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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10140390135X
ISBN-139781403901354
eBay Product ID (ePID)22038831787
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXxv, 323 Pages
Publication NameQualitative Inquiry in Tesol
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectEnglish As a Second Language, Teaching Methods & Materials / Language Arts, Linguistics / General
FeaturesRevised, Revised Edition
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorKeith Richards
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines, Education
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight15.6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2003-040548
Reviews"The writing is unusually clear, engaging, and carefully crafted. . . I have no doubt this textbook will become a best seller in research methods courses in TESOL and applied linguistics programs."--Lourdes Ortega, Northern Arizona University, 'Keith Richards' book on qualitative methods is truly excellent. The writing is unusually clear, engaging, and carefully crafted... Instructors of graduate-level courses on research methods will find the three-level system of the book of remarkable pedagogical value and the Reading Guides at the end of each chapter extremely useful and rich... I have no doubt this textbook will become a best seller in research methods courses in TESOL and applied linguistics programs.' - Lourdes Ortega, Northern Arizona University
Dewey Edition21
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal428/.0071
Table Of ContentIntroduction The Nature of Qualitative Inquiry Interviewing Observation Collecting and Analysing Spoken Interaction Planning a Project Analysis and Representation Epilogue: Qualitative Inquiry and Teaching References Index
SynopsisGraduate and professional TESOL students will welcome this research methods textbook for undertaking qualitative, naturalistic and action research projects. Uniquely, the book offers a three-level structured progression, suited both to novice and intermediate students with a focus on development as classroom teachers of English, and to advanced students engaged in academic research work in applied linguistics. Every chapter is structured to develop the important skills for undertaking QI in a rigorous and serious way, at whatever level is appropriate for the reader's purpose. The book is both scholarly in approach and written in an engagingly direct and clear style.