Research Methods P in Applied Linguistics
A Practical Resource
EDITED BY BRIAN PALTRIDGE AND AEK PHAKITI
l j Bloomsbury Academic [ An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Pic i BLOOMSBURY LONDON • NEW DELHI • NEW YORK • SYDNEY C0NT1NIT
Notes on Contributors viii Preface xvi Acknowledgements xvii
PART ONE Research Approaches and Methods i 1 Approaches and Methods in Applied Linguistics Research
Aek Phakiti and Brian Paltridge 5
2 Quantitative Research and Analysis Aek Phakiti 27 3 Qualitative Research and Analysis Adrian Holliday 49 4 Mixed Methods Research and Analysis Nataliya V. Ivankova and Jennifer L. Greer 63
5 Survey Research Elvis Wagner 83
6 Experimental Research Susan Gass 101
7 Case Studies Christine Pearson Casanave 119
8 Ethnographic Research Sue Starfield 137 9 Critical Research in Applied Linguistics Steven Talmy 153 vi CONTENTS
10 Narrative Inquiry Gary Barkhuizen l69 11 Action Research Anne Burns 187
12 Discourse Analysis Brian Paltridge and Wei Wang 105
13 Research Synthesis Lourdes Ortega 225 14 , Ethics and Applied Linguistics Research Peter De Costa 245
15 Developing a Research Project Brian Paltridge and Aek Phakiti 259
PART TWO Areas of Research 279 16 Researching Speaking Rebecca Hughes 283 17 Researching Listening Larry Vandergrift 299
18 Researching Reading Marie Stevenson 315 19 Researching Writing Ken Hyland 335
20 Researching Grammar Neomy Storch 349
21 Researching Vocabulary David Hirsh 369
22 Researching Pragmatics Carsten Roever 387 CONTENTS
23 Researching Motivation Lindy Woodrow 403 24 Researching Language Learner Stra tegies Heath Rose 421 25 Researching Young Learners Annamaria Pinter 439
26 Researching Language Classrooms Lesley Harbon and Huizhong Shen 457 27 Researching Language Testing and Assessment
John Read 471 28 Researching Teachers' Beliefs ~ Simon Borg 487 29 Researching Language and Gender Jane Sunderland 505 30 Researching Language and Identity David Block 527 31 Researching Language Teacher Education Simon Borg 541
Glossary of Key Research Terms 561 Index 576