This textbook provides a hands-on introduction for students embarking on their first qualitative research projects in language teaching and learning environments. The author addresses theoretical, methodological, and procedural aspects of conducting qualitative studies on issues of language teaching and learning, and includes examples which take a closer look at real-world scenarios and obstacles that might occur in language education research. Written in learner-friendly language, this textbook provides a rare how-to text for beginner qualitative researchers, and will be a valuable resource for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students on courses in applied linguistics, second/foreign language teaching, TESOL, literacy studies and related fields.
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1 Ways of Knowing and Knowledging |
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2 Conceptualizing Research Questions |
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From a Topic to a Question |
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3 Designing Qualitative Studies |
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Qualitative Research Traditions |
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4 Collecting Data Through Observation |
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Participation and Observation |
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Observing Language Classes |
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5 Collecting Interview Data |
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6 Diverse Sources of Qualitative Data |
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Issues in Data Collection |
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7 Data Analysis Through Coding |
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8 Data Analysis Beyond Coding |
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Approaches to Data Analysis |
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Arts-Based, Critical, and Other Approaches |
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Computer-Supported Data Analysis |
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9 The Quality of Qualitative Research |
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Approaches to Research Quality |
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Understanding Quality Qualitatively |
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Enhancing Research Quality |
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Ethics in Qualitative Research |
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10 Qualitative Research Writing |
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Qualitative (Friendly) Journals |
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Seyyed-Abdolhamid Mirhosseini is an Associate Professor at Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. His research areas include the sociopolitics of language education, qualitative research methodology, and critical studies of discourse in society.
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