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Definition of case study noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

• She co-authored a case study on urban development.

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1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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• noun a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure see more see less type of: report , study , written report a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

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Definition of Case Study

( noun ) A detailed and in-depth study of a single case , involving an event,  group , individual, or organization .

Examples of Case Study

• An in-depth research project of male allies that try to prevent violence against women completed through interviews and surveys .
• Street Corner Society: The Social Structure of an Italian Slum (1943) by William Foote Whyte (1914–2000)
• Streetwise: Race, Class, and Change in an Urban Community (1990) by Elijah Anderson (born 1943)

Case Study Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification : case stud·y

Audio Pronunciation

Phonetic Spelling

• American English – /kAYs stUHd-ee/
• British English – /kAYs stUHd-ee/

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /keɪs ˈstʌdi/
• British English – /keɪs ˈstʌdi/

Usage Notes

• Plural: case studies
• The term refers to both the subject and  method of study .
• Case studies are often based on ethnographic research and conducted through participant observation , instead of aggregate  data such as a sample of a population .
• Variant spelling: case-study
• Also called case report .

Additional Information

• Qualitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Quantitative Research Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
• Word origin of “case” and “study” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
• Feagin, Joe R., Anthony M. Orum, and Gideon Sjoberg, eds. 1991. A Case for the Case Study . Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
• Gerring, John. 2009. Case Study Research: Principles and Practices . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Thomas, Gary. 2011. How to Do Your Case Study: A Guide for Students and Researchers . Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

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Cite the Definition of Case Study

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “case study.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary . Retrieved September 12, 2024 ( https://sociologydictionary.org/case-study/ ).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

case study. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary . Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/case-study/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “case study.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary . Accessed September 12, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/case-study/ .

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“case study.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary . Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 12 Sep. 2024. < https://sociologydictionary.org/case-study/ >.

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Pronunciation Problems: A Case Study on English Pronunciation Errors of Low Proficient Students INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Pronunciation plays a vital part in employability. Graduates are often unfairly judged when they fail to convince others of their capabilities due to poor pronunciation and not having the language to express themselves well. In order to present confidently to impress potential employers or enhance mobility, it is important to improve students' pronunciation, especially those with low oral proficiency level. The primary step to counter this matter is finding out students' problems in their pronunciation. The aim of this study is to identify the specific sounds that are commonly mispronounced by low oral proficiency Malaysian students. This study employed the qualitative methodology where data came in the form of reading aloud voice recordings. Based on the thematic analysis conducted, the sounds that were commonly mispronounced by the students were vowels (pure short vowels, pure long vowels and diphthongs), consonants (plosives, fricatives and affricates), silent letters, and the '-ed' form. From the findings, this study recommends the use of the commonly mispronounced sounds as the content in producing an instructional pronunciation video for helping low oral proficiency students of the 21st century to address their pronunciation problems.

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• Modern IPA: kɛ́js sdə́dɪj
• Traditional IPA: keɪs ˈstʌdiː
• 2 syllables : "KAYS STUD" + "ee"

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