Research methods in second language acquisition : a practical guide

336 Pages·2012·9.02 MB·English

by  Alison Mackey

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Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition

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Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics
Series Editor: Li Wei, Birkbeck College, University of London
The science of language encompasses a truly interdisciplinary field of research, with
a wide range of focuses, approaches, and objectives. While linguistics has its own
traditional approaches, a variety of other intellectual disciplines have contributed
methodological perspectives that enrich the field as a whole. As a result, linguistics
now draws on state-of-the-art work from such fields as psychology, computer
science, biology, neuroscience and cognitive science, sociology, music, philosophy,
and anthropology.
The interdisciplinary nature of the field presents both challenges and opportunities
to students who must understand a variety of evolving research skills and methods.
The Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics address these skills in
a systematic way for advanced students and beginning researchers in language
science. The books in this series focus especially on the relationships between theory,
methods, and data – the understanding of which is fundamental to the successful
completion of research projects and the advancement of knowledge.
Published
1. The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Edited by Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer
2. Research Methods in Child Language: A Practical Guide
Edited by Erika Hoff
3. Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide
Edited by Alison Mackey and Susan M. Gass
Forthcoming
Research Methods in Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics: A Practical Guide
Edited by Nicole Müller and Martin J. Ball
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Research Methods in Second
Language Acquisition
A Practical Guide
Edited by Alison Mackey and Susan M. Gass

A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Research methods in second language acquisition : a practical guide / edited by Alison Mackey
and Susan M. Gass. – 1st ed.
p. cm. – (Guides to research methods in language and linguistics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4443-3426-5 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN 978-1-4443-3427-2 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Second language acquisition–Methodology. 2. Language and languages–Study and
teaching–Methodology. I. Mackey, Alison. II. Gass, Susan M.
P118.2.R473 2012
401′.93–dc23
2011021094
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
This book is published in the following electronic formats: ePDFs 9781444347173;
Wiley Online Library 9781444347340; ePub 9781444347326; Mobi 9781444347333
Set in 10/13pt Sabon by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India
1 2012
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Contents
List of Contributors vii
1 Introduction 1
Alison Mackey and Susan M. Gass
Part I Data Types 5
2 How to Use Foreign and Second Language Learner Corpora 7
Sylviane Granger
3 Formal Theory-Based Methodologies 30
Tania Ionin
4 Instructed Second Language Acquisition 53
Shawn Loewen and Jenefer Philp
5 How to Design and Analyze Surveys in Second Language
Acquisition Research 74
Zoltán Dörnyei and Kata Csizér
6 How to Carry Out Case Study Research 95
Patricia A. Duff
7 How to Use Psycholinguistic Methodologies for Comprehension
and Production 117
Kim McDonough and Pavel Trofimovich
8 How to Research Second Language Writing 139
Charlene Polio
9 How to Do Research on Second Language Reading 158
Keiko Koda
10 How to Collect and Analyze Qualitative Data 180
Debra A. Friedman
Part II Data Coding, Analysis, and Replication 201
11 Coding Second Language Data Validly and Reliably 203
Andrea Révész
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12 Coding Qualitative Data 222
Melissa Baralt
13 How to Run Statistical Analyses 245
Jenifer Larson-Hall
14 How to Do a Meta-Analysis 275
Luke Plonsky and Frederick L. Oswald
15 Why, When, and How to Replicate Research 296
Rebekha Abbuhl
Index 313

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List of Contributors
Rebekha Abbuhl, California State University, Long Beach ([email protected])
Melissa Baralt, Florida International University ([email protected])
Kata Csizér, Eötvös University ([email protected])
Zoltán Dörnyei, University of Nottingham ([email protected])
Patricia A. Duff, University of British Columbia ([email protected])
Debra A. Friedman, Michigan State University ([email protected])
Susan M. Gass, Michigan State University ([email protected])
Sylviane Granger, University of Louvain ([email protected])
Tania Ionin, University of Illinois ([email protected])
Keiko Koda, Carnegie Mellon University ([email protected])
Jenifer Larson-Hall, University of North Texas ([email protected])
Shawn Loewen, Michigan State University ([email protected])
Alison Mackey, Georgetown University ([email protected])
Kim McDonough, Northern Arizona University ([email protected])
Frederick L. Oswald, Rice University
Jenefer Philp, University of Auckland ([email protected])
Luke Plonsky, Michigan State University ([email protected])
Charlene Polio, Michigan State University ([email protected])
Andrea Révész, Lancaster University ([email protected])
Pavel Trofimovich, Concordia University ([email protected])
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