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Continuum companion to research methods in applied linguistics / edited by Brian Paltridge and Aek Phakiti. - London : New York : Continuum, 2010. - xiii, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Continuum companions .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780826499240 (hardcover) 0826499244 (hardcover) 9780826499257 (pbk.) 0826499252 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2009051875

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Applied linguistics--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Angewandte Linguistik.
Forschungsmethode.

LC Class. No.: P129 / C63 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 418.007/2