Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research

Name: Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research
Brand: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Price: 130.99 EUR
Availability: OnlineOnly

Elma Blom Sharon Unsworth(Editor)

John Benjamins Publishing Company

1st Edition

Published on 26. October 2010

VII, 292 pages

E-Book

PDF with Adobe-DRM

System requirements

978-90-272-8795-3 (ISBN)

€130.99incl. 7% vat

System requirements

for PDF with Adobe-DRM

E-Book Single Licence

Available for download

Description

More details

Other editions

Persons

Content

Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research
Editorial page
Title page
LCC data
Table of contents
Preface
Introduction
Ethics
Planning
Recruitment
Materials and equipment
Test sessions
References
1. Production methods in language acquisition research
1. Introduction
2. Naturalistic studies
2.1 Rationale
2.2 Linguistic variables
2.3 Subjects
2.4 Description of procedure
2.5 Analysis and outcomes
3. Semi-structured elicitation
3.1 Rationale
3.2 Linguistic variables
3.3 Subjects
3.4 Description of procedure
3.5 Analysis and outcomes
4. Production experiments
4.1 Rationale
4.2 Linguistic variables
4.3 Subjects
4.4 Description of procedure
4.5 Analysis and outcomes
5. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
Acknowledgements
References
2. Using comprehension methods in language acquisition research
1. Introduction
2. Truth value judgment task
2.1 Rationale
2.2 Linguistic variables
2.3 Subjects
2.4 Description of procedure
2.5 Analyses and outcomes
3. Picture matching task
3.1 Rationale
3.2 Linguistic variables
3.3 Subjects
3.4 Description of procedure
3.5 Analyses and outcomes
4. Act-out task
4.1 Rationale
4.2 Linguistic variables
4.3 Subjects
4.4 Description of procedure
4.5 Analysis and outcomes
5. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
References
3. Using Magnitude Estimation in developmental linguistic research
1. Introduction
2. Rationale
3. Linguistic variables
4. Subjects
5. Description of procedure
5.1 Design requirements
5.2 Development of stimuli
5.3 Equipment
6. Analysis and outcomes
7. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
References
4. Using infant and toddler testing methods in language acquisition research
1. Introduction
2. Visual fixation procedure
2.1 Rationale
2.2 Linguistic variables
2.3 Subjects
2.4 Description of procedure
2.4 Analysis and outcomes
3. Headturn preference procedure
3.1 Rationale
3.2 Linguistic variables
3.3 Subjects
3.4 Description of procedure
3.5 Analysis and outcomes
4. Preferential looking procedure
4.1 Rationale
4.2 Linguistic variables
4.3 Subjects
4.4 Description of procedure
4.5 Analysis and outcomes
5. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
References
5. Using Event-Related Potentials in language acquisition research
1. Introduction
2. Rationale
3. Linguistic variables
3.1 Auditory processing
3.2 Semantic processing
3.3 Syntactic processing
4. Subjects
5. Description of procedure
5.1 Design requirements
5.2 Development of stimuli
5.3 Equipment
6. Analysis and outcomes
7. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
References
6. Using eyetracking in language acquisition research
1. Introduction
2. Rationale
3. Linguistic variables
3.1 Spoken word recognition
3.2 Verb argument structure and thematic relations
3.3 Syntactic ambiguity resolution
3.4 Pragmatic constraints on reference
3.5 Pronoun and anaphora resolution
4. Subjects
5. Description of the procedure
5.1 Design requirements
5.2 Development of stimuli
5.3 Equipment
6. Analysis and outcomes
7. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
Acknowledgments
References
7. Using on-line processing methods in language acquisition research
1. Introduction
2. Word-monitoring
2.1 Rationale
2.2 Linguistic variables
2.3 Subjects
2.4 Description of procedure
2.5 Analysis and outcomes
3. Self-paced reading/listening
3.1 Rationale
3.2 Linguistic variables
3.3 Subjects
3.4 Description of procedure
3.5 Analysis and outcomes
4 Cross-modal priming
4.1 Rationale
4.2 Linguistic variables
4.3 Subjects
4.4 Description of procedure
4.5 Analysis and outcomes
5. Self-paced listening with picture verification
5.1 Rationale
5.2 Linguistic variables
5.3 Subjects
5.4 Description of procedure
5.5 Analysis and outcomes
6. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
Acknowledgments
References
8. Using computational modeling in language acquisition research
1. Introduction
2. Rationale
3. Linguistic variables
3.1 Aspects of the sound system
3.2 Aspects of words
3.3 Aspects of syntax and semantics
4. Subjects
5. Description of procedure
5.1 Empirical grounding of the model
5.2 Variables in models
5.3 Control conditions and experimental conditions
5.4 Equipment
6. Analysis and outcomes
7. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
Acknowledgements
References
9. Measuring second language proficiency
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical and conceptual issues
3. Important constructs in psychometrics
3.1 Validity and reliability
3.2 Discrete point and integrative tests
3.3 Direct versus indirect tests
4. Some language proficiency tests
4.1 Vocabulary tests
4.2 Sentence imitation
4.3 The cloze test
4.4 Elicited production
5. Advantages and disadvantages
Do's and don'ts
Acknowledgements
References
10. Comparing L1 children, L2 children and L2 adults
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical and applied issues
2.1 Defining groups
2.2 Maturational effects
2.3 Transfer effects
2.4 Input effects
3. Methodological issues
3.1 Determining age of first exposure
3.2 Controlling for cognitive development
3.3 Controlling for proficiency
3.4 Controlling for (quantity and quality of ) input
Do's and don'ts
Acknowledgements
References
11. Comparing typically-developing children and children with specific language impairment
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical and applied issues
2.1 Theoretical issues
2.2 Applied issues
2.3 The logic of the three-group design
3. Methodological issues
3.1 Considerations for comparing population groups
3.2 Creating a three-group matched design study
3.3 Calculating mean length of utterance
3.4 Bilingual children
Do's and don'ts
References
12. Measuring the linguistic development of deaf learners
1. Introduction
2. Theoretical and applied issues
2.1 Theoretical issues
2.2 Applied questions
3. Methodological issues
3.1 Subjects
3.2 Design requirements and procedure
3.3 Situational influences on data collection
3.4 Analysis and outcomes
Do's and don'ts
References
13. How to design and analyze language acquisition studies
1. Introduction
2. Testing hypotheses
3. Types of studies
4. Validity
5. Significance, power and effect size
6. Frequently asked questions
6.1 How many participants and items are required?
6.2 What if only a small number of participants are available?
6.3 How can I increase the sensitivity of my study?
6.4 How can I prove that there is no difference?
6.5 What to do about missing data?
Do's and don'ts
Acknowledgement
References
Contributors
Index
The series Language Learning & Language Teaching

System requirements

Save as PDF Copy link into clipboard

Schweitzer Fachinformationen

Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition Research

Description

More details

Other editions

Additional editions

Persons

Content

System requirements