This invaluable guide introduces first-time thesis writers to the process of writing up
empirical research. To help students understand what content and structure are appropriate …

In 1995, Ron Scollon (citing Goodwin, 1994) remarked that “research methodology is a
cover term for day-to-day practices which are often less well formed than our final research …

Survey research is well known and widespread in many countries. Hardly a day goes by
without reading the results of a survey in the newspaper, being asked to take a survey on the …

METHOD I made a careful analysis of all the data-based articles in four ap linguistics
journals over a 7-year period (1991-1997). The meth employed is in line with a survey by …

Although professionals working in second/foreign language pedagogy have always
displayed interest in assessing learners' achievement, the approach to doing so has …

By picking up where introductory texts have left off, Advancing Quantitative Methods in
Second Language Research provides a “second course” on quantitative methods and …

Quantitative Methods for Second Language Research introduces approaches to and
techniques for quantitative data analysis in second language research, with a primary focus …

Research methods for applied language studies: An advance resource book for students is
a comprehensive resource book in research methodology in the field of applied linguistics …

The chapters in this volume attest to the fact that second language acquisition (SLA) is,
undeniably, a field of diverse interests. Since the field's inception in the latter half of the 20th …