Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics: A Practical Introduction [Paperback]

Written in a clear, informal style for graduate students and practicing teachers embarking on their first qualitative research study in applied linguistics, leading authors introduce the principal research approaches and data creation methods to offer novice researchers an easy-to-follow and straightforward guide to qualitative inquiry.Acknowledgements Preface Notes on Contributors PART I: OVERVIEW Introduction to Qualitative Research; R.Croker What Makes 'Qualitative'?Research?; D.Freeman PART II: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH APPROACHES Narrative Inquiry; G.Murray Case Study; M.Hood Ethnography; J.Heigham & K.Sakui Action Research; A.Burns Mixed Methods; N.V.Ivankova & J.W.Creswell PART III: QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS Observation; N.Cowie Interviews; K.Richards Open-Response Items in Questionnaires; J.D.Brown Introspection Techniques; S.L.McKay Discourse Analysis; A.Lazaraton PART IV: PRACTICAL ISSUES Ethics and Trustworthiness; S.Rallis & G.Rossman Writing up Your Research; C.Casanave Glossary of Qualitative Research Terms Subject IndexJAMES DEAN BROWN is Professor of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii-Manoa, HawaiiANNE BURNS is a Chair Professor in the Department of Linguistics and the former Dean of Linguistics and Psychology at Macquarie University, AustraliaCHRISTINE CASANAVE, teaches language teacher education in Temple University's Graduate College of Education, JapanNEIL COWIE, is an English teacher in the Foreign Language Education Centre Okayama University, JapanJOHN W. CRESWELL is a Professor of Educational Psychology University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USADONALD FREEMAN is Director of Teacher Education and Associate Professor of Education, School of Education, University of Michigan, USAMIKE HOOD is an Assistant Professor, Nihon University, College of Commerce JapanNATALIYA V. IVANKOVA is Associate Professor, Department of Human Studies, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USAANNE LAZARATON is an Associate Professor of English as a Seló: