Author : James Dean Brown
Release : 2002-10-24
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 742/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Doing Second Language Research by : James Dean Brown
Download or read book Doing Second Language Research written by James Dean Brown. This book was released on 2002-10-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An accessible introduction to language learning research, which provides a 'feel' for what research activities are like by engaging the reader in several roles across a range of research design types, both quantitative and qualitative. Roles include research subject, research organizer, data collector, data analyst, and research reporter. The book systematically explains the characteristics and purposes of various types of research, including terminology, the logic underlying selection, and the steps typical of each type of research design. It also offers an introduction to some classic research studies.