Understanding Research in Second Language Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Statistics and Research Design

by James Dean Brown

Book Overview

Understanding Research in Second Language Learning focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning. Designed for language teachers with no previous background in statistics, the paperback edition focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning. Brown explains the basic terms of statistics, the structure and organization of statistical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521315514
• ISBN13: 9780521315517
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Second language acquisition

A comprehensive source of what a good research should be like. In addition to that the book offers variety of examples that explore step by step research in Second Language. I honestly recommend.

research design and statistics for the language teacher

"Understanding Research in Second Language Learning" is the perfect book for any teacher or researcher who would like to be able to critique or assess statistical research papers without having to spend an inordinate amount of time studying math in the process. The book starts off by asking the pertinent question "What is research?", before explaining clearly and concisely what variables are and how they can be identified, how data is measured, and how to choose the most appropriate statistical analysis for your particular research question. What I liked most about this book was the methodological approach to understanding what good research design is, and that the helpful diagrams, summaries and review questions made understanding rather easier than may have been otherwise. With this book, you will probably be able to understand ninety percent of the stats that appear in language research papers, and to follow the logic of almost all.