2. Research methodology: Rationalism and its critics

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgements xiii
4. Abstract xv
5. The Guidelines (Abridged) xvii
6. Part 1. Some fundamental issues concerning the construction and assessment of theories of SLA
7. 1. Key terms and current problems in SLA 5
8. 2. Research methodology: Rationalism and its critics 19
9. 3. Recent relativists 51
10. 4. In defence of rationalism 69
11. 5. The construction and assessment of theories of SLA 87
12. Part 2. A critical rationalist review of some hypotheses, models and theories of SLA
13. 6. Chomsky 123
14. 7. The role of UG in an explanation of SLA 151
15. 8. Approaches to SLA that offend the guidelines 167
16. 9. Signs of progress 203
17. 10. Explaining SLA 251
18. Bibliography 267
19. Name index 287
20. Subject index 291