{"id":3646,"date":"2025-12-02T10:39:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T01:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/?page_id=3646"},"modified":"2025-12-09T06:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:20:44","slug":"phd-proposal-preparation-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/phd-proposal-preparation-course\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Proposal Preparation Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Next Course: February 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;[live classes: February 8, 15, 22] [<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/DE3dhnBbffhdCDj97\">Registration open<\/a>] (Deadline: January 21)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructor: <\/strong>Hayo Reinders&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/innovationinteaching.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/innovationinteaching.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome video [<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WyVawc6ll04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Link<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Course content and practical information (scroll down)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/course-5-communication\">Communication tools and protocol<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/course-5-eligibility\">Eligibility, fees, and application procedure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>[This course will need at least four registered participants in order to run.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course provides structured support for educators and language-education professionals who are exploring or preparing to apply for doctoral programmes (PhD or EdD). Over three weeks, participants will refine a research idea, carry out a focused literature search, draft research questions, and design a feasible methodological framework, with the aim of creating a competitive, well-organized proposal outline. The emphasis is on clarity, feasibility, and scholarly alignment rather than producing a final full-length proposal. By its conclusion, participants will have developed a polished proposal outline suitable for submission to a doctoral programme in language education, drawing on learner autonomy or related areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Articulate a researchable and relevant doctoral-level topic in language education, informed by current debates and gaps in the field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct a structured, focused literature search and synthesis to situate the proposed research within existing scholarship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formulate clear, coherent, and researchable research questions grounded in theory and context.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select and justify an appropriate research design and methodology, including setting, participants, data sources, and procedures, aligned with research questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Draft a concise and coherent proposal outline, demonstrating logical alignment between research question, rationale, methodology, and potential contribution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Online pre-course reading &amp; reflection<\/strong>: foundational reading on research paradigms and initial reflection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Live synchronous sessions (x3)<\/strong>: interactive workshops for ideation, peer discussion, feedback, and methodological planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Asynchronous tasks<\/strong>: guided reading, literature search, mini-synthesis, research-question development, methodological planning, peer discussion in forums.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peer interaction and peer feedback<\/strong>: small-group discussion and peer review of topic ideas, RQs, and methodological plans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Instructor feedback and support<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Course Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pre course tasks<\/strong>: Introductory reading + 1-page reflection on possible research directions and paradigms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live Session 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Topic development: brainstorming, narrowing focus, identifying scope and potential research variables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Asynchronous work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Literature search &amp; mini-synthesis: locating and summarizing 5\u20138 key scholarly works, identifying themes and research gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live Session 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crafting strong research questions: analysis of good vs. weaker RQs; drafting 1\u20133 candidate RQs with peer feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 3 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Asynchronous<\/strong> <strong>Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Building the proposal outline: integrating rationale, literature synthesis, RQs, and methodology into a coherent proposal structure; peer feedback and final refinements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live Session 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Methodological design: choosing design type (e.g., case study, exploratory, mixed methods), defining setting, participants, data sources, and procedures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Course: February 2026&nbsp;[live classes: February 8, 15, 22] [Registration open] (Deadline: January 21) Instructor: Hayo Reinders&nbsp;https:\/\/innovationinteaching.org\/ Welcome video [Link] &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/phd-proposal-preparation-course\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3646","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3646"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3667,"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3646\/revisions\/3667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp\/rilae\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}