Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research

Offers the most up-to-date coverage of research methods and best practices in the study of second language acquisition, edited by two of the leading figures in the field Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research provides an up-to-date overview of both traditional and cutting-edge techniques and methods in the field. Bringing together contributions from an international team of experts, this authoritative volume covers the qualitative, quantitative, survey-based, interdisciplinary, statistical analysis, and data replication methods that students and early-career researchers need to know when developing their projects and experiments in second language acquisition research. Each chapter includes best practices, case studies, and research questions, together with suggested readings which exemplify a wide range of contemporary methodologies. Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research builds on the foundation of Research Methods in Second Language Acquisition, the first volume in the Wiley Blackwell Guides to Research Methods series to cover the field of SLA. Eleven new chapters and four revised chapters address classroom research methods, qualitative approaches to data, collecting introspective second language (L2) data, L2 data on brain and articulatory mechanisms, problematic terminology in the SLA community, and more. Covers theory-based methodologies, synthetic and meta-analytic work, mixed methods, coding, and statistical analysis Describes and evaluates recent methodological advances and experimental approaches in SLA research Includes study questions, links to additional resources, and example study boxes that summarize methodological principles and connect them to real-world research studies Current Approaches in Second Language Acquisition Research is an essential resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in SLA and applied linguistics programs, novice researchers studying SLA research methods, and more established scholars looking for a concise and up-to-date overview of SLA methodology.

List of Figures vii List of Tables viii Notes on Contributors x Preface xiv Introduction 1 Alison Mackey and Susan M. Gass Part I Eliciting Second Language Data 11 1 Classroom Research Methods 13 Shawn Loewen, Ayşen Tuzcu, and Jenefer Philp 2 Formal Theory- Based Methodologies 33 Tania Ionin 3 Qualitative and Interpretive Approaches to Data in L2 Research 51 Debra A. Friedman 4 Collecting and Analyzing Mixed Methods Data in L2 Research 72 Mohammad R. Hashemi 5 Using Foreign and Second Language Learner Corpora 96 Magali Paquot and Nicole Tracy- Ventura Copyrighted Material 6 Collecting and Analyzing L2 Introspective Data 120 Lara Bryfonski 7 Collecting and Analyzing L2 Sociolinguistic Data 143 Kimberly L. Geeslin and Stacey Hanson 8 Psycholinguistic Methods in Second Language Research 170 Lauren Covey and Alison Gabriele 9 Collecting and Analyzing L2 Pragmatics Data 195 Naoko Taguchi 10 Collecting and Analyzing Individual Differences Data in Foreign Language Learning 215 Jean- Marc Dewaele 11 Collecting and Analyzing L2 Data on Neurocognitive Mechanisms 233 Nick B. Pandža Part II Coding, Analysis, and Replication 255 12 Coding Second Language Data Validly and Reliably 257 Andrea Révész 13 How to Run Statistical Analyses 276 Aek Phakiti 14 Advancing Meta- Analytic Methods in L2 Research 304 Luke Plonsky, Yuhang Hu, Ekaterina Sudina, and Frederick L. Oswald 15 How and Why to Conduct a Replication Study 334 Kevin McManus Index 352