Doing SLA Research with Implications for the Classroom - Reconciling methodological demands and pedagogical applicability - Grand Format

This book is unique in bringing together studies on instructed second language acquisition that all try to answer the same question : "What renders this research particularly relevant to classroom applications, and what are the advantages, challenges, and potential pitfalls of the methodology adopted ? " The empirical studies include classroom observation research, quasi-experimental research in regular classrooms, laboratory research with learners from regular classrooms, research conducted in a CALL environment, and longitudinal research on classroom language learners' out-of-class writing assignments.
The authors of each study were asked to discuss issues of cost, ethics, participant availability, experimental control, teacher collaboration, and student motivation, as well as the generalizability of their findings to different kinds of educational contexts, languages, and structures. This volume should be of interest to graduate students in applied linguistics/second language research, to practicing teachers who want some guidance about how to approach the sometimes overwhelming array of publications, and to researchers who will appreciate seeing studies using various methodologies juxtaposed in a way that stimulates thinking and planning for further research on instructed second language learning and teaching.