The successful collection of data is a key challenge to obtaining reliable and valid results in applied linguistics research. Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics investigates how research is conducted in the field, encompassing the challenges and obstacles applied linguists face in collecting good data. The book explores frequently used data collection techniques, including: * interviews and focus groups * observations * stimulated recall and think aloud protocols * data elicitation tasks * corpus methods * questionnaires * validated tests and measures Each chapter focuses on one type of data collection, outlining key concepts, threats to reliability and validity, procedures for good data collection, and implications for researchers. The chapters also include exemplary research projects, showcasing and explaining for readers how the technique was used to collect data in a successfully published study. This book is an essential resource for both novice and experienced applied linguists tackling data collection techniques for the first time.
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for students. The book includes: * qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods * research techniques and approaches *...
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Practical, hands-on focus. Accessible style, even when discussing statistical methods. Integrated coverage of both qualitative and quantitative research. Pioneering discussion of mixed methods research in applied linguistics. Examples of how...
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'Research Methods for Applied Language Studies' provides an advanced introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods used in second and foreign language learning, teaching, and assessment.
Newly updated and revised, this popular text provides a solid introduction to the foundations of research methods, with the goal of enabling students and professionals in the field of applied linguistics to become not just casual consumers ...
An in-depth introduction to all research methods in linguistics, this is the ideal textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
This book provides practical guidance on research methods and designs that can be applied to Complex Dynamic Systems Theory (CDST) research.
Featuring over twenty chapters by experienced and up-and-coming researchers from around the world, this book: outlines the steps involved in solving the problem and completing a successful, and publishable, project; provides case studies of ...
Written in a clear, informal style for graduate students and practicing teachers embarking on their first qualitative research study in applied linguistics, leading authors introduce the principal research approaches and data creation ...