Second Language Research - Mackey, Alison

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Résumé :

Contents

Preface

1.

Introduction to Research

1.1

Research Methods

1.2

Different Types of Research

1.3

Ethical Practices

1.3.1

Informed Consent

1.3.1.1

Sufficient Information

1.3.1.2

The Informed Consent Document

1.3.1.3

Participant Comprehension in Informed Consent

1.3.1.4

The Language of Informed Consent

1.3.1.5

Voluntary Participation and Informed Consent

1.3.2

Child Second Language Learners

1.3.3

Issues Involved in Collecting Data Online

1.3.4

WEIRD Populations

1.3.5

Reporting and Anonymity

1.4

Institutional Review of Human Participants Research, Compliance, and Problem-Solving

1.4.1

Purpose of Reviews and IRB Responsibilities

1.4.2

Why Guidelines to Protect Human Subjects Were Developed

1.4.3

Development of Research Codes of Ethics

1.4.4

Preparing a Protocol for the IRB

1.4.5

General Use of Protocols in Research

1.5

Conclusion

Points to Remember

More to Do and More to Think About ...

Sample Responses: Time to Think & Time to Do

Sample Responses: More to Do and More to Think About...

2.

Research Reporting, Research Questions, and Replication

2.1

What Does a Research Report Look Like?

2.1.1

Quantitative Reporting

2.1.1.1

Title Page

2.1.1.2

Abstract

2.1.1.3

Introduction

2.1.1.4

Historical Overview

2.1.1.5

Major Players in this Research Area, Including Questions, Past Findings, and Controversies

2.1.1.6

General Goal of the Paper

2.1.1.7

Research Questions/Hypotheses

2.1.1.8

Methods Section

2.1.1.9

Participants

2.1.1.10

Materials

2.1.1.11

Procedures

2.1.1.12

Analysis

2.1.1.13

Results

2.1.1.14

Discussion/Conclusion

2.1.1.15

Notes

2.1.1.16

References

2.1.1.17

Appendices

2.1.2

Qualitative Reporting

2.1.3

Mixed-Method Reporting

2.2

Identifying Research Questions

2.2.1

Feasibility

2.2.2

Research Questions and Hypotheses

2.3

Replication

2.4

Conclusion

Points to Remember

More to Do and More to Think About ...

Sample Responses: Time to Think & Time to Do

Sample Responses: More to Do and More to Think About...

3.

Common Data Collection Measures

3.1

Introduction

3.2

The Significance of Data Collection Measures

3.3

Researching Formal Models of Language

3.3.1

Acceptability Judgments

3.3.1.1

Materials

3.3.1.2

Procedures

3.3.2

Gradient Judgments: Magnitude Estimation

3.3.3

Elicited Imitation

3.3.4

Interpretation Tasks

3.4

Psycholinguistics-Based Research

3.4.1

Sentence Interpretation

3.4.2

Reaction Time

3.4.3

Self-Paced Reading

3.4.4

Eye-Tracking

3.4.5

Neurolinguistic Elicitation

3.5

Interaction-Based Research

3.5.1

Picture Description Tasks

3.5.2

Spot the Difference

3.5.3

Jigsaw Tasks

3.5.4

Consensus Tasks

3.5.5

Consciousness-Raising Tasks

3.5.6

Computer-Mediated Research

3.6

Strategies and Cognitive Processes

3.6.1

Observations

3.6.2

Introspective Measures

3.6.2.1

Stimulated Recall

3.6.2.2

Think-Alouds or On-Line Tasks

3.6.2.3

Immediate Recalls

3.7

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Sommaire:

Alison Mackey is Professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics at Georgetown University, USA.

Susan M. Gass is University Distinguished Professor Emerita in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University, USA.