inference linguistics acquisition perspectives

books:

Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics (Second Language Acquisition Research)
Patricia A. Duff

Lawrence Erlbaum, 2007

Case studies of individual language learners are a valuable means of illustrating issues connected with learning, using, and in some cases, losing another language. Yet, even though increasing numbers of graduate students and scholars conduct research using case studies or mix quantitative and qualitative methods, there are no dedicated applied linguistics research methods texts that guide one through the case study process. This book fills that ...

Inference And Generalizability in Applied Linguistics: Multiple Perspectives (Language Learning and Language ...

John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2006

Concepts such as dependability/generalization and inferences are dealt with implicitly or explicitly in any research undertaken in applied linguistics. This volume provides a well-balanced and cross-disciplinary perspective on how researchers conceptualize inferences about learner acquisition and performances as well as dependability and generalizability of findings. The book is a collection of chapters by prominent researchers in applied ...