Research Methods for Applied Linguistics: A Practical Guide

What is it about?

Research Methods for Applied Linguistics: A Practical Guide, edited by Gayton, Fordyce, and Hennebry-Leung, stands as a meticulously crafted, contemporary, and pedagogically sophisticated resource for postgraduate students and emerging researchers within the field of applied linguistics. This resource is more effective as a context-sensitive guide to the conceptualization, justification, and execution of research within an interdisciplinary field characterized by ethical complexity and methodological diversity, rather than as a traditional methods encyclopedia. This volume, part of Edinburgh University Press’s applied linguistics series, is specifically designed for master’s and doctoral students, dissertation supervisors, and researchers seeking a practical, field-specific introduction to research design and methodologies. The editorial framework is especially pertinent as the book addresses a professional landscape where applied linguistics has evolved to be methodologically diverse, theoretically cognizant, and ethically rigorous. The foreword explicitly states that the field has evolved to a point where methodologies are not merely adopted from external sources, but are instead adapted, refined, and occasionally developed organically within applied linguistics itself.

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Why is it important?

This book serves as both an introductory resource and a definitive statement regarding the criteria for rigorous applied linguistics research within the discipline.

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