FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINEES AS RESEARCHERS: ANALYSIS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS’ DIPLOMA PROJECTS
Monika Kusiak-Pisowacka
Pages: 125-131
Published: 22 Sep 2016
Views: 1,616
Downloads: 494
Abstract: To what extent can conducting a research project help graduate students to develop research skills? To answer this question, an analysis of selected M.A. theses produced by Polish graduate students was done. The preliminary findings of the analysis points to a variety of skills the students practiced, such as the abilities to: 1/ reflect on teaching, 2/ formulate research questions, 3/ theorise, define constructs and operationalize them in the study, 4/ look critically at one’s research. Additionally, the analysis reveals various forms of creativity and originality. The results underline the importance of students conducting research in their own contexts, the activity that proves to facilitate both research and academic skills.
Keywords: teacher education, graduate students, diploma theses, research skills
Cite this article: Monika Kusiak-Pisowacka. FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER TRAINEES AS RESEARCHERS: ANALYSIS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS’ DIPLOMA PROJECTS. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Educational Alternatives 14, 125-131 (2016). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1001281/
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This permission does not cover any third party copyrighted material which may appear in the work requested.
