TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norris,John M.
AU  - Ortega,Lourdes
TI  - Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching
T2  - Language learning and language teaching,
SN  - 9027219656
AV  - P118.2 .S96 2006
U1  - 418.0072 22
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Amsterdam, Philadelphia, Pa.
PB  - John Benjamins Pub.
KW  - Second language acquisition
KW  - Research
KW  - History
KW  - Language and languages
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -