1. Research Methods 4180 Eng.

2. instructor Dr. Fatima Abdelrahman MuhammedZein Email: https://faculty.sau.edu.sa/ f.zein

3. The book Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for writers of Research Papers. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1999. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for writers of Research Papers. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1999.

4. 5. Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students Assessment task (e.g. essay, test, group project, examination, speech, oral presentation, etc.) Week Due Proportion of Total Assessment 1 Classroom tasks, exercises, assignments 2-11 15% 2 Mid-term exam815% 3 Research proposal1115% 4 Proposal presentation135% Final exam1650 5 Total 100

5. What is a Research Research is an investigation to a natural phenomenon. Research is an organized and systematic way of finding answers to questions.

6. The Research Paper as a Form of Exploration Selection a topic

7. Lect Research outline (components): Problem statement, objectives, research questions, significance,

8. literature review,) methodology (instrumentation, sampling),data analysis, conclusion & recommendations, bibliography