The Effect of the Researcher’s Character on the Quality of Research The Case of Master Two EFL Students at Biskra

Abstract

Abstract The current study is an attempt to investigate the effect of the researcher’s character on the research quality. It aims to shed light on the factor that affect the EFL students’ research quality in the Branch of English at Mohamed Khider University of Biskra. Master two EFL students at Biskra University generally come up with poor research works; because they face many problems are related to the requirements needed for any research project such as personal skills, academic skills, social skills and critical thinking. Therefore, this study attempts to prove that mastering these skills is necessary for EFL postgraduate students to improve the quality of their research.Hence, we hypothesise that if EFL students master those skills and develop a strong character, their research work will be of a good quality. This investigation was based on the descriptive method which unravels the relationship between the two variables: the researcher’s character and the research quality, and to show the extent to which each one affects the other. Moreover, as an instrument to collect data for certifying the research hypothesis interviews have been used for teachers (3) and questionnaires have been used for master two students of English (a sample of 30 students chosen randomly). The research findings revealed that the researcher’s character affects the quality of students’ research work.