1st Edition
Second Language Classroom Research Issues and Opportunities
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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In an attempt to fill the gap left by the many published studies on classroom second language research, this book explores a variety of human, social, and political issues involved in the carrying out of such studies. Many journals are chock-full of the results of classroom research, with evidence to support one claim or another about the efficacy of one teaching method or another. Many textbooks... Read more
Contents: Introduction. P. Duff, M. Early, Problematics of Classroom Research Across Sociopolitical Contexts. N. Spada, L. Ranta, P.M. Lightbown, Working with Teachers in Second Language Acquisition Research. P.L. Rounds, The Classroom-Based Researcher as Fieldworker: Strangers in a Strange Land. C.G. Polio, Issues and Problems in Reporting Classroom Research. L. Kuiper, I. Plough, Classroom-Based Research as a Collaborative Effort. P.L. Rounds, J. Schachter, The Balancing Act: Theoretical, Acquisitional, and Pedagogical Issues in Second Language Research. N. Markee, Making Second Language Classroom Research Work. D. Larsen-Freeman, The Changing Nature of Second Language Classroom Research.
Biography
Schachter, Jacquelyn; Gass, Susan M.
