Synthesizing research on language learning and teaching:

This volume presents the first collection of work on research synthesis in applied linguistics. It introduces readers to a cutting-edge approach for reviewing and summarizing exactly what accumulated research has to say about theoretical and practical subjects. John Norris and Lourdes Ortega first e...

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Other Authors: Norris, John Michael 1967- (Editor), Ortega, Lourdes (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company [2006]
Series:Language learning and language teaching 13
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Summary:This volume presents the first collection of work on research synthesis in applied linguistics. It introduces readers to a cutting-edge approach for reviewing and summarizing exactly what accumulated research has to say about theoretical and practical subjects. John Norris and Lourdes Ortega first elucidate the value and practice of synthesis, and they challenge all members of the research community to adopt a "synthetic ethic". The book then features seven empirical syntheses, each modeling rigorous synthetic practice in definitively reviewing the state of knowledge and research quality in
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 349Seiten) Diagramme
ISBN:9789027293671
9027293678
DOI:10.1075/lllt.13

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