate.

Description:
In the past few decades, mixed-methods studies have proven very useful to
account for the multidimensional nature of language learning and the
complexity of authentic classrooms. The plurality of research methods allows
for a higher ecological validity and thus for a better transferability of
findings into practice. Implementing mixed-methods studies remains an exciting
but also a challenging endeavor. Simply including different data collection
instruments (performance assessment, questionnaires, interviews, etc.) does
not automatically lead to convergence between quantitative and qualitative
methods. Instead, researchers need to carefully plan how the different methods
in data collection will contribute to the study aims and to identify the study
design that is best-suited to connect and integrate data. Therefore, the
present workshop addresses some of the questions regarding the planning,
implementation of and data analysis in mixed-methods studies, such as for
instance:   

- How can qualitative and quantitative methods foster empirical convergence? 
- How can ecological validity be improved in classroom-based studies?  
- How can measurements be constructed and validated in mixed-methods studies? 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Subject Languages: English

Tuition: 100 EURO

Tuition Explanation: Covers participation in the summer school

Registration: 14-May-2022 to 26-Jun-2022

Contact Person: Ferran Suner
                Email: ferran.suner at uclouvain.be

Registration Instructions:
Registration is required due to limited the number of places (max. 20). A
participation fee of 100 Euro will be charged, which will be paid only when
the registration is approved. All participants will be required to briefly
describe their current research project(s).

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