Overview
An introductory manual for beginning and advanced researchers. Authored by two leading experts in the field, it explores research traditions and processes. It is illustrated with a variety of qualitative and quantitative data and includes tasks for reflection and application.
Full Product Details
Author: David Nunan (University of Hong Kong) ,
Kathleen Bailey (Monterey Institute of International Studies)
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Cengage ELT
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 22.60cm
, Length: 2.20cm
Weight: 0.566kg
ISBN: 9781424027057
ISBN 10: 1424027055
Pages: 504
Publication Date: 08 October 2008
Audience:
ELT/ESL
,
ELT General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Dr. David Nunan is Director of the English Centre and Chair Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Hong Kong. He is well known for his innovative methodology and his remarkable ability to bring to the classroom a variety of activities that will enhance students' oral production. He is a past president of International TESOL, and has published numerous journal articles and texts including the core series Atlas, Expressions, and GO FOR IT! and the skills series Listen In, all for Heinle. His professional titles with Heinle include Second Language Teaching & Learning and Pursuing Professional Development. The Business Review Weekly selected him as the 7th most influential Australian in Asia. Dr. Kathleen M. Bailey received her M.A. in TESL and her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics from the University of California at Los Angeles. She is a professor of Applied Linguistics at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), in Monterey, California, and a TESOL professor at Anaheim University. She teaches courses on language assessment in both of those programs. Dr. Bailey's research interests include teacher education, supervision and development; language assessment; classroom research; and research methodology. She received the James E. Alatis Award for service to TESOL and the Heinle Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a two-time recipient of the Allen Griffin Award for Excellence in Teaching in Monterey County. She also received the Leslie Eliason Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Monterey Institute. From 1998-1999, Dr. Bailey was the president of TESOL. She served a total of seven years on the TESOL Board of Directors. Previously she served on the TOEFL Research Committee. Since 2009 she has been the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of TIRF – The International Research Foundation for English Language Education, as well as President of that foundation. In 2014 she was elected to the presidential line of the American Association for Applied Linguistics.
