Doing second language research / James Dean Brown and Theodore S. Rodgers.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002. Description: xiv, 314 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0194371743; 9780194371742Subject(s): Second language acquisition | Second language acquisition -- Research | Linguistics -- ResearchDDC classification: 401.9073 Online resources: WorldCat detailsItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Text | Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section | Non-fiction | 401.9073 BRD 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | C-1 | Not For Loan | 15582 |
Includes bibliography: (p. [295]-307) and index.
TOC Part One: Introduction --
The nature of research --
Part Two: Qualitative research --
Case study research: developmental research --
Introspection research: verbal protocols --
Classroom research: interaction analysis --
Part Three: Quanitative research --
Descriptive statistics research: survey analysis --
Correlational research: language learning/teaching attitudes --
Quasi-experimental research: vocabulary learning techniques --
Part Four: Conclusion --
Course evaluation: combining research types --
Answer keys --
Glossary.
Summary:
An accessible introduction to language learning research, which provides a 'feel' for what research activities are like by engaging the reader in several roles across a range of research design types, both quantitative and qualitative.
English
Sagar Shahanawaz
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