The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism /
Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism.
Edited by Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer.
- 1st ed.
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
- xvii, 403 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-398) and index.
PART 1: Researching Bilingualism and Multilingualism 1. Research Perspectives on Bilingualism and Multilingualism / Li Wei 2. Research as Practice: Linking Theory, Method, and Data / Melissa G. Moyer PART 2: Procedures, Methods, and Tools 3. Types and Sources of Bilingual Data / Jacomine Nortier 4. Bilingual Speech Data: Criteria for Classification / Penelope Gardner-Chloros 5. Selecting Individuals, Groups, and Sites / Elizabeth Lanza 6. Study Design: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal, Case, and Group / Zhu Hua and Annabelle David 7. Laboratory Designs and Paradigms: Words, Sounds and Sentences / Judith F. Kroll, Chip Gerfen, and Paola E. Dussias 8. Imaging Technologies / Jubin Abutalebi and Pasquale Anthony Della Rosa 9. Interviews and Questionnaires / Eva Codo 10. Recording Audio and Video / Ignasi Clemente 11. Transcription / Maria Teresa Turell and Melissa G. Moyer 12. Quantification and Statistics / Natasha Tokowicz and Tessa Warren 13. Data Banks and Corpora / Ad Backus 14. Doing Ethnography / Monica Heller 15. Social Network analysis / Xu Daming, Wang Xiaomei, and Li Wei 16. Conversation and interactional Analysis / Holly R. Cashman 17. Critical Discourse Analysis / Adrian Blackledge 18. Narrative Analysis / Aneta Pavlenko 19. Media Analysis / Tony Purvis PART 3: Project Ideas, Dissemination, and Resources 20. Project Ideas / Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer 21. Disseminating Research: A Guide to Conference Presentation and journal Publication / Melissa G. Moyer and Li Wei 22. Resources for Research on Bilingualism and Multilingualism / Li Wei and Melissa G. Moyer
"Written by leading experts and practitioners in the field, The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism highlights the interdisciplinary nature of research on bilingualism and multilingualism and offers a practical guide to the procedures and tools for collecting and analyzing data; specifically addresses methodological issues, discussing research topics, core concepts and approaches, and the methods and techniques available; and links theory to method and to data, and answers a real need for a know-how volume on bilingualism and multilingualism that deals with its methodology in a systematic and coherent way." (Book Cover)