Action Research for Language Teachers (Cambridge Teacher Training and Development) (Paperback)

~ Michael J. Wallace (Author)

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'Wallace's comprehensive book provides a better understanding of what AR is about. It is realistic, pragmatic and well-structured and may inspire a lot of teachers and teacher trainers/trainees. An asset to any teacher's library.' V.V.L.E. Newsletter, Belgium, 1998 'In my opinion, the following features of the book make it invaluable. Firstly, the Further Readings section is very helpful as it provides the reader with a sensible, not too extensive, updated list of books, including a short comment on their content. Secondly Action Research for Language Teachers is very teacher-friendly, more so than, for example, Seliger & Shohamy's volume (1989), as it offers the teacher-researcher the necessary tools to carry out action research and sets a clear path away from the more academic types of research required for PhD studies. Thirdly, I found the the choice of exemplar articles excellent.' Modern English Teacher vol 8 No 3 July 1999

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'Wallace's comprehensive book provides a better understanding of what AR is about. It is realistic, pragmatic and well-structured and may inspire a lot of teachers and teacher trainers/trainees. An asset to any teacher's library.' V.V.L.E. Newsletter, Belgium, 1998

'In my opinion, the following features of the book make it invaluable. Firstly, the Further Readings section is very helpful as it provides the reader with a sensible, not too extensive, updated list of books, including a short comment on their content. Secondly Action Research for Language Teachers is very teacher-friendly, more so than, for example, Seliger & Shohamy's volume (1989), as it offers the teacher-researcher the necessary tools to carry out action research and sets a clear path away from the more academic types of research required for PhD studies. Thirdly, I found the the choice of exemplar articles excellent.' Modern English Teacher vol 8 No 3 July 1999

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Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521555353
• ISBN-13: 978-0521555357
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #230,937 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Applying Qualitative methods in EFL or ESL, January 8, 2001

By	Chongwon Park (Korea) - See all my reviews

This book is like a cook book on what to do first and last in conducting qualitative research, especially for English teachers in English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL or EFL). Talking about cook book in qualitative research, one would very willing to recommend couple of books available in the market, for example, Miles and Huberman¡¯s (1994). Although the contents are similar, this book is quite unique in that it exclusively focuses on ESL or EFL. The step by step data collection procedures and exemplar articles have made it easy and interesting for me and my graduate students in conducting qualitative research as well as providing guidelines as to how to evaluate a specific piece of research. Data collection strategies labeled by personal review in the given boxes might be extremely helpful for novice researchers in this field in understanding, conceptualizing, and practicing qualitative research. If I were to pick up one book for the future research methodology course in TESOL, this book will be the first one appeared on the lists for my students¡¯ reading materials.