Heath Rose ist Associate Professor für Angewandte Linguistik an der Fakultät für Bildungswissenschaften der Universität Oxford. Er ist Mitherausgeber von "Doing Research in Applied Linguistics" (2017), Autor von "The Japanese Writing System" (2017) und Co-Autor von "Introducing Global Englishes" (2015). Er hat in zahlreichen weltweit führenden Fachzeitschriften veröffentlicht, darunter "Applied Linguistics", "Modern Language Journal", "ELT Journal" und "Higher Education".
This book explores the impact of the spread of English on language teaching and learning. It provides a framework for change in the way English is taught to better reflect global realities and to embrace current research. The book is essential reading for postgraduate researchers, teachers and teacher trainers in TESOL.
This book explores the impact of the rise of English as a global language on English language teaching, and calls for innovation in pedagogical practice. Readership includes researchers of World Englishes, English as a lingua franca, English as an international language, and translanguaging, as well as teachers of applied linguistics and TESOL.
The successful collection of data is a key challenge to obtaining reliable and valid results in applied linguistics research. Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics investigates how research is conducted in the field, encompassing the challenges and obstacles applied linguists face in collecting good data. The book explores frequently used data collection techniques, including: * interviews and focus groups * observations * stimulated recall and think aloud protocols * data elicitation tasks * corpus methods * questionnaires * validated 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 for readers how the technique was used to collect data in a successfully published study. This book is an essential resource for both novice and experienced applied linguists tackling data collection techniques for the first time.