Appraising Research In Second Language Learning: A Practical Approach To Critical Analysis Of Quantitative Research (language Learning & Language Teaching)
by Graeme Keith Porte /
2002 / English / PDF
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Designed for students of applied linguistics and TEFL on research
training courses, practising language teachers, and those in
training, this combination textbook/workbook is the first to
provide specific advice and support to those wishing to learn how
to approach the critical analysis of a research paper. It seeks to
answer a current need in the literature for a set of procedures
that can be applied to the independent reading of quantitative
research. In an authoritative and accessible text, Porte examines
the key components of a research paper in this field, highlighting
those features demanding rigorous critical attention from the
enquiring reader. Innovative features of the workbook include
awareness-raising reading tasks and guided exercises to help
develop and practise the critical skills required to appraise
papers independently. Through informed and constructive appraisal
of others’ work, readers themselves are shown how to become more
research literate, to discover new areas for investigation, and to
organise and present their own work more effectively for
publication and peer evaluation.
Designed for students of applied linguistics and TEFL on research
training courses, practising language teachers, and those in
training, this combination textbook/workbook is the first to
provide specific advice and support to those wishing to learn how
to approach the critical analysis of a research paper. It seeks to
answer a current need in the literature for a set of procedures
that can be applied to the independent reading of quantitative
research. In an authoritative and accessible text, Porte examines
the key components of a research paper in this field, highlighting
those features demanding rigorous critical attention from the
enquiring reader. Innovative features of the workbook include
awareness-raising reading tasks and guided exercises to help
develop and practise the critical skills required to appraise
papers independently. Through informed and constructive appraisal
of others’ work, readers themselves are shown how to become more
research literate, to discover new areas for investigation, and to
organise and present their own work more effectively for
publication and peer evaluation.
