Research Methods for Applied Linguistics

Angela M. Gayton, is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Education at the School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow. Angela has a strong publication history, including the 2019 textbook in the Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics series, Teaching Language and Promoting Citizenship (with Mairin Hennebry-Leung). Kenneth Fordyce is a lecturer in TESOL at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. Alongside decades of teaching experience both in the UK and internationally, Kenneth has written and contributed to a number of textbooks, including most recently Pragmatics. A Resource Book for Students (2021, with J. Cutting). Mairin Hennebry-Leung is a lecturer in Languages and TESOL at the School of Education, University of Tasmania Australia. Over the past decade she has taught and convened courses in Applied Linguistics in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. In addition to her EUP textbook with Angela Gayton, she has published widely on language learning, multilingualism & citizenship.

This edited volume offers an excellent and accessible guide to research methods in applied linguistics. With in-depth coverage of diverse approaches, reflective questions grounded in research practice, and carefully curated further reading, it is invaluable for novice researchers and an important reference for scholars committed to rigorous and ethical inquiry.

• List of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroductory chaptersWhat is Research?Kenneth FordyceAn Overview of Methodological ApproachesMaririn Hennebry-LeungPlanning ResearchAngela M. GaytonResearch Ethics in Applied LinguisticsTove Larsson, Merja Kytö, Luke Plonsky, Scott Sterling, Katherine YawConversation AnalysisDaniel LamCritical Discourse AnalysisDinh Thien Loc, Tom BartlettCorpus Methods for Linguistic AnalysisRaffaella BottiniConducting InterviewsNina Inavati, Yi Sun, Jiapei Xia, Xuesong (Andy) GaoFocus GroupsXiaomei SunStimulated RecallQianqian Zhou, Jian-E PengCreative Methods with Young LearnersAnia ByerlyObservation as a Research MethodMaria Inez Probst Lucena, Sávio SiqueiraQuestionnaires in Applied LinguisticsKata Csizér, Imre FeketeQuasi-experimental MethodsChristopher Nicklin, Luke Plonsky, Joseph P. VittaGetting Started with Systematic ReviewsGary Bonar, Jiazhou Yao, Thi Kin Anh DangAppendix A Key to Tasks in Chapter 13Appendix B Answers to Tasks in Chapter 14