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Direct linkThomas, Margaret – Second Language Research, 2009
Two recent books provide varied resources for exploring ethical issues in the social sciences. Reflection on ethical issues aims to sensitize scholars to a range of consequences of their research, and to scholars' responsibilities to their discipline, their colleagues, and the public. This review article assesses the utility of these texts (and of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Second Language Learning, Ethics, Researchers
Brown, James Dean – Second Language Research, 2004
The purpose of this review article is to survey and evaluate existing books on quantitative/statistical research in applied linguistics. The article begins by explaining the types of texts that will not be reviewed, then it briefly describes nine books that address how to do quantitative/statistical applied linguistics research. The review then…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics
Peer reviewedWakabayashi, Shigenori – Second Language Research, 2003
Reviews three books on the acquisition of Japanese as a second language: "Second Language Acquisition Process in the Classroom" by A.S. Ohta;"The Acquisition of Grammar by Learners of Japanese" (English translation of title), by H. Noda, K. Sakoda, K. Shibuya, and N. Kobayashi; and "The Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language," B. K. Kanno,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Grammar, Japanese, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedThomas, Margaret – Second Language Research, 2003
Reviews two textbooks that introduce generative research on second language acquisition and evaluate existing proposals about the role of universal grammar. Comparison of the two texts provides an opportunity to examine conventions the field uses in representing itself to a novice readership. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Language Research, Language Universals
Peer reviewedMeara, Paul – Second Language Research, 2002
Reviews four recent books of current research in vocabulary acquisition: "Exploring the Second Language Mental Lexicon," (D. Singleton); "Assessing Vocabulary," (J. Read); "Vocabulary in Language Teaching" (N. Schmitt); "Learning Vocabulary in Another Language" (L.S.P. Nation). (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Language Research, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Vocabulary Development
Peer reviewedRutherford, William; Thomas, Margaret – Second Language Research, 2001
Reviews two guides on the Child Language Data Exchange (CHILDES) project, both of which provide tools for analyzing talk. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Databases, Language Research, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewedBalcom, Patricia A. – Second Language Research, 2001
Provides a general overview of two books--"The Second Time Around: Minimalism and Second Language Acquisition" and "Second Language Syntax: A Generative Introduction--and shows how the respond to key issues in second language acquisition, including the process of second language acquisition, access to universal grammar, the role of the first…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Generative Grammar, Grammar, Language Research
