1. Writing an academic paper
Week 14 research methodology NJ kang

2. 1. Introduction
Contextual or experiential background for conducting your research
Theoretical reasoning for conducting your research
Differences between yours and already existing researches
Introducing your research questions and methods
Expected outcome

3. 2. Literature review Begin with directly relating theories
Begin with definitions of terminology.
Identify which definitions you are going to use in this research.
Have to write following thematic categories and aspects of topics
Have to write previous researches that have contradicting results
Identify what specific literature you are going to use in this research
Identify how it is going to be used. Modified? Or without changing.

4. 3. Methodology Participants Procedure
Explain detail from more to less important data collecting methods
Explain data analyzing methods.

5. 4. Results Discuss individual findings of each method.
From the most to the least
Similarity to contradicting
From the local facts to the extending

6. 5. Discussion
Answer to each research question synthesizing all the data analysed.
Bring literature to the discussion. How similar or different finding you collected from this research compare to other similar researches or theories.

7. 6. Conclusion Elicit general implications from your findings
Theoretical or practical aspects.
Limitation of the research
Suggestion for the future research.

8. 7. References
Celce-Murcia, M. (2001). Teaching English as a second or foreign language (3rd). Boston, MA: Heinle and Heinle.
Fairweather, E., & Cramon, B. (2010). Infusing creative and critical thinking into the curriculum together. In R. A. Beghetto & James C. K (Eds.), Nurturing Creativity in the classroom (pp ). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Koh, D. H. (2013) A study of students’ and teachers’ perception on NEAT – level 2 & 3. Unpublished of M.A. thesis in Sookmyung Women’s University.
Gass, S. M. (2007). The Role of Input and Interaction in Foreing Language Learning. Applied Linguistics, 82(3) p. 299–307.

9. 8. Appendices or Appendix

10. Homework
Your final presentation.