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Chapter 1. Data collection and analysis in developmental L2 pragmatics research
Abstract
This chapter compares common data collection and analysis methods used in longitudinal studies in second language pragmatics. Specifically, three data collection methods used to document speech act development are compared: discourse completion tasks (written and spoken), role plays, and naturalistic recordings. I critically discuss benefits and shortcomings of these data collection methods, in response to three questions: (1) What is the nature of speech act data collected in each method?; (2) What kind of analysis is performed on the data collected?; and (3) What conclusions are drawn as evidence for speech act development? The chapter concludes with critical reflections and directions for future investigation into pragmatic development.
Abstract
This chapter compares common data collection and analysis methods used in longitudinal studies in second language pragmatics. Specifically, three data collection methods used to document speech act development are compared: discourse completion tasks (written and spoken), role plays, and naturalistic recordings. I critically discuss benefits and shortcomings of these data collection methods, in response to three questions: (1) What is the nature of speech act data collected in each method?; (2) What kind of analysis is performed on the data collected?; and (3) What conclusions are drawn as evidence for speech act development? The chapter concludes with critical reflections and directions for future investigation into pragmatic development.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Data collection and analysis in developmental L2 pragmatics research 7
- Chapter 2. Data collection in the research on the effectiveness of corrective feedback 33
- Chapter 3. Data analysis and sampling 63
- Chapter 4. Novel sounds 89
- Chapter 5. Operationalizing variables 125
- Chapter 6. The potential of publicly shared longitudinal learner corpora in SLA research 149
- Chapter 7. Concept-oriented analysis 171
- Chapter 8. Naturalistic data in L2 pragmatics research 197
- Conclusion 219
- Index 229
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1. Data collection and analysis in developmental L2 pragmatics research 7
- Chapter 2. Data collection in the research on the effectiveness of corrective feedback 33
- Chapter 3. Data analysis and sampling 63
- Chapter 4. Novel sounds 89
- Chapter 5. Operationalizing variables 125
- Chapter 6. The potential of publicly shared longitudinal learner corpora in SLA research 149
- Chapter 7. Concept-oriented analysis 171
- Chapter 8. Naturalistic data in L2 pragmatics research 197
- Conclusion 219
- Index 229
