Anne Burns is Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia, and former Dean of the Division of Linguistics and Psychology.

"I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all teachers who want to know about action research, and would like to undertake projects in their own context– and to those who seek to join and perhaps assist them on their way."--Modern English Teaching"A superb hands-on practical guide to techniques that help teachers make the most of their lessons."--EL-Gazette"… Original in approach, engaging in style and persuasive in terms of its content and structure."--Keith Richards, University of Warwick, UK

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: What is action research?Chapter 2: Plan – planning the actionChapter 3: Act – putting the plan into actionChapter 4: Observe – observing the results of the planChapter 5: Reflect – reflecting and planning for further actionPostscriptFurther reading and resources

Anne Burns is Professor in the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia, and former Dean of the Division of Linguistics and Psychology.

"I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all teachers who want to know about action research, and would like to undertake projects in their own context– and to those who seek to join and perhaps assist them on their way."--Modern English Teaching"A superb hands-on practical guide to techniques that help teachers make the most of their lessons."--EL-Gazette"… Original in approach, engaging in style and persuasive in terms of its content and structure."--Keith Richards, University of Warwick, UK

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: What is action research?Chapter 2: Plan – planning the actionChapter 3: Act – putting the plan into actionChapter 4: Observe – observing the results of the planChapter 5: Reflect – reflecting and planning for further actionPostscriptFurther reading and resources