List of contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction / Brian Paltridge and Aek Phakiti
Part I. Research methods and approaches: 2. Experimental research / Susan Gass
3. Survey research / Elvis Wagner
4. Analysing quantitative data / Aek Phakiti
5. Ethnographies / Sue Starfield
6. Case studies / Christine Pearson Casanave
7. Action research / Anne Burns
8. Analysing qualitative data / Adrian Holliday
9. Research syntheses / Lourdes Ortega
10. Critical research in applied linguistics / Steven Talmy
Part II. Areas of research: 11. Researching speaking / Rebecca Hughes
12. Researching listening / Larry Vandergrift
13. Researching reading / Marie Stevenson
14. Researching writing / Ken Hyland
15. Researching grammar / Neomy Storch
16. Researching vocabulary / David Hirsh
17. Researching pragmatics / Carsten Roever
18. Researching discourse / Brian Paltridge and Wei Wang
19. Researching language classrooms / Lesley Harbon and Huizhong Shen
20. Researching language testing and assessment / John Read
21. Researching motivation / Lindy Woodrow
22. Researching language and gender / Jane Sunderland
23. Researching language and identity / David Block
Glossary of key research terms
Index.
Continuum companion to research methods in applied linguistics. ISBN 9780826499257. Published by Continuum in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.