Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

The successful collection of data is a key challenge to obtaining reliable and valid results in applied linguistics research. This book provides a practical guide to conducting research in the field and collecting good data, encompassing the challenges and obstacles applied linguists face. It explores frequently used data collection techniques, including: * interviews * focus groups * data elicitation tasks * corpus * questionnaires * tests and measures Each chapter focuses on one type of data collection, outlining key concepts, threats to reliability and validity, procedures for good data collection, and implications for researchers. The chapters also include exemplary research projects, showcasing and explaining how the technique was used to collect data in a successfully published study. Complete with a Companion Website hosting additional resources for each chapter, this book is an essential how-to guide for both novice and experienced applied linguists tackling data collection techniques for the first time.