The Certificate/Diploma in Quantitative Language Research Programme aims to equip Chinese Language teachers with the necessary understanding and skills so as to enable them to conduct quantitative studies with the ultimate goal of enhancing their students’ learning of Chinese Language.

As part of the programme, the present module introduces the participants to:
1. Attain related resources and methods of literature retrieval for school-based quantitative research.
2. Know how to utilize the tools and skills on literature review for school-based quantitative research.
3. Use proper citation style.

The course includes the following:
1. Functions of Literature Review in School-based Quantitative Research
2. Literature Search and Selection
2.1. How to Search and Get Related Literature
2.2. How to Select Related Literature on School-based Quantitative Research
3. Literature Excerpt and Arrangement
3.1. How to Read and Excerpt Literature
3.2. Tools for Literature Arrangement
4. Literature Criticism and Synthesis
4.1. Interpretation and Criticism of Literature and Quantitative Data
4.2. Synthesis of Literature
5. Format of Citation and Reference
5.1. In-text Citation and Reference
5.2. Conventional Format of Citation and Reference
5.3. Practice of Citation and Reference

1. Lecturer instruction on functions of literature review and how to search and select related literature (1.5 hours)
2. Practice and sharing on searching and selecting related literature (0.5 hour)
3. Lecturer instruction on how to excerpt literature and use tools for literature arrangement (1.5 hours)
4. Practice and sharing on using tools for literature arrangement (1 hour)
5. Lecturer instruction on literature criticism and citation (1.5 hour)
6. Practice and sharing on literature criticism and citation (0.5 hour)
7. Q & A ( 0.5 hour)