Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition With its cornucopia of information, both thorough and practical, this book is a must for our methodology shelves. Its study questions and project suggestions will be a boon for many research methods courses. Robert M. DeKeysevr, University of Maryland This guide to collecting, coding and analyzing second language acquisition data will be an essential reference for novice and experienced researchers alike. Peter Robinson, Aoyama Gakuin University Comprehensive and technically up-to-date, yet accessible and cogent! This remarkable textbook is sure to become a premier choice for the research training of many future SLA generations. Lourdes Ortega, University of Hawaii Alison Mackey and Susan Gass valuable new book offers hands-on methodological guidance from established experts on all kinds of second language research. Michael H. Long, University of Maryland Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide is an informative guide to research design and methodology in this growing and vibrant field. Utilizing research methods and tools from varied fields of study including education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology, this collection offers complete coverage of the techniques of second language acquisition research. This guide covers a variety of topics, such as second language writing and reading, meta-analyses, research replication, qualitative data collection and analysis, and more. Each chapter of this volume offers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies to create comprehensive coverage of each method. This carefully selected and edited volume will be a useful text for graduate students and scholars looking to keep pace with the latest research projects and methodologies in second language acquisition.

Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition"With its cornucopia of information, both thorough and practical, this book is a must for our methodology shelves. Its study questions and project suggestions will be a boon for many research methods courses."Robert M. DeKeysevr, University of Maryland"This guide to collecting, coding and analyzing second language acquisition data will be an essential reference for novice and experienced researchers alike."Peter Robinson, Aoyama Gakuin University"Comprehensive and technically up-to-date, yet accessible and cogent! This remarkable textbook is sure to become a premier choice for the research training of many future SLA generations."Lourdes Ortega, University of Hawaii"Alison Mackey and Susan Gass' valuable new book offers hands-on methodological guidance from established experts on all kinds of second language research."Michael H. Long, University of MarylandResearch Methods in Second Language Acquisition: A Practical Guide is an informative guide to research design and methodology in this growing and vibrant field. Utilizing research methods and tools from varied fields of study including education, linguistics, psychology, and sociology, this collection offers complete coverage of the techniques of second language acquisition research.This guide covers a variety of topics, such as second language writing and reading, meta-analyses, research replication, qualitative data collection and analysis, and more. Each chapter of this volume offers background, step-by-step guidance, and relevant studies to create comprehensive coverage of each method. This carefully selected and edited volume will be a useful text for graduate students and scholars looking to keep pace with the latest research projects and methodologies in second language acquisition.

List of Contributors vii1 Introduction 1Alison Mackey and Susan M. GassPart I Data Types 52 How to Use Foreign and Second Language Learner Corpora 7Sylviane Granger3 Formal Theory-Based Methodologies 30Tania Ionin4 Instructed Second Language Acquisition 53Shawn Loewen and Jenefer Philp5 How to Design and Analyze Surveys in Second Language Acquisition Research 74Zoltán Dörnyei and Kata Csizér6 How to Carry Out Case Study Research 95Patricia A. Duff7 How to Use Psycholinguistic Methodologies for Comprehension and Production 117Kim McDonough and Pavel Trofimovich8 How to Research Second Language Writing 139Charlene Polio9 How to Do Research on Second Language Reading 158Keiko Koda10 How to Collect and Analyze Qualitative Data 180Debra A. FriedmanPart II Data Coding, Analysis, and Replication 20111 Coding Second Language Data Validly and Reliably 203Andrea Révész12 Coding Qualitative Data 222Melissa Baralt13 How to Run Statistical Analyses 245Jenifer Larson-Hall14 How to Do a Meta-Analysis 275Luke Plonsky and Frederick L. Oswald15 Why, When, and How to Replicate Research 296Rebekha AbbuhlIndex 313