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 .