Advancing Quantitative Methods in Second Language Research

Advancing Quantitative Methods in Second Language Research is the first hands-on guide to conducting advanced research methods in the fields of applied linguistics and second language studies. The text is bookended by discussions of these advanced procedures in the larger context of second language studies, with the main chapters serving as how-to sections on a wide variety of advanced research methods. By offering much-needed coverage on advanced statistical concepts and procedures, with an eye toward real-world implementation, Advancing Quantitative Methods in Second Language Research enhances the methodological repertoire of graduate students and researchers in applied linguistics and second language studies.

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Author: Luke Plonsky
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/10/2015
Pages: 358
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780415718349

About the Author

Luke Plonsky (PhD, Michigan State University) is a faculty member in the Applied Linguistics program at Northern Arizona University. His interests include SLA and research methods, and his publications in these and other areas have appeared in Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language Learning, Modern Language Journal, and Studies in Second Language Acquisition, among other major journals and outlets. He is also Associated Editor of Studies in Second Language Acquisition and Managing Editor of Foreign Language Annals.