"Research Methods for Applied Language Studies":

-Provides an advanced introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods used in second and foreign language learning, teaching and assessment

-Takes readers step by step through the processes of research, from formulating research questions to writing up a dissertation or report.

-Employs a wide variety of carefully structured tasks and discussion points to guide the reader through the key themes, frameworks and procedures of applied language research, including ethnography, conversation analysis and quasi-experimental designs.

-Engages students in readings and tasks on articles from leading names in the field, including Alison Mackey, Roy Lyster, Angela Creese, Junko Mori, Rod Ellis and Diane Larsen-Freeman.

-Is supported by a Companion Website, http://www.routledge.com/cw/ross/, including data sets for practice and guides to writing a proposal, making recordings, conducting interviews, producing questionnaires and organising a dissertation.

Written by experienced teachers and researchers in the field, "Research Methods for Applied Language Studies" is an essential resource for students and researchers of Applied Linguistics.