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The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research book cover

1st Edition

The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research

By Melissa A. Bowles Copyright 2010
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge
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The Think-Aloud Controversy in Second Language Research aims to answer key questions about the validity and uses of think-alouds, verbal reports completed by research participants while they perform a task. It offers an overview of how think-alouds have been used in language research and presents a quantitative meta-analysis of findings from studies involving verbal tasks and think-alouds. The... Read more

Chapter 1: The use of verbal reports in language research.  Chapter 2: Controversy over the use of think-alouds.  Chapter 3: Features that Make a Task Amenable to Think-Aloud: A Meta-analysis of Studies Investigating the Validity of Think-Alouds on Verbal Tasks.  Chapter 4: Data Collection Considerations.  Chapter 5: Data Analysis Considerations.  Chapter 6: Conclusion.  Appendix A: Studies Included in the Meta-Analysis.  Appendix B: Summary of Unique Sample Studies.

Biography

Melissa A. Bowles is Assistant Professor of Spanish, Linguistics, and SLATE (Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her main research interests are instructed second/heritage language acquisition and research methods.

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