Methods in study abroad research : past, present, and future / Carmen Pérez-Vidal, Cristina Sanz

• Autore: Pérez-Vidal Carmen
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam/Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (405 pages)
• Disciplina: 418.0071/1
• Soggetto topico: Language and languages - Study and teaching (Higher); Foreign study; Second language acquisition
• Altri autori: SanzCristina
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Methods in Study Abroad Research -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- References -- Chapter 1. Research methods in study abroad: A critical state of the art account -- Introduction -- The enquiry into SA effects on language development: A bird's-eye view -- The enquiry into research methods in SA -- This volume -- References -- Section 1. Research designs -- Chapter 2. Quantitative approaches in L2 research abroad -- Introduction -- Core contributions of quantitative approaches -- Types of study design -- Linguistic outcome measures -- Global proficiency measures -- Oral production measures: Complexity, accuracy, and fluency -- Measures of linguistic knowledge and processing -- Other tools and measures -- Individual difference measures -- Psychosocial factors -- Linguistic factors -- Cognitive factors -- Learner experiences and language contact measures -- Limitations -- Methodological design -- Instruments and operational measures -- Statistical considerations -- Strategies and guiding principles for addressing limitations -- Recommendation 1: Expand within-subjects designs -- Recommendation 2: Adopt a systematic selection of instruments and measures -- Recommendation 3: Employ robust and other advanced statistical techniques -- Recommendation 4: Adopt mixed-methods approaches -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3. Qualitative approaches in L2 research abroad -- Introduction -- Qualitative research about study abroad -- Overview -- Contributions of qualitative research -- Identity, agency, and investment -- Social networks and interaction -- Summary -- Methodological limitations and gaps -- Participants and research sites -- Data collection and analysis -- Addressing limitations in future qualitative research -- Participants and research sites. ; Data collection and analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4. Mixed methods research on language learning in study abroad -- Introduction -- Contributions of multiple methods study abroad research -- The "Predictors" study and its qualitative companion projects -- Introducing the role of social networks -- The uniqueness of individual experiences abroad -- Grammatical accuracy -- Pragmatics -- Mixed methods designs for research on study abroad -- Design basics: The conceptual toolkit -- Advanced designs: Study abroad as a mixed methods intervention -- Integrating methods at points of interface in study abroad research -- Sampling point of interface: Selecting 50 from 2,741 (Careers Project) -- Data collection points of interface: Participant progress over time (LANGSNAP) -- Conclusion: Outcomes, ethics, and processes -- References -- Section 2. Research instruments -- Chapter 5. Diaries and journals in study abroad research -- Introduction -- Journals in SA research -- Contributions of diaries and journals to L2, personal, and intercultural development in SA -- The limitations of journals-based studies -- Guiding principles -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6. Narratives and identity in study abroad research -- Introduction -- Narratives and identity in SA -- Approaching narratives -- Approaching identity -- Issues, limitations and critical discussion -- Issues for narrative inquiry in SA research -- Identity, plurilingualism and transnationalism -- Guiding principles for working with narratives -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7. Technology in cognitive research: Methods to examine second language processing in study abroad research -- Introduction -- Behavioral methods -- Study abroad research using behavioral methods -- Limitations and guiding principles of behavioral methods -- Eye tracking. ; Study abroad research using eye tracking -- Limitations and guiding principles of eye-tracking methods -- Event-related potentials -- Study abroad research using event-related potentials -- Limitations and guiding principles of event-related potential methods -- Future directions -- Conclusion -- References -- Section 3. Measuring L2 development -- Chapter 8. Oral fluency measures in study abroad research -- Introduction -- What is speaking fluency, and how does it enhance our understanding of L2 acquisition? -- How does speech production differ in L2 and L1?: In what ways is L2 speaking fluency different from L1 speaking fluency? -- Measures of L2 speaking fluency in SA research -- Elicitation techniques -- Utterance fluency -- Speed fluency -- Breakdown fluency -- Repair fluency -- Perceived fluency -- Cognitive fluency -- Limitations and gaps -- Elicitation techniques -- Controlling for L1 speaking fluency -- Controlling for individual differences -- Strategies and guiding principles -- Research ethics considerations -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9. Complexity, fluency and accuracy in study abroad research -- Introduction -- Definitions and measures of complexity, accuracy, and written fluency in SA -- Complexity -- Syntactic complexity -- Lexical complexity -- Accuracy -- Written fluency -- Overview of complexity in SA research -- Oral syntactic and lexical complexity -- Written syntactic and lexical complexity -- Overview of accuracy in SA research -- Oral accuracy -- Written accuracy -- Overview of written fluency in SA research -- Limitations of CAF studies in SA -- Future CAF research in SA -- Discussion of ethical issues -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 10. Grammatical development during study abroad: Approaches and methods -- Introduction: Concepts and questions surrounding grammatical development during study abroad. ; Approaches and methods: Grammatical processing, comprehension, knowledge and production during study abroad -- From instrument to analysis -- Complexity and accuracy -- Variationism: Modelling grammatical variation -- Grammatical comprehension and knowledge -- Grammatical processes and processing -- Investigating grammatical development during study abroad: A critique -- Future directions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11. Investigating pragmatic development in study abroad contexts -- Introduction -- Investigating pragmatic development in study abroad settings -- Research approaches in SA pragmatics -- Contributions to understanding SA pragmatic development -- Limitations in existing SA pragmatics research -- Principles and strategies for future SA pragmatics research -- Conclusion -- Funding -- References -- Chapter 12. Phonological and phonetic development in study abroad research -- Introduction -- Review of the literature and overview of current methodological practice -- Production -- Segmental level -- Suprasegmental level -- Wholistic measurements -- Acquisition of dialectal features -- Methodological practice -- Perception -- Issues and limitations -- Measurement bias -- Study design -- Issues of omission -- Issues of simplification -- Operationalization of the dependent variable -- Simplifications related to the independent variable(s) -- Systematicity -- Complex systems -- Dynamic systems -- Recommendations and future developments -- Conclusion -- References -- Section 4. The individual learner in context -- Chapter 13. Individual variables in study abroad contexts: Concepts and measurements -- Introduction -- IDs in SA contexts: Key findings and contributions -- Key findings in psychosocial IDs -- Key findings in cognitive IDs -- Key findings in linguistic IDs -- Limitations of research on IDs in SA contexts. ; Limitations related to psychosocial IDs -- Limitations related to cognitive IDs -- Limitations related to linguistic IDs -- Limitations related to measuring linguistic gains -- Common limitations -- General principles and strategies -- Psychosocial IDs: Principles and strategies -- Cognitive IDs: Principles and strategies -- Linguistic IDs: Principles and strategies -- Other general best practices -- Research designs, tools and analysis -- Conclusions -- Funding -- References -- Chapter 14. Researching study abroad: Tracking social networks -- Introduction: What is a social network? -- Empirical research on social networks in SA: Methods and findings -- Foundational study and theoretical motivations -- Case studies of egocentric networks -- Quantitative studies -- Contributions of SNA to understanding language development through SA -- Limitations of social networks research -- Guiding principles for SN research -- Conclusion and suggestions for future studies -- A note on ethical practice in SN/SA research -- References -- Afterword -- Expand theoretical frameworks used for SA research -- Expand the SA participant pool -- Expand SA venues for data collection -- Expand types of instruments used to gather and analyze data -- Expand SA research designs and types of analysis -- Expand SA topics/themes to study within an ecological approach -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Study abroad research has become an established area of inquiry with theoretical impact and methodological sophistication. The field has incorporated the different approaches and methodological changes that have characterized SLA scholarship, including technological advances and new designs. The present volume contributes an update on and a systematic critical appraisal of the methods employed in study abroad research to identify strengths and weaknesses and to look ahead and point towards new directions. The volume is organized around different areas -approaches, instruments, linguistic levels, and learners and their context- each including a number of chapters authored by outstanding experts in the field"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Methods in study abroad research
• ISBN: 9789027254924; 9027254923
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910985681203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research Methods in Applied Linguistics