Temario

Unit 1. Bibliographic resources and tools in the Humanities



Reference sources, electronic databases, electronic journals and the internet. Practicals at the university library.



Unit 2. The nature and stages of SLA research



What is research?

Research stages

The good researcher

Ethical considerations



Unit 3. Research approaches in SLA



Basic vs. applied

Primary & secondary

Cross-sectional vs. longitudinal

Qualitative vs. quantitative

Naturalistic vs. laboratory

Case vs. group

Action research

Statistical research



Unit 4. The concepts of variable, validity and reliability



Sample and population

Experimental and control groups

Variables

Basic statistical concepts

Validity

Reliability





Unit 5. The qualitative Model: characteristics, data gathering and analysis



Defining qualitative research

Gathering qualitative data: Ethnographies, Case Studies, Interviews, Observations, Diaries/Journals, Introspection

Mixed methods research

Analysing qualitative data: Credibility, transferability, confirmability and dependability; Triangulation

Classroom Research



Unit 6. The quantitative Model: characteristics and data gathering and analysis



Defining quantitative research

Gathering quantitative data: Surveys, Tests,

Analysing quantitative data: Correlational designs, Experimental designs, Factorial designs



Unit 7. Reporting results in Second Language Acquisition



The structure of the research paper

Specificities of the quantitative/qualitative report

Style and typical language used in each section





Sixty hours will be devoted to in-class activities. Lecturers will introduce the different topics and will highlight the most important aspects of each topic of the syllabus. These lectures will be accompanied by a set of exercises, problem-solving activities and critical review of articles which will be carried out in groups during the sessions. Students will have to do out-of-class work as well, which will encompass a variety of of activities to consolidate the main theoretical points shown in class, such as the preparation of an oral presentation, and a design of a research project dealing with language acquisition.

Bibliografía

Materiales de uso obligatorio

Materials prepared by the instructors will be available at the photocopy room at the beginning of the semester. Handouts and practical activities on each unit will be available on the E-gela website as the course progresses.

Bibliografía básica

Brown, J.D. (1988). Understanding Research in Second Language Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Brumfit, C. and R. Mitchell. (1990). Research in the Language Classroom. ELT documents (133), Modern English Publications in Association with the British Council.

Dörnyei, Z. (2007). Research Methods in Applied Linguistics: Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed Methodologies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Fortanet Gómez, I. (2002). Cómo escribir un artículo de investigación en inglés. Madrid: Alianza Editorial.

Gass, S. M. and A. Mackey. (2007). Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Johnson, D. M. (1992). Approaches to Research in Second Language Learning. New York: Longman.

Larsen-Freeman, D. and M. H. Long. (1991). An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research. New York: Longman.

Mackey, A. and S. M. Gass. (2005). Second Language Research: Methodology and Design. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Nunan. D. (1992). Research Methods in Language Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Tarone, E., S. Gass and D. Cohen. (1994). Research Methodology in Second Language Acquisition. Hillsdale NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Revistas

Applied Linguistics



Applied Psycholinguistics



Bilingualism: Language And Cognition



Eurosla Yearbook



International Journal Of Applied Linguistics



International Journal Of Bilingual Education And Bilingualism



International Journal Of Multilingualism



IRAL



ITL



Journal Of Multilingual And Multicultural Development



Language



Language Acquisition



Language Learning



Language Teaching



Language Teaching Research



Second Language Acquisition



Second Language Research



Studies In Second Language Acquisition



System



Tesol Quaterly



The Modern Language Journal

Enlaces

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BAAL: http://www.baal.org.uk/



AILA: http://www.aila.info/



AESLA : http://www.aesla.uji.es/