Second language research : methodology and design / Alison Mackey, Susan M. Gass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mackey, Alison.

Contributor:

Gass, Susan M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Second language acquisition--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (365 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Specifically targeted towards the needs of a second language research audience, Second Language Research: Methodology and Design addresses basic issues related to research design, providing step-by-step instructions for how to carry out studies. This up-to-date text includes chapters that cover identifying research problems and questions; selecting elicitation measures; dealing with ethical issues related to data gathering; validity and reliability in research; research in second and foreign language classroom contexts; data description and coding; and data analysis. Also included is a chapter

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to Research; Chapter 2 Issues Related to Data Gathering; Chapter 3 Common Data Collection Measures; Chapter 4 Research Variables, Validity, and Reliability; Chapter 5 Designing a Quantitative Study; Chapter 6 Qualitative Research; Chapter 7 Classroom Research; Chapter 8 Coding; Chapter 9 Analyzing Quantitative Data; Chapter 10 Concluding and Reporting Research; Appendix A: Sample Short Form Written Consent Document For Subjects Who Do Not Speak English

Appendix B: Sample Consent Form For A Study In A Foreign Language ContextAppendix C: Sample Consent Form For A Classroom Study; Appendix D: Sample Institutional Review Board Application Georgetown University, Form 1; Appendix E: Sample Institutional Review Board Application Georgetown University, Form 2; Appendix F: Sample Institutional Review Board Application Georgetown University, Form 3; Appendix G: Sample Institutional Review Board Application Georgetown University, Form 4; Appendix H: Sample Transcription Conventions 'Jeffersonian' Transcription Conventions

Appendix I: Sample Transcription Conventions For The L2 ClassroomAppendix J: Commonly-Used Formulae; Glossary; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-385) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4106-1256-2

9781410612564

OCLC:

475934780