CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA MINUTO DE DIOS

BACHELOR PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Workshop 1
Statement of the Problem

Names:
Activity 1: You will get an excerpt of a research report with its statement of the problem. Read it, and use the
chart below in order to identify the five parts of a statement of the problem. Complete the chart in note
form

Context Where will you carry the

research? (Where is it located?
What is the neighborhood like?,
does it have branches? Does it
have primary, secondary
education? How many courses
are there?
Population Who will you work with?
(students, teachers,, pre-service
teachers, parents yourself), In
which course are they? What are
their characteristics? (genre, age,
social status, English level,)
The Research
Problem Where have you seen the
problem? Write the problem in
one sentence

Evidence of Mention the origins of the

the Research problem (interviews, surveys,
Problem reports, No. of observations, your
own experience as
student/teacher

Justification why is it important that research?

of the What is the research for?
research
problem

Deficiencies What makes your project

in Evidence different? What deficiency in
the literature or in your
experience does not
adequately address the
research problem?

The Audience who benefits?

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BACHELOR PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING

Activity 2: Complete this flow of ideas of the statement of the problem of your research project.

Context Where will you carry the

research? (Where is it located?
What is the neighborhood like?,
does it have branches? Does it
have primary, secondary
education? How many courses
are there?
Population Who will you work with?
(students, teachers,, pre-service
teachers, parents yourself), In
which course are they? What are
their characteristics? (genre,
age, social status, English level,)
The Topic What is the broad subject area?

How did you select the topic?

(situations observed, concrete
problem, your own interests,
other researchers, previous
studies)

The Research
Problem Where have you seen the
problem? Mention the origins of
the problem

Evidence of (interviews, surveys, reports, No.

the Research of observations, your own
Problem experience as student/teacher

Justification why is it important that

of the research? What is the research
research for?
problem

Deficiencies What makes your project

in Evidence different? What deficiency in
the literature or in your
experience does not
adequately address the
research problem?

The Audience who benefits, How may your

project contribute to the local,
regional community?
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BACHELOR PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING