Yes Meng Zhao you are right! You are trying to collect as much qualitative data as you could - which is perfectly fine! This is a great and laborious task at the same time! Such data would allow you to have a deep understanding of the phenomenon under investigation! You can go ahead!

One more suggestion, however! Can you do an interview with him?

All the best!

Your plan to collect the data is adequately well to get your objective from your case study while collecting data, such as interviews with his parents, observation in English reading class, his reading records, his test and quiz records together involves a careful and complete observation of your proposed social unit covering all facets as mentioned in your report.

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I would like to suggest an intensive investigation of the particular unit under consideration. The objective of your case study is to locate the factors that account for the behaviour-patterns of the given unit as an integrated totality.

Study other published case studies and have student write about his reading experience...books he enjoyed.

The case study method is a very popular form of qualitative analysis and involves a careful and complete observation of a social unit. This unit can be a person, a family, an institution, a cultural group or even the entire community. It is a method of study in depth rather than breath. Thus, case study is essentially an intensive investigation of the particular unit under consideration. The object of case study method is to locate the factors that account for the behavior patterns of the given unit as integrated totality.

Dear Meng Zhoa,

you say that your reason for the case study is "Through a case study on this student, I could get some useful learning experience and share it with those who have children learning English. And that will be a great help."

to what extent is this person you are a studying a "typical" student or is he/she "an outlier" student? what relevance does the case study have for teachers or researchers or the student themself?

what epistemeological question you are examining must come before decisions about what data collection methods should be used. the epistemological question will determine what data you collect. good luck with your study

Good morning

Stake, R. E. (2013). Multiple case study analysis. Guilford Press.

It is a qualitative study, so your recollected data may be with deep interviews.

Also, you need software to code the answers.

Atals.ti is a good one.

In order to do the guion you have to follow your objectives.

You will find attachment one of my cases, I hope it helps you.

Best regards

Ph.D. Ingrid del Valle García Carreño

Carreño, I. D. V. G. (2021). Distributed leadership in educational organizations in Madrid: case study. Revista Ibero-Americana de Estudos em Educação, 189-209.

· The case study method enables us to understand fully the behavior pattern of the concerned unit.

· Through case study a researcher can obtain a real and enlightened record of personal experiences.

· This method enables the researcher to trace out the natural history of the social unit.

· It helps in formulating relevant hypotheses along with the data which helpful in testing.

· The case study method helps a lot to the researcher in the task of constructing the appropriate questionnaire or schedule.

· The researcher can use one or more of the several research methods under the case study. The use of different methods such as depth interviews, questionnaires, documents, study reports of individuals, letters and the like is possible under case study method.

· Case data are quite useful for diagnosis, therapy and other practical case problems.

The data collection of case study should be based on your problem statements and the objective research. I think the first part from your data collection is the profile of this student. You may gain many more information depend on your observation and question. Maybe you would like to do open interview that enable you to get more insight from the conversation and do deepen interview or discussion with parents and the student. Than slightly go to the concept which you may use also to do analysis

Dear Meng Zhao,

Determine what problem are you looking at and what aspects might be allied with that problem.