Researching Early Years and Primary Education (LCLL0080)

This module will introduce you to a variety of approaches to research with and about children. You will be encouraged to take a critical and enquiring stance towards research and research methods and evaluate the methodology in published research. This module will enable you to gain a sound understanding of the relationship between theory and research methodology and will equip you with the practical knowledge and skills that you will need ahead of embarking on the MA Dissertation or Report module, where you will plan and conduct your own small-scale study.

You will have the opportunity to explore different approaches to research and research design, including quantitative and qualitative approaches. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own assumptions about what academic research is, and to consider the relationship between research aims, theoretical frameworks and ethics, and how these shape research design and methods of data collection and analysis.

Each week, we will look at practical examples of how different methodological approaches have been applied in research about and with children. Throughout, we will work collaboratively to help you develop the critical and reflective knowledge and skills you will need to plan your own manageable research study and to prepare for the next stages of your individual Dissertation or Report.

The course is designed for intermediate level students requiring the language for studying abroad for a short period (e.g. 2-3 months). 

The course comprises...

German Level 3: Academic Purposes - Introduction (LCGE0016)

The course is designed for intermediate level students requiring the language for studying abroad for a short period (e.g. 2-3 months). 

The course comprises knowledge and understanding both of the structure of the German language and its use in academic environments, such as participating in seminars and note-taking in lectures.  The course covers academic development, academic culture and conventions to prepare students for a short study period in the target language countries.  Students will develop critical thinking and read academic texts.  This will be related back to the student’s degree subject.

The course will enhance knowledge and use of linguistic structures (a variety of styles and registers from a range of appropriate authentic academic material).

Various transferable skills will also be further developed.     

For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules