Synthesizing Research on Language Learning and Teaching - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9027219664 ISBN 13: 9789027219664

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2006

Synopsis

This volume presents the first collection of work on research synthesis in applied linguistics. It introduces readers­ ­to a cutting-edge approach for reviewing and summarizing exactly what accumulated research has to say about theoretical and practical subjects. John Norris and Lourdes Ortega first elucidate the value and practice of synthesis, and they challenge all members of the research community to adopt a “synthetic ethic”. The book then features seven empirical syntheses, each modeling rigorous synthetic practice in definitively reviewing the state of knowledge and research quality in important domains. Included are five meta-analyses on: Universal Grammar; Task-Based Interaction; Corrective Feedback; Instructed Pragmatics Development; and Reading Strategy Training. Also included are a qualitative meta-synthesis on Effective Teaching for English Language Learners, and a historiographical synthesis of Proficiency Assessment practices. Rounding out the collection are commentaries by two renowned experts in language learning and teaching research: Nick Ellis and Craig Chaudron.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027219664
• ISBN 13: 9789027219664
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 365
• Editor: Norris John M., Ortega Lourdes