
Research Methods for Applied Linguistics
A Practical Guide
Edinburgh University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-3995-2899-3 (ISBN)
Description
Designed to support you on your next major research project, this book brings together authors from a range of diverse contexts and career stages to share their own research reflections and their extensive experience supporting graduate students in conducting independent research projects.
Covering a range of research approaches and methods, this book provides the perfect research companion, guiding you through the principles of research design and research ethics, taking you through the planning stages and into the methodological approaches and their common applications. With worked examples, visuals, research scenarios, case studies, reflections, tasks, reflective activities, key takeaways and tips for further reading, this is a comprehensive how-to guide to suit a range of international research contexts and provide the skills and inspiration to undertake your research with rigour, precision and confidence.
Covering a range of research approaches and methods, this book provides the perfect research companion, guiding you through the principles of research design and research ethics, taking you through the planning stages and into the methodological approaches and their common applications. With worked examples, visuals, research scenarios, case studies, reflections, tasks, reflective activities, key takeaways and tips for further reading, this is a comprehensive how-to guide to suit a range of international research contexts and provide the skills and inspiration to undertake your research with rigour, precision and confidence.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
29 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
478 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-2899-3 (9781399528993)
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Persons
Angela M. Gayton, is a lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Education at the School of Critical Studies, University of Glasgow. Angela has a strong publication history, including the 2019 textbook in the Edinburgh Textbooks in Applied Linguistics series, Teaching Language and Promoting Citizenship (with Mairin Hennebry-Leung). Kenneth Fordyce is a lecturer in TESOL at Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh. Alongside decades of teaching experience both in the UK and internationally, Kenneth has written and contributed to a number of textbooks, including most recently Pragmatics. A Resource Book for Students (2021, with J. Cutting). Mairin Hennebry-Leung is a lecturer in Languages and TESOL at the School of Education, University of Tasmania Australia. Over the past decade she has taught and convened courses in Applied Linguistics in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia. In addition to her EUP textbook with Angela Gayton, she has published widely on language learning, multilingualism & citizenship.
Editor
Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and EducationUniversity of Glasgow_x000D_
Lecturer in TESOLUniversity of Edinburgh
Lecturer in Languages and TESOLUniversity of Tasmania Australia
Content
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introductory chapters
What is Research?
Kenneth Fordyce
An Overview of Methodological Approaches
Maririn Hennebry-Leung
Planning Research
Angela M. Gayton
Research Ethics in Applied Linguistics
Tove Larsson, Merja Kytoe, Luke Plonsky, Scott Sterling, Katherine Yaw
Conversation Analysis
Daniel Lam
Critical Discourse Analysis
Dinh Thien Loc, Tom Bartlett
Corpus Methods for Linguistic Analysis
Raffaella Bottini
Conducting Interviews
Nina Inavati, Yi Sun, Jiapei Xia, Xuesong (Andy) Gao
Focus Groups
Xiaomei Sun
Stimulated Recall
Qianqian Zhou, Jian-E Peng
Creative Methods with Young Learners
Ania Byerly
Observation as a Research Method
Maria Inez Probst Lucena, Savio Siqueira
Questionnaires in Applied Linguistics
Kata Csizer, Imre Fekete
Quasi-experimental Methods
Christopher Nicklin, Luke Plonsky, Joseph P. Vitta
Getting Started with Systematic Reviews
Gary Bonar, Jiazhou Yao, Thi Kin Anh Dang
Appendix A Key to Tasks in Chapter 13
Appendix B Answers to Tasks in Chapter 14
Notes on Contributors
Introductory chapters
What is Research?
Kenneth Fordyce
An Overview of Methodological Approaches
Maririn Hennebry-Leung
Planning Research
Angela M. Gayton
Research Ethics in Applied Linguistics
Tove Larsson, Merja Kytoe, Luke Plonsky, Scott Sterling, Katherine Yaw
Conversation Analysis
Daniel Lam
Critical Discourse Analysis
Dinh Thien Loc, Tom Bartlett
Corpus Methods for Linguistic Analysis
Raffaella Bottini
Conducting Interviews
Nina Inavati, Yi Sun, Jiapei Xia, Xuesong (Andy) Gao
Focus Groups
Xiaomei Sun
Stimulated Recall
Qianqian Zhou, Jian-E Peng
Creative Methods with Young Learners
Ania Byerly
Observation as a Research Method
Maria Inez Probst Lucena, Savio Siqueira
Questionnaires in Applied Linguistics
Kata Csizer, Imre Fekete
Quasi-experimental Methods
Christopher Nicklin, Luke Plonsky, Joseph P. Vitta
Getting Started with Systematic Reviews
Gary Bonar, Jiazhou Yao, Thi Kin Anh Dang
Appendix A Key to Tasks in Chapter 13
Appendix B Answers to Tasks in Chapter 14