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Trustworthy information regarding EFL problems and their solutions has been one of the main concerns of the field of English language teaching. In short, this course is designed to equip students with a strong foundation in the operationalisation of educational research, how to design an educational research project and skills in the application of different educational research methods to analyze problems in English language education and solve them through research. Students will be exposed to a wide range of both qualitative and quantitative research methods and will learn key principles of educational research design. The topics cover research approaches and types appropriate for investigating problems in English language education, characteristics of different research types, and procedures of conducting each type of research, including data collection and analysis techniques. The imperative for ethical research practice will also be addressed. The classroom activities include lectures for stimulating/refreshing purposes, students’ paper presentations and discussion, and activities outside the classroom in the form of individual assignment and a small-scale research project. The assessment of students’ learning is carried out based on students’ class participation, individual tasks, and research project. Upon the completion of their degree, the students are expected to have the skills to be language researchers with the ability to analyze and solve problems in the English language and English Language Teaching through scientific methods.