应用语言学研究方法与论文写作（英文版）
作者： 文秋芳
出版时间：2004-12
出版社：外语教学与研究出版社
- 外语教学与研究出版社
- 9787560046068
- 237576
- 2004-12
- 文学
- 外国语言文学
Doing research is a mystery to many graduate students and second language teachers in China. This book aims to demystify the process of carrying out research in the field of applied linguistics, particularly in the area of second language acquisition and teaching. This book is written for those who have no previous research experience at all or those who have done some research without formal training. It is particu
Preface
Part1 Introduction
1. What is research？
Definition of research
Visualizing the research process
Classifications of research
Summar y
Discussion questions
2. Fundamental concepts
Hypothesis, theory and model
Population and sample
Variables
Levels of measurement
Operationalization
Summary
Discussion questions
Part Ⅱ Researching
3. Developing research questions
Procedures
Problems in question formation
Summary
Discussion questions
4. Reading the literature
Sources of literature
Procedures for reviewing the literature
Deciding the scope
Summarizing the information
Summary
Discussion questions
5. Selecting research designs
Quantitative and qualitative
Links between question and design
A mono-design or a mixed design？
Complexities in classifying designs
Summary
Discussion questions
6. A survey study
A brief description
Instrument designing: questionnaire
Scaling techniques
Selecting subjects
Administering the questionnaire
Summary
Discussion questions
7. An experimental study
What is an experimental study？
Causality
Validity in experimentation
Types of experimental studies
Procedures for an experimental study
Summary
Discussion questions
8. A case study
What is a case study？
Selecting the subjects
Collecting data
Summary
Discussion questions
9. Basic statistics
A brief description of statistics
Descriptive statistics
Inferential statistics
Summary
Discussion questions
10. The analysis of quantitative data
Overview of SPSS for windows
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Part Ⅲ Thesis Wring
References
Appendies
Subject index
Author index
