Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching / edited by John M. Norris, Lourdes Ortega.
Material type: TextSeries: Language learning and language teaching ; v. 13.Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, Pa. : John Benjamins Pub., [2006]Copyright date: ©2006Description: xiii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
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- volume
- 9027219656
- 9789027219657
- 9027219664
- 9789027219664
- Synthesising research on language learning and teaching
- 418.0072 22
- P118.2 .S96 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. The value and practice of research synthesis for language learning and teaching / John M. Norris and Lourdes Ortega -- Ch. 2. Principles, parameters, and SLA : a retrospective meta-analytic investigation into adult L2 learners' access to Universal Grammar / Thomas H. Dinsmore -- Ch. 3. Investigating the empirical link between task-based interaction and acquisition : a meta-analysis / Casey M. Keck, Gina Iberri-Shea, Nicole Tracy-Ventura and Safary Wa-Mbaleka -- Ch. 4. The effectiveness of corrective feedback for the acquisition of L2 grammar : a meta-analysis of the research / Jane Russell and Nina Spada -- Ch. 5. Effects of L2 instruction on interlanguage pragmatic development : a meta-analysis / Eun Hee Jeon and Tadayoshi Kaya -- Ch. 6. The effects of explicit reading strategy training on L2 reading comprehension : a meta-analysis / Alan Taylor, John R. Stevens and J. William Asher -- Ch. 7. A meta-synthesis of qualitative research on effective teaching practices for English language learners / Kip Tellez and Hersh C. Waxman -- Ch. 8. Research synthesis and historiography : the case of assessment of second language proficiency / Margaret Thomas -- Ch. 9. Meta-analysis, human cognition, and language learning / Nick C. Ellis -- Ch. 10. Some reflections on the development of (meta-analytic) synthesis in second language research / Craig Chaudron.
"This volume presents the first collection of work on research synthesis in applied linguistics. It introduces readers to a cutting-edge approach for reviewing and summarizing exactly what accumulated research has to say about theoretical and practical subjects."--BOOK JACKET.
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