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The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

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 The Routledge Handbook of
Research Methods in Applied
Linguistics
Edited by Jim McKinley and Heath Rose
This is and editor-produced PDF of the overview page of the above title.
Please refer to the publisher’s website for information
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Methods-in-Applied-Linguistics-1st/McKinley-
Rose/p/book/9781138501140

This book will rapidly become a go-to text for research methods in applied linguistics. Its topics cover the full range
of issues researchers are likely to face, and the discussions are written by leading authorities in the field. A wonderful
up-to-date resource.

– Tim McNamara, The University of Melbourne, Australia

An exceedingly timely volume of vast and enduring relevance, Rose and McKinley have produced a text of great
value and importance to the field. The book – in both its sum and its parts – manages to balance breadth and depth of
coverage while remaining an indispensably accessible resource for advancing the methodological knowledge of
novices as well as experienced scholars.

– Luke Plonsky, Northern Arizona University, USA

The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics provides a critical survey of the methodological
concepts, designs, instruments and types of analysis that are used within the broad field of applied linguistics. With
more than 40 chapters written by leading and emerging scholars, this book problematizes and theorizes applied
linguistics research, incorporating numerous multifaceted methodological considerations and pointing to the future of
good practice in research. Topics covered include:

• key concepts and constructs in research methodology, such as sampling strategies and mixed methods
research; 

• research designs such as experimental research, case study research, and action research; 

• data collection methods, from questionnaires and interviews to think-aloud protocols and data elicitation
tasks; 

• data analysis methods, such as use of R, inferential statistical analysis, and qualitative content analysis; 

• current considerations in applied linguistics research, such as a need for transparency and greater
incorporation of multilingualism in research; and 

• recent innovations in research methods related to multimodality, eye tracking, and advances in quantitative
methods. 


The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics is key reading for both experienced and novice
researchers in applied linguistics as well as anyone undertaking study in this area. 


Jim McKinley is an associate professor of applied linguistics and TESOL at the Institute of Education, University
College London, UK. 


Heath Rose is an associate professor of applied linguistics at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK.



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