Case Study Research in Applied LinguisticsCase studies of individual language learners are a valuable means of illustrating issues connected with learning, using, and in some cases, losing another language. Yet, even though increasing numbers of graduate students and scholars conduct research using case studies or mix quantitative and qualitative methods, there are no dedicated applied linguistics research methods texts that guide one through the case study process. This book fills that gap. The volume provides an overview of case study methodology and examples of published case studies in applied linguistics, without attempting to be a comprehensive survey of the innumerable case studies that exist. The case studies presented here involve teachers and learners of English and various other languages in North America and other parts of the world. Advice is also given about how to conduct and publish case studies. Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics is designed for students, both undergraduate and graduate, as well as other scholars seeking to understand case study methods and their applications in research on language learners and language users in a variety of contexts. Applied linguists working in other subfields will find the volume useful in their own research and in their supervision and evaluation of others' case studies. |
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... multiple sources of information or perspectives on observations , and the in - depth nature of analysis . Education researchers Gall et al . ( 2003 ) describe case study research as " the in - depth study of instances of a phenomenon in ...
... multiple institutions , for example , and then to concretize the analysis by including case studies of individual ... Multiple - Case Designs Yin ( 2003a ) presents four types of case study research design in a 2 × 2 matrix ( see Figure ...
... multiple embedded units . For example , if the case was a school , one might examine teachers , students , or curriculum policy documents as separate units of analysis , or select several individuals from the same category for ...
Contents
Defining Describing and Defending Case Study | 21 |
Examples of Case Studies in Applied Linguistics | 61 |
How to Conduct Case Studies Part 1 | 99 |
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