1st Edition

Quasi-Experimental Research in Second Language Acquisition A Practical Guide

Edited By John Rogers, Masatoshi Sato Copyright 2027
284 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Quasi-Experimental Research in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide is a collection of innovative essays focusing on quasi-experimental designs in second language (L2) research, offering helpful insights into conducting robust, replicable, and ethical research. While pure-experimental research designs have received more attention in applied linguistic communities, quasi-experimental... Read more

Chapter 1
Quasi-experiments in Second Language Research: Key Concepts and Recommendations
John Rogers & Masatoshi Sato

Chapter 2
Sampling Rigor in Quasi-Experimental ISLA Research
Joseph P. Vitta & Luke Plonsky

Chapter 3
Mixed-Method Quasi-Experimental Research
Lara Bryfonski & Caitlyn Pineault

Chapter 4
Designing Instructional Materials for Quasi-Experimental Research
Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig

Chapter 5
A Focus on Learning Processes in Quasi-Experimental ISLA Research
Ronald P. Leow

Chapter 6
Classroom-Based Quasi-Experimental Research on Corrective Feedback
Roy Lyster & Leila Ranta

Chapter 7
Quasi-Experimental Research with Young Learners
Yuko Goto Butler

Chapter 8
Individual Differences in Quasi-Experimental Research
Mirosław Pawlak

Chapter 9
Replication in Quasi-Experimental Research
Kevin McManus

Chapter 10
Ethical Practices and Considerations in Quasi-Experimental Research
Daniel R. Isbell

Chapter 11
Quasi-Experimental Research in Digital Language Learning
ZhaoHong Han, Suemin Park, & Shamini Shetye

Index

Biography

John Rogers (Ph.D., University College London) is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Communication at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He currently serves as an Associate Editor at The Modern Language Journal.

Masatoshi Sato is a Professor at Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile. He is the recipient of the 2014 ACTFL/MLJ Paul Pimsleur Award. He is currently the Editor of Language Awareness and co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Instructed Second Language Acquisition (Routledge, 2017) and Evidence-Based Second Language Pedagogy (Routledge, 2019).