This volume encompasses the range of research questions on
language-related problems that arise in language teaching, learning
and assessment. The [150] chapters are written by experts in the
field who each offer their insights into current and future
directions of research, and who suggest several highly relevant
research questions. Topics include, but are not limited to:
language skills teaching, language skills assessment and testing,
measurement, feedback, discourse analysis, pragmatics, semantics,
language learning through technology, CALL, MALL, ESP, EAP, ERPP,
TBLT, materials development, genre analysis, needs analysis,
corpus, content-based language teaching, language teaching and
learning strategies, individual differences, research methods,
classroom research, form-focused instruction, age effects,
literacy, proficiency, and teacher education and teacher
development. The book serves as a reference and offers inspiration
to researchers and students in language education. An important
skill in reviewing the research literature is following a study's
"plan of attack." Broadly, this means that before accepting and
acting upon the findings, one considers a) the research question
(Is it clear and focused? Measurable?), b) the subjects examined,
the methods deployed, and the measures chosen (Do they fit the
study's goal and have the potential to yield useful results?), and
c) the analysis of the data (Do the data lead to the discussion
presented? Has the author reasonably interpreted results to reach
the conclusion?). Mohebbi and Coombe's book, Research Questions in
Language Education and Applied Linguistics: A Reference Guide,
helps budding researchers take the first step and develop a solid
research question. As the field of language education evolves, we
need continual research to improve our instructional and assessment
practices and our understanding of the learners' language learning
processes. This book with its remarkable 150 topics and 10 times
the number of potential research questions provides a wealth of
ideas that will help early career researchers conduct studies that
move our field forward and grow our knowledge base. Deborah J.
Short, Ph.D., Director, Academic Language Research & Training,
Past President, TESOL International Association (2021-22) As a
teacher in graduate programs in TESOL I frequently come across the
frustration of students at centering their research interests on a
particular topic and developing research questions which are worth
pursuing so as to make a contribution to the field. This
frustration stems from the fact that our field is so vast and
interrelated, that it is often impossible to properly address all
that interests them. Hence, I wholeheartedly welcome this most
relevant and innovative addition to the research literature in the
field of TESOL and Applied Linguistics. Coombe and Mohebbi have
created a real tour de force that stands to inform budding
researchers in the field for many years to come. Additionally, the
cutting-edge depiction of the field and all it has to offer will no
doubt update the research agendas of many seasoned researchers
around the world. The 150 chapters are organized in a most
powerful, yet, deceptively simple way offering a positioning within
the topic, suggesting questions that might direct inquiry and
offering a basic set of bibliographic tools to start the reader in
the path towards research. What is more, the nine sections in which
the chapters are organized leave no area of the field unexplored.
Dr. Gabriel Diaz Maggioli, Academic Advisor, Institute of
Education, Universidad ORT del Uruguay, President, IATEFL
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