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Researching Second Language Classrooms (Hardcover)
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Researching Second Language Classrooms (Hardcover)
Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
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This text introduces teachers to research methods they can use to
examine their own classrooms in order to become more effective
teachers. Becoming familiar with classroom-based research methods
not only enables teachers to do research in their own classrooms,
it also provides a basis for assessing the findings of existing
research. McKay emphasizes throughout that what a teacher chooses
to examine will dictate which method is most effective. Each
chapter includes activities to help readers apply the methods
described in the chapter, often by analyzing research data.
*Chapter I, Classroom Research, introduces the reader to major
research purposes and research types as they relate to classroom
research, the distinction between quantitative and qualitative
research, the formulation of research questions and research
designs, and ethical issues in research. *Chapter II, Researching
Teachers and Learners, presents research methods that can be used
to examine teachers' and learners' attitudes and behaviors: action
research, survey research, interviews, verbal reports, diary
studies, case studies, and ethnographies. *Chapter III, Researching
Classroom Discourse, deals with methods that can be used to study
the oral and written discourse of classrooms: interaction analysis,
discourse analysis, text analysis, and ways to examine the social
and political assumptions underlying the choice and presentation of
content in second language teaching materials. *Chapter IV, Writing
Research Reports, provides guidelines for both thesis writing and
journal articles. Researching Second Language Classrooms is an
ideal text for TESOL research methods courses and an essential
resource for inservice teachers who wish to undertake classroom
research.
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