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Methods in Second Language Classroom-Oriented Research

A Critical Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2008

David Nunan
David Nunan
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Macquarie University
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In this article, the current state of second language classroom-oriented research is subjected to critical review. The article begins by providing a brief overview of aims and issues in classroom-oriented research, before focusing more specifically on methodological issues in research. The review is based on an analysis of 50 empirical investigations of teaching and learning. These studies are analyzed in terms of their rationale, the environment in which they were carried out, the design and method of data collection, and the type of analysis carried out on the data. In the final part of the article, the implications of the study for future classroom research are presented and discussed.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 1991 , pp. 249 - 274
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