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Ethical Issues in Applied Linguistics Scholarship
Edited by Peter I. De Costa, Amr Rabie-Ahmed and Carlo Cinaglia
[Research Methods in Applied Linguistics 7] 2024
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Introduction

Ethical issues in Applied Linguistics scholarship

| Michigan State University,
| Nazarbayev University,
| Michigan State University,
This chapter introduces the volume by contextualizing it within recent developments in Applied Linguistics research methodology, with a specific focus on research ethics. It discusses the importance of developing a context-sensitive research ethics, and it situates the volume in response to key publications that have begun to examine context-specific ethical issues in Applied Linguistics research. Following this, the chapter outlines the different sections within the volume and describes the structure and contents of each chapter, serving as a roadmap and point of entry for readers.
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Overview of the book
  • References
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