Basicly my research is about teaching English as foreign language to students with hearing impairments. They are 4 or 8 students. I worked for 1 year and half. I didn't have communication about their private life or interview with parents. The first part I will try to understand how language is developed in general terms with this type of students. The second part I will propose activities based on "problem solving learning". Then, what could be the best tradition to chose? My research teacher says ACTION RESEARCH is impossible because this type of research demands to "live" with the students, to understand all her/his context.
Thank you so much for your time
Hi Karen,
I'm not sure that your teacher is correct. Action research is usually about emancipatory, organisational and/or community change. It is designed to correct certain social structures. Your study does not sound like this - and especially with such a small sample population. With you saying that you need to live with, or be part of the student's population or sub-set - then you seem to far more be talking about an ethnographical approach (eminating from an anthopoligical perspective) - probably using an involved observation approach - and probbaly placed as a 'complete participant' in that role.
Hello.
First of all, you are the teacher of the children?, because that answer could change the approach.
In your case I would use an ethnogaphic approach, understanding that approach like a set of different techniques, like interview, participant observation, shadowing, etc.
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