Doing Second Language Research James Dean Brown Pdf Writer
Criterion-referenced Language Testing by ]antes Dean Brown and. Thorn Hudson. Into Second Language Reading Research by Keiko Koda, edited. Second Language. Needs Analysis. University of Maryland, College Park. UNIVERSITY PRESS. Doing Second Language Research provides an accessible introduction to language learning research, and a 'feel' for what research activities are like, by engaging the reader in several roles within a variety of mini-studies across a range of research design types, both quantitative and qualitative.
An introduction to the theory and practice of second language research for graduate/Master's students in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, and others
- Familiarizes you with the basic types of research design used in second language studies
- Gives you a genuine 'feel' for what doing research is like, by giving you specific roles (e.g. research subject, data collector, data analyst, reporter) within a variety of mini-studies
- Explains different research types in detail: why they are used; how they are designed; what the different stages are for carrying them out; and how to evaluate them.
- Introduces you to some of the classic research studies into second language learning and encourages you to analyse and discuss them.
- Downloadable version of statistical tables and photocopiable worksheets on the Oxford Teachers' Club website
James Dean Brown ('JD') is currently Professor of Second Language Studies
at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He has spoken and taught in many places ranging from Brazil to Venezuela. He has published numerous articles and books on language testing, curriculum design, research methods, and connected speech. His most recent books are: Developing, using, and analyzing rubrics in
Theodore S Rodgers
languageUniversity Of Hawaii At Manoa
Pacific languages (2012 from NFLRC); New ways in teaching connected speech (2012 from TESOL); New ways of classroom assessment, revised (2013 from TESOL); Practical assessment tools for college Japanese (2013 with K. Kondo-Brown & Tominaga from NFLRC); Mixed methods
arch for TESOL (2014 from Edinburgh University Press); Cambridge guide to research in language teaching and learning (2015 with C. Coombe from Cambridge University Press); Teaching and assessing EIL in local contexts around the world (2015 with S. L. McKay from Routledge); Developing courses in languages for specific purposes (2015 with J. Trace & T. Hudson from NFLRC); Introducing needs an
alysis and English for specific purposes (2016 from Routledge); and Statistics Corner: Questions and Answers about Language Testing Statistics (2016 from JALT TEVAL).