This course is a two-sks course aiming mainly at providing students with understanding about the nature and characteristics of English Language Teaching and Learning research. Upon completion of the course students are expected to have good understanding about concepts and skills needed to conduct and critique research in language teaching and learning. Instruction will include the essential procedures and concepts needed for the entire research process, from identifying the problem to writing the research report. Research designs, methods and techniques commonly used in English language teaching will be introduced so that students can develop a preliminary draft of research project proposal. The focus will be conceptual rather than computational. Statistical techniques, therefore, will be dealt with to some degree since they are essential for designing and interpreting research result.