Understanding Research in Second Language Learning (Paperback)

James Dean Brown

ISBN 10: 0521315514 / ISBN 13: 9780521315517

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988

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Paperback. Understanding Research in Second Language Learning focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning. Designed for language teachers with no previous background in statistics, the paperback edition focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning. Brown explains the basic terms of statistics, the structure and organization of statistical research reports, the system of statistical logic, and how to decipher tables, charts, and graphs. By the end of the book, readers will be able to make knowledgeable judgments about the relative qualities of a study and to assess the value of the results of a study in relation to a specific language teaching situation. This book focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning. Brown explains the basic terms of statistics; the structure and organization of statistical research reports; the system of statistical logic; and how to decipher tables, charts, and graphs. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Research in Second Language Learning (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521315514
• ISBN 13: 9780521315517
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This text focuses on the skills and processes necessary for understanding statistical research in language learning

Review

"This book does an excellent job of filling a major gap in the publications in our field. . . . should be a boon to those of us who are concerned about properly training future teachers and applied linguists to critically read and interpret quantitative empirical research." Lyle F. Bachman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign