A handbook for Exploratory Action Research

 
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Answer Key
Chapter 4 
Task 4.8
Task 4.10
Exploratory question
Edited question
(only those which need improvement)
1. What affects my students’ learning English?
e.g. What do my students say motivates them to learn 
English? What do they say they find demotivating?
2. When do my students use English to communicate with
each other?
3. Why don’t my students learn?
e.g. What do my students find difficult about English? 
What typical mistakes do they make? What do they 
say are some reasons for these difficulties and 
mistakes?
4. How many times do my students use their dictionaries
when doing their homework?
e.g. How many times do my students use a dictionary 
when doing a writing task in class? What do they say 
about how often they use a dictionary when doing 
their homework?
5. How can films promote my students’ motivation?
Do my students use any resources for learning 
English outside class? What do they say could help 
them learn more English from these sources?
6. How often in my lesson do my students work in pairs? 
Exploratory question
SMART?
Criterion
1. What affects my students’ learning English?
No
Not realistic
2. When do my students use English to communicate with
each other?
Yes
3. Why don’t my students learn?
No
Not accurate
4. How many times do my students use their dictionaries
when doing their homework?
No
Not measurable
5. How can films promote my students’ motivation?
No
Not study-oriented
6. How often in my lesson do my students work in pairs? 
Yes

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