Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development
eBook - ePub

Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development

  1. 202 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development

About this book

Butler and Huang's book is one of the first to focus on second language (L2) development research methods and techniques specifically targeted at children of primary and pre-primary years.

The last decade has seen a growing number of L2 studies of children aged 4–12, a demographic with special developmental characteristics that confound research methods designed for studying adults. Written by experts from a variety of disciplines, this book covers major research methods and techniques in existing L2 development research, including observations, surveys, interviews, introspective methods, speech production methods, receptive methods, eye tracking, and brain imaging, as well as research methods specifically designed for L2 children with special educational needs. The book also discusses various age-related considerations and challenges if they are employed to young L2 learners.

This will be essential reading for SLA, child development, and TESOL researchers, and students in these courses will benefit particularly from pedagogical material such as further readings and discussion questions.

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Yes, you can access Research Methods for Understanding Child Second Language Development by Yuko Goto Butler, Becky H. Huang, Yuko Goto Butler,Becky H. Huang in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsement
  3. Half-Title Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright Page
  7. Dedication
  8. Table of Contents
  9. List of Contributors
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. 1 Introduction: Researching Child Second Language Development
  12. 2 Observation and Ethnographic Methods for Researching Young Learners
  13. 3 Surveys and Questionnaires with Young Language Learners
  14. 4 Using Interviews with Children in L2 Research
  15. 5 Verbal Reports as a Window for Understanding Mental Processes among Young Learners
  16. 6 Research Methods for Evaluating Second Language Speech Production
  17. 7 Receptive Methods in Child Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition
  18. 8 Eye-Tracking Methods in Child SLA Research
  19. 9 Brain Imaging Methods
  20. 10 Research Methods for L2 Children with Special Needs
  21. 11 Considerations for Research Methods to Study Child Second Language Development
  22. Index