Mackey / Gass Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition

A Practical Guide
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-4717-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: GMLZ - Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics

Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A PracticalGuideis an informative guide to research design and methodologyfor graduate students and scholars. Each chapter of this volumeoffers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies tocreate 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, andmore
* Includes feature boxes in each chapter highlighting relevantresearch studies, discussion questions and suggested furtherreadings
* Utilizes research methods and tools from varied fields of studyincluding education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mackey, Alison

Gass, Susan M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors vii
1 Introduction 1
Alison Mackey and Susan M. Gass
Part I Data Types 5
2 How to Use Foreign and Second Language Learner Corpora 7
Sylviane Granger
3 Formal Theory-Based Methodologies 30
Tania Ionin
4 Instructed Second Language Acquisition 53
Shawn Loewen and Jenefer Philp
5 How to Design and Analyze Surveys in Second LanguageAcquisition Research 74
Zoltán Dörnyei and Kata Csizér
6 How to Carry Out Case Study Research 95
Patricia A. Duff
7 How to Use Psycholinguistic Methodologies for Comprehensionand Production 117
Kim McDonough and Pavel Trofimovich
8 How to Research Second Language Writing 139
Charlene Polio
9 How to Do Research on Second Language Reading 158
Keiko Koda
10 How to Collect and Analyze Qualitative Data 180
Debra A. Friedman
Part II Data Coding, Analysis, and Replication 201
11 Coding Second Language Data Validly and Reliably 203
Andrea Révész
12 Coding Qualitative Data 222
Melissa Baralt
13 How to Run Statistical Analyses 245
Jenifer Larson-Hall
14 How to Do a Meta-Analysis 275
Luke Plonsky and Frederick L. Oswald
15 Why, When, and How to Replicate Research 296
Rebekha Abbuhl
Index 313

Über Autor(innen)

Alison Mackey is Professor of Linguistics and Headof the Applied Linguistics Programs at Georgetown University. Shehas published ten books, including ConversationalInteraction in Second Language Acquisition (2007), andmore than 50 articles and book chapters on second language learningby children and adults.
Susan M. Gass is University Distinguished Professor andDirector of both the English Language Center and the SecondLanguage Studies Ph.D. Program at Michigan State University. She has published widely in the field of second languageacquisition, including Second Language Acquisition: AnIntroductory Course with Larry Selinker (2008), and has servedas the president of AAAL and of AILA.