The successful collection of data is a key challenge to obtaining reliable and valid results in applied linguistics research. Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics investigates how research is conducted in the field, encompassing the challenges and obstacles applied linguists face in collecting good data. The book explores frequently used data collection techniques, including:* interviews and focus groups* observations* stimulated recall and think aloud protocols * data elicitation tasks* corpus methods* questionnaires * validated tests and measuresEach chapter focuses on one type of data collection, outlining key concepts, threats to reliability and validity, procedures for good data collection, and implications for researchers. The chapters also include exemplary research projects, showcasing and explaining for readers how the technique was used to collect data in a successfully published study. This book is an essential resource for both novice and experienced applied linguists tackling data collection techniques for the first time.
Heath Rose is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK. Jim McKinley is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.Jessica Briggs Baffoe-Djan is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition at the University of Oxford, UK.
Preface1. An Introduction to Research Methods2. Data Elicitation Tasks3. Introspective and Retrospective Protocols4. Validated Tests and Measures5. Observations6. Interviews7. Diaries, Journals and Logs8. Questionnaires9. Focus Groups10. Document Data Collection11. Constructing and Using Corpora12. Strengthening Data Collection: Triangulation, Replication, and RealitiesGlossary: A-Z of Key Terms and ConceptsReferences Index
This book is a nicely balanced account of approaches to collecting data in applied linguistics research. The reading activities make the text interactive, fostering engagement with the content of the book as do the sample studies chosen to illustrate the points being made. An extremely useful book for students starting out on research as well as people teaching courses on research methods in applied linguistics.
Ali Fuad Selvi, Nicola Galloway, Heath Rose, Ali Fuad (University of Alabama) Selvi, Nicola (University of Glasgow) Galloway, Heath (University of Oxford) Rose
Ali Fuad Selvi, Nicola Galloway, Heath Rose, Ali Fuad (University of Alabama) Selvi, Nicola (University of Glasgow) Galloway, Heath (University of Oxford) Rose