Gebundenes Buch

Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition

A Practical Guide

Herausgegeben von Mackey, Alison; Gass, Susan M.

Beschreibung

Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A PracticalGuide is 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

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• GMLZ - Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2011
• Abmessung: 253mm x 176mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781444334265
• ISBN-10: 1444334263
• Artikelnr.: 34160549