Parsing Question for a Personal Statement

[betwixt&between]

The department I am applying to asks for applicant's personal statements to discuss, among other things, "What kind of scholarly approach you envision taking." Perhaps this is an indication that I'm not ready for a PhD program, but what exactly does this question mean? Advance appreciation for anyone willing to help me parse this particular question.

[TMP]

Let me rephrase it:  "What theories/methods are you interested in?"

[betwixt&between]

Awesome, thank you!