Methods in Study Abroad Research
Past, present, and future
Editors
Study abroad research has become an established area of inquiry with theoretical impact and methodological sophistication. The field has incorporated the different approaches and methodological changes that have characterized SLA scholarship, including technological advances and new designs. The present volume contributes an update on and a systematic critical appraisal of the methods employed in study abroad research to identify strengths and weaknesses and to look ahead and point towards new directions. The volume is organized around different areas -approaches, instruments, linguistic levels, and learners and their context-, each one including a number of chapters authored by outstanding experts in the field.
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 4] 2023. ix, 393 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | pp. ix–10
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ForewordBarbara F. Freed | pp. 1–8
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Chapter 1. Research methods in study abroad: A critical state of the art accountCarmen Pérez-Vidal and Cristina Sanz | pp. 9–30
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Section 1. Research designs
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Chapter 2. Quantitative approaches in L2 research abroadJanire Zalbidea and Bernard Issa | pp. 33–58
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Chapter 3. Qualitative approaches in L2 research abroadRachel L. Shively | pp. 59–83
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Chapter 4. Mixed methods research on language learning in study abroadCeleste Kinginger and Robert W. Schrauf | pp. 85–106
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Section 2. Research instruments
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Chapter 5. Diaries and journals in study abroad researchJohn L. Plews, Kim Misfeldt and Richard Feddersen | pp. 109–134
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Chapter 6. Narratives and identity in study abroad researchHenry Tyne | pp. 135–156
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Chapter 7. Technology in cognitive research: Methods to examine second language processing in study abroad researchMandy Faretta-Stutenberg, Irene Finestrat and Kara Morgan-Short | pp. 157–179
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Section 3. Measuring L2 development
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Chapter 8. Oral fluency measures in study abroad researchJoan C. Mora, Sapna Sehgal and Raquel Serrano | pp. 183–207
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Chapter 9. Complexity, fluency and accuracy in study abroad researchSilvia Marijuan and Cristi Vallejos | pp. 209–238
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Chapter 10. Grammatical development during study abroad: Approaches and methodsMartin Howard | pp. 239–263
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Chapter 11. Investigating pragmatic development in study abroad contextsRichard Nightingale and Eva Alcón-Soler | pp. 265–289
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Chapter 12. Phonological and phonetic development in study abroad researchAlfonso Morales-Front | pp. 291–315
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Section 4. The individual learner in context
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Chapter 13. Individual variables in study abroad contexts: Concepts and measurementsÁgnes Albert, Harriet Wood Bowden and Kata Csizér | pp. 319–344
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Chapter 14. Researching study abroad: Tracking social networksRosamond Mitchell | pp. 345–372
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AfterwordBarbara A. Lafford | pp. 373–382
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Index | pp. 383–393
Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFDC: Language acquisition
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General