Continuum companion to research methods in applied linguistics
By: edited by Brian Paltridge and Aek Phakiti.
Contributors: Paltridge, Brian.; Phakiti, Aek.
Series: Continuum companions
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780826499240; 9780826499257
Subjects: Applied linguistics -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: List of contributors; title: Acknowledgements; title: 1. Introduction / Brian Paltridge and Aek Phakiti; title: Part I. Research methods and approaches: 2. Experimental research / Susan Gass; title: 3. Survey research / Elvis Wagner; title: 4. Analysing quantitative data / Aek Phakiti; title: 5. Ethnographies / Sue Starfield; title: 6. Case studies / Christine Pearson Casanave; title: 7. Action research / Anne Burns; title: 8. Analysing qualitative data / Adrian Holliday; title: 9. Research syntheses / Lourdes Ortega; title: 10. Critical research in applied linguistics / Steven Talmy; title: Part II. Areas of research: 11. Researching speaking / Rebecca Hughes; title: 12. Researching listening / Larry Vandergrift; title: 13. Researching reading / Marie Stevenson; title: 14. Researching writing / Ken Hyland; title: 15. Researching grammar / Neomy Storch; title: 16. Researching vocabulary / David Hirsh; title: 17. Researching pragmatics / Carsten Roever; title: 18. Researching discourse / Brian Paltridge and Wei Wang; title: 19. Researching language classrooms / Lesley Harbon and Huizhong Shen; title: 20. Researching language testing and assessment / John Read; title: 21. Researching motivation / Lindy Woodrow; title: 22. Researching language and gender / Jane Sunderland; title: 23. Researching language and identity / David Block; title: Glossary of key research terms; title: Index.