Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

Jim McKinley, Jessica Briggs Baffoe-Djan, Heath Rose

ISBN 10: 1350025844 / ISBN 13: 9781350025844

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2019

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The successful collection of data is a key challenge to obtaining reliable and valid results in applied linguistics research. Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics investigates how research is conducted in the field, encompassing the challenges and obstacles applied linguists face in collecting good data. The book explores frequently used data collection techniques, including: * interviews and focus groups * observations* stimulated recall and think aloud protocols * data elicitation tasks * corpus methods * questionnaires * validated tests and measures Each chapter focuses on one type of data collection, outlining key concepts, threats to reliability and validity, procedures for good data collection, and implications for researchers. The chapters also include exemplary research projects, showcasing and explaining for readers how the technique was used to collect data in a successfully published study. This book is an essential resource for both novice and experienced applied linguists tackling data collection techniques for the first time.

N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781350025844

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1350025844
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781350025844
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New
• Poids: 490 grammes

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Synopsis

An essential guide to frequently used data collection techniques in the field of applied linguistics and language education for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

À propos des auteurs

Heath Rose is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK.

Jim McKinley is Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

Jessica Briggs Baffoe-Djan is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Oxford, UK.