Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning
A Practical Guide
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Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning
A Practical Guide
About This Book
A practical guide to the methodologies used in language teaching and learning research, providing expert advice and real-life examples from leading TESOL researchers
Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning provides practical guidance on the primary research methods used in second language teaching, learning, and education. Designed to support researchers and students in language education and learning, this highly accessible book covers a wide range of research methodologies in the context of actual practice to help readers fully understand the process of conducting research.
Organized into three parts, the book covers qualitative studies, quantitative studies, and systematic reviews. Contributions by an international team of distinguished researchers and practitioners explain and demonstrate narrative inquiry, discourse analysis, ethnography, heuristic inquiry, mixed methods, experimental and quasi-experimental studies, and more. Each chapter presents an overview of a method of research, an in-depth description of the research framework or data analysis process, and a meta-analysis of choices made and challenges encountered. Offering invaluable insights and hands-on research knowledge to students and early-career practitioners alike, this book:
- Focuses on the research methods, techniques, tools, and practical aspects of performing research
- Provides firsthand narratives and case studies to explain the decisions researchers make
- Compares the relative strengths and weaknesses of different research methods
- Includes real-world examples for each research method and framework to highlight the context of the study
- Includes extensive references, further reading suggestions, and end-of-chapter review questions
Part of the Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics series, Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning is essential reading for students, educators, and researchers in all related fields, including TESOL, second language acquisition, English language teaching, and applied linguistics.
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Table of contents
- Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Notes on Contributors
- Introduction to Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning
- 1 Learning to Use a Qualitative Case Study Approach to Research Language Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs
- 2 Researching the Language Classroom Through Ethnographic Diaries: Principles, Possibilities, and Practices
- 3 Grounded Theory: A Means to Generate Hypotheses on the Possible Impacts of Student Negotiation in an EFL Speaking Context
- 4 Narrative Inquiry in Applied Linguistics: A Storied Account of Its Procedures, Potentials, and Challenges in an Empirical Project
- 5 Positioning Analysis in Longitudinal Classroom-Based Research
- 6 Online and Hybrid Research Using Case Study and Ethnographic Approaches: A Decision-Making Dialogue Between Two Researchers
- 7 Ethnography and a Heuristics of the Heart: Allied Solidarity With Indigenous Language and Literacy Activism
- 8 Action Research in Teacher Education: Practical and Theoretical Challenges and Opportunities From Norway
- 9 Discourse Analysis as a Research Methodology for L2 Context
- 10 Conversation Analysis in TESOL
- 11 Combining Corpus-Based Methods With Interviews in Applied Linguistics Research
- 12 Exploratory Survey Research
- 13 Using Mixed Methods Design to Investigate Vocabulary Acquisition
- 14 Correlational Analysis in SLA: Insights From the Study Abroad Research
- 15 Conducting a Non-Experimental Design Quantitative Study and the Application of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling
- 16 Behind the Scenes of a Longitudinal Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial Study With Native Spanish Speakers: Lessons Lea ned
- 17 Quantitative Systematic Reviews: A Lived Experience
- 18 Exploring the (Un‐)explored in Applied Linguistics: Conducting a Systematic Review in Intercultural Communicative Competence
- Index
- EULA