A couple of things perplexed me early on. Nearly all the qualitative PhD theses I read (and
all the MA dissertations) had between one and five pages on the differences between …

Quantitative social scientists have adopted the positivist epistemology and methodology of
natural sciences, seeking objectivity, generalisability, and neutrality. However, in social …

In intercultural communication studies, the positivist preoccupation with objectivist,
essentialist, solid large cultures has been replaced by a postmodern recognition that the …

Description: New York: Taylor and Francis, 2020.| Series: Routledge handbooks in applied
linguistics| Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2019031974 …

Researchers working in multilingual contexts must draw on their own linguistic resources
when conceptualizing, planning, conducting, and reporting their studies, whether for theses …

In 21st-century higher education, effective managerial skills are crucial for quality
assessment. ABC University aims to be an Excellent University by 2047, but leadership …

This chapter discusses how to prepare for and conduct a research interview, where this is
the chosen research method. In particular, questions of power in the relationship between …

This book analyses the translation policies and practices of international non-governmental
organisations (INGOs), engaging in critical questions around the ways in which translation …

While translanguaging has gained increasing recognition as a multiliteracy pedagogy in
English-medium instruction (EMI) education, research exploring its implementation in STEM …

Language can impact the research process in complex ways. This special issue (SI) brings
together seven contributions which discuss the methodological implications of researching …