Research as a Tool for Empowerment: Theory Informing Practice (Research in Second Language Learning)

David Schwarzer, Melanie Bloom, Sarah Shono

ISBN 10: 159311348X / ISBN 13: 9781593113483

Published by Information Age Publishing 2006-03-01, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research as a Tool for Empowerment: Theory Informing Practice (Research in Second Language Learning)
• Publisher: Information Age Publishing 2006-03-01
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159311348X
• ISBN 13: 9781593113483
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Research as a Tool for Empowerment: Theory Informing Practice is an edited volume that includes an array of research-based chapters that not only further the field of second/foreign language research, but also provide practical implications to language classrooms in international and national settings. Chapters in this volume present a bridge between methodologically sound second/foreign language research and strong pedagogical implications. This volume includes the voices of researchers, graduate students, teachers, parents, and learners exploring the second/foreign language phenomena. The multiple voices of the contributing authors reflect the diverse readership of the Research in Second Language Learning series. Unlike previous anthologies in second/foreign language research, this volume presents studies from various research paradigms. Chapters include examples of various research methods from both quantitative and qualitative paradigms. Few previous anthologies have presented research based in multiple paradigms and from multiple perspectives. Research as a Tool for Empowerment: Theory Informing Practice not only presents these various perspectives, but it also makes the link from research to classroom implications and applications. The volume is unique as it makes a connection between different types of research and research methods and empowerment and issues of empowerment.

About the Author

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, David Schwarzer immigrated to Israel at the age of seventeen to pursue his B.A. and M.A. in counseling and literacy education, and later earned his Ph.D. in Language, Reading, and Culture at the University of Arizona. He now works as an assistant professor in multilingual studies at the University of Texas in Austin. David is married to Taly and together they have three multilingual children: Noa, Ariel, and Tamar.