Research methods in second language acquisition: a practical guide

Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guideis an informative guide to research design and methodology for graduate students and scholars. Each chapter of this volume offers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies to create comprehensive coverage of each method. Includes chapters by expert scholars on an array of topics, including second language writing and reading, meta-analyses, research replication, qualitative data collection and analysis, and moreIncludes feature boxes in each chapter highlighting relevant research studies, discussion questions and suggested further readingsUtilizes research methods and tools from varied fields of study including education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology INDICE: List of Contributors vii1 Introduction 1Alison Mackey and Susan M.GassPart I Data Types 52 How to Use Foreign and Second Language Learner Corpora 7Sylviane Granger3 Formal Theory-Based Methodologies 30Tania Ionin4 Instructed Second Language Acquisition 53Shawn Loewen and Jenefer Philp5 How to Design and Analyze Surveys in Second Language Acquisition Research 74Zoltán Dörnyeiand Kata Csizér6 How to Carry Out Case Study Research 95Patricia A. Duff7 Howto Use Psycholinguistic Methodologies for Comprehension and Production 117KimMcDonough and Pavel Trofimovich8 How to Research Second Language Writing 139Charlene Polio9 How to Do Research on Second Language Reading 158Keiko Koda10 How to Collect and Analyze Qualitative Data 180Debra A. FriedmanPart II Data Coding, Analysis, and Replication 20111 Coding Second Language Data Validly and Reliably 203Andrea Révész12 Coding Qualitative Data 222Melissa Baralt13 How toRun Statistical Analyses 245Jenifer Larson-Hall14 How to Do a Meta-Analysis 275Luke Plonsky and Frederick L. Oswald15 Why, When, and How to Replicate Research 296Rebekha AbbuhlIndex 313

• ISBN: 978-1-4443-4734-0
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 21/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés