Book description
Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide
is an informative guide to research design and methodology for graduate
students and scholars. Each chapter of this volume offers background,
step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies to create 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, and more
- Includes feature boxes in each chapter highlighting relevant
research studies, discussion questions and suggested further readings
- Utilizes research methods and tools from varied fields of study
including education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology
Alison Mackey is Professor of Linguistics and Head of the
Applied Linguistics Programs at Georgetown University. She has
published ten books, including Conversational Interaction in Second
Language Acquisition (2007), and more than 50 articles and book
chapters on second language learning by children and adults.
Susan M. Gass is University Distinguished Professor and
Director of both the English Language Center and the Second Language
Studies Ph. D. Program at Michigan State University. She has
published widely in the field of second language acquisition,
including Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course
with Larry Selinker (2008), and has served as the president of AAAL
and of AILA.
