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博学之，审问之，慎寺之，明辩之，笃行之。精心整理，欢迎收藏 Writing Medical Research Papers in English: The Perspective of a Language Researcher (醫學研究論文英文寫作：從語言研究者的角度談起) Jun-min Kuo Assistant Professor The English Languages Center Tunghai University Multiple Identities for Studying English 1. Business 2. Education 3. Communication (May I help you? Then what?) a. Daily Life b. Tourism c. Culture Further Thought: Re-examine you as an English learner Think about why you are here (academic / research / credits / nothing else to do) Types of Research (1) Quantitative Research The collection of numerical data in order to explain, predict and/or control phenomena of interest. The numerical data can be durations, scores, counts, counts of incidents, ratings, or scales. Quantitative data can be collected in either controlled or naturalisitc environments, in laboratories or field studies, from special populations or from samples of the general population. The defining factor is that numbers result form the process, whether the initial data collection produced numerical values, or whether non-numerical values were subsequently converted to numbers as part of the analysis process, as in content analysis. Types of Research (2) Qualitative Research In recent years, nonquantitative approaches to educational research have emerged and attracted many advocates. These methods of research are generally called qualitative. They are based on the collection and analysis of nonnumerical data such as observations, interviews, and other more discursive sources of information. Qualitative research methods are based on different beliefs and purposes than quantitative research methods. For example, qualitative research does not accept the view of a stable, coherent, uniform world. It argues that meaning is situated in a particular perspective or context, and, since different people and groups often have different perspectives and contexts, there are many different meanings in the w