Español Undécimo Delimitación de temas S16 M2

Main ideas and lessons (what the class teaches)

• Purpose of topic delimitation: Before starting a research monograph, students must limit/bound their topic to:

  • Increase focus and clarity: define “how far you can go” so you don’t research irrelevant material.
  • Ensure viability/feasibility: check whether the topic can be done with available resources, time, and access to information.
  • Maintain relevance: ensure the topic matters in theory and practical life, contributing to knowledge and society.
  • Support later research planning: making the topic and subtopics clear helps define objectives and prevents wasting time or becoming confused.

• Core conclusion: A good delimitation makes the research topic clear, viable, and relevant, improving the chances of producing strong results within the school’s timeframe and creating societal impact.

Methodology / step-by-step process presented (detailed)

Steps to define research topics (for the monograph)

1. Identify your interest

   • Choose three main, general topics you genuinely like or are passionate about.
   • Examples given (as a model): music, social media, artificial intelligence.
   • Advice: topics don’t have to be the same as the example—students can choose any.

2. Investigate each chosen main topic

   • Look up each topic in books and/or on the internet.
   • Goals of this investigation:
     • Find what has already been researched previously (to support a monograph that relies on prior research).
     • Identify the subtopics that have enough information available.
     • Also identify subtopics that personally interest you (not only what is most common online/in books).

3. Establish limits by narrowing each topic into subtopics

   • If the main topics are too broad, there won’t be enough time (even for a doctoral-level scope).
   • From each main topic, select multiple subtopics that you will actually cover.

   • Examples shown:

     • Music → (example subtopics)

       • Influence of music on human behavior
       • Evolution of music in Colombia
       • Music as a therapeutic tool

     • Social media → (example subtopics)

       • Effects of social media use on mental health
       • Impact of social media on daily life
       • Evolution of social interaction through social networks

     • Artificial intelligence → (example subtopics)

       • Evolution of artificial intelligence
       • Effects of artificial intelligence on the labor market
       • Impact of AI on the development of human intelligence

   • Key requirement: students should do the same exercise with their own topics and subtopics.

   • Example structure used in class: each main topic → 3 subtopics.

4. Formulate possible research questions

   • For each subtopic, create one research question.
   • Principle:
     • General main topic → more specific subtopic → even more specific research question

   • Examples shown:

     • Subtopic: Music’s evolution in Colombia

       • Research question: How has music evolved in Colombia during the 20th and 21st centuries?

     • Subtopic: AI effects on the labor market

       • Research question: How is employability being transformed in the face of the increasing implementation of artificial intelligence?

5. Check coherence and completeness

   • Students should follow the structure so there is coherence among:
     • topic ↔ subtopic ↔ research question
   • Model described by the teacher:
     • 3 main themes
     • 3 subtopics per theme
     • 1 possible research question per subtopic
   • Final guidance: don’t rush choosing the final topic; work step by step.

Other notable elements

• Monte Rosales vocabulary segment (English equivalents):

  • topics
  • subtopics
  • delimit / limit
  • research question
  • viability

• Active break: a language-guessing game (short audio clips in different languages). This is separate from the research instruction but included during the lesson.

Speakers / sources featured

• Andrea (teacher/presenter)
• Spanish Edber (mentioned as the co-host/identity in the introduction)
• Monte Rosales (program/segment name referenced: “Monte Rosales”)
• Music (instrumental/music used during transitions; no specific artist credited)
• Uncredited audio language clips (played during the active break; languages are heard but no speakers are identified)