Collaborative Research in Language Education: Reciprocal Benefits and Challenges: 20 (Trends in Applied Linguistics [TAL], 20) - Hardcover

Gudrun Erickson; Camilla Bardel; David Little

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3110787539 ISBN 13: 9783110787535

Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton, 2023

Synopsis

Language education at all levels benefits from research in a multitude of ways. Conversely, educational practices and experiences offer fertile ground for research into language learning, teaching and assessment. This book views research in language education as a reciprocal venture that should benefit all participants equally. Practice is shaped by theory, which in turn is illuminated and refined by practice. The book brings together studies from different fields of language education in nine countries on four continents: Cameroon, Canada, Finland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan and Sweden. The authors report on research that depends on the active involvement of teachers, teacher educators and learners of different ages and various backgrounds. The book focuses on projects designed to address challenges in the classroom and on the role of learners as collaborative agents in the research process as well as collaborative research in professional development and the role of collaborative research in the development of national policy.

About this title

About the Author

Gudrun Erickson, University of Gothenburg; Camilla Bardel, Stockholm University; David Little, Trinity College Dublin.

From the Back Cover

This book focuses on the reciprocal benefits and challenges that arise from effective collaboration between the various actors in language education. Drawn from eight countries on three continents, the twelve chapters report on research carried out in a wide variety of educational contexts. For all their diversity of purpose, theme and focus, all chapters emphasize collaboration and reciprocity as central components of educational research, and they make a significant contribution to a debate that is of increasing importance to researchers, teachers, teacher educators, policy makers and funding agencies.

Edition details

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110787539
• ISBN 13: 9783110787535
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250