Doing Second Language Research /
Second Language Research
James Dean Brown and Theodore S. Rogers.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- xiv, 314 p. ; ill : 25 cm.
- Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-307) and index.
"Doing Second Language Research provides an accessible introduction to language learning research, and a "feel" for what research activities are like, by engaging the reader in several roles within a variety of mini-studies across a range of research design types, both quantitative and qualitative. Roles include that of research subject, research organizer, research data collector, research data analyst, and research reporter. The book systematically explains the characteristics and purposes of various types of research, terminology, the logic underlying selection, and the steps typical of each type of research design. It also offers an introduction to some of the classic research studies by engaging readers in thinking about and discussing these studies as well as participating as subjects in adapted versions of them." (Publisher's Website)
CONTENTS: Acknowledgments Preface PART ONE: Introduction 1 The nature of research Introducing research Experiencing research Compiling research data Analyzing research data Designing research Interpreting definitions of research The significance of defining research Reflecting on research definitions Summary PART TWO: Qualitative research 2 Case study research: developmental research Introducing case study research Experiencing case study research Compiling case study data Analyzing case study data Reporting your results Designing case study research Interpreting case study research Significance of case study research Reflecting on case study research Summary 3 Introspection research: verbal protocols Introducing introspective research Experiencing introspective research Compiling introspective data Analyzing introspective data Designing your own introspective research study Interpreting introspective research Significance of introspection as a scholarly focus Reflecting on introspective research Summary 4 Classroom research: interaction analysis Introducing classroom research Experiencing classroom research Compiling classroom research data Analyzing classroom interaction data Designing your own classroom research Interpreting classroom research Significance of classroom research Reflecting on classroom research Summary PART THREE: Quantitative research 5 Descriptive statistics research: survey analysis Introducing descriptive statistics research Experiencing descriptive statistics research Compiling descriptive data Analyzing descriptive data Designing your own descriptive research Interpreting descriptive research Significance of descriptive research on teacher beliefs Reflecting on descriptive research Summary 6 Correlational research: language learning/teaching attitudes Introducing correlational research Experiencing correlational research Compiling correlational data Analyzing correlational data Designing your own correlational research Interpreting correlational research Significance of correlational research comparing students and teachers attitudes Reflecting on correlational research Summary 7 Quasi-experimental research: vocabulary learning techniques Introducing experimental research Experiencing experimental research Compiling experimental data Analyzing experimental data Designing your own experimental studies Interpreting experimental studies Significance of experimental research in teaching vocabulary Reflecting on experimental research Summary PART FOUR: Conclusion 8 Course evaluation: combining research types Introducing evaluation research Experiencing evaluation research Compiling evaluation data Analyzing evaluation data Reporting evaluation results Designing your own evaluation studies Interpreting evaluation studies Significance of evaluation studies Reflecting on evaluation research Summary Answer keys Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4