Introduction to Research

Introduces students to various types of research in Composition and TESOL for examining the transmission of literacy.

Each student will:

1.     Develop familiarity with the various research methodologies that are used in the disciplines of rhetoric, composition, applied linguistics, TESOL, and English teacher education.   This goal assumes that the student will be able to read with understanding and evaluate historical, theoretical, statistical, and ethnographic research in one or more of these fields.  This goal will be evaluated by the final examination.

2.     Develop the ability to articulate the value of research for the teacher/scholar in both pedagogy and research. This goal assumes that the student will be able to make a coherent statement of the value of research in his or her teaching and research.  This goal will be evaluated by the final examination.

3.     Develop familiarity with various library resource materials in multiple media.  This goal assumes that the student will be able to use various scholarly media in his or her research.  This goal will be evaluated through your participation in the class collaborative project.

4.     Develop a sense of community with the faculty and students of the doctoral program in Rhetoric & Linguistics at IUP, as well as a sense of community with the broader profession.  This goal assumes that the student will be able to articulate a sense of his or her emerging identity in terms of the local scholarly culture and the broader professional context.  This goal will be evaluated through participation in the course, your performance on the summary paper on the reading log/journal, and your performance on the final examination.

5.     Develop familiarity with cyber space as a medium for communication among members of the IUP community and the broader professional community.  This goal assumes that the student will be able to use computer- based resources to facilitate communication with others.  This goal will be evaluated through your participation in class.

6.     Develop a metacognitive and metalinguistic awareness of his or her own learning and apply that awareness to understanding various pedagogical strategies for the teaching of literacy to native and/or non-native students.  This goal assumes that the student will be able to articulate an awareness of his or her own preferred learning strategies and apply that awareness in his or her teaching.  This goal will be evaluated through your performance on the summary paper on the reading log/journal.

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