Doing Replication Research in Applied Linguistics

Author: Graeme Porte and Kevin McManus Series: Second Language Acquisition Research Series

Doing Replication Research in Applied Linguistics: A step-by-step decision-making approach to the activities guides the reader/student through the replication research process from the initial search for a target study to replicate, through the setting up, execution, analysis and dissemination of the finished work.

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Doing Replication Research in Applied Linguistics is the only book available to specifically discuss the applied aspects of how to carry out replication studies in Applied Linguistics. This text takes the reader from seeking out a suitable study for replication, through deciding on the most valuable form of replication approach, to its execution, discussion, and writing up for publication. A step-by-step decision-making approach to the activities guides the reader through the replication research process from the initial search for a target study to replicate, through the setting up, execution, analysis, and dissemination of the finished work.

About the Author

Graeme Porte is Senior Lecturer in English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Granada, Spain. He has been Editor of the Cambridge University Press journal Language Teaching for 15 years and lectures and writes on quantitative research methods with a particular emphasis on research critique and replication research.

Kevin McManus is Watz Early Career Professor in Language and Linguistics, Associate Director of the Center for Language Acquisition, and Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA. His research specializations include second language learning and teaching, psycholinguistics, research methodology, and replication research.