Researchers in applied linguistics have long been concerned with issues of quality and
rigor. Because of various paradigmatic tensions, many qualitative researchers have sought …

This report presents a review of the statistical practices of 30 journals representative of the
second language field. A review of 150 articles showed a number of prevalent statistical …

Narrative Inquiry in Language Teaching and Learning Research provides an entry-level
introduction to research methods using stories, as data or as a means of presenting findings …

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics provides
accessible and concise explanations of key concepts and terms related to research methods …

This state-of-the-art paper foregrounds mixed-methods research (MMR) in language
teaching and learning by discussing and critically reviewing issues related to this newly …

Teaching and Researching Speaking provides an overview of the main approaches to
researching spoken language and their practical application to teaching, classroom …

Hedges and boosters are important metadiscursive resources for writers to mark their
epistemic stance and position writer–reader relations. Building on previous research that …

HANDBOOK OF RESEARCH IN SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING. Eli
Hinkel (Ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2005. Pp. xxii+ 1144. $260.00 cloth, $99.95 paper …

This study used the bibliometric method to examine the field of second language acquisition
(SLA) between 1997 and 2018 to provide a systematic overview of the field and to discover …

Background The last 15 years or so have seen the emergence of “the social turn”(Block,
2003) in second language acquisition (SLA) research and the rise of theoretical and …