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MethodUnit7Themechanicthatwouldperfecthisworkmustfirstsharpenhistools.CONFUCIUS,FounderofConfucianism65-2MainsectionstobecoveredkeypointsThemethodsectiondescribestheproceduralstepsyoufollowedinconductingyourstudyandthematerialsyouusedateachstep.Otherinformationelementsinclude:Overviewoftheexperiment,Location,Population/Sample,Samplingtechnique,Variables,Statisticaltreatment.Thedescriptionofthestepsshouldbewrittenclearlysothatareaderinyourfieldcouldaccuratelyreplicateyourprocedure.Thebestwaytodescribeaprocedureisstep-by-step,orchronologically.7.1TasksforCriticalThinkingandDiscussion7.2LanguageConventions7.3LanguagePractice7.4WritingupYourResearchIEinMethod1.OverviewoftheResearch/Experiment2.Population/Sample3.Location4.Restrictions5.SamplingTechniques6.Procedures7.Materials8.Variables9.StatisticalTreatment65-3对一种特殊材料的描述通常采用以下三个步骤：（1）概述：用一两个句子简述材料的性质、用途。（2）主要部件描述：对材料的主要部件特点的描述。描述可采用空间次序，如上下、前后、左右等，也可按部件所具有的功能的前后次序来描述。（3）功能描述：对材料总体功能的描述。SampleEachoftheparticipatingTESLprogramsreceivedapackagecontainingdetailedinstructions,questionnaires,andvideotapes.Thesepackagesweremailedoutintheorderinwhichprogramsrespondedtothee-mailrequestforparticipation.InstructorsintheTESLprogramsthenshowedthevideotapestotheirclasses…65-5SampleEachoftheparticipatingTESLprogramsreceivedapackagecontainingdetailedinstructions,questionnaires,andvideotapes.Thesepackagesweremailedoutintheorderinwhichprogramsrespondedtothee-mailrequestforparticipation.InstructorsintheTESLprogramsthenshowedthevideotapestotheirclasses…65-6DescriptionofmaterialsDescriptionofprocedures(1)METHODParticipantsDesignDependentMeasuresprocedure65-7(2)DataandMethodologyExperimentalSetupDataAnalysisMaterialsandProcedure65-8(3)ExperimentalSubstratePreparationInstrumentsGeneralConditionsforFilmGrowth65-965-10EnglishforCollegeStudentsinTaiwan:AStudyofPerceptionsofEnglishNeedsinaMedicalContext(1)MethodThesubjectswere341medicalstudentsintheDepartmentofMedicine,including97freshmen,74sophomores,90juniors,and80seniors,and20facultymembersinthemedicalprogramatChungShanMedicalCollegeinTaichung,Taiwan,China.Researchsubjects,Sample,LocationSample65-11EnglishforCollegeStudentsinTaiwan:AStudyofPerceptionsofEnglishNeedsinaMedicalContext(2)Twoquestionnairesweredevelopedforthesurvey,basedontwoearliersurveysinstrumentsbyTaylor&Hussein(1985)andGuo(1989).ThequestionnairesweretranslatedintoChinese,piloted,andmodifiedaccordingtofeedbackfrom10respondents:sixmedicalstudentsandfourfacultymembersfromChungShanMedicalCollege.Thequestionnairegiventothemedicalstudentsconsistedoffivesectionsof23questions,thetopicsofwhichweretheimportanceofEnglishincollegeandprofessionalcareers,perceivedlanguageskillneedsandproblems,theactivitiesneededinafreshmanlanguagecourse,andsuggestionsfordevelopmentofcoursecontentandmaterialsaswellasdemographicinformation.Thefacultyquestionnaireconsistedoffoursectionsof16questions,whichwereparalleltothoseintheversiongiventothestudentsexceptnodemographicinformationwasgathered(seeAppendix).Researchmaterials65-12EnglishforCollegeStudentsinTaiwan:AStudyofPerceptionsofEnglishNeedsinaMedicalContext(3)Oneoftheauthors,afacultymemberatChungShanMedicalCollege,selectedonerequiredclassforeachgroupofstudents(freshmen,sophomores,juniors,andseniors).Copiesofthestudentquestionnaireforadministrationtothestudentswerethensenttocooperatinginstructorsteachingthesecourses;copiesofthefacultyquestionnaireweregivento20teacherswhowerewillingtocompletethesurveys.Studentsandfacultytookabout20minutestocompletethesurvey.Researchmaterialsandprocedures65-13EnglishforCollegeStudentsinTaiwan:AStudyofPerceptionsofEnglishNeedsinaMedicalContext(4)Thedatawerecomputer-analyzedusinganSPSSprogram.Onthequestionnaire,percentagesweredeterminedforallquestionsexcept8and13forwhichmeanswerecomputed.Chi-square,t-tests,andANOVAanalyseswereconductedinordertodeterminetheperceptionsofEnglishlanguageneedsofmedicalcollegestudentsandtheirfacultyandtocomparetheperceptionsheldbythevariousgroups.Statisticalanalysis65-147.1Tasksforcriticalthinkinganddiscussion1.Isthesectioninthepapersyouoftenreadlabeled“Method”?Ifnot,whatisitcalled?2.IdentifytheinformationelementsyoufindineachsentenceofText1,andthenfillinthetablewithrelevantinformation.Thefirstitemhasbeendoneasanexample.65-15sentencenumberInformationelementS1overviewS2S3S4S5S6S7S8S9S10samplesamplesamplesamplesampleprocedureprocedureandmaterialprocedureandmaterialprocedureoverview65-16S11S12S13S14S15S16statisticalanalysisstatisticalanalysisstatisticalanalysisstatisticalanalysisstatisticalanalysisprocedure65-173.LookatText2,determinewhetherthematerialsdescribedareconventionalorspecificallydesigned,andidentifythearrangementasspatial,functional,orsomeotherarrangementplan.Speciallydesignedmaterials;mainlyoffunctionalarrangement4.Whatverbtensesaremainlyusedinthetwotexts?simplepasttense65-185.Whatistheproportionofactivevoiceverbstopassivevoiceverbsinthetwomethodsections?Whydotheauthorsusetheverbvoicethatway?Theincidenceofpassivevoiceclearlyoutnumbersthatofactivevoice.Theauthorusesthepassivesinor