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Qualitative research in applied linguistics : a practical introduction / edited by Juanita Heigham and Robert A. Crocker.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: xvi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0230219527
  • 9780230219526
  • 0230219535
  • 9780230219533
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 418.0072 22
LOC classification:
  • P129
Contents:
Part I. Overview -- Introduction to Qualitative Research / R.Croker -- What Makes 'Qualitative' Research? / D.Freeman -- Part II. Qualitative Research Approaches -- Narrative Inquiry / G.Murray -- Case Study / M.Hood -- Ethnography / J.Heigham & K.Sakui -- Action Research / A.Burns -- Mixed Methods / N.V.Ivankova & J.W.Creswell -- Part III. Qualitative Data Collection Methods -- Observation / N.Cowie -- Interviews / K.Richards -- Open-Response Items in Questionnaires / J.D.Brown -- Introspection Techniques / S.L.McKay -- Discourse Analysis / A.Lazaraton -- Part IV. Practical Issues -- Ethics and Trustworthiness / S.Rallis & G.Rossman -- Writing up Your Research / C.Casanave.
Summary: "Using a reader-friendly, structured approach, Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Introduction presents an easy-to-follow and straightforward guide to qualitative inquiry. Written by leading authors in a clear, informal style, it is an essential companion for graduate students and practicing teachers embarking on their first qualitative research study in applied linguistics. The ten central chapters introduce core qualitative research approaches and commonly used data collection methods."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Overview -- Introduction to Qualitative Research / R.Croker -- What Makes 'Qualitative' Research? / D.Freeman -- Part II. Qualitative Research Approaches -- Narrative Inquiry / G.Murray -- Case Study / M.Hood -- Ethnography / J.Heigham & K.Sakui -- Action Research / A.Burns -- Mixed Methods / N.V.Ivankova & J.W.Creswell -- Part III. Qualitative Data Collection Methods -- Observation / N.Cowie -- Interviews / K.Richards -- Open-Response Items in Questionnaires / J.D.Brown -- Introspection Techniques / S.L.McKay -- Discourse Analysis / A.Lazaraton -- Part IV. Practical Issues -- Ethics and Trustworthiness / S.Rallis & G.Rossman -- Writing up Your Research / C.Casanave.

"Using a reader-friendly, structured approach, Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Introduction presents an easy-to-follow and straightforward guide to qualitative inquiry. Written by leading authors in a clear, informal style, it is an essential companion for graduate students and practicing teachers embarking on their first qualitative research study in applied linguistics. The ten central chapters introduce core qualitative research approaches and commonly used data collection methods."--Publisher's website.

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