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Second language research [electronic resource] : methodology and design / Alison Mackey, Susan M. Gass.

By: Mackey, Alison.
Contributor(s): Gass, Susan M.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-385) and indexes.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 405 p.) : ill.ISBN: 1410612562 (electronic bk.); 9781410612564 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Second language acquisition | Second language acquisition -- ResearchGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 418/.0072 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH; 2 ISSUES RELATED TO DATA GATHERING; 3 COMMON DATA COLLECTION MEASURES; 4 RESEARCH VARIABLES, VALIDITY, AND RELIABILITY; 5 DESIGNING A QUANTITATIVE STUDY; 6 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; 7 CLASSROOM RESEARCH; 8 CODING; 9 ANALYZING QUANTITATIVE DATA; 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 CONTEXT; APPENDIX C: SAMPLE CONSENT FORM FOR A CLASSROOM STUDY
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-385) and indexes.

PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH; 2 ISSUES RELATED TO DATA GATHERING; 3 COMMON DATA COLLECTION MEASURES; 4 RESEARCH VARIABLES, VALIDITY, AND RELIABILITY; 5 DESIGNING A QUANTITATIVE STUDY; 6 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; 7 CLASSROOM RESEARCH; 8 CODING; 9 ANALYZING QUANTITATIVE DATA; 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 CONTEXT; APPENDIX C: SAMPLE CONSENT FORM FOR A CLASSROOM STUDY

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.

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