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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254961203321

Titolo

Classroom-Oriented Research : Reconciling Theory and Practice / / edited by Mirosław Pawlak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-30373-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (290 p.)

Collana

Second Language Learning and Teaching, , 2193-7648

Disciplina

401.93072

Soggetti

Language and education

Applied linguistics

Language Education

Applied Linguistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Hanna Komorowska Quantitative and qualitative classroom research – friendship or war? -- Dorota Werbińska Learning from retired language teachers’ biographies: A research proposal -- Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak and Mirosław Pawlak Designing a tool for measuring the interrelationships between l2 WTC and confidence, beliefs, motivation, and context -- Melanie Ellis Capturing effective teaching: The construct of an observation scheme -- Emilie Martinez Methodological and ethical issues in research interviewing with a multicultural group of university students: Are there ‘dos’ and ‘don'ts’? -- Małgorzata Baran-Łucarz First attempts at conceptualizing and measuring the construct of pronunciation anxiety.

Sommario/riassunto

This collection gathers contributions from scholars from Poland and abroad addressing different facets of research into the processes of foreign-language and second-language learning and teaching as they transpire in a typical language classroom. The book is divided into three parts, which address in turn: research directions and methodology, the findings of empirical research, and links between theoretical considerations and classroom practice. Accordingly, the first part includes papers that examine the role of different research paradigms, put forward concrete research proposals, present



innovative data gathering tools or assess the role of such instruments in language teaching. The second part includes reports on original research studies focusing e.g. on teachers’ beliefs, the role of lexis and pragmatics, the application of modern technologies, the teaching and assessment of primary school children, and the development of social skills from a cross-cultural perspective. Finally, the third part of the book demonstrates how theory-driven approaches can enhance the effectiveness of instructed second language acquisition.