M inistry o f Higher and Secondary Specialized Education o f the Republic o f Uzbekistan

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RESEARCH ISSUES
Look at the following pictures and answer the following questions.
1. W hat are the specialists busy with?
2. W hat is their common objective?
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1. The interviewer is a senior student of one 
of the Higher Educational Establishments 
of Jizakh city.
2. The interviewee is a professor who 
carried out his research in the area of 
Pedagogy.
3. Within three years dating to 2007 the 
interviewee accomplished his research.
4. The scientist points out that experience, 
resources and samples are important 
issues o f the research.
5. The scientist says that reference is 
needed to show where the source idea is 
taken.
6. The interviewee states that the samples 
are like frames which acquaint the 
reader with the whole process o f the 
research.
7. The scientist says that with the time limit 
the researcher gets stimulated.
8. The interviewee mentions that the 
research works form our thoughts from 
scientific point o f view.
9. The scientist says that only few o f the 
researches direct us to implement the 
practical part o f the research in real life.
10. The interview infers that the student 
is going to follow the scientist’s 
explanations in her future research.
1 Work in pairs. Read and talk about the 
situations you might have with the similar 
dialogue. Share the cases with the whole 
group.
(T8) Listen and decide whether the sentences 
are true (T) or false (F).
3 8
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3 Read the quotes o f great scientists about 
research and paraphrase them explaining 
[ your understanding.
Seven sociaCsins: (Pofitics w ithout
principal; weaCtfi w ith o u t worQj
pleasure 
w ith o u t 
conscience;
Knowledge w ith o u t character,
commerce w ith o u t moraCity;science
w ith o u t humanity; a n d workshop
w ith o u t sacrifice.
M ahatm a Qandhi
| 
if we kriew what it was we
I 
were doing, it wouCd not Be
I 
catted research.
Albert Einstein
4 Work in groups of four or five. Think about 
I outstanding scientist who did the research 
I in your field of study. Prepare a two-minute 
I report about the scientist using leading 
I questions below
Transition Words and Phrases
in the first place
again
moreover
not only
... 
but to
as well as
also
as a matter o f fact and
ogether with
in like m anner
also
o f course
coupled with
equally
comparatively
first, second, third uniquely
similarly
in the light o f
like
furthermore
not to mention
as
additionally
to say nothing o f
too
equally imported
by the same token
in 
the 
same
fasion/way
identically
correspondingly
6 Use proper transition words to c o n n e c t.
a. Undergraduate students are usually too immature 
to live away from home. They are too irresponsible.
Leading questions 
I Who and what are they?
| What were their fields o f research? 
j How long did their research last?
To what extend their researches were topical at 
their time?
I What novelty did they bring to the community?
| Do 
you tend to continue similar researches?
5 List out the words you usually use for 
I 
connecting your latter sentence logically with 
j the previous either speaking or writing.
In the same wav. 
_________________ , _________
b. Sophomores 
should 
practice 
short-term 
researchactions at the prior stage o f their education. 
They should reinforce their s k ills ._____________
c. Scientists encourage their apprentices to be more 
creative and imaginative towards the field of 
exploration. They are likely to feel inspired by 
being piloted via the pro jects.
_______________
Tip: 
Transition words and phrases are vital devices 
for essays, research papers or other literary
I 
compositions. They improve the connections 
and transitions 
between 
sentences 
and 
; paragraphs. They thus give the text a logical 
К organization and structure.
d. People use 43 muscles when they frown. They use 
only 28 muscles when they sm ile.
_____________

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7 Work in 
pairs 
and 
compare 
research 
conducting in history and modern time. 
Present the differences and similarities.
8 Read the story below and point out to 
conducting research process mentioned in 
the text.
R esearch conducting process
Exam ple
1. Identify the problem or question
2. Review the literature
3. Clarify the problem specifically 
identify the purpose o f the study.
4. Clearly 
define 
term s 
and 
concepts.
5. Define the student age.
6. Develop an instrumental plan.
7. Collect data.
8. Analyze the data.
9 Work in teams o f three and work out a possible 
future research process for a specific issue 
that interests you.
10 Look at the following thesis statements and 
decide which of them is the strongest.
Exam ple 1: The process for a college student] 
working on a research paper in the 1960s was very 
different from the process used by most o f today’s 
college students.
Exam ple 2: Because o f advances in technology! 
today’s college student has more resources for 
research papers than students had in the 1960s. 1
Exam ple 3: Because o f the progress of Internet! 
and other electronic sources, the research process] 
has become easier than previous ones. Utilized by | 
today’s college students for papers differs greatly! 
from that o f students in the 1960s.