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1 online resource (vi, 248 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Language learning and language teaching,
1569-9471 ;
v. 12
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Language learning and language teaching ; v. 12.
1569-9471
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Drawing the line : the generalizability and limitations of research in applied linguistics / Micheline Chalhoub-Deville -- I. Perspectives on inference and generalizability in applied linguistics -- Old and new thoughts on test score variability : implications for reliability and validity / Craig Deville and Micheline Chalhoub-Deville -- Validity and values : inferences and generalizability in language testing / Tim MacNamara -- L2 vocabulary acquisition theory : the role of inference, dependability and generalizability in assessment / Carol A. Chapelle -- Beyond generalizability : contextualization, complexity, and credibility in applied linguistics research / Patricia A. Duff -- Verbal protocols : what does it mean for research to use speaking as a data collection tool? / Merrill Swain -- Functional grammar : on the value and limitations of dependability, inference, and generalizability / Diane Larsen-Freeman -- A conversation analytic perspective on the role of quantification and generalizability in second language acquisition / Numa Markee -- II. Discussion -- Generalizability : a journey into the nature of empirical research in applied linguistics / Lyle F. Bachman -- Generalizability : what are we generalizing anyway? / Susan M. Gass -- Negotiating methodological rich points in applied linguistics research : an ethnographer's view / Nancy H. Hornberger. |
| Summary |
Concepts such as dependability/generalization and inferences are dealt with implicitly or explicitly in any research undertaken in applied linguistics. This volume provides a well-balanced and cross-disciplinary perspective on how researchers conceptualize inferences about learner acquisition and performances as well as dependability and generalizability of findings. The book is a collection of chapters by prominent researchers in applied linguistics, working in diverse domains such as vocabulary, syntax, discourse analysis, SLA, and language testing. The goal of the book is to bring attention. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Applied linguistics -- Research.
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Applied linguistics -- Research. |
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Applied linguistics. |
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Inference.
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Inference. |
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Reliability.
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Reliability. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Festschriften.
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Festschriften.
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| Added Author |
Chalhoub-Deville, Micheline.
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Chapelle, Carol A.
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Duff, Patricia, 1959-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Inference and generalizability in applied linguistics. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2006 (DLC) 2005055573 |
| ISBN |
9789027293688 (electronic book) |
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9027293686 (electronic book) |
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9789027219633 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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902721963X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9789027219640 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9027219648 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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902721963X (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9027219648 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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