Research Methods in Applied Linguistics – serie

This book illustrates the use of ethnography as an analytical approach to investigate academic writing, and provides critical insights into how academic writing research can benefit from the use of ethnographic methods. Throughout its six theoretical and practice-oriented studies, together with the introductory chapter, foreword and afterword, ethnography-related concepts like thick description, deep theorizing, participatory research, research reflexivity or ethics are discussed against the affordances of ethnography for the study of academic writing. The book is key reading for scholars, researchers and instructors in the areas of applied linguistics, academic writing, academic literacies and genre studies. It will also be useful to those lecturers and postgraduate students working in English for Academic Purposes and disciplinary writing. The volume provides ethnographically-oriented researchers with clear pointers about how to incorporate the telling of the inside story into their traditional main role as observers.Winner of the 9th edition of the AELFE's Enrique Alcaraz Research Award

This book serves as an introduction to corpus linguistics (CL) for graduate students and researchers in Applied Linguistics, especially in the domains of language learning and teaching. It provides a structured and accessible approach for those new to CL, equipping readers with the foundational concepts and tools required to analyse language corpora autonomously in research related to language learning and teaching. It also contextualises CL’s development over the past four decades, offering critical reflections on its practices and applications. Each chapter integrates recommended readings and highlights central concepts, guiding readers in applying CL methods to their own studies. By the end of the book, readers will have gained the knowledge and practical expertise needed to apply corpus linguistics methods in conducting robust and innovative research.

This edited volume examines topics related to digital and internet-based research methods in the interdisciplinary field of applied linguistics. The book brings together internationally recognized experts with diverse interests from across the field. Covered are key approaches, methods, tools, and sites that are commonly leveraged when performing research that involves digital tools or online spaces. This text is intended to be introductory and to be accessible to graduate students and faculty who may be new to a given area. As such, each chapter introduces readers to the focal topic, explains frequently asked research questions, outlines common procedures, showcases example studies, and discusses key ethical considerations. The goal is for readers to walk away with an advanced understanding of how to conduct different types of research, as well as develop their own ideas for future directions.