Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Resource

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is designed to be the essential one-volume resource for students. The book includes:* qualitative quantitative and mixed methods* research techniques and approaches* ethical considerations* sample studies* a glossary of key terms* resources for studentsAs well as covering a range of methodological issues it looks at numerous areas in depth including language learning strategies motivation teacher beliefs language and identity pragmatics vocabulary and grammar. Comprehensive and accessible this is the essential guide to research methods for undergraduate and postgraduate students in applied linguistics and language studies.